pastor, has purchased a beautiful chandelier for the Church auditorium. The Church building recently underwent repairs, and was newly furnished throughout. A new Mollër organ was purchased, half the cost being donated by Mr. Andrew Carengie. A parsonage will be built this Summer. Northwestern Pennsylvania Central The next convention of the Central Luther League of Northwestern Pennsylvania will be held at Erie on August 18-20. The present officers are: Pres., W. L. Berst; vice-pres., Rev. I. O. Baker: treas., W. S. Vollmer; sec.. Miss Zoe Hirt, 1016 Wayne street, Erie. ILLINOIS --The ninth annual State Convention of the Luther League of Illinois will be held in Chicago. The date selected is from September 3 to 6, inclusive. It is the plan to begin on Thursday evening, and close on Sunday afternoon with a grand rally. The theme for the convention's discussion is "The Lutheran Opportunity in America." With the great open doors for mission work awaiting our Church, it is the desire to stir up the Lutheran young people of this State to a deeper sense of their responsibility and a fuller conception of the privileges which are theirs. To this end an opening sermon will be preached by the Rev. M. W. Ham ma. D. D., president of the Board of Home Missions of the General Synod. Baltimore, Md. On Friday evening there will be three meets ings held in the three parts of the city, two addresses to be delivered at each. At the grand ray on Sunday afternoon addresses will be delivered by the Rev. Prof. E. G. Lund D. D. of Minneapolis, Minn., and Rev. Luther M. Kules our general secretary, of Omaha, Neb. In addition to those "big" meetings, the day sessions w" be devoted to a discussion of what ne are done, and what we are doing, as a Church in America, n two addresses: "The Pest and Its Lesson Rev. Peter Peterson Gelesburg: The Present and Its Inspiration," Rer. H. C. Hahn. Superintendent of Missions T. X. C. Fece City. Ia It is further planned Letve Toptes" and other practic the sassin! work Frezy by the young people. On Wednesday afternoon Rev. F. W. Meyer spoke on the "Power and Possibility of Lutheranism." In the evening two excellent addresses were heard. Rev. D. F. Thomas spoke on the subject, "Working and Praying." and Rev. Paul B. Holtgreve on Lutherans and Missions." The association determined at this convention to do some special work during the coming year in the support of work being done in Peoria by the synodical home missionary committee. Individual societies are to be urged to contribute toward the support of this work. Officers elected for the year are: Pres., Miss Katherine Harms: sec., Miss Alma Stein; treas., Mr. Le Roy Crawford. The next convention will be held at Sterling, Ill., 1904. The Fox River Valley District - A very successful meeting of the Fox River Valley District Luther League was held in the Swedish Lutheran Church at St. Charles, Ill., Thursday evening, May 21. The opening devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. Paul W. Roth of the Holy Trinity English Lutheran Church, Elgin. Short talks, in the form of welcome addresses, and bearing on the work of the League, were given by Rev. J. Mellander and Mr. Fritz Bloom of St. Charles. The president, Rev. A. Ostrom of Aurora, responded. The address of the evening was delivered by Rev. A. C. Anda, Chicago, Western Sunday School Field Secretary of the General Council. His subject was "Church Loyalty." He spoke of the Foundation, which is in the true conception of the Church, the burning love of souls the sense of personal responsibility and willingness to be led by those whom God has placed over us. This, the speaker said. will bring about a united effort, the saving of souls and the strengthening of character. It was a most inspiring and helpful address. Special muste was furnished by the choir of the Cherch Twin City Central MINNESOTA LUTHER LEAGUE OF AMERICA On Friday, July 17, the Twin City Central Luther League gave an excursion down the Mississippi River to Red Wing, leaving St. Paul on the steamer "Cyclone at 9 a. m., arriving at Red Wing at 2 p. m., where we were met by the Luther Leagues of Red Wing and escorted through the town. Many visited the State Training School and the Norwegian Lutheran Seminaries of the Hauges Synod. The steamer was decorated with our Luther League colors, and those on shore knew us mang miles off, and just before landing the Luther League Rally Hymn was enthusiastically sung, which added much to the whole spirit of the excursion. Rev. A. J. Reichert of the English Lutheran Church at Red Wing led the procession to his Church, there bidding us welcome to all the city afforded, and giving directions to the various places that would be of interest. After a very pleasant visit, supper being served in the park, which is in the center of the town, we left for home via the Chicago Great Western Railway, the train leaving Red Wing at 8 p. m. and reaching the cities at 10.30. Many prospective Leaguers took advantage of this excursion. We plan as much as possible to make every day companions of our Leaguers, and these occasions help to develop this.