St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-24
reporters. and to them he declined to
talk politics. He left yesterday for
Chicago.
THE OLIVE BRANCH OFFERED
Way by Augsburg Supporters.
The convention of the friends of

United Church Will Be Met Half
Way by Augsburg Supporters.
The convention of the friends of
Augsburg seminary began work
promptly at o'clock yesterday.
A resolution censuring"Sam fundet,"
the organ of the majority of the United
church, was passed. This paper is held
to spread discord and breed hatred
throughout the church.
The students from the opposition
seminary, conducted by the majority of
the church. presented set of resolu-
tons in regard TO being unduly infiu-
enced to leave Augsburg. 1t was placed
On file.
The committee on school matters pre-
scented its report.
1t recommended that the seminary
be leased to the United church for
ninety-nine years, provided it would
agree to certain conditions. 1t further
recommended that 5000 be raised for
the support of Augsburg. and that a
committee of 100 be selected to secure
this amount.
The convention agreed to this and
selected Prof. 5. Oftedal chairman of
this committee, while the other men,
DerS were to volunteer. ABOUT sixty
i've from various congregations
througout the Northwest responded.
Over $1,000 was pledged.
A committee of five was selected to
draft resolutions as to the conditions
necessary for the transfer of the prop
erty. Rev. o. Paulson, Rev. NJ. Falk
Gjertsen, Olaf Hoff, John P. Aasen aud
j. Hegelson were elected. 1t recon-
mended the following: That Prof. q.
Sverdrup and Prof. S. Oftedal be re-
tanned in the seminary; that the college
shall be retained; that the present pro-
fessors in the college be retained; that
all funds be controlled by the Augsburg
corporation; that if Prof. Sverdrup or
Prof. Oftedal should resign or die
within five years. the trustees Of Augs-
burg shall approve the appointment of
their successors named by the United
church; that Augsburg seminary be
leased for ninety-nine years, and that
agreement as TO repairs of buildings
and erectionS of new ones be made
later.
Many opposed these resolutions. and
they were finally referred to the trustees
| of Augsburgland a committee of seven.
| The committee on union reported
again today. In making this the chair
man, Prot. q. Sverdrup. laid down sew
| eral principles which had been pro-
posed by the committee as the founda-
| ton upon which all union questions in
the future will be considered, as fol-
! lows:
Since the Augsburg seminary cannot
be legally transferred to the United
church this agreement was made void,
and in this respect alone the formation
of union was nuliitied.
That the opening OF the new United
church seminary is contrary to the con-
ditionS agreed upon in the formation of
the union conditions. inasmuch as it
| established a school. rival in every
sense of Augsburg, which can only re-
suit in a great tendency to dissolve any
union that might be formed.
That the meeting now assembled still
holds that the work of etfecting a union
should not now be given up, but that
nothing but peaceful solution of the
question should be sought.
A resolution was passed which pro-
vided for the support of the ministers
whose support had been cut off, owing
TO their friendship for the Augsburg.
| ians. 1t was further decided that mas
much as the United church has refused
to ordain the graduating theological
CduIludttS, llc liSctibS SuOulu dppOlul
| minister who shall. together with q
committee of five laymen, ordain the
graduates of Augsburg seminary.
a committee of seven, consisting OF
Rev. c. Sangstad, Rev. P. Harboe. Rev
NJ. Falk Gjertsen. Prof. q. Sverdrul
! and Messrs. Olaf Hoff, NJ. o. Sundt and
II. Shipstad, was appointed to carry GU
this. 1t was also given power to cal
another meeting when necessary.
The convention also heard from the
stockholders of the paper" Folkebladet.
1t needed support, and a committee
consisting of Prof. j. II. Blegen. Rev
P. Nilsen. Messrs. II. Engemoen, l.
Peterson and G. Mellby, was selected
10 raise money and look after the paper
generally.
The minutes were approved, and the
convention adjourned sine die.
The meetings have been we'll at
tended. The discussion has been quiet
and every speaker showed in name
and word that he favored an early set
Element of the troubles i'll the UDitel
church.
Services were held in the evening. a
which the Lords Supper was cele
brated.
Trinity church, of which Rev. Gjert
sen is pastor, will celebrate its twenty
fifth anniversary. Their first pastor
Rev. 0. Paulson, will be present.