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?
al JmBera
A Year of Excellent Progress
,Tha eighth .annual conven'ilon of
tte 'ATistx^a,n:IjUther Tj&zgup:QXSSW^
Friday morninf: with . l>ivine (service,
pf- ijngipiiy Rev, 'it.-'WinSei; Wasfa.
•^nvered the 5^u£rural-sermon ?.; c^esing
asrliis iert 1 Eing, 2,
iarging ;: on,,the Iheme, "The Opportunities.
of iie J>eaguers: firstly,.'To,he
strong,' secondly, . 'To 3ic<® ihe
charge of the Lord', 1 anid thirdly.-; 'To
walk"
Holy toiniiuniqn
was partaken of, at which Rev. O.
Norke, Sydney, jvas 'ehj^piain.
••-.";'• yrrtST SESSION
--The -erst session was opened , on
Friday afternoon 'by Rev. O. Noskc
with.song and prayer. After the local
pastor. Rev.- Ph. Rudolph, hadi weir,
corned all. attending, on behalf of the
"JinBera society, the president (Rev.
W. Noske, HenijO extended an official
welcome, particularly to ithose -who
had come from the far corners of tiho
State",. ah<t'. a3sb. to Revs. C. and. 35.
Zweck, - South Australia. The following
appointments were; made:! Minute
secretaries,-Messrs. A. H. Eckermaxix
and A. Schlunke; Press; Mr. C. Pagenstechert
"Tlie Monitor," Rev. P; G.
StreJan; ."Lutheran" and "Walther,
League Messenger," Miss V. Appelt;:
election committee, Messrs. A.: Klein,
E. O. Sclilunke and S. W. Grosser.
Greetings were read -from Rev. O.
B. Thiele (Horshaan, Vic.), president
Australian Luther League; Itev. C.
Hoop ma nn, president South Australia
distridt; "Rev. J. Darrow, president:
Victoria -district; Rev. Dr. Janzow,:
general president Australian Lutherau
Church; Professor Winkler, Concordia
College, Adelaide; Rev. Th.
Lutze, editor "Monitor"; -Revs. S".
Blaess and G. Barkin, South Austra--
lia, and the Adelaide Luther Society.'
*. isnnBica^Bfsaio REPoaxs..;.
The chairmkn. (Rev. W. Noske)
,^,'jvc his presidential report, which
disclosed that the N.S.W. district embraces
13' societies with a . membership
of 413, and .that the general
-league .consisted ,-qf : SS societies, totalling
2225 meanbers,. an increase,of
20 societies q.ndCOO mepilbers during
tlie last triennial period. All societies
in the N.S.W. district wero fully represented
at the '^convention .at the
rate of, one-delegate ..to, every 10:
members or part thereof. . ..
,Rev.. M. Winkler, secretary, executive
, committee, gave his report .covering
.the year 1934,. which touched
qn broadcasting:, lantern slide bureau,
oratorial contests, application for admission
into the league hy the TTngarie
society,,.etc. The cjiairinan reported
on the activities of.the Australian
Luther .League, including. two
league . ^scholarships . available this
J'oar, Luther league rally song,. lantern
slides, advisability of opening q
mission in. Xew Gnlrea., .and..other
matters. XIic treasurer's, .report AIs-
closed a credit ,of £4S. 31/9.. ,"
ORATOItlfiX, COXTESI .
The keenest interest was evinced ®y
a. ..packed .house where - an .oratorial
contest took place In the School of
Arts ha'll in the evening, The chairman,
Rev. W. Noske, introduced the
adjudicators. Rev. W. .Le-limann, Gllgandra;
and Mr. D.. ^Hajgiie, solicitor,,
Albury, and announced "-that . the following:
.competitors, competed: Mr. C.
Ilohnbery, Fonbes Sbciety,- oil "The
Unemployed .Problem";'' Mr. .A. T.
Zweck, Heaty Society,:on. "The .Dangers
.of Ambition'';: Mr. R. Saizke,
Henty Society,-on "Selfishness"; Mr.
B. Lindiner, ..Burruinibuttock ^Society,:
on "Contentment"; Mr. O. Gro<Sh,
Gerogery -Society, on "Tho "Wheat-,
growers* Troubles"; Miss T. Sclimidt,
Jindera Society, .on "Procrasttoation,"
and Mr. G. Nickel, -A|bnry->7'o<a.<>lii» i
Society, jin . "The Crime of Poverty." •
. The. ^adjudicators, after summingup,
uonsratnlated .the competitors.
their" achievements in general, and
for their benefit pointed out where
they lost points. Miss Thelma
Schmidt had done excellently, and
with 91 out of a possible 100 points,
had won the contest. Closely following
her with 90 points was Mr. Rowland
Salzke, who had also done very
well. . Third place was filled by Mr.
Gerhard ...Nickel .with S2.. points.
MmaA : ranch aspplause tlie .chairman
presented Miss Schmidt with the
handsome silver league cup and Mr.'
Salzlie with a. ib.oqk order.. The cup
is to.be held for. 12 montiis, .It.was:
last ...year., also won . for , the Jindetw
Society . by.. Mr,. Goidie .Schmidt.. :
Tlie orations ,were ihterspersefd by
the .following items, rendered by members
of the -Jindera Society: Instrumental-trio,-.
Misses E. :and T. and G.
Schmidt; vocal solo, Mrs. E. Brlesei
juggling," Mr. W. Miller (twice); dialogue,
Misses. S. Pagensteeher, M.
Sclnnidt and Mr. Al. Schmidt.
A vote of thanlts to the adjudicators
-was. .carried "by ..acclamation.
