The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1922-11-22
.LUTHERANS UNITE
IN STATE SYNOD
Nineteen Churches Affected by The
Move
WILL HOLD SERVICES
Plan for Summer Mountain Assembly
Center Also Adopted BY Synod
Addresses Heard


ing by the South Carolina Lutherap
synod, in annual session here, will cell
ebrate the uniting of all Lutheran
congregations of the state under one
synod. This celebration, recommend
ed by the special committee charged
With the consideration of the merger,
will formally consummate the receiy-
ing into the South Carolina synod the
10 churches in the state, once a part
of the old Tennessee synod and until
recently united with the North Caro-
lima synod. Approximately 4,000 new
members are added to the synod by
this move.
The SYNOD also approved plans for
the establishing of a summer assem-
bly, center for Lutherans in the Car
olina mountains.
The 19 churches in seven South
Carolina pastorates, which have been
added to the synod by the adoption of
the report Of the special committee,
a century ago were part of the old
Tennessee synod. With the unifica-
tion of the North Carolina synod these
churches with other former Tennes-
see churches in North Carolina and
Virginia were Incorporated in the
North Carolina synod Recently the
North Carolina synod granted per-
mission to the 10 South Carolina
churches affected to unite with the
South Carolina body. The committee
in it's report made this morning rec
commended that the churches be ac-
ceptcd into full membership and sug-
gested the thanksgiving service to be
held tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
DR.. S. j. Derrick will deliver the ad-
dress Of greeting to the new churches
and Judge G. M. Efird will make the
response according to the program Of
the special service, as offered by the
committee. The meeting vii! be
opened with the singing Of hymn,
"Now Thank We All Our God," fol-
lowed by prayer by DR.. S. T. Hall
man. Judge Efrd's address will be
followed by individual expressions
from various delegates. A hymn, "Sol-
diers of Christ Arise" will close the
service.
Plan Assembly Center
The report of the committee headed
by the Rev. P. B. Brown of Eben-
ezer Lutheran church of Columbia,
recommending the creation of the Lu-
theran summer assembly center was
adopted and plans set in motion for
the raising Of funds to finance the
project. The committee proposal pro-
vides for the purchasing and develop
L It of the assembly center by loans
q. donations. Subscriptions Of $1,000
each by four laymen, w. A. Mauney,
=. d. Peelcr, f. S. Habenicht and J. s.
Efrd, for this fund were reported.
A site in western North Carolina
was suggested for the proposed center
which is described by the committee
as "a municipality for assemblies con-
ferences, public worship, missionary
and educational summer schools, and
all similar work, also a religious re-
dwellings, for health, rest, recreation
and Christian work and fellowship" A
part of the land, to be purchased un-
der this proposal, will be set apart for
the perpetual use of the church while
the remainder will be divided into
lots and sold to organizations and in
dividuals Of the Luthcrn church. The
committee plans, as outlined at the
session today, call for the erection of
a large hotel and assembly hall and
other buildings, all Of which are to
be equipped with electricity and other
modern conveniences. Making of final
arrangements for tho assembly center
is to be placed in the hands Of spe-
cial laymen's committee.
Would Aid Ministers
Plans for tho raising Of $3,O00,O00
for the relief Of disabled ministers and
ministers wives were outlined by DR..
Edgar Grim, Miller, representative Of
the ministerial relief board of the
United Lutheran church. The board
DR.. Miller said, proposes to pay dis
ablcd ministers as much as $3.50 a
year, the amount to be paid being in
proportion to the length of service Of
the minister's aided.
!, Or. A. Stewart Hartman, educational