Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-17
CLOSING THE WEEK.
This Mornings Session of the swedish
Lutheran Synod.


Lutheran synod.
At this mornings session OF the
Swedish Lutheran Synod of North
America, now in session at Angus
sana college, little else was done but
routine work. The most of the
morning was consumed in hearing
petitions from the different confer
ences in regard to missionary work.
In these petitions are represented
che work that is thought to be urgent
and requests are made that certain
amounts be voted by the synod to
carry on the work. A large amount
of business has been gotten through
this week by the synod, and the re-
suits are very satisfactory all around.
There has been good attendance
and great interest has been shown in
she work, so that there is cause for
n general feeling of qualification.
The big jubilee tent was taken down
today, and some of the smaller ones
have also been taken away, so that in
q short time there will be nothing
left. to tell of the late festivities.
The Session Yesterday Afternoon.
Yesterday afternoons session of
she synod was again given up to the
discussion of additional articles to
the new constitution. The main
contention Yesterday was over the
length Of the term of Office and was
An old uIfssttled question. Two
yearss~Ss finally fixed as the time.
In addition to this. the duties of the
president were also fixed. hecase Of
Inability. the succession is to the
vice president and then to the secre-
ary. After hearing report from
the committee on excuses, which
looks after absentees from the dele
cations to the synod, the session was
adjourned at 4 O'Clock. This was
done in order to permit of a little re-
creation. The entire body grouped
IN front of the main college building
had its photograph taken, after which
the members were invited to
Zion hill back of the college, where
the ladies' served delicious menu,
which was heartily enjoyed. Bishop
Won ,Seheele, who returned yester-
day from his visit to Des Moines,
was present and entertained the as
semblage with an interesting speech,
there being also remarks by Rev. P.
j. Sward and Rev. Prof. c. A. Sven
son. Photographs were also taken of
the class of II with the bishop This
in, the first time in Is years that the
entire first graduating class has been
together. In the evening Prof. j. A.
Erlander delivered lecture in the
college chapel The board of direc-
tors of the college complete, two
thirds of whom must be residents of
this state as provided by law, is as
follows:
President of the synod, Rev. P. J.
Sward, ex-officio. To 1894, Rev. S.
P. A. Lindahl. Rock Island; DR.. o.
OLSON, Rock Island; P Nelson,
Galesburg, and Samuel Anderson,
Chicago. To 1895, Revs. c. J. f.
Haterius, GalesDurg. and J. G. Dahl
berg, Altoona. G.. johnson, Andoyer,
and j. G. Spencer, Rock Island. Tol
1896, Revs. J. Jesperson. Rock Isl
and, and j. E. Erlander, -Gowrie, Ia. u
o. Hult, Moline, and c. n. Swan,
Sioux City. Ia. To 1897, Revs. l.. A.
Johnston. Rockford, and NJ. c. Ran
ceen. Chicago-P Westerlund, Orion,
and A. P. j. Coaberg. st. Paul The
board will meet to organize ON Tues
day Jmne-2zz----
kttis The University Exposition.
The Augustana University associa-
lions exposition, which has been In
progress at University park since the
9th, continues to attract visitors.
Such .profusion and variety of eX-
auisite needlework has never been