The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon. (Canon City, Colo.) 1911-192?, 1919-09-18
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koman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of Synod
Convenes at M. e. Church.

Tbe toncludipg sessions of the twen
ty-ninth annual convention of the
Rocky Mountain synod of the Evan
gelical Lutheran church and of the
woman's Home and Foreign Mission
airy Society of the synod were conciud.
ed here nj noon today. the former TAX
ing place at Trinity Lutheran church
Ion Macon avenue and the latter ut the
First Methodist church. corner of
4 l&afn and Eighth streets.
The convention met at 2:30 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon with the following
ministerial delegates in attendance:
J. w. Finkbiner. =. D.. of Colorado
Springs. J. b Greever. ID. D.. of Ros-
well. N N; Rev. u. H. Shuitz, o.
ceo'a. Neb.; J. NJ. cromer. d. D.. Of
Casper, wyo.; ]. N thinner OF Evans.
Colo; Rev N J. Meyers OF Denver.
Rev. r. b. Wolf Of Colorado Springs,
Rev. F. s. Deio OF Laramie. wyo..
Rev A. d. Grille OF Roswell. N. NJ.
Rev. {. s Srrtamer OF Boulder. Rev.
J. Z. Hummon OF Denver. Rev. W.
Zimmerman of Denver. Rev. =. Fiebel-
horn Of Trinidad. Rev. o. F. Weaver
OF Denver. Rev. II. A. Marker Of
Godesburg. Germany. Rev. F. C Sib-
berson OF Loveland. Rev. Arthur NJ.
Knudsen of Albuquerque. N. NJ. Rev.
H. l. Kohler Of Pueblo. Rev. Elmer w.
Harner of Denver and Rev. Arthur c.
Harris OF Fl Paso. Tex The latter
was a regimcntal chaplain with the ex-
reditionary forces in France
The roster of delegates to the WON
ans Home and Foreign Missionary
Society was not available. but the at
tendance Al It's sessions WIS consid-
erabiy larger than NJ the mems CON
reution. and among its members were
many DISTINGUISHED in The religious
work and benevolences OF the Lu-
th.ran church in Colorado and adjoin-
inr states.
The retiring officers Of the synod
were Rev. r. n Wolf OF Colorado
Springs, president: Rev. Arthur NJ.
Knadsen OF Albuquerque: Rev J. W.
Finkbincr. H. ID. Of Colorado Springs
historical secretary. Rev. Elmer w.
Harner of Denver. statistical secre-
tAry: r. ~ Isenhart. treasurer.
"Wednesday afternoon the synod
elected officers for the ensuing year
a. foi'ovH. Rev. A. NJ. Knudsen OF
Albuquerque. president. Rev. J. W.
Finkbiner. u. n. of Colorado SPRINGS.
historical secretary: Rev. Elmer w.
Harner Of nenve-. statistical secre-
tary: c. w Bethke OF Canon City,
treasurer.
The svnodicai convention was
day afternoon In hono--of the late Rev.
J. G. Naarup. student a, CHICAGO
Tteoiosical Seminary and pastor pro
tenn OF Trinity Lutheran church Of this
city. who was killed in an automobile
accident on the Colorado SPRINGS
Canon City highway August 10. 1919.
fhis service. which was very impress
sIse. consisted in reading the liturgy
by Rev. T. w. Hnrner: the reading Of
the obituary by Rev. A. NJ. Rnudsen
and a sermon by Rev. n. J Myers
The FIRST Of the formal sessions Of
the convention WAS held AT o'clock
Wednesday evening. at which the ser
mon was preached by Rev r. II. Wo'f.
tho retiring president of the synod
Cieieeaiss and visitors to the wornen's
sroiivs nficn and members OF Trinity
conr+ evation took part in this service
The sessions Wednesday morr.ins
and afternoon. were devoted TO bust
ness matters affecting the welfare Of
the church. snt 10 an extension Of its
enterprises An interesting feature OF
"Wednesday evenings session was an
address by Miss Florence We'ty.
for seven years an educational nis'
slonary Of the church az Guntur
india Niee wei,y Is woman OF
HNopg pleasing pereonsllty. and II
prominent IN the reiirious annals o.
the char h. She has been since 1912
q, he head of gi-ls' boa ding school
n india. havinr an enrolment OF 3eo
firiis There wrs also nm ordinn-
tfen service Wednesday evening ut
witch Rev. II. l. Kohler OF Pueblo
was formally ordained 10 the ministry.
This mornings session OF the synod
was given over In n large measure to
reports OF standIng committees. the
trustees OF Midland Coiege. the direc.
tor OF TabItha Home. the the direc.
tor OF Nschusa orphanase. thecommit