The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1912, Page 78

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

diately after this, they received holy communion
with the other members of the congregation.

A short recess was then announced, to await the
arrival of Rey. Otho Lynn, who came here from
High Point, N. C., where in the morning he had
been installed by Prof. J. Ph. Schmidt, and now
in a Jate afternoon service was installed in Trinity
Church, Elon College, by the undersigned. May
God’s blessing rest also in future upon this flock
of Lutherans and its newly installed «pastor!

M. I.

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Meeting of Immanuel Lutheran Conference.

From August 22 to 25 the twenty-second session
of Immanuel Lutheran Conference was held in
Mount. Zion Congregation, Rocks, N. C. Private
sessions were held on ‘Thursday.

The opening sermon was preached Thursday
night by Rev. C. R. March. His text was taken
from Ezek. 34, 15. 16. ‘This service was well at-
tended. Friday night the service was conducted
by Prof. M. Lochner. ‘The speaker exhorted the
many parents that had gathered to give their chil-
dren the best treasure, a Christian education. His
remarks were based on 2 Cor. 12, 14.

Public session was opened Friday morning. ‘The
Rey. J. McDavid presided. All the members were
present except Prof. Berg and ‘Teacher E. W. Reid.
Also many delegates had arrived from the congre-
gations throughout the state.

The following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Rey. F. Ford, President; Rev. C. R.
March, Vice-President; ‘Teacher F. D. Alston, Sec-
retary and Treasurer.

Prof. F. Wahlers read a yery able paper on the

“Duties of Church-Members.” ‘This paper was con-
tinued throughout the sessions. In it the question
was answered: What Are the Duties of Church-
-members? ‘The essayist showed that, first, it was
the duty of church-members to establish the office
-of the holy ministry in’ their midst. ‘This office
should be maintained and supported. Prayers
should be offered for it that it might have free
- course. Furthermore, church-members should at-
tend regularly divine services and congregational
meetings. ‘They should use the means of grace,
the Word of God and the Sacraments. ‘The last
point dwelt upon was offertory. The members and
_delegates took hearty interest in the discussions and
therefore it was very instructive to all.

During conference we had with us as visitors
the Rey. Lauterbach, of Ridgeway, N. C., and the

“at The Rocks.

Rey. W. O. Hill, of Yonkers, N. Y. The latter
made a strong plea to the pastors and delegates to
stir up the yarious congregations towards sending
help to our treasurer for our dear old Immanuel
College. ‘The conference took action on the matter
to have it carried out.

While the attendance was good during the first
days of conference, it was exceptionally so on Sun-
day. In the morning, the local pastor, the Rey. F.
Ford, preached the confessional, his text being
Ps. 25, 18. A sermon was also preached by Prof.
J. Ph. Schmidt. His text was John 15, 1 ff. A
large number partook of the Lord’s Supper. In
the afternoon, the Rey. W. HH. Lash conducted the
service. His text was 1 Cor. 15, 58. At night,
the Rev. W. O. Hill preached from Is. 60, 1—1.
After the night service, ‘Teacher M. Carter, in the
name of Immanuel Conference, in a few well-
chosen words thanked the pastor and members of
Mount Zion congregation for the kind hospitality
shown us during our stay there. He said the hope
to return again was entertained, not so much for
the physical benefit, but rather for the spiritual
good derived from such coming together. After
the singing of “God be with you till we meet again,”
the benediction was pronounced, and Immanuel
Conference ‘closed its session to meet again, Cod
willing, in Grace Church, Concord, N. C., in 1913,

J. ALSTON.
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NOTES.

Summer Scuoois. — During the summer vaca-
tion a number of students of Immanuel College
taught summer school in congregations where no
school can be taught during. the regular school
months. John Thompson taught 21 children for
three months at Elon College; Wilfred.'Tervalon,
22 children for three months at High Point; Arthur
Berger, 35 children for two months at St. Peter’s;
Pearl Windsor, 28 children for two months at Gold
Hill; and Theodore King, 25 children for six weeks
M. L.

+ GREENSBORO, N. C.— We regret to note that

_Mr. Albert Berg, son of the President of Immanuel

College, who during the past school-year was assist-
ant teacher at the college, was operated on for ap-
pendicitis in our Lutheran Hospital at Fort Wayne,
Ind., while spending the summer up north. We
are glad to hear that the operation was quite suc-
cessful, and we wish him a speedy recovery.

M. L.