The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-07
Synod Fellowship Admits 10 Pastors
United LHA ssan's 18th Annual Convention to Open
 Monday Evening in Buffalo, NY.

| thought of the delegates on Christian work needed and possible in the immediate aree Of the Synd, In the United States, In this hem- isphere and throughout the world.
 ~The war has curbed our activities in some directions" said pr. Trexler in q New York Statement, "but it has not removed the need or the possibility of Christian work. We be- lleve that what we can bring about by thought, discussion and action in Ruffalo will be of interest to the 4,- 7b8OO0 Lutherans of the United States, the iB2,300 os Canada, the $50, 900 of South America, and to all those millions of Lutherans in the occupied and unoccupled countries fo Europe who are much in our minds and whnno we help whenever possible"
 The wide work of the Synod Wlli be reported by the Home Missions Committee, which is under the sue pervision of the Board of American Missions of the United Lutheran Church in America, with the Rev. Dr. Paul Andrew Kirsch, c member Of the Synod, acting as assistant ex- ecutive secretary; the Foreign Mis- sions Committee Chairman, the Rev. clifford II. Eichner, pastor of Holy Trinity, Elmtra, N. Y.), the Social Missions Committee (chatr- man, the Rev. Arthur Herbert, M. A., Holy Trinity, East Orange, N. J) the Luthre League Committee (chair- man, the Rev. William Long Dowler, M. A., pastor of the Church of the Redeemer, Rochester, N. Y.) and the Committee on Women's Missionary Society Chairman, the Rev& Frank IT. Simmer, pastor of St. Marks, Canapoharie, N. Y9. A new method of reaching young people Is through the Children of the church organ ization; Mrs. c. A. Davis, of Christ Church, Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, reports the formation of i66 such groups, This links up with the wider program of released time from pulp lie schools for religious education, in which the Rev. Dr. Paul c. White, Synodical Secretary, and the Rev. George R. F. Tamke, pastor, St. Johns, Union City, N. J., have bean active. One of the recommendation of the Committee on Parish Educa- ton Chairman, the Rev. Hugo l., Dressler, Atonement, Buffalo, N. Y.) Is that Synod again urge all pas- tors and congregations, wherever possible, to undertake the develop ment of week-day schools of religion in their communities, taking full advantage of the New York State law concerning released time for re. ligious edudcation.'
 Through the committees of the Synod, which function ell the year round" said Dr. Trexler, "the far flung work of hte Synod Is carried on, At home and abroad the Chris tan Way of Life is made real to men, This is an age of five-year plans, but Christian planning pro. ceedS through the centuries. If we must have 6 Synodical Five-Year Plan, 1t would be well to bring again to men the dynamic Christianity re- discovered by Martin Luther through his study of St. Augustine. No better celebration could we have In 'lD40 when the 400th an. niverSary Of Luther's death occurs"
 Ten new pastors win be received into the fellowship of the Synod on Tuesday afternoon. There are ten candidates for ordination ct the service to be held Wednesday eve. hing, and those who have received calls to churches will be ordained.