New Britain herald., 1930-06-26
Tells Audience of 1900 That Man Still Needs Saviour - Complete Church. State Separation Urged Seek Mission Director.
Special to the Heraldl


 Bristol, June o6.-Twelye hum dred people gathered last night at the Bristol high school auditorium in connection with the Lutheran convention being held here to com memorate the 4O0th anniversary of the presentation of the Augsburg confession at the Diet Of Augsburg In 1850. Rev. A. G. Dick of Pat terson, N. J., delivered a German address and Rev. Prof. George A. Romoser, D. D. of Bronxville, N. Y, president Of Concordia Collegiate institute. gave an English sermon. Rev. Theo. s. Keyl of Newark. N. J.. and Rev. George ]. Meyer of Bris- tol also officiated during the service.
 Rev. A. G. Dick sketched the his tory of the Augsburg confession and showed its value for the present day. He denounced those who would re- lcct all creeds as spineless. He said that man was still the same sinner. Ii'i-NC III li'ti oi illt SCtillt Sd iDl. He also maintained that the goth century could not be saved from sin by any other means. He exhorted the assembly 10 hold fast to this. as he termed it, cardinal point of Chris tianity.
 Rev. George 2omoser, D. D. de- handed of his hearers that they must be ready to answer the ques- tions concerning their faith in the same manner as the princes at Augsburg. lie said that it was note worthy that the political principles which were embodied in the Augs- burg confession found more com plete expression in the constitution of the United States, 900 years later. He demanded complete separation of church and state, decrying those who would again bring the state under control of the church as it had been during the middle ages. Ending in a passionate peroration, he insisted upon loyalty to the tenets of the Augsburg confession.
 A combined choir sang and the service was brought to a conclusion by the singing of the doxology.
 Afternoon Session
 The fifth session of the Conven- ticn was yesterday afternoon opened with devotional exercises led by Rev. William koepchen of New York city. This service was if the na- turc of a memorial service for Rev. Otto Herman Rcstin, for many years Immigration pastor al the port of New York city.
 Rev. G. Albert Schulze. newly elected first vice president of the district, was elected into the office of visitor of the Albany circuit; and the Rev. II. C. Steup. pastor in the borough of Manhattan, New York, for more than 52 years, was elected visitor of the Manhattan circuit.
 A committee reported on the min utes of the New York and New Eng land Teachers conference and an nounced that it had teen found in conformity with the teaching and practices Of the Lutheran church,
 Holtorf Named Treasurer
 Henry F. Holtorf was unanimous ly elected treasurer of the Atlantic district
 The minutes of the New England Pastoral conference were examined | by q committee and were found to be orthodox.
 4 special resolutions committee recommended for adoption to the ! convention that the present arrange . ncnt of the Atlantic district and Zion Lutheran church of Boston be !. continued until said congregation | finds itself in q position to re- arrange it's financial affairs.
 Furthermore. as Rev. Arthur 1 Brunn of St. Peters church, Brook | lyn, New York, has been elected | president of the Atlantic district and . as such cannot assume all the ! duties of his own congregation, it i was resolved 10 thank the Zion | church of Boston for the services of !, It's pastor, Rev. Henry Birkner, who | served as district president for many l years.
 It was resolved to convey the 1 gretngs of the district to the follow