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Philadelphia District.

-The Luther League of the Church of the Holy Communion was reorganized on Tuesday evening, May 21, with 35 members. The following officers were elected: President, F. C. Leupola; vice-president, Louise Himmelreich; secretary, R. M. Keller; and treasurer, Florence Fischer.

Northeastern District.

-The semi-annual convention of the Luther Leagues of the Northeastern District was held, on Thursday, May 23, 1912, in Holy Trinity Church, Scranton, and was attended by a large delegation, consisting of 70 pastors and delegates and 15 visitors.

The morning session opened at 10 o'clock, with Rev. C. C. Miller, of Honesdale, in charge of the opening services. The session was devoted to the regular routine of business. The first topic, "What Are We Doing for Our Confirmants?" was discussed by Prof. J. J. Koehler, of St. Jo..n's League, Honesdale. The discussion which followed occupied so much time that the second topic could not be treated until the afternoon session. The ladies of the church served dinner in the basement of the church.

The afternoon session opened at 2 o'clock, with Rev. J. A. Bender, of Scranton, in charge of the devotional services. The topic which was laid over from the morning session was taken up, "What Are We Doing for the Stranger?" This was assigned to St. Mark's League, Scranton, and was discussed by Miss Augusta Barth. Rev. George Drach, of Philadelphia, made remarks.

The third and last topic was assigned to St. Peter's League, of Pittston. It was, The Luther League Topics," treated ably by Mr. J. P. Kuschel. A very interesting discussion followed.

The delegates to the national convention, at Albany, to be held November 12, 13, 14, are as follows: Rev. L. D. Ulrich, Wilkesbarre; P. Walter Banker, State president, Wilkesbarre. Alternates, A. O. Kleeman, Esq., Wilkesbarre; J. P. Kuschel, Pittston.

The officers of the District League are: President, John Griener, Scranton; vice-president, George Ripple, Honesdale; recording secretary, Sophia Ecker, Wilkesbarre; corresponding secretary, Violet R. Schmaltz, Pittston; treasurer, Martin Rau, Wilkesbarre; statistician, Carl Meinck, Scranton.

The evening session opened at 7.30 o'clock, with Rev. J. Fred Stolte, of Gouldsboro, Pa., in charge of the opening vesper services. The address of the evening was delivered by Rev. Nathan R. Melhorn, Philadelphia, his subject being "Lutheranism and Americans."

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York District.

-The Luther League of Wrightsville is growing in numbers and spiritual strength. On June 23 a birthday party was given the president of the League, Mr. Caleb Drenning. The members of the Luther League gave him a handkerchief shower. He received seventy-eight handkerchiefs, and the children of the society presented him with twenty-eight carnations, one for each year. These gifts were a true index of the high regard in which Mr. Drenning is held. To him the Luther League largely owes its success.

The evening of June 30 was devoted to a patriotic meeting. The church was tastefully decorated with Luther League colors. The entire service was conducted by young men. A chorus of twelve young men sang.

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-The semi-annual business meeting of the Luther League of Stoughton was held in the Sunday school room of the church, in April. The following officers were elected: President, Helmer Swenson; vice-president, Gilda Midtbon; secretary, Minda Johnson; treasurer, Louis Rutlin. Other business of importance was then transacted, after which refreshments were served and a social time was had. On the evening of May 10 this Luther League gave its annual reception to the confirmation class. This is an annual event in the League, when the newly confirmed are invited to become members of the League and given an idea what Luther League work is. An excellent address was given by Secretary L. M. Kuhns, who was at that time visiting Wisconsin Leagues. The address was very interesting and instructive.

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4-Thursday, 136th anniversary, of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. 7-Fifth Sunday after Trinity. 14-Sixth Sunday after Trinity. 21-Seventh Sunday after Trinity. 25-St. James' Day.

28-Eighth Sunday after Trinity.

Interesting events of July: I (1863), the battle of Gettysburg begun. 2 (1881), the attack upon President Garfield. 3 (1775), Washington took command of the American army; (1898), Cervera's fleet destroyed at Santiago, Cuba. 4 (1519), Luther's disputation with John Eck at Leipsic. 6 (1373), birth and (1415) burning of John Huss. 13 (324), defeat of Licinius at Adrianople, by Constantine. 14 (1789), outbreak of the French Revolution. 15 (1622), first Lutherans arrive in New York. 19 (1870), opening of the FrancoGerman War. 21 (1861), the first battle of Bull Run. 27 (1866), the Atlantic telegraph completed.

Interesting little papers could be prepared upon these subjects, if each is referred to some writer. These could be read during the meetings by their authors.

HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

It is wise to memorize as much as possible the best selections of sacred prose or poetry that we can find.

It is excellent practice to recite these at meetings of the League. This will give us confidence and suggest to our minds many beautiful and useful thoughts, for after years during life.

