Of America "Of the Church, By the Church, For the Church" Official Call for the Tenth National Convention Albany, N. Y November 12, 13 and 14, 1912 The National Executive Committee have accepted the kind invitations of the Luther Leagues of Albany and vicinity to hold the Tenth Convention of The Luther League of America in Albany, N. Y. After conferring with the local committee, the Executive Committee has designated November 12, 13 and 14, 1912, as the time for holding the Convention. REPRESENTATION. Any society, of whatever name, connected with a Lutheran congregation or a Lutheran institution of learning, and District and State organizations whose admission shall have been recommended by the Committee on Credentials, are entitled to membership, with representation as follows: Each society admitted to membership shall be entitled to one delegate, each District League to three delegates, and each State or Territorial organization to ten delegates. Delegates to the Convention are expected and required to present properly certified credentials. Credentials should be signed by the President and the Secretary of each organization. CREDENTIALS. Credential blanks for delegates, whether from a State League, a District League, or a local society, should be secured at once by State, District, and local officers from Rev. C. K. Hunton, Statistical Secretary, Salem, Va. All credentials should be filled out in duplicate, one part being sent to Rev. C. K. Hunton, Statistical Secretary, and the other part retained by the delegate for presentation to the Credential Committee at Albany. Blank forms for credentials for delegates will be sent upon application to the Statistical Secretary, who will also furnish gratuitously the uniform statistical blanks of The Luther League of America. Credentials should be sent Mr. Hunton not later than October 30. GENERAL INFORMATION. The arrangement of the program is in charge of a sub-committee of the Executive Committee. As soon as possible announcement will be made relative to the program through THE REVIEW. The LUTHER LEAGUE REVIEW will furnish official information each month in regard to the Convention, and after the Convention will publish a Convention Number containing full reports of the proceedings. Subscriptions should be made now, and secure the pro-Convention number of THE REVIEW, and also the official Convention Report. Particulars as to hotels and other local arrangements will be furnished in due season by the local convention committee. By direction of the Executive Committee, WM. C. STOEVER, LUTHER M. KUHNS, General Secretary of the Luther League of America. President of the Luther League of America. Take a Trip to FOREIGN AMERICA ATWELVE DAY vacation cruise, $60.00 up; berth and meals included, first cabin, to HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA and ST. 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This building, like most of those in India, is all on one floor. Many weary, tired steps will thus be saved, particularly in this hot country, where every effort means enervation. This large building is 280 feet long and 112 feet deep. It is built of light gray stone, and it is intended to last many centuries, the walls being three to four feet thick. The steel gir INTERIOR VIEW OF THE SYLVANUS STALL BUILDING AT THE TIME OF DEDICATION. given a little out of much, but very much out of a little. Dr. Stall's name is not new to India. His books have been translated into many of the languages of India, and the Sylvanus Stall Woman's College is only one of his monuments in India, for there are thousands of human temples in that land who owe their regeneration to the influence of his books. Inasmuch as most of the girls went home in April for the hot season vacation, school work in the college did not begin until June 1. receptions and other innocent forms of recreation. Let each League try to make progress, during the autumn and winter. This can be done by better work, better systems, and by extending the work to others. One of the most practical and useful ways of sustaining the interest of all is by means of a reunion of the workers now and then. W BY GILES SCHUMANN ITH Albany as the Mecca of 1912 for the Luther Leaguers, interest is naturally aroused in this beautiful city. Albany is one of the oldest of the permanent settlements THE CAPITOL, ALBANY. made in the United States by Europeans. As early as 1610 the Dutch navigators came up the Hudson, or as the Indians had christened it, the Shat-te-muc, and built trading houses to traffic in furs with the various Indian tribes. In 1614 Albany was founded by a Hollander who erected a stockade fort on an adjacent island; shortly afterward a freshet of unparalleled violence carried off the buildings. It was in 1614 that Fort Willemstadt was built on the hill near the site of the present Capitol. In 1623 the Dutch West India Company erected a fort on a spot near what is now known as Steamboat Square, and called it Fort Orange in honor of the Prince who then presided over the Netherlands. In 1664 the little village was known as Albany. The main interest centers in Albany as the capital of the Empire State. A description of the building which has become world famous may not be amiss. The square on which the Capitol stands contains 7.84 acres. The building itself is 300 by 400 feet and covers a little over three acres. It is constructed of solid granite and has cost about $25,000,000. The eastern approach is the main one and extends out from the building a distance of 166 feet. The executive chambers are on the second floor. The main room is 60 by 40 feet. The walls are wainscoted with mahogany to a height of 15 feet and covered between this and the ceiling with hangings of Spanish leather. Upon the walls hang the portraits of many Governors of the State. Passing through a corridor of columns we reach the Senate Chamber. In richness and variety of its decorations it is equaled only by the famous St. Mark's Cathedral, of Venice. The walls are of Knoxville marble, and in places paneled with Mexican onyx. A gold paneled frieze is carried around the upper part of the room and the ceiling is framed in massive carved beams of oak. The Assembly Chamber is without doubt the grandest legislative chamber in the world. Four great pillars, 4 feet in diameter, of red granite, sustain the largest groined stone arch in the world, the keystone being 56 feet from the floor. No one feature of the Capitol has caused more comment than the pictures on the north and south walls of this chamber. The great western staircase is one of the most beautiful in the world. The carvings are exceedingly elaborate and beautiful. It is lighted by an immense glazed dome at the top and also by 2,400 incandescent lights. It cost upwards of $2,000,000. |