Evening star., 1950-06-08
Lutheran Convention
To Act on Budget Of
S741,OOO for 1852
By Cospor Names

The Augustana Lutheran
Church will act today on a 1875:
budget totaling $741, 400.
The action will be taken as the
91st annual convention goes into
the third day of it's week long
meeting. More than 400 dele.
gates. representing the fifth larg.
est Lutheran Church body in The
country are meeting at the
Augustana Lutheran Church. '
street and New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV.
Yesterday the delegates hearc
President Truman declare there
is no reason in the world why
there should be differences be-
tween peoples
The proposed budget will allot
$427 500 to missions of the church;
$131 900 for educational needs and
$110,800 for administrative pur-
poses. Largest allotment among
the other groups receiving money
from the budget is $55. 900 for the
National Lutheran Council.
Swedish Envoy Talks.
Eric Bohemian. Swedish Ambas-
sador, today told the gathering
that it's steps toward Lutheran
unity are "a great work"
Ambassador Bohemian also told
the gathering, which has its ear
liest roots in Swedish immigrants
to the United States, that "as far
as I can judge you have not quite
forgotten the old country over
seas. You have kept the traditions
and the torch of all the heritage
which was brought over from the
old, country. For that, I, as rep
resentative of His Majesty's gov
ernment in the United States, am
deeply grateful.
The convention today passed a
resolution favoring the establish
ment of a permanent commission
seeking common hymnal and
liturgy with other Lutheran de-
nominations.
Called Unifying Force.
DR.. E. E. Ryden of Rock Island,
editor of the Augustana Lutheran
Magazine, the church's official
paper. declared. This book of
Worship will become a powerful
unifying force among Lutherans.
DIR. P. o. Bersell of Minneapolis,
president of the denomination,
today opened the Senate with the
customary chaplain's prayer.
The President took time off yes
terday to visit the convention.
HE told delegates and visitors
sYeltering in the packed church
the world contains room enough
and resources enough "for every
one to live with all Others" He
expressed the hope that peace can
be obtained based on a moral
code in which we all believe"
Leaders of Moral Forces.
I'VE are faced with tremendous
responsibilities" President Tru-
man said. 1--WE have become the
leaders of the moral forces of the
world; leaders who believe that
the Sermon on the Mount means
what it says: leaders who believe
that the law is a God-given law
under which we live, that our
traditions, have come from Moses
at Sinai and Jesus on the Mount.
I'VE are trying to live and to
act by that law" the President
declared. 1--WE have forces in the
world who do not believe in a
moral code. that even go so far as
to say that there is no Supreme
Being, that material things
are all that count. Material
things are ashes, if there is no
spiritual background for the sup
port of those material things"
Mr.. Truman said no man
is capable of filling the Presi-
dency of the United States Gin a
manner in which it ought to be
done.
"All any man can do is to do
as best he can in the interest of
all the people of the United States,
Mr.. Truman said. ''He is a servant
of all the people of the United
States. and the United States is a
servant of all the people in the
world"
Historic Actions Taken.
President Truman's talk cli-
NAKED a day in which the con-
vention took actions of historic
denomination Importance. These
were:
/. Approval, with only four dis
senting votes, of a resolution call
ing on the Augustana Lutheran
Church to join the projected Ma
tional Council of Churches of
Christ in the U. S. A. The ma
tional council, to be formed in
November at Cleveland, will merge
eight leading Protestant inter-
denominational agencies, includ-
ing the Federal Council of
Churches.
2. Unanimous approval of a res
olution advocating complete Or
ganic union" with seven other
bodies of the National Lutheran
Council. The council comprises
the United Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church
American Lutheran Church, Lu-
theran Free Church, United
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Finnish Suomi Synod and the
Danish Lutheran Church.
8. Confirmation OF motion
looking forward to the estab-
lishment of an inter-Lutheran
postgraduate seminary.
A motion protesting any KIND
of diplomatic representation al
the Vatican was among the res
olutions passed by the convention
yesterday.
The meeting also voted in favor
ofs asking church boards anC