St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-20
THE AUGUsTANA SYNOD.
The Presidents Address and Elcc
ton OS OFFICERS.


tiOm of Officers.
Two hundred and sixty-one delegates, loo
of whom were ministers and IFS laymen, were
at the opening of the Augustana synod OF the
Swedish Lutheran church yesterday, the at
tendance by conferences being as follows:
Illinois, 81 ministers, % lay; Minnesota, %
ministers, Sc lay; Iowa. 16 ministers, lay;
Kansas, IA ministers, lay; New York, IL
ministers, lay; Pacific district, 2 ministers;
professors, 8.
President Carl Carlson, OF Andover, ILL.,,
presented his annual report which showed
an encouraging growth of the Lutheran
church in America. He presented some IN
terestiug statistics. Thirty-one new churches
were received into the synod last year, max
ing the total number of churches 4SS Twen-
ty-four church editceS were built. Inc
synod now numbers 211 ministers. me
Augustana college at Rock Island has nne-
teen professors and tutors, and 2O6 students.
GuStavus Adolphus college, ST. Peter.
Mimi. has II professors and tutors and l66
students; Bethany college and Normal instr
tute, Lndburg, Kan. has 10 professors ana
tutors and 16l students; the Luther academy
Wahoo has professors and tutors and oil
students, making grand total OF 40 profess
sors and 5aS students. The synod has D Or
phauages, Andover, ILL.,, 81 orphans; Vasa,
Mimi, IS orphans; Stanton, Ia, Is; Marie
dahl, Kan, II; jamestown, N. Y, IL. Total
orphans cared for By synods, 147. The hos
pital of Illinois conference at Chicago, 15l
Lincoln avenue, had 81 patients during last
year, the second Of it's existence The con-
firnation work was highly commended, the
two-year plan being recommended. Parochal
school for intoxicating Christian doctrines
have been held in connection with the church
work in all sections of the country. Mr..
Carlson spoke earnestly, addressing his audi
ence in full, round tones in Il decidedly con-
"a "a
medium height, rather thick-set and has an
exceedingly pleasant face.
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
of the synod followed, and resulted as fol-
lows: President, Rev. e. Carlson, Andover,
H.; vice president, Rev. o. OLSON, Daven-
port, a.; secretary, S. z. A. Lindahl, Altoona
ILL.,; treasurer, c. G. Thuliu, Moline, Ill. Rev.
j. G. Hickanoer of Wisconsin, Rev. W. +.
Ulerg of Bismarck, Oak. and the college pro-
fessors are candidates for ordination were
elected honorary members. The president s
report was referred to q committee OF two
from each conference.
IN THE AFTERNOON
short devotional exercises were held, after
which Rev. P. III. Cedarstam Of Kansas
preached upon The Image of God. To-day
services will be held at the Swedish Lutheran
churches as follows:
10:30-Preparatory sermon for the celebra-
ton Of the Lords supper, by Rev. N. Nord-
gren of Window, Kan.
11:15-Regular morning sermon by Rev.
Prof. j. n. Hasselquist, DID,, president Of
Augustana college and theological seminary,
Rock Island, Ill. -
p.m.-Children's service. Addresses by
Rev. S. P. A. Lindahl of Altoona, Ill, and
others.
7:3O-Sermon by the Rev. G. A. Evald of
the Emmanuel church, Chicago, III. Services
in st. Johns English Lutheran church,
Eighth avenue south near Fifth street: Sac
rament of the Lords supper. Sermon by
Rev. w. f. Ulerg Of Bismarck, Oak, on The
Gospel for Trinity Sunday, John iii, lis. at
8 p. ~, sermon by Rev. A. Roden of Brooklyn,
n. Y.