Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-17
.LUTHERANS AT
DESHLER UNFURL
SERVICE FLAG
At a Patriotic Meeting They
Spread Large Bunting Car
rying 1,012 Stars Among
Which 8 Are Geld.

Deshler. Neb., Aug. l6,-(Special
Telegram. "A patriotic war meeting
was held here last evening at the
fair grounds. A monster crowd that
packed the grandstand and over
flowedinto the arena sang not only
America" but most OF the American
patriotic songs, led by the Deshler
town band and male chorus of Ne
braska teachers of the Missouri Lu.
theran synod schools.
More shan 400 representatives, pas
tors and delegates OF the Nebraska
district OF the Missouri Lutheran sy-
nod were present. A huge service
flag with eight gold stars and indi-
eating LOIS Lutheran boys in uniform
from this district was unfuried.
Introducing the first speaker. At
iorney J. NJ. Cuistian, member of
Thayer county council OF defense,
/ Prot. F. w. Jesse OF the Seward Lu-
theran Normal school said: In Civ
ing honor to our soldier boys fighting
our battles, we are all one and united
in this, that our hearts swell with
pride when we think that our boys
are fighting that the luster In the
stars OF yon flag, now illumined by the
peaceful rays OF the setting sun
may never be dimmed'
Sees the, War Won.
Mr.. McCuistian, describing 'he
present war as death struggle be-
tween two PHILOSOPHERS, asked for
general and mutual tolerance and for
bearancesin these abnormal times,
The second speaker, Rev. Ed Oel-
schlaeger, West Point. said in part:
When lawyers, professors, and
preachers get together on the same
platform to plead for the same cause,
il is safe to say that the war Is won.
! want 10 say something about our
boys from the Nebraska district. over
1000 OF whom have gone forth at
the call Of their country.
III has been said that the Ameri-
can soldier boys were not trained. |
want TO say that our boys have been
trained from their youth at their God
fearing mothers knees in the Chris
tian parochia1 schools in the churches.
There they have thoroughly learned
three things that make them strong
and we'll trained: First. to be true
and faithful to God; second. that
through the merits and righteousness
of Christ, God is their living father,
who can and will protect them if it
be to their best welfare, though thou
sands fall to their right and ten thou
sand to their left; third, when they
go over the top they do it not only
Of necessity but for sake OF con-
science.
Martin Luther an American.
The speaker continued. eff there
is any body OF men who should love
America It IS the Lutheran church, for
DR. Martin Luther himself was an
American. My authority for this
statement is the great American
I statesman and orator, Daniel Web
ster, who said at the dedication of
Bunker Hill monument: The refor-
nation of Lutherintroduced the prin-
ciplc of independence and liberty into
the wilderness OF America
I'VE cant help loving this. our
country, because the fathers and
founders of our synod left their coun-
try over there because liberty of con-
science and religion was denied them
there. We have been fighting in our
German language church periodicals
the wicked diabolical system of Ger
man theology with its higher criti-
cism for over 20 years. Now you
wouldn't say when they capture Ger
man supplies made in Germany and
turn them against the enemy and
feed them to our boys, that they were
pro-German because they used Ger
man-n,ade goods
In the business session this morn
ing il was voted to adjourn Sunday
evening to enable all delegates to be
home for the primaries.
Rev. c. F. Brommer: Hampton, was
reelected president for term of three
years; Rev. w. Harms, Bancroft, first
vice president; Rev. w. Cholccher,
second vice president.
Duty Of Lutherans.
General Nive-president Rev. Mr..
Miller OF Fl. Wayne, Ind, preached
the sermon opening the sessions.
In his presidential address Rev e.
r. Brommer OF Hampton emphasized
the. duty OF all Lutheran Christians to
counteract any false accusations Of
disloyalty, not so much by words as
BY actions and by special efforts in
meeting with spirit of readiness and
obedience the requests and demands
81 our government in its present spe-
eial need.
He also said in part "We have time
and again proven the solid allegiance
to this our homo country and our So
licitude for her welfare not by vain
words but by actions that could re-
suit only from unconditional loyalty.
Statistics in the government ar
rhivcs prove this. Besides we have
striven to bring up our children in the
fear and nurture of the Lord by our
system of schools in which by means