The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-25
", Va. SYNOD
SESSION OPENS
UNITED LUTHERAN CHURch3s
NEE TING AT wARwoop.
Lev. Roy J. Meyers spoke Last Night
on "Chrtsttsn Liberty"

The opening session Of tho tenth an
n,al conference ~ the synod Of West
Virginia Of the United Lutheran
churches was held last evening at the
Warwood Lutheran church. All .d"'c-
gates were present. as well As 'drsc
number of Warwood people.
Rev Ralph \. Harshman. pastor OF
the Edgwood Lutheran cburch, VINO -
president. opened tho service nv "n'r-
,rr .. nr,yrr Surrin, musical selections
were rendered hy the choir of tn" l'uth-
rran church.
Rev, narShmhn introduced Rev. l"N
J. Meyers who has chars" Sf several
small churches down in the state. Rev.
Movers took as his sermon subject thr
De, of WormS-Christian Liberty II"
told Of tho great celebration which was
held 400 wears ago. at which tim" Mar
tin Luther appeared hrfor" the Diet al
Worms and pr Iuth"r explained ms
belief and IN. religion which the W"ri'
should follow He told some very m
trrrStihg stories Of th!S affair wh,'h Hr-
pear on the pages II history
There will hr like ScrriC" th!S even
ing. at which tim" w" We'll Know"
Lutheran minister's Will explain further
nf tho work conducted by Martin Luther.
These sessions Will C"rtInu" all day
today. and the delegates ar" ~ hopes 81
completing al the work by THURSDAY
, noon, SO that all the ministers VIII b.
able TO leave for their homes.
The program for toda" is very lengthy
and begins promptly Al . o'clock with
devotional services by Rev. f.. q. How
ard. D. D., pastor Of tho First English
Lutheran church Of this city. Al 80"
will be the organization and conference
business sessin' Rev. S.m"n snyder.
pastor Of Trinity Lutheran church, VIII
read n paper at 9:t5. tn" subject Of
which will be The Sunday Evening and
, Midweck Services" This will be fol
lowed with paper on "RcltGi"uS Edu'
alton in III. Church. Ivy R"v. i. l..
Miller Of New Haven. W. Va. NJ II
| O'Clock Rev. r. r. CrickcnhcrG"r Of
! Grafton will read Il paper ON the Ike
! ligiouS Education IN tho Schools Key.
VI. l.. Peters Of Aurora, w. Va. VIII rc;tI
r. rapcr on "Rciigious Edu"ation IN III"
School" This viii bring III" morning
! session 10 Il close.
The afternoon session Will begin wiin
a Shortp raycr srrvl"c a. =" ".'i" X.
which will nc IN charge Of Rev. Harsh
! man. Papers VIII h. read On Inner
! Mission" the inst 10y Rev. I. 4. Mrt'"rd,
! tho subject OF which j. Its Aim and
! Scope" Rev. IIarshman will read III"
/ second. tho subject Of which VIII h''
! congregational Inac- Mission commit
| tee" Papers on the Lay mems RcSr"n-
! sibility in Parish Work VIII then N"
! read by Rev. =. S. Adams. Accident. Md,
! and Rev. = T.. Butler, Huntington.
The evening session vii hv r"~r"r
: service with sermon 10y Rev. J. Il. III
berger Of Egl"n. W. Va. Special! music
7 during tho S"rN ice Will ~ furnished by
/ the Warwood Lutheran church choir.
Tho minister's from uui at town VIII"
! arc in attendance are: Roy. =. adams,
| Accident, Md: Rev. r. +. trICk' uhcrG"r
: Grafton: Rev. NJ. l.. Peters. Aur"ra w.
! Va Rev. +. l.. Miller. New Haven. w
! Va: Roy. &. r. lutl"r Huntington
! Rev. J. l.. MtrNj IN. Ritt'nr'r. Md: Rev
Roy TaShlngcr. tlarkShurI: l;'N How
! ard Binw. Piedmont: Roy. Will +. Bare
! Morgantown: Rev. !. Il. tmh"rCrr. EE-
| lon, w Va. The minister's from Nh""i'
| ing in attendance" are: R">. l.. g How
! ard. u. u. First English Lutheran
I church: Rev. Simon SNYDER. Trinity
/ Lutheran church. Rev. Ralph y. Harsh
! man, Edgwnod Lutheran church. and
Rev. l.. MCCrrd, Warw""d Lutheran
| church