In committing a thought to memory, do it thoroughly. Do not be satisfied with partly perfect knowledge, but be able to quote it exactly. There is great advantage in having a League note book, so that, if you meet a good idea or helpful hint, you can jot it down and refer to it at any time.

Always have your preparations ready, if possible, at least one day in advance of the meeting of the Juniors.

It is always well to observe the seasons and days of the year, if we can. The Harvest Festival may be held appropriately at any time during the summer. The Reformation and Home Mission cause are usually connected

with October 31. Thanksgiving is appointed by the President on the last Thursday of the old church year.

THE SAFE AND SANE FOURTH IDEA.

It is impossible to tell how much good has been accomplished by the celebration of our national birthday in a wise and careful way. The money that could be literally burned, the precious lives, eyes and hands that might have been destroyed, and the valuable property that would have been ruined, are being saved more and more every year. Now that we have fine picture shows and many other suitable forms of real enjoyment, we can easily afford to lay aside the Chinese firecracker, the dangerous revolver and the deafening dynamite bomb, and apply ourselves to better things.

It is only after toil and real effort that true rest can be said to come. In order to have a true and noble Christian life we must have clean thoughts to begin with.

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Boys and girls, pray do not spoil or mutilate a church book by writing in it, tearing out its leaves, or bending over the corner of a leaf. "Don't put off a bit of work. Do it now! For it will not pay to shirk. Do it now! If you want to fill a place, And be useful in the race, Simply try your work to face.

Do it now!”
-Farrington.

"All passions are good if we master them." -Rousseau.

"To be just and kind to all living beings is the sum of human duty. To be good and do good is the gist of religion."-Dohony.

If Christ, the Son of God, is life everlasting, then to accept and confess Christ is to possess the life everlasting. All that we need is faith; a faith that is proven by works.

Book Reviews

The Wartburg Publishing House, 623 South Wabash avenue, Chicago, have published "A Token of Your Confirmation," a booklet corresponding to their previous baptismal and marriage booklets. It is most tastefully decorated and contains, in addition to pages for certificate and memory verse, matter which is suggestive to confirmants. We commend it to pastors. The price is 25 cents; $2.40 per dozen. It is also published with German text.

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Luther League of Indiana

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Reparation and character are similar in many reand dissimilar in many. The two cling together we cannot have one without the other and each is continually influencing the other. Both develop as our other physical and spiritual powers grow and are essential necessities in making a complete man. Both are continually exposed to the material influences, leading first in one direction and then in another.

But reputation and character do not always work in unison. Reputation is dependent entirely upon thysical factors, while character is dependent upon spiritua! factors. A man's reputation is what people think him to be. It is the world's estimation of him. Every one is at liberty to judge it. It may be good in the sight of some and entirely different in the sight of others. It may be bettered or damaged, as the case may be, by certain frivolous affairs that in the end have no significant value. But such is not the ca-e with character. A man's character is his real moral condition. It is the light in what his Creator views him. No earthly being can penetrate into its very secrets nor judge as to his real condition. We may have our opinions concerning it, but we cannot utter them with the assurance of exactness. It is myst -riously developed by the secret words, thoughts and deeds that we ourselves are responsible for, whether they be for good or evil. We alone have the power of forming our characters. If we harm them it is due to ou own misdoings only and not to those of others. Thus we begin to see that character is the more important of the two. Yet a man's reputation is ve v necessary and must not be overlooked. Our action and associates influence the nature of it. liminary steps to success that we take depend entirely on the world's estimation of us. When we se a rosition we have to be referred to some acquaintance for a recommendation before we will be accepted. However, character may destroy re utato but reputation can never destroy character.

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But the question arises. how are we to obtain a good character and how are we to tell when we really have obtained such high ideals? In the first place We must have a thorough knowledge of nature, we must un lerstand life in its true light. Then it is that We can see human sinfulness and strive to reform it with some telligence. This in turn can be done by gang a thorough knowledge of the Bible and obting a tru conception of its meaning. Many lessons are taught throughout His Word which informs us of the manner to live. The petitions set forth are Lumerous, we read them and hardly realize that they rave bearing on our topic. The task seems hard to accomplish. but we see that it is our foremost duty of life to obtain and preserve the highest good. Creator demands such duties from us and our own natures yearn for them. Many obstacles may confront us in such a pursuit, but we can always find a means overcore them. Discouragement may press hard on all sides, but if our efforts are sustained with sincore and faithful zeal the results of our labors cannot be hidden, and the victory be faithfully won.

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Then followed a discussion of the topic by various delegates present.

Seventh Session

The vesper services of the last session of the convention was conducted by Mr. J. T. Frank Laughner, Whitestown. After a beautiful anthem by the choir, Rev. Luther M. Kuhns, general secretary of the Luther League of America, Omaha, Neb., gave the address for the evening on "Making Good."

After singing the grand old rally hymn the session adjourned. Thus ended one of the most successful conventions of the State of Indiana.

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