The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-14
STATE SYNOD PROGRAM is
ONE OF MUCH PROFIT AND PLEASURE
Sessions Featured with Many
Fine Talks and SpIen-
did Music.

AT the Saturday morning session OF
the NTH annual convention OF the
West Virginia Evangelical Lutheran
church Synod in st. Marks Lutheran
church here. Of which the Rev. w. l..
Heuser Is pastor, the Rev. o. A. Bre-
mer, Of Oakland, Md. conducted the
worship. The male quartet sang.
The Rev o. {. Dean opened the
business session and reports were
heard. such as conference, finance,
temperance and missions, all being
encouraging and inspiring. The
Charleston mission situation was alb
sorbing and called forth some whole
some discussion.
The Sunday school literature COM
mittee reported through the Rev.
Mr.. Richardson, of Grafton. The
brotherhood report was received and
the question OF delegate to the CON
ventlon to be held at Chicago in 1917
was discussed.
The committee report on the pres
ent report was presented by the Rev
f. II. Crissman. of Elkins. This was
received and considered item by item.
The question of beneficiary education
was carefully considered. The young
synod takes a great interest In its
young men and endeavors to aid them
in the ministerial education.
The morning session was well at
tended and much enthusiasm pre-
vailed. The outlook is hopeful.
Friday Forenoon.
Friday mornings synod work was
most interesting.
The Rev. c. r. Botsford. financial
agent and field secretary OF Susuue-
hanna University. Selinsgrove, Pa. a
co-educational institution OF the GEN
eral synod. represented the university
and said 1t Ia doing most encour-
aging work. He demonstrated the
need and gigantic importance OF the
institution Of the church and Chris
tian education.
II. B. Gerhardt represented the
general synod's publication house Of
Philadelphia. The business has been
developing and the house is being
moved into new and larger quarters.
He explained some business methods.
helpful to all, and exhibited a list of
periodicals and books. modern, helm
full and real Lutheran books ana lit
erature.
After few discussions, reports
and announcements, the afternoon
session adjourned. Several Of the
committees met while the good ladies'
OF the congregation arranged for a
most excellent luncneon in the sun
day school room Of the church. This
brought them all together in a socia-
BILE way and they enjoyed the hospi-
tally and festivities and became bet-
ter acquainted. The hour fed all
too rapidly and soon the evening honr
1880 o'clock, arrived when the service
was conducted by the Rev. Ralph
Harshman, Scripture lesson By the
Rev H. A. Kunkle, of Fairmont. and
prayer by the Rev. j. H. Keyser, Of
New Haven.
The address of the evening was de-
iivered by the Rev. ]. R. Strock.
D. D.. returned missionary from
Guntur. India, president OF the Boys
College Of the same India city. He
earnestly explained the real condition
of the India mission on account of
the awful European war. The faith
iul men on the field are carrying on
the work quite well, until the Ger.
man missionaries are allowed to re-
turn. An appeal for more men and
women to take up the mission work
was strongly and eloquently made.
Friday Afternoon.
The Rev. U. S. C. Rupp, D. D..
member OF the board Of the deaconess
mother houses and deaconess work,
etc, distributed literature and pfc
scented the work earnestly as carried
on in Baltimore. Special provision
made to give young lady one year
course for 1925, who can then be of
special help to your congregation and
do good Christian work.
The Rev. DR.. A. s. Hartman, D. D.,
representing the home mission board.
Baltimore, explained the process OF
the board and the splendid gain made
in the last year, ana urged the spe-