Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-26

The seventy-third annual session of
the Evangelical Lutheran synod of
East PENNSYLVANIA will be convened
in Zion Lutheran Church, Fourth
street near Market. Monday, Septem-
her 2S. The session will continue un-
til October l.
Zion Lutheran Church. host to the
Synod, in connection with its enter
tainm ment of the church fathers, will
celebrate the one hundred and nine
teenth anniversary of its separate de-
votional life, the hundredth anniver-
sary Of its present location. and the
seventy-tifth anniversary of the cree
tion of its present building
The official program Of the synod s
sessions came off the press to-day and
the Rev. Stewart Winfield Herman has
included many attractive features in
its makeup. 1t includes among other
things a list of important dates in the
history of Zion Lutheran Church, the
names of the pastors who have filled
the pulpit of Zion Church, the church
children of the first. second and third
generations that have sprung from
Old Zion. the sons of the church who
are in the ministry, interesting facts
concerning the East PENNSYLVANIA
synod, and facts about the growth of
Lutheransm in Harrisburg.
Business of the Synod
The business sessions Of the synod
will be held in the main auditorium
of the church throughout the day,
and in the evening special programs
will be presented. The business ses-
Sions will begin promptly at and
o'clock. Important committee reports
on the status of the church in this
district will be submitted during the
sessions of the synod and interesting
subjects having to do with future de-
Velopment and growth will he dis
Cussed by the leaders of the various
activities. The following standing
committees will submit reports: EN-
amining, education, synodica mis-
sionary. Sunday school, systematic
beneticenCc. appnrtionment. temper
anCc Emaus Orphans Home. dea-
Coness board. conference reports.
state OF the church, press, order of
evening service. 1915; place of meet
ing. 1915; advisory board of church
extension, pastors fund, advisory
board Of foreign missions. Woman's :
Home and Foreign Missionary Society.
Special committee on presidents
report, minutes of 1919, nominations,
ahSentees. vacant congregations, reso-
lutions. brotherhood, laymens mis-
sionary movement, every member
member canvass.
Representative of foreign missions.
home missions. church extension. dea-
coness' home, board of education, pas
tors fund, laymen's movement, synod
iCal missions. Sunday observance. or
phans home, home for the aged. Get
tysburg College and Seminary. will be
heard.
Biblical Study
Biblical study during the matin
services will be conducted by the Rev.
]. r. Msrkward, d. D.. pastor of Beth
lehem Lutheran Church, this city, as
follows:
Monday, a. m. subject. THE Tn
obtrusive Cod; Wednesday, a. M.
subject, The Prohibited Sackcloth"; ;
Thursday. . a. M. subject, The Dan
gerous TRANSPORTATION"
Tuesday evening at . o'clock a re-
ception will be held in honor of the
clerical and lay delegates by the men
of Zion Brotherhood, and the men CO.
operating in the entertainment of the
synod have been invited to attend
The general evening programs will be
as follows:
Monday evening 7.30, chimes:
AS, organ selections; s.. communion
service. introit, anthem, epistle, Cos
pei, nicene creed, soprano solo, hymn
sermon. offertory, confession and abb
solution, administration of holy COM
munion. doXology, benediction, organ
postlude.
Tuesday evening - 7.15. chimes:
7.30 organ selections; s. vesper SER
vice, psalm, hymn. soprano solo. les
son. soprano and tenor duet, address,
offertory anthem, the hymn, the clos
ing service, benediction. organ post
lude.
Wednesday evening-7.15, chimes;
7.30, organ selections: s, the vesper
service. the psalm. anthem. the les
son, soprano and alto duet, hymn. or
dination sermon, by the Rev. c. L..
Fleck; offertory; The Licensure and
Ordination of Ministers; anthem.
hymn. closing service, benediction. or
gan postlude.
Thursday evenings mass meeting
OF Lutheran Brotherhoods; address.
"Laymen's Responsibilities" George