St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-23
HARMONIOUS sEss ION.
Friends of Augsburg Working for
the Interest Of the United
Church.

Friends of augsburg Working for
the Interest Of the United
Church.
The friends of Augsburg seminary
continued their convention IN Trinity
church yesterday, there being about 500
present. of which about so were min
listers.
The committee on home missions.
consisting Of Rev. 0. Paulson, Rev. Il.
Oftedal. Rev. NJ. Midthun, X. Olson and
Jens Solnaug, made its report.
Ii recommended that all ministers that
had been refused support by the United
church should be cared for by the
minority. and that committee should
solicit funds and distribute TO the
needy. 1t further recommended the
United church be asked at its annual
meeting next spring to change its treat
ment of ministers ana congregations
that could not agree with the majority
OF the church.
The report was discussed fully dur
ing tile morning session and unani-
mOusly adopted.
OF Prof. q. Sverdrup, Rev. j. A. Ii.
BronO, Rev. E. Aas, Rev. a. Wright
and John z. AaSen. reported next.
1t called atte ntion TO the fact that the
union of the conference. Augustana
synod and Anti-A1issourian Brother
hood in 1890 was not complete, as article
%. regarding the transfer of property
by deed, could not legally be made.
The committee also held that the
establishing OF new theological semi
nary by the majority in the united
church. was breach Of the articles of
union.
The committee suggests that these
points be settled by arbitration through
committees appointed for this purpose.
4 substitute for article % was also pro-
vided for.
The committee further recommended
that committee of seven be appointed
TO carry on the W ork at Augsburg semi
nary, provide for the home mission. and
also see TO that grad yates from Augs-
burg seminary, who were not refused
ordination by the aut hOrities IN the
United church. were properly ordained.
The committee to serve until the mat
tiers in dispute be settled.
1t was further recommended that this
meeting secure a permanent orgauiZa-
ton. so that another convention could
be called at any time.
The report was partially adopted, and
some points were recOmmltted for fur
Their action tomorrow.
Inc committee on the transfer of
Augsburg seminary, consisting of Prof.
5. Oftedal, Rev. Ii. NJ. Satterlee. Rev.J.
Tonne, MeSsTs. S. Larsen and II. Shin
stad. reported shortly before adjourn
ment.
This report explains why Augsburg
seminary has no tbeen formally decided
to the United church. 1t further sug-
gests that new agreement be drawn.
in which the word decd is replaced
by lease" 1t was stated that the
church could in this way get controi.and
yet the old board of Augsburg wonld be
able to hold the property in trust. and
have the run, as originally intended.
The report will be further discussed
today, and some definite action taken
by the convention.
The discussion throughout was quiet.
and every speaker laid special stress on
that the union must be upheld. No one
faYors that the minority shall Withdraw
and form a new body, as was stated in
the evening papers.
The attendance Of visitors has been
large. Both seminaries are closed. and
the professors and students have at
tended in body.