, 1869-12-12
CHURCH SECESSION,
Alistory OF the Troubles In the
Norwegian EvnngcllcnI
Lutheran Church.
Its secesnon from the Illinois Synod
and Admission Into the Wis
consin Synod.
The EHect Of tho Sece4zIon Upon the
Church Property.

liver Lawson ct Als. u Ttusteee Of Tho No.ws-
g.an Evangelical Lutheran Church, OF Chicago,
Y. LAtgcA kolbenScn ct AlA Superior Corft-
chArccfJ s.de-JudSe Jameson preatdinR. On
the lAth aAJ Of February, 1s4s the Scandinavian
Esarceletl Luthsran Church, OF Chicago, Wa
otrAni1cd in this city, under the p&storatc OF
Paul Apterren, AID in June following that Church
uIite-& with tie Frsn1tin Evangelicai Lutheran
stnoI, Of New York. About three years later
tln September, 1s5') The church dissolved
.:s toLrcc.tcn with this ynod, becoming
oEe Of the congregations OF churches which
uE.sed to forro the S5tod Of Northern 1llnoaz On
the Is! ol October, Of the same year, HoseA Web
Scr AID wife conveyed to AudreE Nelson md
otntsr. - TTEasefa, Lots sI, = Anu II, OF Block
IL. Bu':e. / virgins Addition, the title to run to
them 1ott tne!s succfssors In the e1me oGcc OF
TsuttttH II Was e,Ated, IN the deea, tha, ii pur
7cse Naa the erection OF = house for puhlk teltR.
icus Worship, and none Other, without Inc consent
OF TOE CTantuFa- The property ~aa paid for by
c -EtEsbui:ors OF The church here Aod else where,
the COLLECTION beirT MAde hJ the pastor. The
cnnrrh Nsa h-it, and comple,e1 In ls,s. In April.
lSs, lie church adopted ! constitution recon-
neLded By oerfsrenoe q ssand!aay.a ~! minis
std tho church assumed The Title OF tho koFwe.
E4ao Eva1CelicAl Lutheran Congregation Of Chl-
seso On ne q Apf q
to witt dfaE from the FJncd, AMI this resolution
vas suhuHtet 10 the chuich OF congregation. On
saopied tho 1tso,uiian. I'D M iSereby s .,5Sdre~ s
iron ine mod Of Northern nluoH- Then, o.
thc ata Of Jane, 1890, this AID otner churches
EelscAl lcthtt1n Ausua.ana sJrod, and. twearr
GAYS tae:ealter, Nj. Andersen resigned his
rat'n1s:e- Duntg ths following August steps
10 1re pasto,nte- In October the cal wa4 extend
Cd 10 hln. Aad ne cane 10 this country. he being
installed o. tse 1s:s Of April lsel; ne shortly
church already belonged.
In 1stA, difficulty arose ii the church. In June,
ssesoiatoa upon Rs1. n. 4 Endersoa, o. ses is former %
pastor. foF sSatn attempting 70 exezctse The pAs-
!orN function within the church. By admln!iles-
th1. the church w,n not silently endure the repe.
utton OF hts sc1t. TWO dsJH after there WIS
meeting Or re coug.esailon, when MS resolution
tons being taken 10 the meeting, earlJ IN 6eptena-
her the council amended it, resolution, and on
The setn Of September the church adopted ne
a.oIe In regard TO nj. Hedotug, who had been an
asa.etarl to the pastor. Some members forwarded
reiiiton TO The council, pet1tion that be be a.
lowed to administer the aAc1ameut 70 such - de-
sIed 10 partake OF It &t biz hands In the church
The eocncl refused to allow hin to DO It.
Four deaoors oLtJ voted to ALLOW him 10 taus
lhc congregation net, and the four deacons who
bad roted ~ aboFe ssated were censurtd, lor
that they had REUSED to discipline one D. P. Ole-
sor. who, Ia siasatson Of The resolution OF the
council, had csused Paul Andersen 10 administer
bApth q IN hia family, and taAt they SLOWED Ms.
Reddinz to adGlaiatef the sacrament st ne Re.
