Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-10-30
BROTHERHOOD TO
MEET in CHICAGO
PROGRAM OF LUTHERAN BROTH
ERHOOD OF AMERICA CON-
VENTION IN CHICAGO

the Lutheran Brotherhood of Ameri-
ca which will be held in Chicago from
November 4th to 18th is practically
completed, with many men of nation
wide prominence having accepted in
vitations to speak.
Many of the addresses will be de-
livered by leaders in Lutheran
church work, both of the laymen and
the clergy, while Josephus Daniels,
secretary of the navy; Governor F.
o. Lowden of Illinois; and Senator
Irvine Lenroot of Wisconsin are
among the national figures who have
promised to attend the convention.
The convention proper will open
on Wednesday, November 9Th, with
the Hon. William Hale Thompson,
mayor of Chicago, welcoming the
delegates in behalf of the city. The
governing board and credential COM
mittee will be in session Tuesday.
The Wednesday morning session
will be devoted largely to routine
business. In the afternoon Sc
ries of ten minute addresses upon
"The Lutheran Brotherhood Move
ment" will be feature.
1.-The Congregational Brother
hood" will be the topic of paper
delivered by V. A. Johnson of Oma-
ha, Nebr., and discussion will be
led by Philip Weltner of Atlanta,
Georgia.
"The Community Federation" will
be the topic of H. c. Bitter, president
of the Toledo Federation of Luther
an Brotherhoods with a discussion
opened by DR.. c. M. Roam OF Mime
apolis, MINI.
"The Synodical Federation" will
be discussed by DIR. S. s. Waltz, ex-
ecutive secretary of the United
Lutheran Church Brotherhood, with
the Rev. Emil Rausch of Waverly,
Ia, president of the Iowa district OF
the synod of Iowa, leading the gem
eral remarks upon the topic.
DR.. G. A. Brandelle, president OF
Augustana Synod, will have a paper
upon "The National Brotherhood,
and the discussion will be opened by
Prof. Otto Mees, president of Capital
| University of Columbus, Ohio.
A banquet will be the evening feat
ure, with DR.. ]. A. o. Stub of Min
neapolis, president of the Lutheran
Brotherhood of America, presiding.
: LIT. w. "A. w.
/ Pennsylvania college at Gettys-
| burg, Pa, will be POSTMASTER.
The toasts will be responded to
by DR.. F. H. Knuble, president of
! the United Lutheran church of New
York City, with THE Lutheran
Church in American in War and
Peace" the Hon. Clarence Magney,
mayor of Duluth, "Mobolizing the
Lutheran Men for Country and
Church," the Hon. Josephus Daniels,
secretary of the navy, who has not
yet announced his topic.
A business session will be held on
Thursday morning, with series of
| five minute addresses by synodical
presidents as a feature. DR.. F. H.
Knubel, of the United Lutheran
church; DR.. II. G.. Stub, Norwegian
church; DR.. G.. A. Brandelle, Au-
gustana synod; DR.. C. H. L. Schuette
of the joint synod of Ohio; and DR..
F. Richter of the Iowa synod; and
Rev. G.. B. Christensen of Audubon,
Iowa, of the Danish Lutheran church
are among those who will respond.
The afternoon session will take up
1.-THE Future Program of the Luth-
eran Brotherhood of America" Ten
minute addresses by a number of
prominent Lutherans will make up
most of the discussions. The
speakers and their topics include:
1.-THE Lutheron Church in America"
the Rev. c. E. Hoffsten, of Chica-
go; "The l.. B. A., and Permanent
Military and Naval Posts" the Rev.
A. B. Learner of Des Moines; "The
L. b. A. and Colleges and UNIVERSE
ties" the Ref. A. J. Sedan of Madi-
son, Wis. keeping in Touch with
Each Other" the Rev. A. Noarbom,
of Des Moines; 1.-THE l.. B. A. and
the Community" Hon. d. E. Mack
of Carthage, Ill; Problems of
Finance" the Hon. A. o. Haupe of
Des Moines.
Following the report of the COM
mittee on recommendation and the
adoption of future program, DR..
S. p. Long of Chicago will address
the convention upon "'Arousing the
Lutheran Consciousness"
A brotherhood mass meeting will
be held Thursday evening, with
Judge o. NJ Torison of Chicago pre-
siding. The Rev. e. NJ J. Oden
will lead in community singing, and
DR.. G.. III. Berberding will deliver
the invocation.
Greetings from the commissioners
of the French Lutheran church will
be extended, introduced by DR.. Lau-
ritz Larsen. secretary of the National
Lutheran Council
Senator Irvine Lenroot of Mime
sofa and Governor Frank o. Lowden
of Illinois are to be the chief speak
ers of the evening
A meeting of the newly elected