Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-21
lUTHER,ANS DEBATE.
J BUDGET PROPOSAL
=
Committee Named to Act on
: Question and Make Re-
port Today.
The question - to what plan will

- Tho Question - to what plan will
hereafter be used In handling the
finances Of the United Lutheran
Church is under discussion at the ses-
,sson today Of the second biennial con-
Sention Of the church at Luther Place
Memorial Church.
: E. Clarence Miller, banker OF
Philadelphia and treasurer OF the
States, submitted a plan for operating
a budget system in the financial oper-
ations Of the church, rather than
through the method in vogue. OF the
churches giving to the separate funds.
Referred to Committee.
when the question came up at the
Eession this morning, considerable
opposition to the plan appeared.
There was long discussion, follow
ing which it was decided to appoint
a committee of fifteen to take up this
matter. This committee was ordered
to report back to the session this aft
ernoon.
Memorial services for the late Rev.
DR.. Theodore e. Schmauk Of Lebanon.
Pa, who. as a members Of the ways
and means committee two years ago,
launched the plan of uniting the three
larger Lutheran bodies, were held at
che session this morning. Rev DR.. d.
81. Bauslin of Sprinf1eld. Ohio. read the
memorial prayer. Plans were dis
memorial for DIR. Schmauk. Just what
This will be is to be decided later by
the executive committee.
= The committee on church papers re-
ported that the leading three periodi-
calls Of the former church bodies have
been merged and called The Luth-
eran. Rev. DR.. George w. Sandt of
Philadelphia was elected editor-in-
chief Of the new paper.
- The board of foreign missions. OF
SFhich Rev. DR.. Ezra X. Bell Of Ba1tf-
more is president, gave a report in
which it was shown that 1874 mission
xries are maintained. The church was
zsked for $1.373,000 for mission opera
Iions in foreign fields for the biennfum
4s21-1s22.
To Present Missionaries.
: Miss Alice ]. Nickle, an employe Of
&e United States government, is one
Of a number of missionaries who are
tn be presented to the church at the
session tonight They are soon to sail
for India The others to be presented
are Rev. and Mrs. James r. Fink,
York. Pa: Rev. and Mrs. Henry II.
Meyer. Allentown, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore Y. Mildenke, Boston. Mass;
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kaufman. Green
castle, Pa; Miss Elizabeth Szember.
Toronto, Canada: DR.. Elizabeth Rees,
Baltimore, Md; Miss Mette K. Blair.
Omaha, Neb,; Miss Lillith Schwab, St.
Zoe, Mo: Miss Barbara De Remer and
Hiss Selma Anderson, Rock Island, Ill.
- The sermon in honor of the mis-
sionaries is to be preached by Rev.
Or. Charles L. Brown. executive secre
che United Lutheran Church for the
southern territory. Rev. Dr.. Bell will
commission the missionaries.
Medication Necessary.
- If enduring peace and prosperity
f. to come to any of the nations of
Europe modification of the Versailles
treaty and cooperation of nations on
NE basis of mutually helpful agree
Rent are necessary. Rev. E. F. Back
address at the session last night
= DR.. Backman is just back from a
trip to the central European coun-
tries, and said his statement was
based on what I have seen and
heard in Europe" He said he found
Unemployment because factories were |
closed for lack of coal and raw ma (,
terials. |
Many persons in various walks Of |
life declared themselves perfectly |
Hilling to help rebuild the devastated |
asserted. but emphasized that the
Teaty must make it within the range
d physical possibility" - 4 /
The conviction was everywhere in
Germany, DR.. Backman said. that
america had been 1.-THE deciding fac
tor in Germany's defeat, but there
was at the same time "a remarkable
absence of bitterness" because Amer
fca had so generously dealt with her
Ianquished foe, especially in relief
work"
= Tells Of Conference.
Rev. L. 3. Wolf of Baltimore, secre-
f9ry Of the board Of home missions. told
a the Lutheran missionary conference
At Grams, Switzerland. hast summer. At
which 1t was decided. he said, that Ger
nam missionaries should soon be per-
mitted to return to the fields from which
they had been drive- by the war It
was also agreed. h g" : ut mission
aries Of the various societies must do
all in their power to help remove diff
culties and to change, if possible, the
spirit that prevailed during the war;
Rev. s. A. Brandella Of Rock Island,
H.. brought fraternal greetings to the
Convention from the Augustana synod,
as did Vice President John Wargelin Of
Hancock. Mich, representing the Suomi
Or Finnish synod. and Rev. II. G. Stub
q St Paul. Mimi, presenting the