St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-23
IN
CONVENTION
gEs (
CLOSE WITH.
SUCCESS
Delegates Leave With Ex-
preston of Gratitude
To St. Tammany
NEXT CONVENTION
IN NEW ORLEANS
Resume of Business Last
Session; Entertained
at Bogalusa

The Southern District of the Evan.
gelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri
Ohio, and other states, which open
ed it's 28th convention in Abita, Aug
30th, devoted the remaining four
morning sessions to the discussion
OF timely and inspiring paper pre-
pared by Prof. J. T. Mueller, of Con
cordia Seminary, st. Louis, Mo-, on
"The Message of Isaiah and Its Sig
nificance for Our Times"
Among the business transactions
OF the convention, to, which all the
afternoon and two night sessions
were devoted, the following deserve
special mention. A field secretary
is to be called for intensive work
within the district. The Lutheran
Education Society in New Orleans
was voted the moral and financial
support of the delegates for the es-
tablishmens of Luthern high school
at that place. The convention adopt.
ed a resolution to have the district
Incorporated.
The representatives of the general
body called the conventions atten-
tion to some interesting facts. Thru
the work OF the Relief Board, the
Walther League Ga national associa-
tion Of young peoples societies).
Concordia Publishing House, which
transmitted more than three-uuar-
ters OF million in money and goods.
and $4,000 worth of books to war
stricken Europe, Synod has become
better known overseas, and the re-
suit is proposed Seminary of Ceu-
tral Europe Another representa-
tive of Synod is to be sent to those
parts for i year or more.
The statistics on Synod's parochtal
schools reveal the following facts:
IN the present year 1877 week day
schools are being attended bp 73,tUO
pupils, who receive instruction from
1882 teachers.
The offices of the Second Vice
Presidency and Visitor having be-
come vacant by the death of the Rev.
A. y. Friedrich Of New Orleans, an
election helQ resulted in the choice
of the Rev. E. w. Kuss, of New Or
leans, for the former, and the Rev.
M. w. H. Hollis, Of the same place,
for the latter Office. The elected
school board consists of DR.. H. Nau,
Prof. E. H. Heintzen and Mr.. L. Vix.
On Saturday afternoon the dele
gates were taken to Bogalusa in. |
automobiles. The visit to the sawmill
and the paper mill proved most in
teresting. The delegates enjoyed
the trip 20 this industrial center very
much.
On Sunday morning the Wa1ther
League Societies of New Orleans
came to Abita Springs 300 strong.
Fifty children from the Bethlehem
Orphan Asylum spent the day in
Abita also.
With this number of visitors, In
addition tc the delegates present.
the morning services in Trinity
Church had record breaking at
tendance. The sermon was deliver
ed by Rev. w. c. Schrader of Pensa-
cola, Fla. An open air service wast
held in the afternoon at the pavilion,
during which the Venerable Vice
President, Ii. P. Eckhardt, of Pitts
burgh, Pa, made forceful plea for
cause of missions.
Numerous votes of thanks marked
the closing hour OF the convention.
Among them was one to the Abita |
Springs, Vaudeville, Covington, Bo-
galusa and Goodbee parishes for
their lavish entertainment of the
delegates; another to Mr.. Morgan Of
Abita Springs, who extended to the |
delegates during their entire stay
the courtesy of his swimming pool
and bath house; another to The St. |
Tammany Farmer for the generous !
publicity given to the proceedings of |
the convention.
The mex. convention will be held |
in New Orleans.