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Synod Elects Delegates To Biennial Meet
Gettysburg Pa May 27 The Maryland Synod of the United Lutheran Church elected ten lay delegates to the biennial meeting in Louisville Ky and authorized the ordination of two ministers The delegates include R C Lerrick J Frank Fife J L Deaton L Ralph Tabor A J Traver O F Blackwelder E G Goetz and J Harold Mumper from Baltimore Washington and Hagerstown plus A R Wentz of Gettysburg Seminary Milbourn Folkemer were ordained Clergy Milbourn from Great Bend Pa and Folkemer from Baltimore were ordained The synod fixed benevolence income at 3 63 per communicant member and admitted New Ascension Lutheran Church of Baltimore as a constituent congregation The Waynesboro Pa annual meeting was tentatively planned with possible relocation for travel limits Theological Seminary directors and synod officials were elected for four year or three year terms