The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-21
new BOOK AND
LITURGY To GO
OVER TO 1923
recitation Extended TO Swedish
Rceiesiast to Visit Angus
tana Synod Churches.
RY REV. 2. z. RYDEN.

BIZ REV. II. Z. RYDRN.
81 Paul, Mimi, June 21.-After
night session that lasted from 7
o'clock until an hour after mid
light. the Augustana synod's SD
convention came to a close here
ais morning. The synod adjourn
"A without determining place for
next years convention. An invita-
tlan from De Kalb, ILL.,, was receiv-
u for the 1924 syaodical meeting.
An invitation to Archbishop Ma
than Soderblom. primate of the
state Church of Sweden. TO visit
the Augustana synod aud its
church and institutions in this
eeuntry was EXTENDED by the synod
Al its closing session The invita-
ton 10 the archbishop follows SIM
liar action on the part of the Fed
srsl Council of Churches in Amer
lea. The swedish ecclesiast is con-
sidered tie foremost exponent of
world union OF Protestant church
Is. cngether with the Greek ortho-
dox church.
Owing TO pressure Of business,
the synod tabled consideration of
the revised liturgy and other
changes in the orders of the
church. A whole day will be set
aside next year for deliberation on
the new church book. The draft
OF the new English catechism was
also referred back to the commit
lee for numerous changes. The
proposal of the English hymnal
committee to add supplement of
two hundred hymns to the present
hymnal was rejected by the con-
yention. The committee was in
structed to continue it's work and
TO submit a complete revision OF
the hymn book.
Rev. +. A. Johnson, haywood, Ill,
chairman of the board of directors
Of Augustana Book Concern, Rock
Island, ILL.,, reported that total BUSH
ness last year amounted to $27l,-
26s, with a net profit OF S10,87o,
Rev. C. A. Wendell, Minneapolis,
and DR.. c. W. Foss and Rev. l. c.
Nothstein, both of Rock Island
were elected members of the book
concern board
A new mission field was taken
over by the synod when the con-
yention voted to accept the offer
of the English government, grant
ing to the synod the field formerly
controlled by the Leipzig Mission
society in Tangenyika territory
East Africa. The mission passed
from the hands of the German So
eiety when the territory was con-
quered by the British during the
world war.
-Four to New Field.
1t is estimated that $4,000 will
be required annually to maintain
the new field. Four Augustana
missionaries-Rev. and Mrs Ralph
Hut and Rev. and Mrs. ]. Steiner
rare prepared to begin work in
Tanganyika mission. The former
has been in Africa more than a
year, investigating conditions in
the Sudan region with a view of es-
tablishing a mission station in that
territory.
CA. Larson, Rock Island, treas
urer of the home mission board ol
the synod, reported that $62,594
had been expended during the yeal
for home missions purposes; Prof
/. NJ. Anderson of Rock Island
treasurer of the China mission
board. informed the synod that the
expenditures on that field for the
year had been S100.319, and DR.
C. w. Foss, also of Rock Island
reported that $43,394 had been dis
, bursed for the missions in India
Africa, South America and the
West Indies.
The budget for missions for the
coming year called for the expen-
diture of $S1, 900 for home missions
s1S3, 1898 for China, and $4,000 foI
India, Africa and the West Indies
All Lutheran mission bodies op-
Grating in China have united il
carrying on their common enter
prises, the synod learned when rep
resentatives of the Norwegian Lu-
theran church of America appeared
to ask for the cooperation of tho
Augustana synod in building a $780,
900 Lutheran headquarters a.
Hankow. The proposed building is