# The Lutheran Pioneer_St. Louis_1923_S75
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J.W. Fuller, opened the conference in the name of
the 'riune God. After the credentials had been
examined, the delegates were seated. The minutes

of the previous conference were read and approved.

Grace Church, Concord, N. C.

A cordial welcome address was made by Rev. F. D.
Alston, and a brief response was given by the Rev.
Fuller.. The election of officers followed. All the
old officers were reelected: Rey. J. W. Fuller, pres-
ident; Rev. J. Alston, first vice-president; Rev. J.
Hunt, second vice-president; Prof. E. Schuelke, sec-
retary; Rey. F. D. Alston, treasurer. Invitations
were sent to conference for the 1924 session from
Charlotte, Concord, and Salisbury. Salisbury’s in-
vitation was accepted. Various committees were
appointed, and routine business transacted.

Tn the afternoon, after devotional exercises, Rev.
W. 0. Hill read an instructive doctrinal paper on
‘Toyalty to the Church.” The paper was thoroughly
discussed. JLowever, it was not finished before ad-
journment. At night, after a short liturgical ser-
vice, the reading of the paper was renamed and
concluded. ‘Those who heard the paper read and
discussed were deeply impressed, and, Rev. Hill was
warmly thanked for his efforts.

Saturday morning’s sessions began at 9.30
o’clock. After the usual devotional exercises, Con-
ference proceeded to business. The program for
the next conference was arranged. The matter con-

cerning the $1,000 promised for the dormitory at
Greensboro, was brought up. Conference resolved
to have the sum raised before the end of the year.
Pastors McDavid and Alston and Professor Schuelke
were appointed to_act as steering committee and
raise the promised sum. Every comminicant mem-
ber of our conference is to be called upon for at
least one dollar. It was also resolved to ask the
congregations to send a collection along for our
conference treasury.

In the afternoon Rey. F. Foard read a well-pre-
pared paper on the “Persuasiveness of the Gospel.”
This paper was discussed at length and the author
thanked. It was resolved to encourage the various
ladies’ aid societies to form a state body and meet
at the place and time appointed for our summer
conferences.

On Sunday divine services were held in the
morning and afternoon and at night. In the morn-
ing service Holy Communion was celebrated. Rev.
F. D. Alston delivered the confessional address,
which was based on Matt. 21,9, while Rev. J. Hunt
preached the sermon from 2 Cor. 2, 8—10. He
showed that the purpose God has in sending afflic-
tion to His Christians is to make them know their
weakness and to strengthen their faith. Rey. Foard
preached in the afternoon. His text was 2 Cor.
5,19. He made it plain that the two facts which
should. move, us to be zealous in our mission-work

Bethlehem, Monroe, N. C..

are that in Christ, God is reconciled to the world,

and that God has communicated the Word of Recon-
ciliation to us. Rey. J. Alston filled the pulpit at
night. He had selected 2 Tim. 2, 5 for his text.
He brought out the fact that a ‘trie Christian is
a good soldier of Jesus Christ. Prof. J. P. Smith,