St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-09
LUTHERAN SEMINARY.
The Dedication at Parker
Yesterday a Notable
Event.
A Monument to Norwegian
Love for Religion and
God.
The Coming Week at the EX-
position and Its PPomi-
nent Features.
Rev. w. J. lannon's Sermon
on The Christian
Woman"

MINNEAPOLIS on the OSSeO OrancA OF the
Manitoba road, was alive with people
yesterday. They began to arrive at
o'clock in the morning by train and car
rage, and in the afternoon at fresh
relays of cars brought more, until the
fat country between the station
and new brick building about
800 yards back held fully
5000 people. The crowd had
gathered 10 witness the dedication of the
new Lutheran seminary building, which
took place yesterday morning and after
noon. The seminary Is the representa-
tive one OF the Norwegian Lutheran
SYNOD. and was removed from Madison,
Wis. to Minneapolis two years ago.
Last year the seminary was maintained
in a parOchial building in the city, but
this year il starts in with building OF
Its own. the one which was dedicated
yesterday.
The days exercises consisted OF morn
Ing and afternoon programmes. Inc
former began at 1880 o'clock with pro
cession from the station TO the semIn-
aTv. preceded By the Luther College
band At the building. from platform
on the east front. the addresses took
place. Prof. J. B. Prick, president OF
the seminary, made The address OF vel
come. He was followed by Ri. Rev.
KOren. Of DEBORAH. 10, president OF the
Iowa district. who spoke Tor an
hour in the Norwegian language
Prof. Stub, Of the seminary faculty,
made an address IN English. and The
morning service closed with the formal
dedieatory invocation by Rev. H. A.
Preuss, Of Madison. Wis Alter the
morning programme the crowd was led
b0uutifullv bv the ladies who had the
dining hall in charge, and al
2 O'Clock. after taking survey
Of the building from all corners
they were ready for feast OF reason
and q flow OF soul. The afternoon uain
brought certain great men from Mime
apOlis. who had accepted the Iaeulty
invitation 10 be present ana address Inc
crowds. Among them we're President
NOTthTOp. eX-GOY. McGlll. Prof Mac
Lean and others. The programme was
introduced by hymn from the cn0lT.
and then Prof. Stub, VINO acted as
master Of ceremonies. introduced the
first speaker: I'VE expected Gov Mer-
Tiam.r he said. but We have another
governor with Us, and forthwith intro
duced eE-GOv. McCill, who made very
fattering speech TO his Norwegian
friends He said: i had supposed
was OTTO the service SO far as person
ating the gOveTnOTship Is concerned.
came here as a private citizen, not eX-
pecting to speak, but 10 mIngle my con-
EratulauonS with yours on your sue
cess. The influence which the Scandi-
navians exert in this state IS
not cOmprehended bv our people.
I suppose Of NOrWegians alone you
number not less than 100. 800. l mean
those born in Norway. With your de-
sceDdaDts YOU are not less than 100000.
Add 10 those the 50. 900 Swedes and their
children born IN America, and the $4,000
or 1900 Danes and the Scandinavian
population of this state Is not lar from
$50. 900: that is a large element ID a
population Of 1,250,000. But your
strength is not in numbers alone. you
are more ike Americans than any
other people who come here. You
honor here your old Tag. but you 90
not forget the American nag. ! Wish
10 congratulate you on what YOU, nave
accomplished here and at Mortified,
81 ST. Peter and other places in the
state. believe in education, believe
IN the public school. l believe IN the
great uniYersi represented here to-day
by lis hOnOred president l believe IN
all our schools, public and private. and
I believe in that Christianity which You
mean 10 teach in this building and
which is 10 accomplish great things Tor
our country in the name Of Jehovah
President NCTthrOp was in happy
humOr when he rose 10 speak. and eX-
cused himself for tie remarks he in
tended 10 make by saying that he sup
posed the people had gotten surfelt
Of theology in the morning. Then he
took the crowd into his confidence and
told them he had intended 10 compll-
ment them very highly, but Gov. Nc
Gill had gotten the start OF him and
said all those good things with facility
he could not have eXcelled II ne mad
been a Norwegian himself. president
NOTth1Op did moi know whether TO
call himself q Swede or a Norwegian.
He did not know who his ancestors
were and did not care. He only be
lieved they must have been respectable
people. or else the learned professors Of
Lutheran seminary would not have in
vited him there. Sill he inclined 10
the believe that if he was not English
he must be a Norwegian, because he
looked ike one. But after all, wherever
they were born, II mattered little,
since they lived in this coun-
try. the president phIlOSOphlcaLy
decided, and then he went on 10
deliver an eloquent and feeling address
on the power the common people have
TO make life in their own neighbOrhOOd
better. The men and wOmen.h he thought,
who stood up in their places Tor God,
humanity and righteousness did not die,
but lived on ID their influence. be
congratulated the Iutberans on
the completion Of their seminary,
and spoke in praise OF the
ten years training they gave their
iListeTs-seTen years in college and
three in the theological seminary. 1t
was an age Of intense thought, he ac-
kDowledged, and there was need OF
ministers who could think ahead Of the
peGple and be able TO set down Objec-
lions, not by dogma, but by logic and
argument
Hon. knute Nelson, who was 10 have
spoken next, was unavOidably absent,
and his place in the programme was
filed acceptably by Prof. George Z.
NacI.ean. Of the state university. who
delivered a brief cOngTatul&tOry ad-
dress. in which he made the point that
the NOrvegians were TO be cODEratu-
lated Oh the completion of the seminary
because II showed their deep interest in
the things OF religion. because as LUth-
Grams they represent a church that was
destined to take the lead among Protes-
testant churches, and third, from per-
sonal acquaintance he felt that he ought
10 congratulate them on the scholar
ships and attainments Of their pTOfes-
sors. They were men who had sat at
the feet Of the greatest professors in
the German universities, and they had
made their mark there.
Other speeches weree delivered, in
German by Rev. Siey ers, of Mime
spolis. in Swedish by Rev. John Tern
stedt, in Norwegian by Prof. Larsen,
the venerable president Of Luther col
lege. at DEBORAH. 10. In the evening
the seminary building was Illuminated
u the first time. 1t is a three-story
brick structure, Of generous size,
with all the modern improve
ments of heating and lighting
plants. The architect is c. F. Struck,
Of this city. The building cost sS5, 0O0,
and has accommodation for fifty stu
dents. In the upper story are the
dOTmitories with iron bedsteads, where