St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-18
LUTHERANS RESOLVE
Upon Important Changes in Their
Hospital at Lake Como.

Upon Important Changes in Their
Hospital at Lake Como.
Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Feb. 17.-The Tabitha
hospital at Lake Como, near st. Paul,
was the topic of discussion at the morn
ing session of the Minnesota Swedish
Lutheran conference to-day. This hos
pltal, a project of Rev. A. 2. Monten,
of West Superior, Wis, was originally
established to take charge of Lutheran
members who might need its
aid, that they might get spirit
ual advice and the like from
Lutheran ministers. The property is
worth about $4,000, and there is debt
of nearly $1,000 on it. The report of the
board of directors of this institution
presented the following points: That
the interest manifested IN this enter
prise is not sufficient: that a society
called the Board of Education and Char
tiles of st. Paul and Minneapolis has
manifested its Willingness to take
charge of the institution: that the con-
ference would do well to accept the
proposition. The report was accepted,
and the board of education and chart
tiles referred to was then explained.
This is an organization, the object of
which is to purchase and hold property
for the establishment of institutions of
learning, hospitals and the like. and to
have control of the same. Their gov
eminent shall be in accordance with the
principles of the Evangelical Lutheran
church, and the Minnesota conference
is empowered to appoint boards of visit
OrS from time to time to examine into
the condition of the institutions and re-
port to the conference, Two-thirds of
this board shall be residents of Ramsey
and Hennepin counties, and the presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer shall be
elected from the directors. The object
of the proposition is to make the insti-
ton more local as regards st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
After a spirited discussion the follow
ing resolution was adopted: Resolved,
That the conference turn over the prop
erty known as Tabitha hospital, by Lake
Como, to said board of education and
charities on condition that the debt
thereon be paid and that it continue to
be used for the purposes for which it
SjOblom, j. Magny and Bodin were re-
elected members of the board Of. direct
ors of the TabItha society.
This afternoon petitions were con-
sidered. The Minnesota valley district
was divided into two districts to be
known as North and South. The ''25-
cent assessment question, which has
been before the conference and synod
for many years. provoked long
discussion. Years ago each con-
gregation of the Augustana synod
pledged itself to pay 25 cents
annually for each commencement men,
Der toward supporting the educational
institution of the synod. Many have
been delinquent in doing so and a reso-
luton was introduced to relieve all con-
gregations which have not fulfilled this
pledge from paying all balance due Jan.
l, 1886. This was lost. but number of
individual petitions were considered
and acted upon.
Rev. j. Lnndquist was elected men,
Der of the assessment committee to sue
coed Rev. j. j. Frodeen, who was
elected member of the assessment COM
mittee for the Goodhue district. Reys.
A. P. Monten and A. Neander were
elected for the Duluth district, and
Rev. l. G. Hultkrans for the st. Paul
district