Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-06-15
THE SWEDISH SYNOD.
Progress o. the Lutheran Conven.
ton.
TOday's Business session. The Alum
nj Banquet--LiveIy Discussion.

The usual morning devotional exer>
cises were hel in the Swedish Lutheran
Synod this morning. The Synod pro-
per opened by the reading of scripture,
singing and prayer. The president of the
Synod, the Rev. 8. p A. Lindhahl, is a
man of brain. parliameutarian and a
man of judgment and decision. What
promised to be two weeks session. will
adjourn by Thursday, and the gain of
time Is due in great part to his tact and
good judgment in deciding points of
order and debate. The newspapers are
well represented. We find j. N. Solder
hahn. singing the pencil in the interest
OF the Hen!andet, Of Chicago; @. A.
Swensson writes for the Framat, Linds
berg, Kansas. Mr.. Calberg is the Synod
reporter for the Daily Skataren, of St.
Paul, Mimi Rev. Martin j. Englund,
editor of the Ostern Wdktare, is here in
person to look after the interests of his
PoPSis WhiCi 10 Wcchiys PuphohCu a.
jamestown, Penn. Anders o. Ber-
sell, professor of Greek of Augustaus
college. writes the proceedings of the
Synod for the local Swedish paper. Hem
0annen, which is owned by the Angus
tana book concern.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Cavenni, OF
Moorhead, Mimi. preached an eloquent
sermon. AT the meeting of the minister
ium voting was favorabeu upon the admis
sion of the following named to the min.
lstry: Messrs. A. P. Malmaxil Bern
hard and Prof. E. A. Nelander In the
evening the Alumni held their annual
banquet in the college dining hall .
An unusually large number of grad
yates of the college were present.
accompanied by ladies. Many of the
ministers and lay delegates of the Synod
| were present to enjoy the festive time
The Synod was in keeping with the oc-
casion. and participants say it could moi
be better to their taste. Speeches We're
made by Profs. Carlson, Swensson, Ne.
lander, Whalstrom, Judge Holt, Mr.
Hasselquist and others. Miss Hilms
Ohlin, 1.-THE singing bird of the college"
Mrs. Alma Ivenson and Prof. Noach
Krentz favored the Alumni with excel
| lent vocal and instrumental music.
Prof. K. Dome, Krsntz and Lund
merited the obligations of those press
sent for fine instrumental trio. Prof.
Victor Luni furnished enchanting mu.
sic on the piano
Rev. G. J. Petrle was master of cere
monies. TIE president appointed the
! following committee to act on the exer-
cises of those who should have been
present at the meeting of the synod and
did not appear. G. j Blomberg. P. A.
Fair. j. j. Frodeen. A. J. Carlson, s
A. landau, A. W. Stark and A. p Lind
| strom.
The committee on future constitutional
activity reported and recommended that
new committee consisting of one m en-
Der from each conference, and the sew
eral confere noes should also elect spec
isl committee and this joint committee
should report to the comittee of the syn-
| cd.
The principal question and the one
which caused prolonged discussion was
in regard to a curtailment of the power
and the representation in the general
synod. Tie debate was OF interest to
the members of the church, but not to the
general public. The participants in the
discussion were at times red hot and many
words and eloquence went up for naught
There was no vote and there is not likely
to be before Monday noon.
The Revs. Nordling. Norelius, Lam
dahl, Prof Rydberg, Rev. Frodcen. Prof
Hill. Revs Torell. MsgnY, Lindeblsd
Lay Delegate Chinlsnd and Rev. Swens-
son were a majority of the speakers OF
the morning and it is sufficient to say
| bhCN OopOusCu thCii iCSpCtlNC COu
victions and feelings in a worthy manner
Rev. L. q. Abrahamson, of Chicago
made the seech of the day in opposition
to district synods. He denounced the
notion of division of strength ant
thought it vas the most nonsensIcal ides
he ever heard in synodical discussions
hoped and believed that this intelligen
body would sit down on this suicida
proposition, and do it most effectually. 81
that its friends would forever hold thei
peace.
Prof. P. T. Lindholm, of Kansas, mad
an address which the undivided atten
ton of the synod. His argument wa
bitter in W ords; he wanted direct repre-
sentation; he wanted conferences to b.
divided into election districts. 1t woul
not do more to MARI oligarchy than whs
now exists He closed by saying that tn
clergymen could not get too close to tn
general me mbership of the church. FroI
I this he bra nched off in the interest c
colleges ar d universities of the church
To his mind unity was indispensable
order to carry on successfully the educs
tional work. The synod has larger pre-
portion OF the schools of the countr
figuring or the basis of membership CON
pared to the general population, than an
other demo mination or foreign elemen