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Sylvanus Stall College

Building Dedicated at Guntur, India, April 10, 1912

The Sylvanus Stall Woman's College, in Guntur, India, was dedicated on April 10, 1912, with most interesting services.

India is second only to China in population. With its area in square miles equaling only about half of that of our own land, it has a dense swarming population of people, numbering nearly 300,000,000.

Guntur, the scene of this school's dedica

and modernness of construction. 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

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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.

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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.

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The tower is 202 feet high and divided into twelve stories, for the storing of records. In the Common Council chamber is a very valuable collection of portraits of the Governors of the State. The original city charter, granted July 22, 1686, by "Thomas Dongan, Lieutenant and Governor of the Province of New York and Dependencies in America under his most sacred Majesty James II," may be seen at the Mayor's Office.

To the left is the State Hall, built in the Greek style of architecture. Its classic front, with its great white columns of stone and the

THE CITY HALL, ALBANY. deep portico, reminds one of the pictures of Greek temples. From an architectural standpoint this building is considered one of the three most nearly perfect in the country. It is used as headquarters for several of the State departments.

At the foot of the hill on which the Capitol stands is the Government Building, a granite structure in which are found Federal offices and courts, Post Office, United States Weather Bureau, offices of the Surveyor of Customs.

Proceeding due west from the Capitol we reach the State Armory. Its drill shed is 170 by 240 feet. The armory is headquarters of the Tenth Infantry, N. G. N. Y., and Troop B, cavalry. In the basement is a mess hall, with a seating capacity of 400 and a fully equipped kitchen. Proceeding due south we come upon a different house of discipline-the penitentiary, located in the center of a park of 12 acres. Once quite a noted prison, containing 650 cells, it has had confined within its walls many Federal and State prisoners, including

those under life sentence. Now used only as a county and city prison for short term prisoners. We are hoping that it may soon give place to a university, if rumor is to be credited.

Although first in war and first in peace, yet Albany has been slow in erecting what almost every other place of any size has done-a monument to her brave men who fought for their country. But before the convention meets in November, one of the finest monuments will have been unveiled at one of the entrances of Washington Park. Its 50 feet of bas-relief will contain over forty figures of soldiers and various arms of service and batteries of horses in life size.

The Nation, a heroic bronze figure 9 feet high, represented as having risen, bearing a sword as the symbol of war and palms as the symbol of peace. Back of her, to the right and left, in bas-relief, are infantry, soldiers and marines, with their equipment, marching forth to her defense. Across the back of the monument are shown infantry and cavalrymen in readiness for the onslaught. At the west end of the memorial is "Victory," advancing regardless of the wounds and death, and at the east end the figure of "Peace" places a laurel wreath upon stacked arms, upon which the eagle, as the emblem of the reunited union, alights.

We have given you hastily a glimpse of Albany on its governmental side. Next time on its educational.

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-St. John's German Lutheran Church, Reading, Pa., Rev. J. J. Kuendig, D. D., pastor, recently received from the German Empress a gift of a chalice, heavily gold plated, to commemorate the semi-centennial of the church's founding and the pastorate of Dr. Kuendig, which event was observed more than a year ago.

-The agitation in Saxony and other parts of Germany in behalf of a magnificent Lutheran building in the Catholic stronghold of Rome, begun by the Gustaf Adolph Frauenverein, has resulted in the gathering of sufficient funds to assure the structure. In addition to the gift of money, the historic Lutheran cities have pledged beautiful memorials for the decoration and furnishing of the church. Eisleben, where Luther was born and baptized, presents a magnificent baptismal basin; Erfurt, where Luther was ordained to the priesthood, presents an altar; Magdeburg gives a monumental pulpit; and Wittenberg furnishes three great and magnificent bells. It is said that the Roman Catholic Church is far from appreciating this great gift of German Lutheranism to the city from the power of whose Pontiff Luther wrested such a large part of the Christian world.

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Preliminary Meeting at Detroit, June 23, 24 and 25

N February the Detroit League of Lutheran

Young People (now a year old) requested its extension committee to work for a State organization. As the results, a convention

was called for June 23, 24 and 25.

On Sunday afternoon, June 23d, a mass meeting of local churches was held in Messiah Lutheran Church, corner of Toledo avenue and West Grand boulevard, Rev. A. Homrighaus, pastor.

Rev. Mr. Homrighaus conducted the opening services and Miss Ruth Homrighaus rendered a vocal solo. The address was delivered by Rev. Luther M. Kuhns, general secretary of the Luther League of America.

Monday Evening

The opening session of the convention was held Monday evening, in Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, corner of Melbourne and Oakland avenues, Rev. A. M. Sappenfield, pastor. The vesper services were in charge of the pastor. The address of welcome was given by Harry Feldman, president of the Luther League of Christ Church, to which response was made by Rev. B. O. Steffensen, pastor of the First English and Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Muskegon. This was followed by an anthem rendered by the choir of Christ Church. The convention address was delivered by Rev. Luther M. Kuhns. The session ended with the closing service and the singing of the Luther League Rally Hymn. All delegates and friends adjourned to the Sunday school rooms of the church, which were beautifully decorated in the Luther League colors. Here followed an informal reception, refreshments were served and the Sunday School Orchestra furnished music and Mr. Anderson rendered a solo.

Tuesday Morning

The opening services were in charge of Rev. J. S. Blank of Jefferson Avenue Lutheran Church. Mrs. G. Sales rendered a solo. This was followed by a business session, Mr. O. H. Bardo in charge. Miss E. Helwig was elected secretary pro tem. A short time was taken for the registration of all present. Seven societies were represented.

The subject of State organization was thoroughly discussed by pastors and delegates and it was decided that we were not ready to take definite steps towards a State organization but that "A committee of five be appointed by this convention whose purpose it shall be to ascertain, by correspondence, visitation and other methods, of the Young People's Societies in connection with the Lutheran churches in the State of Michigan the prospects of organizing these societies in a State work and that a convention for this purpose shall be called, in the judgment of the committee, when they shal

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