-JENNIE R. CAINES. On the evening of June 8 occurred the annual meeting of the Luther League of the First English Lutheran Church, St. Peter, Rev. Ira Oliver Nothstein pastor, and the following officers were elected: Pres., G. H. Townley; vicepres., Miss Clara Sanderson; sec., Miss Winnie Johnson; treas., Mr. Edmund Sandeen. Rev. C. L. Warstler of St. Paul addressed the League. SOUTH DAKOTA RESOLUTIONS. Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly Father in His infinite wisdom to summon from this earth to her home in Heaven, a loyal member of our League and a faithful servant in God's kingdom, Miss Bertha Anderson of Aberdeen, S. D., Therefore, be it Resolved, That we hereby express our deep sense of loss in her death, and bowing in submission to the will of our Heavenly Father, we commend the sorrowing and bereaved relatives and friends to the infinite love and compassion of our God and Savior. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon the minutes of the Luther League of Aberdeen N. L. Church, be published in the Christian Youth and LUTHER LEAGUE REVIEW, and that a copy be sent to the relatives of the deceased. COLORADO On July 8 a Luther League of 25 active and eight associate members was organized in the Swedish Lutheran Church at Idaho Springs. The Topics will be used in the meetings. - The Luther League of the Augustana Church at Denver, Rev. S. A. Brandelle pastor, has 90 members. MÖLLER, IOWA 31 The Central Luther League of Iowa will meet at Eagle Grove, August 27-28. Mr. J. E. Johnson is president, and Miss Anna Warren is secretary. -The second annual convention of the Northwestern Iowa Central Luther League will meet September 4-5-6 at Ruthven, Palo Alto County. Rev. Lars O. Wigdahl, pastor loci. The Young People's Society of St. John's German Church of the German Iowa Synod, at Strawberry Point, Iowa, Rev. S. Sraf pastor, recently changed their name to Luther League. INDIANA-KENTUCKY The Indiana-Kentucky Luther League will meet at Mulberry, Ind., September 1 and 2. Rev. W. J. Seiberling, pastor loci. A Luther League is to be organized in the Lutheran Church at Whatcom, Rev. Theo. Schoenberg pastor. - In the report of the third annual meeting of the Pacific Synod, recently published, one of the officers says: "We heard such good reports from our Young People's Societiesthe Luther League, especially from the League located above the Cascade rocks. Many young people do not realize what amount of good they can do for the cause of the Church of Christ. Our young men and women are the best scouts the regular army can send forth to reconnoiter and report to the general staff, the pastor and his lieutenants in battle array. The Columbia River Central Luther League will meet at The Dallas, Oregon, September 10-11. The Luther League of the West Side. Chicago, held a union meeting in the Swedish Church at Austin on July 18. An interesting programme was rendered. Many attended. Refreshments were served at the close of the programme. Summer Tour to the North The Pennsylvania Railroad personally-conducted tour to Northern New York and Canada, leaving August 12, covers many prominent points of interest to the summer tourist-Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands. Rapids of the St. Lawrence, Quebec, The Saguenay, Montreal, Au Sable Chasm, Lakes Champlain and George, and Saratoga. The tour covers a period of fifteen days; round-trip rate, $125. The party will be in charge of one of the Com pany's tourist agents, assisted by an experienced lady as chaperon, whose especial charge will be unescorted ladies. The rate covers railway and boat fare for the entire round trip, parlor-car seats, meals en route, hote! entertainment, transfer charges, and carriage hire. For detailed itinerary, tickets or any additional information, apply to Ticket Agents, Tourist Agent. 263 Fifth avenue, New York; or address Geo. W. Boyd, General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. 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