Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-27
TO PUT LUTHERAN
CHURCH IN LEAD
Leading Synod of Denemina-
ton to Hold Important
Adjourned Session

When the Ministerium of Pennsyl-
district synod of the Lutheran church
in this country, closed it's one hundred
and sixty ninth annual convention in
Reading about the middle of June last
year, it adjourned to meet in special
session at the call of the president to
consider several items of far-reaching
importance The Rev. II. A. Weller,
ID. D., formerly pastor at Qrwigsburg.
Pa, the first salaried president of the
synod. who took charge of it's affairs
ion September first, has called this ad-
ijourned session to meet in st. Marks
Church, Thirteenth and Spring Garden
streets, Philadelphia, beginning Tues
day, January thirtieth.
DIR. Weller, who was formerly a law
yer and who served the ministerium
for thirteen years as its treasurer. di-
rects the affairs or the body from an
office in the Penn Square building,
Philadelphia. He accepted the office of
president. to which he devotes his en-
tire time, under the profound conviction
that the time had come when the
Mother Synod" had the opportunity
and responsibility of assuming a larger
leadership in present-day church activi-
ties of the denomination than she has
held thus far. He regards the COM
ing session of his body as destined to
be epoch-naking in the history of the
church in this country; and he has been
preparing the members of the body
for the convention by stirring speeches
in various centers ever since he assum-
ed office. He takes the position that
the Lutheran church must of necessity
take an advanced position in religious
circles in this year of the four hun
dredth anniversary of the Protestant re-
frr fnw,- 4, It
synod over which he has been chosen
to preside take the lead in occupying
that advanced ground.
LUTHERAN
Augsburg-Rev. A. NJ. Stamets.
1880. Rev. B. l.. Scott, DID,. super
intendent of the Pittsburgh District of
the Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League,
and at 1880; Sunday school 2.
Redeemer-Rev. Myron L. Shafer,
b: d. 1890, In the Service of the
King" 1880, Prof. Charles Albert of
Bloomsbury, will preach.
Christ-Rev. Thomas Reisch, D.D.
Brandt; 1880, "a Wise Man or a
Fool" Sunday school, 2.
Zion-Rev. s. Winfield Herman.
1890. The Office of the Law" 1880,
Religious Friendship" Sunday
school las.
-"SSoidH H-INSN' IleHFN w. "A. nan
son. 1920, Anti-Saloon Sunday; 7:3O.
"A Weak Spot" Sunday school 2.
Salem, Oberlin-Dev Daniel f.
Rupley 1890. The Happy Issue"
7;S0, The Two Feasts;" Sunday
school 9:30.
Trinity, Camp Hill-Rev. E. D.
Weigle. 10:30, Opening Old Wells;"
1880, The Bruised Reed and Smok-
emily Flax" SUNDAY school 9:15.
Calvary-Rev. Edward H. Paar, II,
'Why Are Ye Fearful, o Ye of Little
Faith?" 1880, Jonah Swallowed ByI
a Great FISH" Sunday school 10.
Bethlehem-Rev. ]. Bradley Mark
ward. 10:30, Against the Foe" 1880,
The Man Who Feared the Preach
err" Sunday school 1:45.
Memorial - The Rev. l.. G. Manages,
d. d. 10:30, THE Uses of the Law;
730, preaching; Sunday school, g.
st. Matthews = The Rev. f. E.
Snyder. II, and 7.SO, The Higher
Life: Sunday school, 9.45.
Holy Communion = The Rev. John
Henry Miller. 1915, Fourth Epi-
phany'; 7.30, THE Ministry; Sunday
school, $50.
Shiloh, Riverside - The Rev. E. +.
Snyder. Preaching, 3; Sunday school,