Evening star., 1923-05-26
REFORMED Church
OSYNOD IN SESSION
Or. Jacob C. Leonard Chosen
President at Meeting in
Hickory, N. c.

B4CkORY, y. C.. May 26.-The Gen
efttf synod of the Reformed Church
in the United States opened here. in
Corinth Reformed Church, Wednes-
day evening. The opening sermon
was preached by the retiring presi
dent. Dr. George w. Richards. presi-
dent of the Reformed Theological
Seminary at Lancaster, Pa.
Dr. Jacob c. Leonard, pastor in
Lexington, \. c., was chosen presi-
dent. The election was one of un-
usual interest. There We're six nomi
neeS-Dr +. {. Seitz of Greensburg
Pa; DIR. Henry c. Mott of Milwau-
kee, Wis; DR.. Frank Grether of the
Theological Seminary in Wisconsin;
DIR. J. Nj. G.. Darms pastor in Allen
town, Pa, and y. Il. Brodbeck, former
congressman from the twentieth dis
trict of PENNSYLVANIA. This was the
first time in the history of the Re-
formed Church of the United States
that an elder was nominated for the
position of president, and DR. Brod-
beck received a very large vote.
Hickory Souvenirs Presented.
There are about $50 delegates and
nearly as many elders as ministers.
Each delegate received from the local
kiwaniS Club Il significant souvenir
in the form of a hickory stick A
hickory gaVel was presented by Rev.
w. w. Rowe, pastor of Corinth Re
formed Church. to the newly elected
president. Two hundred and twenty
delegates came on a special train
from Washington, leaving Tuesday
night and arriving Wednesday even
ing. after stopping at Greensboro
Highpoint, Lexington and Salisbury,
where the local townsmen, by means
nf automobiles. showed the delegates
about TO see the points of interest in
each city.
Sermon by Swiss Minister
The chief item of interest in the
Thursday morning session of general
synod was an address by DIR. Adolph
Keller. pastor of the Reformed
Church in Zurich, Switzerland. where
Euidrtch Zwingli. the founder of the
reformed Church, began to preach
the principles of the reformation CO.
temporaneously but independently of
Luther over 400 years ago. DR.. Keller
Is visiting the Reformed churches of
America in the interest of the conti-
mental Protestants, millions of whom
are members of the Reformed Church,
and whore. because of the disorder
ana restitution of the people there is
sreat need Of ASST stance to maintain
the institutions of the church and
help in supporting the CONGREGATIONS
and pastors
Two of the most important items
10 come before the General SYNOD
are the matter of organizing a new
board OF education to have general
supervision of the twelve educational
institutions of the Reformed Church
An education commission has been
WORKING on plans for this board of
education for the last three wears.
ana on this commission Rev DIR.
Henry II. Ranck, pastor of Grace Re
FORMED Church, Washington, d. c., is
member. The other feature is the
consideration Of the adoption of the
Book of Worship" which is a re-
VISION of the liturgy used in the Re
formed Church for many years. A
committee has been at work on the
revision of the liturgical forms of the
reformed Church for the last six
Years. and its report comes before the
general synod early next week
Greeting tn Presbyterian Body.
telegram of greeting was sent to
the General Assembly of the Presbv-
terrain Church of the United States
South, which was in session at Nom
treat, y. c. The Reformed and
Presbyterian churches are hfstori-
cally very closely allied, the Reform
ed Church originating on the conti-
nent of Europe and the PRESBYTERIAN
church in Scotland and England.