St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-15
TALKED OF MISSIONS.
A Doctrinal Discussion, Ending in
Missionary Matters

The Lutheran council yesterday
morning entered upon an abstruse doc
trinal discussion. The report of the
committee on the revision of the liturgy
was the subject for discussion, and the
reverend debaters spent nearly all the
morning in discussing the marriage
service and the other services of the
liturgy. At IL o'clock the council adj
journed. In the afternoon they visited
the Exposition in body to attend
the Swedish exercises. In the evening
services were held at st. Johns Luth-
eran church, and then short addresses
were delivered upon the subject of mis-
sionS. The first speaker, Rev. w. A.
PasSavent, Jr., of Pittsburg, Pa, spoke
about the different kinds missionaries.
He said there are two kind of mission
aries. st. Peter was the representative
of one class, st. Paul the representative
of the other. st. Peter wanted station
where he could do his work and make
as little sacrifice as possible. On the
other hand, st. Paul was a man who
was willing to go out into the
world and sacrifice everything. He
had love for his work and would adapt
himself to circumstances. He was
verSed in human nature. Such men as
was st. Paul we want, not book work
ers, but men who will go out and work
in the filth and mire.
This is a materalistic age, and the
work required men not simply minis
tiers. Where are the men? They are
not in our schools, for our schools fur
nish only enough for the regular SER
vice. We have the field. but where are
the men? The next speaker was Rev.
G. Nicunn (German), of Rochester, NY.
The celebration of the 250th anniver-
sary of the first Swedish arrival in this
country suggested to him his subject.
In 1858 the SwedeS made their first set
Element in this country along the Della
ware river. Their religion was that of
the Lutheran church, and their pastors
were sent to them from the old country.
Later on the government in the old
country ceased to send ministers, and
there became lack of ministers which
was, supplied by the Episcopal church,
and the Lutheran church finally
became absorbed by that denom-
ination. This state of affairs
he looked upon with sadness.
In 1881 they entered upon the home
mission work. and have labored under
and of men. They have four mission
in Dakota. He spoke at some length
upon the hardships which these mis-
sionarieS have to undergo.
He next spoke of the kind of men
needed for this work.
The men educated in the old country
would not do, for they looked down
upon everything in this country; in fact,
they did not consider the women in this
country fit for service, but went to the
old country for their wives. Such men
cannot command the respect of these
congregations. We must have home
educated men, and it is with joy that he
looked upon the schools which have
been started here for furnishing such
men.
The Minnesota membership is a third
of the Augustana synod, and this he
attributed to the influence of home edu-
Gated men, men with American ideas.
Rev. Spieker, of Allentown, Pa, made
short address, as follows: The Papal
church is often spoken of as the histor-
ical fact. But we are historical
] church, more so than the Papal church,