El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-20

BOUT one hundred cities have
~ now appointed committees OF
4 \ Butheraus vharEed with the duty
OF carrying through N those cities
religious, and in some cases civic. cele-
brations Of the four hundredth ami
versary Of the beginning Of the German
reformation The large Lutheran cen
ters OF Chicago. ST. Paul, Minneapolis
Milwaukee. Omaha, Detroit st Louis
Philadelphia ard New York have un-
dcrtaken TO assist committees in
smaller centers The celebration is
not to be merely that of the date. Oc-
tober 81, Of the actual mailing by Lu-
ther Of the theses TO the door Of the
b Wittenberg church. but { is 70 be car
1917.
Throughout the western Lutheran
ccnters the rule will obtain it is said,
mat Synodical conference churches VIII
plan their own religious celebrations,
while another series will be held by
union OF general synod and general
council churches. In many cases sepa-
rate celebrations viii be held because
Of differences i'm languages. In the
cities in the east il is found possible
1of Lutherens Of all general bodies TO
unite. This union has been effected
through the forming Of societies COM
posed almost wholly Of leading laymen
in each city
A Lutheran society Of New York. al
ready at work, viii try III asked to as
sist Butherans of all other cities with
helps I'm their celebrations. Illustrated
slides, literature. and speakers FOR
great meetings viii be furnished when
possible. conspicuous feature viii
be the providing of reformation hymns
IN handy form for use in choruses. The
New York committee announces that II
viii steer clear OF all religious ques-
uous, and locally limit its celebration
. TO the civic the tremendous influence
(which the reformation eXerted upon
modern institutions Of all kinds.
BITTER FIGHT Is ON FOR
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DEAN.
Six or seven candidates, all claimed
10 be strong, have appeared for the
place of dean of the general theoiogi-
cal seminary, New York, regarded by
EpisCopalians as one Of the greatest
positions in their church. The high
and low controversy will enter into
the election, IL is said. For many years
the highs have been in charge, and un-
der the late dean, the Rev. Dr. WlltOrd
T. Robbins, now resigned because OF
ill health, the lows claim the highs
have increasingly pushed them off the
board. The contest viii be. II is
known. both one Of personality and Of
churchmanship.
Men who viii be nominated at the
meeting OF the trustees include Rev.
DIR. W. G. Dewitt, dean Of the Episcopal
seminary in Chicago, bishop Brent, Of
the Philippines: Rev. Milo II Gates.
of Trinity. New York: Rev. c. F. J.
WriEley. of Brooklyn. and Rev. Or.
Ralph b PomerOy. Of Princeton. A
good deal Of opposition is heard 70 the
plan Of selecting a bishop. At the
same time bishop Brent is strongly
backed by both highs and lows
The general seminary is the one Of
fetal school for the training Of Epis-
copal ministers. and il prepares about
as many men each year as the other
Episcopal seminaries together. The
other seminaries include one at Cam
bridge Mass, which is classed as
broad: one at Middletown, Conn., which
ranks as high: seminaries at Kenyon
College. Ohio. the University OF the
S5uth at Sewanee. Tenn. at Alexan-
dria. Va. and in san Francisco, all Of
which rank as low; and one at Nasho-