Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-23
cAkDREN'S CHURCH
| WORK IS |ND0RSED
Lutherans Advocate instruc.
ton During Week Outside
School Hours.

Lutheran Church In America, meet
ing in Luther Place Memorial Church
Thomas Circle. this morning. heartily
indorsed the sentiment that provision
should be made whereby pupils ir
public schools should be allowed !.
certain time each week, on, weekdays
ana out o. school hours, to visit what
ever church their parents may wish
In order to receive religious instruc.
ton.
4 recommendation to this effect was
Incorporates in the report OF the
parish and church school board
which was adopted by the convention
The recommendation appl5es not onlx
to kutheFans; but all Prot estant bod.
tes are urged to work out plans where
by the religious instruction received
on sundays, considered often inade.
quote. may be supplemental by prop.
er .adaYtation of day school curricuia
Enc Rev. G. q. Wenner Of New Yorl
city ID, and for twenty-five years has
been, the prime mover in this idea.
Edscatfonai Reports.
The morning was devoted to a con-
sideratfon Of the reports on various
educanonaf agencies coming under
the title Of board Of education. These.
which were adopted substantially
without chahge. included the board Of
education, with educational institu-
tiotas; board of Sunday school work.
weekday religious education, com
mittee ON boys work. board Of pub
Iic4tton, committee on common sery-
Ice book, committee on church music.
committee on statistics and church
year book and committee on pubIic-
ity.
The reports showed that for the
past two years successfuI efforts have
been Mede to raise money for church,
colleges 4nd seminAries. The goal
was "a. 500. 000. Of which $3.272, 600 has
been raised. Another item was the
announcement Of a determined effort
to enlist 500 young men for the min
lstry within the next two years It is
intended afso to give more attention
to the status Of women in Lutheran
colleges; to secure such students for
positions OF service IN the church, and
to take steps to establish a new COL
tege for women.
New CnaDels Recommended.
The church began to minister to
students at state universities in 1907
at Wisconsin University. where the
Rev. II. R Gold was the first pastor.
There are now IN the church eighteen
such student pastors, serving 5,S38 Lai-
thet1n students. It is estimated fl1aS
there are 10000 such students at state
universities. or many more than at Luz
S0fkSbSS. view chdDelS anu
churches are recommended At Har-
ward. Ohio State znd the Lutheran
centers at Illinois srd Wisconsin.
The boax6s report urges that a
Bible department should be ON an
equality with all others in the
schools
Oppose M1ftafy Trainine.
The committee on boys work an
nounced itelf as opposed to military
training for boys in public. grammar
and and high schools. One Of the fruits Of
Lutheran bodies into the united
church was the unanimous adoption
OF q common service book and hymnaI
for it's $500 congregations. This
book, OF $50 pages OF words and ifru-
sic. iB entirely In English.
The Afternoon session, lastine from
until O'Clock occupied Itself with a
continuation OF the morning program.
deferred business, etc. Tonight's
meeting, o'clock. will be featured by
addresses by President ]. A., w. Haas
of Muhienbefg College, President
Charles J. Smith of Roanoke College
and President H. D. Hoover Of Car
thage College.
ARK 950s0oO for EdNeatfon.
Plans for Anneffeanization Of immi-
grant members were emphasized At
the session yesterday afternoon.
Delegates from the Northwestern
synod, which includes parts OF Cam
ada, asked authorization to raise
5000 for their educational institu-
tfon at saskatoon. but objected to the
proposal to work in co-opefation with
the board Of education.
The herman brethren Of the north
west. H w. Robb Of Milwaukee de-
ciared. are looking to see what kind
OF control we are going to exercise
over their Institutions" The GER
mans. another said, thought efforts
were being made to ".Americanize"
them too fast.
O1t3sok u the CApreA.
The central treasury financial plan
was adopted by the convention, agree
concentrations OF the executive hoard
Rev. g. Keller Rubrecht Of Mime
apolfs addressed the session last nieht
on Our Church's Outlook in the
Northwest" in which he declared the
upper Mississippi valley Is destined
to play an increasingly important 0art
In the country's development.
Speaking on the "Church's Outlook
in the South" the Rev. DR.. John W.
HORNE OF Columbia. S. C., said that
southern Lutherans now affiliated
with the United Lutheran Church
number $4,000. He said the goal is a
Lutheran church in every civ Of the
south having a population OF 1e. o0e
and over.
Other addresses were Our Church,s
Outlook on the Paciifc Coast" nv fhe
Rev. DR.. w. 8. DysinEer of Los An
geles. and Our Church's Cntioot =,
Canada" by the Rev. Dr.. i Name
Of Kitchener. Ontario.