The Washington times., 1920-10-27
WOMEN WANT
BOARD VOTES
Ask for Representation in Reso-
luton Presented TO Lutheran
Convention.

Full voting membership for wom-
en- representatives of the Lutheran
Church boards was asked in reso-
luton introduced at this mornings
session of the second biennial con
vention of the United Lutheran
Church, at the Luther Place Me,
mortal Church.
DELEGATES FAVOR IT.
The resolution involved amendment
OF the church constitution. as well
as OF the board constitutions and was
referred TO the executive board for
action, Remarks made by delegates
TO the convention, following the intro
duetion OF the resolution. were dis
tinctIy favorable and indicate that the
measure will be adopted and tim
amendment made.
The executive board report viii not
be made before the end OF the con-
Vention tomorrow afternoon.
THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution was introduced by
Mrs. j. @. Trsver, OF the Hartwick
Seminary, n. Y, president OF the
Woman's Missionary Society. having
:. membership OF 10000 as a part a
the report OF the committee on won
tH " oih Inc ltAl VI iIt itsOlh
tion follows:
THE Womens Missionary Society
of the United Lutheran Church In
America requests the United Lutheran
Church in America TO make such
amendment 10 its constitution, and
to the constitasion of its boards, as
is necessary in order TO grant full
voting membership to the repre-
sentatives of the Women's Missionary
Society who are advisory members
OF the various boards OF the church"
The committee on women's work
serves as the connecting link be-
tween the United Lutheran Church
and the Women's Missionary Society.
The society is in charge OF the cause
OF Christian missions throughout the
church, and its goal is the formation
OF society in every congregation.
TO DOUBLE MISSION FUND.
The report showed that the society
had raised S25OOOO for missionary
work during the past two years and
that IT proposed to double this
amC int before the next convention
of the United Lutheran Church in
1922. At present fone-fifth of the
women in the church are members
Of the society.
Inc report Oh tnls committee was
followed by the Lutheran Brother
hood Committee, in which the propo-
sition was made that the men of the
church get behind the educational
work, as the women were backing
the missionary work.
ITO help every one OF the $500
congregations of the United Lutheran
Church to interest and organize their
men for efficient service; to federate
the Brotherhoods of all the congre-
cations for the larger work OF the
church, and to rally the entire man
hood OF the church in support of its
great program of christian education
this is the mission of the Lutheran
Brotherhood" the report declared.
FIELD SECRETARIES BUSY.
The committee on Lutheran broth
erhood reported at this mornings ses-
sion that national headquarters were
now in operation in Chicago in charge
of the Rev. DR.. S. S. Waltz. formerly
pastor at Louisville. Ky. The report
stated that field secretaries have trav-
eled more than 10000 miles in their
work, distributing more than 10000
brotherhood manuals.
About 500 Brotherhoods are report
ed in the District synod minutes. ag-
gregating a membership of 1900 men.
Among the recommendations made in
the report was one calling for the
union OF the laymen's missionary
movement the boys work committee,
and the brotherhood.
A request that the Luther League
of America be made the official or
ganization of the United Lutheran
Church was made in the report Of the
committee on associations of young
people, made through the Luther
League. Up to the present time the
league has been intersynodical. When
it was organized, twenty-five years
ago one of its objects. was to bring
about the merging OF several OF the
organizations of young people in the
church.
At this afternoons meeting a large
number of committee reports will be
made and deferred business brought
UP for action.
The session last night was devoted
to congregational efficiency. Ad-
dresses were made by the Rev. w. &.
Schaeffer, jr.; the Rev. J. c. Seegers.
the Rev. w. II. Feldman, the Rev.
Paul T.. Scherer, and the Rev. S. w.
Herman