Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-12-25
H. E. ISENH0UR
PRESIDENT OF
NATIONAL BODY
Home For Aged Is Also
Established; Pres. Isen-
hour Has Made Manv
Trips and Speeches Dur
ing Past Year.

of the United Lutheran church of
America has accomplished several
major detectives during the past year.
Establishment of the Mulberry
home for the aged at Mulberry,
Indiana.
2-Purchase of an entire village at
Konnarock, Va, and the establish
ment there of the Iron Mountain
Lutheran school. This is an industrial
and trade school for mountain boys.
The Mulberry home is supported
chiefly by the br~otherhoods of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan. The
old Weidner Institute property was
taken over for this home. 1t is now
open and in active operation. 1t is
the only home for the aged in hat
section of the Lutheran church.
The Iron Mountain school is now
open with a small student body until
the full quota of faculty can be
obtained. DR.. Cal L. Miller, former
Rowan county man, is superinten-
dent Of this institution. 1t is modelled
somewhat after the Berry school in
Northern Georgia.
The Lutheran brotherhood has
taken over practically an entire vii
lage at Konnarock, Va. 1t includes a
farm of about 400 acres, hotel, store
buildings, residences, post office and,
II buildings. The Milwaukee onven
ton of 1880 gave the brotherhood
executive committee power to act,
and the taking over the village for
a school resulted.
The brotherhood has a fourfold
program of evangelism:
Win the outside man.
2-Secure the return of the lapsed
member.
3-Secure an increased attendance
of men upon the services of the
church.
4-Help hold the young people in
the church.
The executive offices of the Brother
hood of the United Lutheran Church
of America are located at 1908 Race
Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. The officers
serving a two year term are as toll
lows:
H. E. Isenhour, Salisbury, president.
Charles J. Driever, Chicago, ILL.,,
vice-president.
Chas. F. Obenhack, Niagara Falls,
N. Y, vice-president.
H. C. Michael, Jamestown, Pa,
vice-president.
G. R. Edgar, Charleston, Va. sec
rotary.
c.. w. Howe, Chicago, ILL.,, treas
urer.
J. W. Kapp, Cincinnati, O., execu-
tive secretary.
Former presidents are as follows:
John L. Zimmerman, Springfield,
Ohio.
Chas. J. Driever, Chicago, Ill.
H. E. Isenhour, Salisbury, incum-
bent.
The executive secretary devotes
full time to the work of the brother
hood. His executive Offices are open at
all times. A large volume of literature
is sent out from this office to all div
isions of the church.
The organization is composed OF
the brotherhoods of all the IA synods
hat make up the United Lutheran
Church of America. These organlza-
tons are found throughout the entire
United States and Canada. The Luth-
eran constituency is strongest in
Pennsylvania, New York, and the
middle and northwest. The growth OF
the organization has been enjoyed in
these sections especially during the
past few years. The membership Is
now larger than at any time IN its
history. 1
President Isenhour's duties are chief
ly of a supervisory nature. Part OF
his time is devoted to attending con
ventions, addressing various meeting
and the dictatorship in general of Thu
national organization. Salisbury Il
becoming familiar to the average
Lutheran kaymen by virtue OF thu
fact the residence of the president /
here. President Isenhour has made quit
a number of addresses in different
parts of the country by virtue OF HI
office. He has also made several talk
over the radio recently on the brother
hood work.
The brotherhood publishes MONTH!
a magazine, The Lutheran Men, CIV
ing views and activities of the brother
hood. The executive secretary is editor
Outlines for the monthly meetings o
the local brotherhoods are given Il
this publication. This paper is also tn
official publication for the America
Federation of Lutheran Brotherhood
of America, and is the only pape
circulated among the men of all tn
rther,n hod;ac IN America.