Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-11-13

the country as the proper place TO
consummate religious event Of such
great Importance. The ways and
means committee acceded to their
request. and the Pittsburgh Luther
ans graciously stepped aside and gave
tho palm to New York.
"A Solemn Procession
On Thursday (to-morrow) even
ing the bodies will go in solemn pro-
cession to Holy Trinity Church for
the common celebration OF Holy
be led by the ways and means COM
of the three general bodies. TO DR..
II. E. Jacobs, dean of the Mount Airy
Seminary at Philadelphia, has fallen
the honor Of preaching the sermon at
this first common communion. The
presidents of the three general bod
ics-Dr. rheo. f. Schmauk. Dr. V. G.
a. Tressler and DR.. NJ. G. G. Scherer
will ofiiciate at the solemn func-
tion.
Friday morning will be the first
business meeting formally to consum-
mate the merger. 1t will be held in
the auditorium Of the Engineers So
cieties Building. West 39th street.
DR.. Theo. f. Schmauk, chairman Of
the ways and means committee, will
be the presiding officer and conduct
the opening service. To him has been
assigned the duty also Of summarize
ing tn" histor" Of the three bodies,
especially since their approach to-
ward unification. Greetings will be
brought from many different parts of
the country and divers organizations
They Will be received at the begin
ming Of the meeting.
The first business will be the cleo
ton of the officers Of the general
body. While much speculation is
held as to who will be the man to
head this large force Of Lutherans in
America, 1t is impossible to make any
forecast. A number of strong and
able men are under consideration.
On Sunday, November II, a large
mass meeting will be held in the Hip
pOdrome. The centre Of the decora-
tive scheme will be a gigantic bust of
Martin Luther, from whom the Lu-
theran church takes it's name. The
speakers on this occasion will be the
three presidents Of the uniting bod
les. A mass choir has been prepar-
ing for some time to render an appro-
pirate music program. Similar meet
ings will be held on the same evening
in the Academy Of Music in Brooklyn
and in the large auditorium in Jer-
scy City, across the Hudson.
Important Religious Event.
1t is diilicult to over-cStimate the
Importance Of this event, coming at Il
time like the present. It has been
called the most important religious
event in America this year What
ever the truth OF this statement may
be- it is entirely within the bounds OF
truth to call ii the most important
event in the history OF the Lutheran
church in America.
Indications are that the divided
Lutheran chruch is drawing together
for greater common action. This
merger brings the older bodies togc-
ther. The Scandinavian bodies, num-
bering over 100000 members, have
been rapidly approaching each other.
The three large bodies formed out OF
the large Lutheran immigration Of
the middle OF the last century-the
Synodical Conference, the Iowa Synod
and the Joint Synod Of Ohio-have
already discussed the possibility Of
closer fellowship with promising re-
suits. There is every indication at
hand that the Lutheran situation will
resolve itself into three great groups
representative Of the linguistic and
racial, as well as the doctrinal, in
forests OF the church in this country.
At the same time there is every indi-
cation that these groups will act in
many tf f.ngs In common. 1t means
that Lu>heranism in America Is be-
coming a national force that will
have to be considered most seriously
in the religious work and future of
the country.
Following is a list OF persons clas-
sitied by the Local Board on physical
examination November 8, 1918:
Qualificd-GrOupA A.
Clyde W.Wilson, Westminster Rt.5
Geo. II. Adds, Walhalla.
Fred Sullivan, Walhalla Rt. /.
Charles +. Taylor, Calhoun, S. c.,
r. f. d. No. /.
Benie l.. Jackson, Fair Play.
Jas. G. Daniel, Westminster.
Henry Fl. Minton, Seneca Rt. 4.
Fred Eller, Mountain Rest No. |.
Willie Sosebee, Mountain Rest r.
T.. d. No. /.
Lewis e. Myers, Westminster r.
f. d. No. /.
Clifton Oglesby, Fair Play Rt |.
Qualified-Group g.
Adger C. Brock, Seneca Rt. S.
Walter S. Lawrence, Westminster
II. T.. d.
Wm NJ. Morrow, Westminster r.
II. d. No. 5.
DisIualificd-Group ID.
Clifton NJ. Harvey, Westminster.
Eddie Walker, Townville Rt. 3.
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