Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-02
LUTHERANS To
CONVENE soon
State Convention to be Held
at Jersey City Tomorrow
and Monday

About thirty young people as a
delegation from t-ic Lutheran cnutch
OF our Saviour, State street, near
Market, Rev. Y. Skov, pastor. and
from the Lutheran church of Our
lteGeemer, Fords, Rev. y. l.. Nrey-
ling, pastor, will attend the third an
neal convention OF the New Jersey
district OF the Walther League on
Sept. 3 and 4, in Grace Lutheran
church, Jersey City. Commissioner
Harry Moore, Director oil Parks aud
fairgrounds of Jersey City, Will eX-
tend an official welcome to the dele.
gates to the convention next SIN
day afternoon 1t 3 clock In be-
half of Jersey City. About 300 young
Lutherans from thirty Lutheran
churches of the state are expected
to attend. The delegates from Pc'th
Amboy and t'ords will remain over
night and will be entertained by
members OF Grace church, Jersey
City,
The Walther League is an inter-
rational body of about 500 young
people societies OF Lutheran
churches of the Synodical Confer
ence. The young people societies OF
the Lutheran church of New Jersey
fc1m the New Jersey district which
meets annually. During the course
OF the convention several prominent
rnen in the Lutheran church VIII
address the delegates on various
problems confronting the young
Lutherans of our state. Missionary
II. Ilamann of India, will speak on
Foreign Mission Work" Pastor
Paul Prokopy of Chicago, assistant
executive secretary OF the Waltaer
League will address the convention
on "Bible Study" Pastor j.. Fred
erick Wenchel of Christ Lutaelan
church. Washington, d. c., will
81 eak on Junior Work" Pastor
Arthur Brunn of st. Peters Lu!h-
crar church. Brooklyn. ana wee
president of the Atlantic district OF
the Missouri Synod, will have as a
topic who Are Your Friends y
Pastor Schmidt of Emmanuel Lu;h-
eran church, Manhattan, member of
the Board of Directors of the Ameri-
c&n Lutheran Publicity Bureau, will
speak on Telling 1t to Othels"
Church advertising). Pastor Her
bert Gallman of Hoboken, Inner
Mission Worker of New Jersey and
the most popular man in New Jer-
soy Lutheran circles, will speak on
safeguarding the stranger (hos-
pice work). 1t may be possible
that the executive secretary of the
Walther League and the most popu-
lar man in Lutheran circles today
DR.. W. A. Maier. nay attend the
convention. DR.. Maier has just &C
cepted the call to the chair of Sem
itiG languages at Concordia Theo-
logical Seminary, st. Louis, for
which. a new complex of buildings
at a cost of one million dollars is
Just being constructed.
At 5 o'clock on Sunday. Sept. 2,
various sectional conferences are to
be held Immediately after the first
business session. Pastor L. S. keyl,
of Newark. president of the New
Jersey district of the Wdlther
League, will conduct the conference
for society presidents; Pastor Au-
gust Il. Brunn of Newark, field Sec
rotary of the New Jersey dist1ic.,
will conduct thai for society secre-
taries. Mr.. A. Kleindienst of Ridge
wood tina for hospice secretaries
| ard Pastor Gallman of Hoboken that
| for foreign mission secretaries. Sup
| per will be served at the church by
! the young people of the entertain
| ing church at 6 o'clock. The con-
| vcntion services will be held at 1870
=. NJ. in which Dr.. j. N. II. jain
OF Bloomfield, will preach the ser
mon, taking for his topic The Old
Faith and the New: A Warning and
an Appeal to the Youth of Gu.
Church." 1t is expected that about
200 young Lutherans viii attend
this service which viii tax the
church to capacity.
On Labor Day the second session
| will be held in the morning. Din
ner will be served IN the E1Sle Ly-
| Ceum at one dollar per ser: &C. m
mediately after the dinner d photoS-
rapher of Newark will take = g:cup
| picture of the delegates. The thlrd
anC last business session VIII be
held in the afternoon and at 3
o'clock the delegates VIII be taken 10
a nearby park in motor trucl's for
| games and sociability.