The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-10-05
MISSIONARY MEETING.
CLOSES
In SESSION in GRACE LUTHERAN
CHURCH THREE DAYS-RECEPTION
TO DELEGATES AND VISITORS
MEETINGS WELL ATTENDED.

The Womar's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of the Maryland
Synod, Lutheran Church, held its
thirty-ffth annual convention in
Grace Lutheran Church, this city,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, the
convention theme being Sacrifice
A large number OF delegates and
representative from all the churcnes
of the Maryland Synod attended and
the sessions were most interesting
and inspiring. All the sessions were
largely attended.
The opening session was held We'd
nesday afternoon and the following
program rendered: Reception of Gre
dentials, convention organized; hymn
'153, Grown Him With Many Crowns;
greetings, Mrs. w. n. Hetrick this
city; response, Miss NJ. E. KEEP
hart. Cumberland; appointment OF
convention committees and reports; ;
devotional service, Mrs. ". 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. !. P. Reese; hymn 344,
Jesus Shall Reign, Where'er the
Sum-" questions on Our Literature, "
Miss Mary Baylies; hymn 405, There
is a Voice of Sovereign Grace" ad-
journment,
Wednesday evening the Quadrl-
w. H. Hetrick conducting vesper
service after which Rev. Abdiel
Wentz, Phi D., Gettysburg, Pa, dellV-
cred his great address, Our New
Freedom in the Reformation to a
crowded house. Following this SER
vice a reception was given the dele
gates, visitors and friends in the Lee
ture Room of the church. Splendid
refreshments we're served and an en-
joyable evening spent.
The program for Thursday and Fri
day was as follows;
Morning session. Thursday, at =
oclock-Opening service; hymn 33l
Stand Up, Stand Up, For Jesus;
prayer; minutes and roll call; presl-
dents address; hymn 534, Soldiers OF
Christ, Arise" reports: v1ce-presi-
dents; corresponding secretary; treas
nrer: 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, q
o5
Afternoon session, Thursday, :
led by Woman's, Mrs. Jas. P. Reese;
Y. P. S., Miss Mary Baylies; bands
Mrs. J. NJ Miller; hymn 42Oo "Prec-
ious Blood of Jesus" reports on re-
ports of years work, Woman's, Mr~
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. U,
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 Cod offer
ing; closing service.
Morning session, Friday at 3
o'clock-Opening service; hymn 4O1,
"I 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