Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18
LU1HERANS MEET !.
HERE IN SESSIONS
Of BROTHERHOOD
draining for Service" Has
Chief Place on Program of
Sixth Convention.

Delegates Numbering one thousand.
r"pr-.entiu. Il memb< rship of some
10 "se. arr today attending the first
Lutheran Brotherhood at Luther
Place Memorial Church, Thomas Cir
Gle. the keynote of which is an
neunced as Training for Service"
The meetings will continue through
tonight and tomorrow afternoon. all
delegates being invited to attend the
opening service of the convention of
the United Lutheran Church IN Amer
ica. which will begin its nine-day
activities tomorrow night at the same
church.
[ Purpose Of Brotherhood
The brotherhoesl is distinctly a lay
mems organisation. although it has
a percentage of clerical membership
Its ambition is-to enroll each of the
800, zoe men in the church. or at least
to get each one of them dennltely
busy at some particular job for the
benefit of the church
5 In addition to this personal service
work, the brotherhood intends to sup
port, in a concrete way, the educa-
fional program of the church. One of
it's special activities, for instance. Is
the provision of needed chapels Tor
state universities and colleges and. of
course. church colleges When start
ed in, l9ll, it was, called the Lutheran
With the recent estab-
iishment of the United Lutheran
Church it's name was changed to the
Federal Council of Brotherhoods, but
the older and shorter name is still
generally used.
I Rev. DR.. F. F. Fry of Rochester. N.
Y, opened the devotional service at
3 PM, his subject being With Christ
in the School of Prayer Training His
Workers for Service" Other. adj
dresses scheduled this afternoon are
by Rev. DR.. ". D. c. Kreiter. Phila-
delphia, who viii speak on Chris
tan Education, the Special Task Of
the Brotherhood; Rev. DR.. Charles
J. Smith. president of Roanoke Col
lege, Salem. Va, THE Lutheran
Church in, Education: Historical De-
yelopmentk.' apd, Rees E: Tulioss, PHI.
Springfield. Ohio Our Opportunities
in the Field, of, Christian Education"
Rev. DR.. A. j. Turkle, chairman of
the. board of education, will conduct
the conference.
I Reception and Supper.
John q. Zimmerman. Springfield.
Ohio, president Of, the brotherhood.
will preside at &reception and buffet
supper 10 ue ASlU at tauSCnesIi at
Z PM The speech of welcome on be-
half of the local churches will be de-
livered by. Harry r. Domer of this
city, while. H b r. tMacfeflanA, for
mer District Commissioner, will ex-
tend, the welcome of the National
Capital. Rev. DR.. F. H. Knubel. presi-
dent of the United Lutheran Church.
will present the greetings of his or
ganization; John r. Kramer, federal
prohibition commissioner. will speak
on Law and Patriotism while Sec
rotary of the Navy. Daniels is an
nounced to, deliver an. address on
World Brotherhood" There will be
orchestral and vocal music.
officers, of the brotherhood, in adj
didon, to President Zimmerman. are:
Vice Presidents. e. Clarence Miller.
philadelphia. Pa; Charles ]. Driever,
Chicago. ILL.,, and Philip Weltner, At
lanta. Ga; recording secretary, Mr..
]. w. Kahler. Cincinnati, Ohio; corre-
spending secretary. Harry B. Ger
hardt, Chicago, ILL.,, and treasurer,
Harry T. Domer, esq, Washington,
D. c., who is also chairman of the
local committee on arrangements.