Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-28
.LUTHERANS CITE
DIVORCE CAUSES
Desertion and InfideIity Only
Grounds, Says Synod
at TaneytoWn.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WESTMINSTER, Md, May 28.-Ap-
proving recommendations Of the United
/ Lutheran Church Of America that the
church recognizes as grounds for d.
vorce only infldelity and malicious de-
sertion, and the innocent parties only
being entitled to remarriage," the 1l2th
/ annual convention OF the Lutheran Sy-
! nod of Maryland adjourned at fancy
! town yesterday.
Rev. G. NJ Diffenderfer, Carlisle. Pa,
reported 325 orphan children were TAX
| en- care of last wear Visitors day will
be observed at the home June 5. The
Rev. DR. r. u Gift pastor end super
/ intendent of the Mother House and
| Training School. Baltimore, reported "a
/ GeaconesseS connected with the Mother
House. Is young woman graduates In
May and So in training.
DR.. j. Weidley, Washington, D. c..
spoke on the interests of the Lutheran
Home for the Aged, in washington,
where there are SIS residents. Receipts
for the new proposed Maryland Synod
Building to be located on the home
grounds total $4,000, with $4,000 still
| unpaid.
College Head Speaks.
The Rev Henry Manken, ir, Wash
ington, presented the new Christian
Life Course" for Lutheran Sunday
schools. This Pew. Prof. H w. A. Han
son. president of Gettysburg College.
addressed the synod on the interests
and cbjectives Of the college Greet
ings from the Pacific Lutheran Synod
were extended by DR.. NJ J. Bieber who
also spoke on behalf of the new Luther
an Theological Seminary. now located
at Seattle. Wash. The synod appropri-
sted 81 $50 each to the Baltimore and
Washington Intern1'ssion Societies
Attention was called to Jolly Acres. ("
the Lutheran Summer Home for Chill
dren, which cared for l04 last year
This home is located half way between
Baltimore and Washington.
A memorial on the existence Of q
unit Of the Reserve Ofhcers' Training
sented to the synod by eommitte,
representing the Baltimore Lutheran
Ministerial Association
1t was the opinion of the committee
that ANY educational institution in
dorsed by the church and standing for
Christian ideals and culture should be
kept free from a compromising situa-
ton in which it lays itself open to the
criticism of the church and the censure
of the friends Of peace and good will"
After heated discussion, the resolution
was lost with an almost even vote.
The following report was made by
the Committee on Moral and Social
Welfare:
I'VE cannot pass by unnetieed the
chilling and alarming Indifference on
the part of many toward moral and
spiritual realities. We note with a
heavy heart the lowering Of the morale
of many men of self-respect. We deeply
regret the low ideals of marriage held
by so many in this age of jazz. These
conceptions are truly low and heathenish
in character"
Officers Are Reelected.
Election of officers, for the ensuing
year resulted in the reelection of the
old officers; President, DR.. William A.
Wade, Baltimore; secretary, Rev. John
B. Ripley, Baltimore; treasurer, L. Rus
sell Alden, Washington; financial sec
rotary, Rev. William @. Minnick, Balti-
more. Charles E.. Orth, Baltimore, was
elected to the Executive Committee in
place Of H. Clayton Poffenberger, de-
ceased for two years, and DR.. F. r.
Wagner. Msrtinsburgi and Harry L.
Smith. Cumberland. were named for a
period of four years.
The invitation was accepted to hold
next years convention in the Church
of Our Savior. Lansdowne, Md.
Those licensed to preach were
william E. Fox, Lansdowne; Bradley T.
Gayer, Myersville: John Leroy Helm
buch, Baltimore; Leon n. Zahn, Hag-
erstown. Those for the renewal Of
licensure we're: George Gutman. Get
tysburg College; Richard @. Hoffman
and Luther Menkel. Baltimore The
following ministers were ordained: Rev.
Harold A. Ahalt. Middletown. Md,
called to Union Deposit Pa; Rev Dom
old F. Brake, Wsynesboro, Pa. to Nc
Connellsburg Pa: Rev. Paul B. Lucas,
Baltimore to Chambersburg, Pa. Rev
r. Henry Neikerk, Hagerstown. Md,
to Reigelsville. Pa, and. Rev. Luther M
Schulze, Baltimore. called to Calvary
Charge of Baltimore