The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-10-22
FAVOkS REUNION
With OLD SYNOD
TENNESSEE READY TO REJ0IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
Lutherans OF CarOlinas and Virginia,
Separated 95 Years, Hold ImpOr-
tant Session in BrOOkland.
The State.

The State
The Tennessee synod now in session
in Mt. Tabor Lutheran church, Brook
land, finds itself very pleasantly and
con; enientIy located. The pastor OF
the congregation, the Rev. E. L. Ly-
brand, and people have given the mem
bers of the synod, botn clerical and
lay, most cordial welcome. Dinner
is served at the church, affording the
members Of synod pleasant hour for
social enjoyment Columbia makes a
convenient meeting place for Lutheran
bodies because of its central location.
1t is becoming the headquarters for
many operations in the Lutheran
church of the South. The Lutheran
Publication house is on Sumter street,
and the Lutheran Theological seminary
and the merican Lutheran Survey
building are i'll Eau Claire. Represen-
taties of the various Lutheran boards
can easily reach Columbia and present
their causes.
The Tennessee synod sets aside
Thursday of each annual convention
to give all Lutheran representatives
an opportunity to address the members
in behalf of the various causes in
which the church is interested.
The first one to speak Thursday
morning was the Rev R. S. Patterson,
DID, of Charlotte, n c., who made
known the needs of the home mission
board under the two heads, 'The
Home Field World Field" and tIt is
AS Important to Save the Saved as to
Save the Lost" By his genial man
ner and deep earnestness he made a
lasting impression on his audience.
Salem 0rphanage.
Prof. J. T. Crabtree, the superinten-
dent of the Lutheran orphanage at
Salem, Va, spoke in behalf of the Or
phan work. The home cares for 101
orphans. besides many teachers and
helpers. Fruits of the careful labors
of Prof Crabtree and his co-laborers
are beginning to appear in the nurses,
teachers, mechanics and professional
men who receive their care and train
ing in the nome. He made a deep
impression by his earnest address.
The Rev. R. c. Holland, D. D., of
Columbia, president of the board of
foreign missions, made a fer:en1 -
peal for the foreign missions carried
on in Japan. The work is progressing
most remarkably. In the schools con-
Quoted by the mission there are 800
young men of Japan gaining an edu-
cation under Christian influences. Five
Japanese haze just completed the the.
illogical course and are ready to take
up regular work.
DR.. Holland was followed by Prof.
a. G. Voigt, D. D., IL D., dean of the
Theological seminary, Columbia. Dr..
Voigt and the school over which he
presides are so we'll known to the
many Columbia friends and patrons Of
the school that it is needless to say
that DR.. Voigt is an honored visitor
in the Tennessee synod and that his
address will bear much fruit.
The Rev. ]. w. HORNE, D. D., editor
of The Lutheran Church Visitor, and
manager of the Lutheran Publication
house, was the last speaker before
dinner. He brought sample copies Of
The Visitor ''fresh from the press"
with him for free distribution and
made a very moving and earnest ad-
dress.
United Federation.
Consolidation is in the air and many
Lutherans are freely inhaling the
ozone 1t is the good fortune of the
Lutheran church throughout the world
to have but one name, Evangelical Lu
theran, but there are many synods and
conferences in America and elsewhere.
The causes of these divisions arise
from the fact that Lutherans spring
from so many different nationalities in
Europe. AS a consequence the work
of preaching in America is done at
least in 20 different languages. Gradu-
ally English is becoming the leading
tongue of the Lutheran church in Am
erica. In the South it is practically
the only language used and synods
and conferences talk freely of uniting
the Lutheran hosts of America into