The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-10
Delegates From All Parts
OF Country Will Arrive
TOMORROW for Convention


ton. The delegates and Convention
, workers from near and far distant
cities will be accorded the hospltal-
ily OF the homes of the congresauo:i
during their stay in Wheeling. 49,,
All sessions OF the convention VIII
be held in the First English Lutheran
church except those OF Monday att
ernoon and evening. These two meet
ings will be held at Trinity Lutheran
church All devotional services q o.
the convention will be led by Mrs. H.
A. Kits of Cobleskill, \. \.
The Opening Session.
The convention will open IN IN"
First English Lutheran church at
$50 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mrs.
H. 4. kits will conduct the nrst de-
, yotional service al that hour. alter
which the convention will receive ne
credentials OF officers. synodical DEL
egates and auxiliary delegates. MIS-:
Iva A. Baltzly OF Omaha. Neo.. preSt'
dent of the general synod society. VII:
then formally call the convention 10
order. ,
At this session Mrs. +. G. Howard.
wife OF Rev. Howard Will deliver the
Greetings to the visitors and Mrs. };
IS. Maloney of Polo. ILL.,, will respond
to the greetings. Mrs. J. NJ: Potte;,
wife of the pastor OF Vance Memorial.
church. will extend TO the convention
the greetings of the Interdmomlna..
tional Missionary Federation OF
Wheeling. Reading Of the convention
rules OF order. appoIntlnent OF me
staff OF reporters who Will ala the To-
cal. newSpapermen in preparing thetr
rews OF the convention and announce,
ments nf Il general nature Will emu
the work of the first session.
Saturday EUAnlnn
On Saturday evening Rev. r. u.
Howard will conduct vcSpcr service.
The president. Mrs. Iva y. ElatZley.
will deliver her address at this time.
following which will take place me
presentation OF the foreign mission
aries Of the synod "Recognition or
Our Authors" will b. discussed by
Mrs. f. S. Lewars Of Gettysburg. "a,
and Mrs. J. +. Seebach OF HoIllda!s-
burg, Pa.
Sunday a Big Day.
Sunday will be a big day IN the
English Lutheran churches OF me
Wheeling district. AT ln:3o COCK
Rev. Howard will preach in the FIRST
church, following which the holy COM
munion will be administered. Rev. o.
{, Dean will conduct services at Irln'
NV church. where Miss Jessie |.
Thomas. OF Guntur. India, will deliver
4 mission address. Rev. +. \. Harsh
man will introduce Miss Johanna
Wunderlich, OF Rentichntala. India.
to the congregation OF the Narwood
lutheran church. Mrs. NJ. r. Thomas.
of Narasaravupet. India. will speak
from the pulpit of the ZGgwood Luth-
eran church.
on Sunday evening there will be
reformation mass meeting at the First
Lutheran church when Rev. J. A.
Singmaster, D. D., Of Gettysburg, "a;
president of the general synod, VIII
deliver an address on Our Retorlna-
ton Heritage.
Monday. May ID. 49,
The Monday morning session Will
be devoted chiefly 10 appointment OF
committees and various reports OF
society officers. Also the Monday an,
ernoon session at Trinity church VII!
be taken up largely with reports OF
department heads. Monday evenlhs
at Trinity. Rev. o. c. Dean will con
duct vesper services and Mrs. S. II.
Merriam, of Omaha, Neb., will deliver
an address on Home Missions, a
Winning Force" Rev. II. \. Smith.
D. D.. of Ashland. O.. will bring the
greetings from the general SYNOD. 10
this evenings session. Home MISSION
aries will be presented az this time.
Tuesday. May IS.
Further committee reports, depart,
mental reports and reports OF held
work will be made Tuesday morning:
An observation-disclosures service Will
feature the afternoon session. con-
Guiding with the fortieth anniversary
chest celebration. Tuesday evening.
Rev. R. A. Harshman will conduct the
yesper service. This will be the occa,,
sion of the India Diamond Jubilee. ana
Miss Jessie Thomas. Of Guntur. INDIA,
will deliver the address. Miss Alice
l.. Gaumer. Of Croana. o., VIII con
duct a special feature in honor or the
Fnrlish Lutheran missionaries in
India.
Wednesday, May. is.
Committee reports and an address
bv, Mrs. Charles P. Wiles. of:.Phta.-
delphia, Pa. on mission Study" will
IN the Wednesday morning session.
Further committee reports will be
made Wednesday afternoon. In the
afternoon Madam Maggie Zine and
Her Children" will be presented by
Mrs. ]. P. Krichting. Of Washington.
D. G.. Questions and Answers on
Missionary Literature" will be han
died BY Mrs. G. Z. Hay, Of Baltimore.
At 4 o'clock Wednesday. Mrs. G. ".
Baughman. of Woodine. Md. will con-
duct the memorial service. Rev. S. S.
Adams, OF this city, will conduct the
Wednesday evening vespers. There
will be addresses at this session by
Sister Laura Gilliland. OF Monrovia.
Liberia, Africa. and Mrs. H. F.
Monroe, of Washington. D.. {. An
EccIesia Panhandle, by tho Young
people OF Wheeling, will feature this
session.
= A banquet and program Of after
dinner speeches will be held at $50
o'clock on Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Willard Larkin. of C.blhskilI. y. Y,
will preside as toastmlStreSs.
Closing Session.
The closing session Of the conv"n-
ton will pc held Thursday forenoon.
May -. At hits time ;inal committee
reports will be submitted. uEhnish"d
and new business will b" comnleTC1. the
convention minutes will be read and the
closing service hold.
Among tn" prominent English luth-
IRAN workers who ar" expected To attend
the convention Ir" the following:
Officers.
Mrs. IVA y. Iialtzly. rh. D.. president
Omaha, Neb.
Mrs. j. +. Hartman. vice president.
Philadelphia. Pa.
Mrs. willard 1.arkin. vice president.
Mrs. J. =. krccht!ng. vice president.
Washington. D. {.
Mrs. Mice G. Fond. vice president.
Salina Kans.
Mrs. y. Y. Hunter. vice president. Co.
lumba. City. Ind.
Miss Margery ID. II. Lilly. recording
secretary Mrchan!csburE. Pa.
Miss NJ Margaret Miller. treasurer.