Evening star., 1946-10-10
Brotherhood Sunday
Proposed for 0ct. 70
lin Lutheran Churches
By cospor Names
Star STAFF Correspondent

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churches throughout the country
will be asked to observe october 90
as BROTHERHOOD Sunday, Earle W..
Bader, executive secretary Of the
Lutheran Brotherhood, told the 18th
biennial convention OF the United
Lutheran Church today. The con-
vention, meeting at the Cleveland
Music Hall, will close tomorrow.
Mr.. Bader reported $1,000 menu
bers in 1000 groups were connected
with the Lutheran Brotherhood. The
committee for the Luther League of
America. the youth organization Of
the church, announced that its
membership totaled 1892.
The convention today selected
Philadelphia as the site of the l948
meeting. Des Moines, Iowa, and
Seattle, Wash, both entered bids as
the meeting place of the church
body for the 1850 convention.
Closer Action Proposed.
Two of the church's groups. the
Luther League of America and the
Women's Missionary Society, pre-
saged closer action among Lutheran
Church bodies by proposing they
meet with similar organizations at
future gatherings. The Luther
League proposed that its 194o con-
vention be held simultaneously with
those of other Lutheran youth
groups Of the National Lutheran
Council. The Women's Missionary
Society also advocated that its 1947
ASSEMBLY be held at the same time
as those of other women's groups in
the National Lutheran Council. The
proposals will be acted on tonight.
Thomas p. Hickman, vice presi-
dent of the City Bank of Wash
ington and president of the Luth-
eran Laymen's Movement for Stew
ardship, last night outlined that or
ganizations four-point program for
1947.
This program will include greater
efforts to explain the purpose of the
movement to all groups in the
church. to encourage more frequent
visits of members to prospective
members, to raise the level of giving
throughout the church and to in
crease the resources of the organiza-
ton.
Budget Is Approved.
A budget of $2,75O,O00 for the
church for 1947-48 was approved by
the convention yesterday. This Is
approximately $250,O00 more than
was appropriated for each of the
past two years. Among the items
to be allocated for the 1947-48 period
are $4,000 for the Board of For
eign Missions, $3.50. 900 for the Board
of American Missions, $274 600 to
the Board Of Pensions and Relief
and $200, 900 to the Board of Educa-
ton.
The United Lutheran Church in
America now has q membership of
1.810,076 persons, DR.. Walter n.
Greever, chairman Of the Committee
on Church Statistics, told the con-
vention last night. The report
showed the denomination has 1858
congregations and 1888 pastors, with
church property valued at $l69, ,513,-
452. There were 23,o51 members
baptized during 1s45, the report
noted.
A recommendation presented by
the Rev. l.. Ralph Tabor, pastor Of
Luther Place Memorial Church In
Washington, that the church men,
bers unite daily at 7 pm. in a fel-
lowship Of prayer for Divine guild
|ance in the achievement Of goalS,
and the maintenance of standards"
was passed yesterday by the meet
ing.
Leader in Reconstruction.
The Lutheran Church has been
setting the pace for the other Prot
estant churches in helping to recon-
struct the war-torn countries of
Europe, DR.. Samuel M. Cavert of
New York. executive secretary Of
the Federal Council Of Churches of
Christ in America. last night told
the convention.
The program of reconstruction
and relief In Europe Is not merely
one Of relief but one Of relief plus
Christian Witness DR.. Cavert as
serted. He declared the church
must not remain quiet or divided
in the face of issues confronting the
world. The Federal Council of
Churches, he continued, is an in
strument of Protestant churches to
be used in the social, political and
international life of the nations.
DR.. F Eppling Reinartz, chairman
of the Commission to the Federal
Council, of Churches, noted in his
report that an Office had been estab-
lished by the Council In Washington.
The staff will aid the denominations
on information regarding pending
Legislation, Government directives
and in other related matters.
Survey of animals used by the
city of johannesburg, South Africa,
shows that mules get II pounds OF