Evening star., 1927-05-24
S75O,ODO LUTHERAN
CHURCH IS PLANNED
Synod Would Combine St.
PauI's and Epiphany Congre-
cations in New Building.

the Church of the Reformation. Sec
ond and B streets southeast. today.
The church will he of Gothic design.
the plans for 1t having been drawn by
Forhman. Robb & Little. architects
for the National Cathedral. Plans for
construction are rapidly going for
ward. it is stated. and ground prob
ably will be broken during the coming
year. The new church will have a
seating capacity for about 500 persons
and swill include modern Sunday
school rooms.
Tentative plans for the church
building were announced in the an
nual report of Rev j. r. Byers of
Baltimore, the synod's president. Ad'
ditional plans were made known by
Harry T. Domer. member of the
building committee for the new edi-
flee.
1t also was made known that a
statue of Gen. John Peter Gabriel
Muhlenberg, Revolutionary patriot,
preacher and soldier, in front of the
new building.
st. Paul's Lutheran Church is
located at Eleventh and II streets,
while Epiphany is near Sixteenth and
u streets.
Plan WOman's College.
Plans also were outlined at today's
meeting for the building of a stand
ard woman's college," at a cost Of
SO 900 900, on a 1S9-acre tract near
Kensington, Md. According to tenta-
tive plans the college would consist
of three units to cost about S1,000.000
each. It !. hoped, it was stated, that
the first unit will be ready for occu-
pancy by the Fall Of 1920.
DR.. Byers, president. was reelected
at this mornings session, while Rev.
William A. Wade of Baltimore was
reelected secretary. A treasurer and
statistical secretary are to be chosen
during this afternoons session.
ReveJohn Aberly. president of the
Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Gettysburg. Pa, and Rev. George
Drach, secretary of the board of for
eign missions, urged support of the
work of the groups they represent,
and told of general plans for raising
funds. The convention is to continue
through Thursday morning.
Speaks OH Perplexity.
The synod president. Dr. Byers. de
livered a sermon at holy communion
services in the church last night, held
preliminary to the formal opening OF
the convention today.
Choosing as his subject, "PerpleXed,
but Not in Despair" DR.. Byers told of
the various influences contrary to re.
ligion, which he declared have caused
much perplexity among church people,
having made it seem at times that the
church would hardly be able to sur.
vive, but added that ''tlre church is
not dead and will not die" He also
developed the thought that it is not
the function of the church to teach its
doctrines in a certain manner merely
to please men, but that the work of
the church is clearly defined in the
teachings of Christ.
A banquet in the church early last
night marked the closing of the sew
enth annual convention of the Luther.
an Brotherhood of the Maryland Syn
cd, which opened in the church yes.
terday. Rev. Walter H. Traub, pastor
of Christ Church. York, Pa. was the
speaker, his subject being 'The Eel.
lowship of Service" He developed
the idea that both professional and
business men can. in their daily life,
render great service to mankind. He
pointed out that it is the Christian
ideal to render service, in quantity.
according to the need. the capacity of
the giver and his opportunity to give.
Also, according to the Christian ideal
he indicated, the service is rendered
without expecting anything in return.
Addresses, adoption of resolutions
and discussions on several topics fea.
tured the closing business session OF
the brotherhood in the church yester.
day afternoon.
The resolutions brought before the
delegates by A. G. Snyder, jr.. chair
man of the committee on resolutions,
included one to cooperate with the
various synod brotherhoods through
out the country in raising the sum of
$4,000,000 for ministerial relief work
among the retired clergymen of the
church. Another resolution expressed
approval of the principle of 100 per
cent apportionment among the various
brotherhoods in raising funds. Reso'
lutions also were adopted extending
thanks to members of the local broth
erhood, members and officials of the
Church of the Reformation for their
hospitality during the convention.
The afternoon program was opened
with devotional services. led by Virgil
Daub of Middletown, Md. An address
by Rev. o. F. Blackwelder of Balti.
more on How to Get Men to Come to
Church" followed. Outstanding among
the alleged requisites named was that
preachers cease charging for baptisms
and funerals. Such services, he de.
clared, are part of the regular work
of the minister, and fees should be un'
necessary. In the case of performing
q marriage ceremony. however, he in
dicated, charging should be permissi
BILE, pointing out that the latter might
be considered legal function instead
of purely a religious rite.
Cites Church Features.
Other things to be considered in get
ting men to go to church were emu
For preachers to deliver the kind OF
sermons that will answer the ques
tions in the minds of men; to have a
big church council; by men expressing
their appreciation of sermons; by hav
ing q seven-day-week church, getting
the idea out of the minds of men that
church is for Sunday only. and pune
tuality in the opening of services.
An address on 1.-The Every Member
Canvass" was delivered by Arthur p
Black, secretary of the Laymen's
Movement, in which he spoke of plans
for canvassing every church member
at regular intervals for funds fol
church work Discussions on the sub
iect were led by Henry Vogt of St
Marks, Baltimore, and by E. II. Gelz
Other addresses were delivered as fol
lows: BY w. NJ. Mearig of New ,Hol
land, Pa, on Personal Evangelism,
and an address on THE Brotherhood
of the Church." by Rev. .J. w. Kapl
of Cincinnati, secretary Of the Ma
tional Brotherhood.
Memorial services were held at the
afternoon session for the late w. w
Doub, who was secretary of the Broth
erhood.
Memorial for Apple Tree.
Because it is the parent tree of a
variety and, although 63 years old. is
still nrodIciny fruit an annie tree al