The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-28
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
TO MEET HERE.
THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
TO BE HELD IN GRACE LUTHERAN
CHURCH GOOD PROGRAM PRE-
PARED.

The thirty-fifth annual convention
of the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Maryland
Synod, Lutheran Church, will meet
in Grace Lutheran Church, Carroll
street, this city, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday, October 3, 4 and >,
and render the following program:
Convention theme, Sacrifice" op-
ening session, Wednesday, October 3,
go D. m. Reception of credentials,
convention organized; hymn 153,
Grown Him With Many Crowns; p"
greetings, Mrs W. H. Hetrick, West
minister: response, Miss M. <. KEEP
hart, Cumberland; appointment of
convention committees and reports;
devotional service, Mrs. w. H. Bixler;
election of nominating committee;
hymn 335, Christ, for the World, We
Sing" report of delegates to General
Convention, Mrs. G.. w. Baughman;
fraternal greetings from Maryland
Synod, report Of visitor to Maryland
Synod, Mrs S. F. Ziegler; report of
representative at Lutheran Summer
Assembly, Mrs. J. P. Reese; hymn 344,
Jesus Shall Reign, Where'er the
Sum-" questions on Our Literature y
Miss Mary Baylies; hymn 405, There
is a Voice of Sovereign Grace" ad-
journment.
Quadri-Centennial Evening, We'd
nesday, 730 o'clock-Mrs. G. w.
Baughman, president, presiding; Yes
per service, Rev. w. H. Hetrick; hymn
40S, Take my Life, and Let it Be;
address, Our New Freedom in the
Reformation, Rev. Abdiel Wentz, Phi.
d.; hymn 27S, The Church's One
FOundation;" offering; closing SER
vice.
Morning session, Thursday, at 9
oclock-Opening service; hymn 531,
Stand Up, Stand Up, For Jesus;
prayer; minutes and roll call; presi-
dents address; hymn 534, soldiers of
Christ, Arise" reports: vice-preSi-
dents; corresponding secretary; treas
urer: auditing committee; historian;
devotional service, Mrs. Henry An
stadt;report of literature committee
report of boX-work committee; re-
port of department secretaries: Home,
thank offering, young peoples, bands,
magazine. annuity, mission study
classes; hymn 419, In Thy Cleft, o
Rock of Ages" adjournment.
Afternoon session, Thursday, ,
O'clOck-SimultaneO conferences
led by Womans, Mrs. Jas. p. Reese;
Y. p. s., Miss Mary Baylies; bands,
Mrs j. NJ Miller; hymn 420, "Prec-
ious Blood of Jesus" reports on re-
ports of years work, Woman's, MrS.
L. H. Waring; Y. p. Societies, Mrs.
Ira D. Hoover; Bands, Mrs. J. d. Belt;
hymn 4S9, 20 God of Jacob, by Whose
Hand" chain conference, Mrs. d. L.
Bair; mission study classes, discus
sion, led by Mrs. c. B. Roberts: hymn
$50 The Son of God Goes Forth to
War" adjournment.
Evening session. Thursday, at 7.3O
O'clOck.-Mrs. G. w. Baughman, presi-
dent, presiding; vesper service, Rev.
w. H. Hetrick; hymn 146, "Blessing,
and Honor, and Glory, and Power;
address, Miss Jessie Brewer; hymn II,
Now Thank We All Our God offer
ing; closing service.
Morning session, Friday at 9
o'clock-Opening service; hymn 401,
II Need Thee, Every Hour" prayer;
minutes and roll call unfinished busi-
ness: hymn 113, Jesus, the Very
Thought of Thee" report of nominal
ing committee and election Of officers;
appointment of standing committees;
new business; installation of officers;
conservation service, Mrs. |. o. Ibach ;
adjournment