•Mr. Hague arid Rev. Lehmann responded,
the former remarking, that
the correct English, outlined. , : in this
society's .organisation had .also struck
him on former occasions. .
,, SBCONI) SESSION .
The second session was opened
Saturday . morning.; with hymn and
prayer hy .the, chaplain. Rey,.
G.enrgq was,, appointed minute secretary
in place of Mr. Eckermanri, who
could not Ibe present. The following
resolution .was -earned:. ".That a container
ibe -provided for. the .lantern,
and that the slides (be secular combined
with some religious, views."
,An .-essay, was, read by .Rev.
Zweck, South.. .Australia, on,. "The
Sins of. the Tongue,", witli particular
reference to the Eighth Commandment.
The ..essayist enlarged on..the
following .points: ,(1). "The prevalenc
of their sins calling, in language as
witness. to. this fact'?;-. ;(2) "What is
forbidden -by the Eighth:.Command
ment?" (4) "What is enjoined In "Hie
Eighth .Commandment?"; (5)
exhortation .to .nuard.our lips, arid'to
wsa our..tongue aright.". The essay
provoked much discussion.
•THIRD SESSION
,- Tlie-,third session was opened iby
the chairman• with, prayer • iii:..the
afternoon. It was decided that, money
matters in .-connection with -tihe schol-.
ansliip be f urther/considered, and societies
io do what was their duty.;
that |he,Snove to, establish.lie proposed
mission in New ' Guinea *be supported,
Rev. Zweck concluded, his
essay 'and. was- • accorded, a vote of
tlianlcs. . Mr. .W... Miller reported on
the southern zone, comprising.., tthe
Jindera. Albury, Wodonga, Burrumr
buttocjc,. Gerogery. arid , Henty sqciei
ties, and its activities during the iast
12 montiis. . Rev. M. Winkler report
ed 011 the activities of tlie publicity
committee during 1934. The treasurer
(Mr. 0, B. lange) gave further
c
regarding., the, balance N
sheet. "' All' reports were received." Pti
.The fbllowirig motions-: were-carried:
Tliat the regular systemaUc
Bible, reading, as recommendea "by
tlte "general cbnvenflbri, Ibe. re-afflrined
by this distiipt; (2) OTiatthe-district
cony'eritibn jri future be held -in-Sejptember
if -possible, and no convention
be held when tile general convention
takes place; (3y Tliat matters,!*!, conne'ciiori
with the district lantern toe
controlled, by Rev. M. Winkler; 04)
That Coribor^ia Seminary students Ibe
debarred from competing in lihe oratoriai
contest"; (o) Thai the holding
of inter-State oratorial con-tests -be
favored', and that -more than one
speaker from each State district be
allowed to eoriipete;-. (6) That Rey. .P.
Sireiari be nominated asiN.S.Wdistribt
editor for.tlie "Moiniitor";-(T)
That tlie. executive committee ajct • in
tlie matter of .having short story contests
introduced - in coiiriebfion witli
league; conventions.. A • - report
Christmas Seals by Rev. "Winkler was
received! -••- .. . ^ --.
OFTIOERS ELECTED ;
Tlie-follbiwlng office-bearers for .the
ensuing .period- were elected: President;.
Rev. W. Nbske,. Henty;.-;; vicepresident,.,Rev.
Ph. Rudqiplh, Albury;
secretary, Rev. M.^Wirt(der, "miggf;
treasurer, Mr^iOy S; Lange". Herity;
executive committee, Rev. JCh, Harmis.,
Biirrumbuttopk, .Miss F, Kliiige, Albury,.
Mr.;.A.,Zw^cic, Henity; ipre^ident
and .secretary >ex oilicio; -.auditors,
•s. P,..H. Paeeh and p. >O....W,
Bartsch, Henty.. ; Votes .of, .thanks
were passed to . tihe retiring ofltcials, to
the Jindera Society as hosts to the
convention,, to . Rev., Rudolph,, to the
minute .secretaries, .to.- the.,bell steward,
and to the entertainers, .at the
o-ra-torial contest. The session was
closed by the.chaplain with the.: :Doxology,
theiLord's Prayer and biessiri;
MXSSIOIf KAIiY. ...
. A mission" rally,was belji yesterday-
Visitors were .-ipresent.-Tfrorii .ail parts
of the State .and from Victoria and
e South...Australia: -,The .morning, service
was: conducted by Rev. A., ,Wuridersita,
lieeton, who . delivered the
Rerinon based on .the Epistle to the
Galicians. ch.. 6, .v. 7-S. . His theme
"Spiritual Sowing" was enlarged on,
firstly, "Sowing to. the .Flesh," and,
secondly, "Sowing to tlie Spirit."
collection was taken up for mission
purposes.- . . -.r-
. The first speaker at tihe afternoon
service, was -Rev. E. N. .Zweck, Broken
Hill. He chose as his texit J. Gorlnthians,
ch.- G, v. .20, and 1 spoke :ori the
theme,'.'Two great Facts which,, you
as ..Luther" Laymen shoiild always re
memJier".—iflrstly, ."That . yqu ,/are
nought, with a Price," and, secondly,
"That you should glorify God in your
lives." .Theisecond .speaker,..was the
Rev. C. E. Zweck, Glenelg, South Aus
teilia. Jlis-text was taken -from llaitiiew,-.
ch. -9,.;.v,. 35r38. . The. theme
"dhrist's ..Mission .Appeal" was .. explained—firstly,<
"The delploralble condition,
of the Multitudes";. secondly,
'-'inie,Lalck «f £<alborfirs,'.' and, 'thirdly,
$Bgfr stliis hb: gupplled.',', A
mission collection was again taken
up, and a EiftBtaattal ^wn i$aUsetl.
$