St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-20
DANES AND NoRwEGIANs.
Ninth Annual Conference o
Northwestern MethodistS.


The ninth annual session of the Nor
wegian and Danish conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church assembled
in the First Norwegian and Danish NJ.
(. church, on Thirteenth street, yester-
day morning, Bishop j. f. Hurst. d. D.,
of Washington, presiding. The church
organization represented by this body
embraces the states of Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Hi
nois and Michigan and Da-
kota Territory. The membership
last year including 1851 full members,
455 members on probation, and about
fifty clergymen. Statistics furnished
during the session yesterday stated
that the first Norwegian settler in this
country arrived in 1922, and returning
to Norway induced many more, by
glowing descriptions of the great adj
vantageS offered settlers in America,
to return with him. The first Nor
wegian-DaniSh NJ. Z. Church in this
country was organized in Dane county,
Wis, in 1851, and in 1880 it was de-
cided to organize conference. This is
the largest and most influential Scandi-
vaDvian diocese Of the Methodist
church in the United States, and EN-
DlttNOo lhiNC oiOIAlClo
those of Chicago. st. Paul and
THE RED RIVER VALLEY.
The conference was called to order by
Bishop Hurst, who, after a hymn had
been sung. read the fourteenth chapter
of the Gospel of st. John.
Roll cali was responded to by G.Abra
hanson, II. Z. Bergh, C.ChriStOphersen,
III. Danielsen, L. Erickson, 4. ". Erick-
sen, L. l.. Hansen, p. Haugan, O.Jacob-
sen, p. Jensen, 4. johnson, A. Knud-
sen, M. l.. Kjelstadt, l.. a. Larson, 0.
+. DIN, o. L. 0leSen, G. Omann. a.
Petersen, Frederick Rim, B. Smith, S.
+. SimOnsen, Chr. Freider, }. G. TOllaf-
sen. 0. A. Wiersen: on probation, Isaac
johnson, Lars KnudSen, Chr. l.. West
berg, Grebert Andersen, g. Jensen and
j. \. jacobsen.
The transfer of j. II. johnson. of the
Norway conference, to the body was
announced.
l.. 4. Larson was reelected secretary
and 5. 4. SimOnSen and II. i. Bergh
were appointed assistants. Frederick
Ring was reelected statistical Secre-
sen and ii. DanieiSen as assistants.
The following visitors were then inN
troduced to the conference: RevS. Il.
Forbes, S. B. Warner, j. f. Stout, +. o.
Holman and IL. G. Jennings, of the
Minnesota conference, and E. r.
Irmscher, city missionary, of st. Paul.
The presiding elders, who were APP
pointed at the last session to nominate
standing committees for the ensuing
year, presented the following list:
Public worship, the presiding elders,
G. A. WierSen and 5. Z. SimOnsen; con-
ference stewards. 0. A. Petersen, p. E.
DIN, NJ. l.. Kalstadt, Frederick Ring
and G. Christophersen; church extern
sion, II. DanielSen, G. Omann and An
drew Peterson; publication, H. p.
Bergh, a. johnson, G. L. Olsen; can
dates for admission, Chr. Freider,
Aug Peterson and ID. Smith; temper
ance, S. E. SimOnsen, o. Jacobsen and
Aug Peterson; Sunday school, o. l..
Hansen. II. Danielsen and Andrew
Petersen; tracts, NJ. l.. Kjelstadt. j. E.
TOllafsen and Jene Petersen; Freed
mems aid, q. Abrahams en-, Eliat Han
sen and Paul Hangar; education. Chr
conference relation, l.. A. Larsen, o. p.
Petersen, 0. l.. Hansen; bishops fund,
o. f. Olson, f. w. Erickson and E.
Arvesen; pOst0ffice, +. Endresen;
travelling expenses. 0. Jacobsen, S. E.
SimonSen and j. c. TollafSen; presiding
elders accounts, o. p. Peterson. Fred
erick Ring and o. A. WierSen; confer
ence treasurer. Chr. Freider; missions,
the presiding elders; presiding elders
salaries, o. =. Petersen, August Peter
sen and S. Z, SimOnSen.
Rev. S. +. SimOnSen will deliver
sermon this afternoon at 3 o'clock on
the missionary work of the church.
There will also be services this evening.