Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-13

grafton from Europe Immediately after
the close of the great war. the Angus
tana synod yesterday morning rejected
the proposal of the synodical council
to abolish the Lutheran immigrant
home in New York City and to dispose
Of its property at Water street. The
that during the last two years the
value of the property increased from
$4,000 to $50, 900, and with skyscrapers
rising on all sides of the home, eastern
delegates advised the synod that it
would be bad business move to sell
its property at this time.
Dr. VI. StOlpe of New York City and
j. f. Eckstrom of Worcester, Mass.
made powerful pleas in behalf of the
immigrant home. and when the debate
was concluded the synod resolved not
only to make the usual assessment for
the institution, but also to paw the
salary OF Rev. H. {. H. Helander, su-
perintendent of the home. out of the
home mission funds of the synod. Rev.
J. Alfred Anderson, c, A. Peterson and
Elias Johnson we're chosen members of
the board for terms of three years each,
G. johnson was elected for two years
and Rev. {. +. Anderson and John T.
Smith were made members for one
year.
Reports from the synod's Immigrant
and Seamen's home in Boston, Mass,
showed that institution in fiourishing
condition. Resolutions commencing
the work Of its missionary, Rev. A. F.
Seastrand. and the able management or
Superintendent Loren were adopted
Rev. J. Z. Everett. Rev. S. G. Hagglund
and c. Hiding Larson were chosen di-
rectors for terms of three years each.
United Church in China Hope.
A move looking to united Luth-
eran church in China was taken by the
synod yesterday when it expressed its
approval of the action of its mission
aries in cooperating with the other nine
Lutheran missionary societies working
in China in formulating common lit
urgy for the church and in publishing
common literature The liturgy adopt
ed at the missionaries conference in
China is a combination of the Swedish,
Norwegian, Danish and German ,Luth-
China will be the only country in the
world which has a uniform Lutheran
liturgy.
A resolution expressing the gratitude
of the synod to the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary society was
adopted for its promise TO furnish
funds for the erection of hospital in
n China mission field The death Of
-. c. A Hultkrans of St Paul. one
OF the founders of the synod's mission
activity in China was made the sub
ject of resolution expressing the sor-
row and loss felt by the synod. Reso-
buttons of sorrow were also adopted
over the death of Mrs. c. o. Forsberg,
one of the synod's missionaries in
/ China, who died as the result of being
bitten by a dog
Professor Adolph Hult of Rock Is
land. Professor O. j. Johnson of St.
Peter, Mimi. Rev. J. Z. Inner of
! LitChfeld. Mimi, and August Lund-
gren of Warren, Minn., were elected
members of the China mission board.
W F. Carlson and C. ]. Appel were
chosen auditors.
For Bible Reading in Schools.
The synod placed itself on record on
| the question Of bible reading in public
+ schools yesterday. A resolution Of
fered by j. Z. Palmquist, a delegate
from the Kansas conference, calling
on the synod to cooperate with other
religious denominations in the move
ment to introduce the Scriptures into
| the schools was unanimously adopted.
A committee composed of Rev. o. J.
Johnson. president of Gustavus Adolf
phus college, st. Peter, Mimi. Dr. Gus
tav Andreen. president of Augustana
college. Rock Island, H., and J. L.
Palmquist OF Lindsborg, Has. was
named by the synod to get in touch
with other religious bodies working
; for the same end.