CUTS: OF few d.stcected pessoaA- On the 1tta Of
March. tta four deacocs p1efe1ted cn8rges asatnts
Fe;esseh 10 the SJnoa OF AuEastaoA The synod
days ffter adjourned, no. having connlsted iis
bus.reaf. until NAY. Pf!or to tae dste Of the
sa,euza.g meeting. council 1n.saaa meeting so VA
bad charged the pastor Fere EusseAdcd IRON
church Eesubelsn1p, Tor eav1nz presented ACCUSE.
tlcus axAui4 the pastor IN an UNCONSTITUTIONAL
&n,1 NM TT ADOuf NRfE Alter. the
rwo other deAcons who hsd made charges we1t
aaspeeded. On the 1s:h Of April, and before the
c1.1a mai, and resolved, Bga,nss the protest ot
50 ne mou.berz, 10 leave the AugusssnA SJaod, be-
eAase of : want Of sympathy between the church
WHICH tie r1s:nf or :he church hsd received al
tEs hant!a or The xynod the ohlec: being rs e1'
I--.st1a, OF rcmAlnl-1 tue Lutheran Church.
! s:1s Mthefsn synod Tnt Angus.
:.sa Dtnod .noteaae1tly tscsaveaed,
et t,ca rs 'e en oI rom ,se sosT III 70 oeass
= BIS nt1co OF psttor IN that synod. On tho SANE
.nv he d acpna net sud considered the sentence:
u ;as IA q she .eeasai.on &C sssnst h,n eoud BE-
.rtnNed BY another orthodox s5uoe. 4 nouRro.
rstxcs. neetinE WIS shortly after held. when 1t
TO lbs Norzeetsn Evangelical Lutneyaa synod
a An4xsca, commonly Known II the Wisconsin
s.coi. Ls.ez, the Wisconsin Synod appointed .
crusre Aa3 pastor, and the report vas to the p1r-
eny; iaai there might be m adrntsaiou, TOR tbs,
ise raEKes Aeasnsr Petef8en were ltl-iourded and
ne tsaiea orthodox according 10 The teness Of
L 1,noetsy Of rna old church met On ;ae sd o
Ar.-L fsgf. uheJ atm eGs:e<1g To the Ausustan,
Synd, and declared the Trussees' once vacant
lAev :b<u elected new Trustees and organizes
s7o.r tAs seoerni Incorporation act Of The STATE
and a. the last daJ Of J1ly, 1856, this bill VIZ
III s.,s eaasyed that tia majority, IL going on
~ TIE Au9pstana Synod Without eon.eut Of r.
sypod. w1s guilty ol - nalsEfnl aet: taas +
tt%y wtse Ruilty OF \ departure from the doc
.<,.eS c{ the Church II they existed when thi
uxS va cxvs1ed; that the complaining utno1lt,
I-aas and save aahsssa esnsIant!J 70 he IN ~
:tx sae t<ust wa1 creAted-
0e Ns yer OF thn bill WIS that tho Court Wouls
.1<1Be The uxht1 Of the parties In the premises
s.t res,4atn the defeud2nt4 from use Of occ1ps
nT.atsoT1ed per,ous fruin p:racninx, giving ID
r.nnrTt1 ,n Inc sdherer:s OF me Aucas,an1 81
-, tsas tnere r. ty1ut!eY. 70 staSe Il bttedy .
{. hiis :. ~ q tne property: Tasss WA IL
Er,spdsn,s srsgcred lie h.!l, admitting tho hi,
,,.s..t sss.s ~ fne rxse hut 1cnytaT the
fr.sIora dynyn iherefrom, and slao the wrpns
.1;esss If the as<ession. and the depztt rrpi
.1.,,n. fufNerar fe1fh
-. Cao.t nssds uu,icr The evidence, That the1
- ,,aIntcr In the cfnxtttutton Of the Lutheln
t.n0r-s Ia nre1tnis 4 olsAoluloa Of the synodlc
"a et,d ,hss me rractice OF the Church did n
s.~rr teat fhere naa been eopstans resttessne.
= he eurreut OF which II appears ttat at lens
,1,-ax D. Je4sp and perhaps ll6, the churcht
~. 70 sJnodcal connection. II wa une, hos
{. y. tns. the churches forming tre August21
e;ctd vtre censurrd for It2ylHR the N0rthrI
.l.trn.s sTpod: but this Wa only I censurc As
s<s.1 OF having. the breach Of cpurJce3 thai e
is:4e IL tae nanneF. There Was IN this, tnet