Religion: Lutherans & Unity

Lutheranism in the U. S. has no more unity than a basket of eggs. To give it the unity of an omelet has long been the dream of many a Lutheran—a dream partly realized in 1918, when several Lutheran bodies were merged into the United Lutheran Church, largest (1,599,102 baptized members) in the land. Last week United Lutherans held their 11th biennial conference in Baltimore. As always, they elected bald, goateed, precise Dr. Frederick Hermann Knubel of Manhattan to be their president. As always, Dr. Knubel, now 68, accepted.

Dr. Knubel cautioned United Lutherans...

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