Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-16
LUTHERANS COME
FOR 6-DAYS' STAY
Central Illinois District OF Missouri
synod Opens Its Sessions Next
Wednesday.
HELD At nrHASUEL's CHURCH
DELEGATES Already Assigned to Homes
Of Members Of the Congre.
Eati0n for the Week.

4.-=-=g p inns week the Ees-
e5a a5 the Central Illinois district
o.. The Lutheran Missouri synod win
lse. TIE ImmanueIs Lutheran
e.ar Twentieth street and Fifth
avenue The opening services viii be
held a- Wednesday morning in which
Tic general president Of the synod,
Res f. Et0tenhauer Of Chicago will
deliver the sermon, while the pastor
o.. .-e church Rev. Phi Wilhelm. will
a#.. a-. IT The altar. Ia the afternoon
at o'clock the first session will be
opened bg n short liturgy and the ad-
dress at the district president, Rev
r Brand, of Springfield.
Glue synod wsu hold sessions until
Tue r. Aug. "a The morning ses-
s.ar viii be entirely devoted 10 doc
trErI discussions. Rev T. Flach Of
Peoria viu read q paper prepared by
htm ou the fourth article Of the Augs-
bugs Confession. the foremost Of the
con e-aous or the Lutheran church.
Tet. article treats on the central doc
tr5re ~ the Christian religion. the
foregoing articles of the Augsburg
confession have been discussed in for
ua- eaas .ons Of the district and it is
taa aim of the members Of the district
no discuss the whole confession in the
course Of wears.
Trs afternoon sessions Will be de
voted ra discussing the missions and
o-aar important business Of the synod
ON Friday evening at 1870 there will
be 81 service conducted in the English
language. Professor /. Vessel Of
Springfield win deliver the sermon on
tie r.ame. "Wby the Lutheran Church
Maintains Parochtal Schools" An
eloquent sermon can be looked for
emil aI WIG wish TO inform them
selves on this point ought to make it
rrsre t1 attend this service
Sunday morning in the regular serv-
f.s. #ar. II. W5ttrock of New Berlin,
WIS.,. aliI occupy the pulpit. On Sun
da" evening q sacred concert will be
given il honor Of the synodical guests.
Professor &. Eaeppel Of Concordia
college Oak Park will plav the organ
i1 tHts. concert He served in the same
capacity seven years ago when the
EEaas organ of the church was dedj-
Gated On Monday evening pastoral
service viii be held with the ceIe-
b-aron of holy communion. Rev. 0.
Eaaanzten Of Bloomington and the
Rev A. Eeuecdorf of St. Peter will
deliver the sermons,
Th7 ladies' of the congregation will
al Of
church. 10 the synodical guests on each
OF the six days in which sessions will
-a held Tables have been set up to
seat about $50 men, and the basement
was nicely decorated by the Young
Peoples society in the colors Of the
society and OF the young ladies' so
c5erv.
Delegates viii he qUartered with
members of the congregation assign
uents for the visitors during the week
having been made in advance as fol-
lows. names Of the hosts and bostesses
being given first. followed by those OF
their eueets-
Lay Delegates.
f. Begalke-J. H Muenzenberg,
Ga8ese0. +. Schultze, Carbon Cliff.
Mrs. E. Behnken-H. Aufdenkamp.
Chaplin. a Martin, Efingham, G. "a
bel Thawville.
H. Boldt-F. Zimmerman. PeHn, c.
Luze. Warsaw
O. Borst-A. Vtebrook. secor, 2.
GrafeImapn, Benson.
r. Daebelliehn-H. Roegge, Mere
EosLa, ". Niehaus, Arsnzville.
g. ". Diedrich-F. Washer, Cham
galgn. c. Utesch, Bloomington.
G. Fiuk-C. Struebing, Saybrook,
II. Schroeder, SadOrus.