Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-27
OGUsTANA SYNOD.


The ordination of candidates for the
ministry by Augustana Synod took place
in the First Lutheran church at James.
town, N. Y, last Tuesday. The speakers
were DIR. T. N Hasseiquist and DR.. r.
f. Weidner. Twenty candidates were
ordained. The whole number of min
listers on the roll of the synod is now
3OS.
The committee on presidents message
presented Its report which was taken up
and considered item by item as follows:
Resol0ed. That we by standing vote
express our satisfaction with the presi~
dents work during the past year. and
tender him thanks for the excellent man
ner in which he has discharged his many
duties.
That full statistics be prepared for all
parochial schools. academies and colleges
ia the synod.
That the Lutheran Augustana book
concern in Rock Island he authorized TO
prepare suitable text books for the paro-
chisl schools
That committee consisting of DR.. T.
N. Hssselquist. Prof. s. NJ Hill, ]. A.
Enander, Prof Nj. Wahlstrom and Rev.
j Seleen be elected to prepare plans for
establishing a school for the education
and training of parochial school teachers.
Next came the question of electing pro-
fessors for the theological seminary The
constitution for Augustsna College and
Theological Seminary was adopted and
laid over for one year to be then finally
adopted. In the meantime the constitu-
tion will be followed the coming year.
]. A. Enander offered series of reso>
lutions which were adopted by the con-
vention:
Setting forth that BY divine law and
natural right it is the dnty of parents to
provide their children with thorough
Christian education more complete
than that afforded in the Sunday
schools of our land, and to give
them such knowledge of the ordinary
school branches as the state may rightly
and justly demand of all its citizens;
that should the parents neglect then
duty or be unable to impart such iu>
structiOn in the home, il is the uncon-
ditional duty of the church to establish,
maintain aud control parochial schools
for the education of such children with-
out asking aid from the state or demand
ing exemption from the common school
taxation so long as the instruction there
given is based upon principles in har-
mony with general christian rules; that
should the church neglect this duty, or
abuse her right to the injury of the state.
then it is the indisputable right and duty
OF the state to compel obstinate parents
TO send their children to the common
schools of the state; that should the state
under any other circumstances enact and
enforce such laws as to encroach upon
the rights of parents, such encroachment
would be contrary to the letter and the
spirit of our constitution and to that re-
ligious freedom and liberty of conscience
which is the inalienable right of every
citizen; that while willingly acknowledge
ing the right of the state 10 demand
certain amount of knowledge for the
proper fulfllment of the duties of citizen
ship. in which knowledge is certainly
included the English language. the fnn-
damentsl laws of our country and its
noble history; aud while most readily ac-
acknowledging the value and necessity of
the common school system, and by no
means desiring that sectarian instruction
be introduced in the public schools, yet
we do most emphaticslly protest against
all legislation to prohibit reading the BIZ
BILE 10 the public schools. and against all
legislative enactments requiring directly
or indirectly that the necessary knowl
edge as indicated above must of necess
itY be obtained only in schools under the
control of the state"
The official organ of the synod. Au-
gustdnd, weekly periodical, is pub-
lished by the book concern here. There
is loss of 81, 900. so on this paper during
the past year. Rev. E. Norelius, editor
in chief of this periodical, presented his
resignation on account of failing health
1t was decided that the deficit with
regard to his paper be taken out of
the synodical treasury. 1t was also de-
cided that the synod elect an editor 10
chief OF Augustdnd and that he appoint
his own associate editor with salary of
S75 per month. The salary was fixed at
$1,000. The price of Augustdnd was
fixed at 80 year in advance and So so
year on time.
DR.. A. X. Cervin's pension was fixed
at S4O0 year to be paid out of the !
oyuOuiIdi
The committee to nominate members |
OF board OF directors of the Lutheran |
Augustsna book Iconcern reported the
following names: Revs. S. p A. Lin
dahl, hessrs. C. G. Thulin and n. Nell
son for 8 years; Revs L. A. Johnston
and z. j. Kallstrom, for years; Rev L. |
g. Abrshsmson and G. Bengston for |
year.
1t was resolved that the synod "here,
by endorses the action OF the Nebraska
conference in making preparation for
vigorous campaign and that it recon
mends to the voters of that state the
adoption of the prohibitory amendment
TO the state constitution at the next
November election. Furthermore that
as material aid is Of great need in this
campaign, we as q synod also recommend
to our people to give liberal donations
to the Nebraska prohibitOry campaign
fund"
The next convention of the synod will
be held either at Chisago Lake, Minne~
sofa, or at Rock Island, in June, 1891.
WOOdmens Picnic Proposed.