St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-28
The Vote Of the Conference Is
Unanimous, and Expul-
sion Follows.
STRICKEN BY THE DECISION
And Attended by His Faithful
Wife, Randall Quits the
- Church.

synod adJudg1ng him gullty OIL dela-
nation of character, falsehood and
an attempt to defraud. The decision
of the state conference was unani-
| nous.
The special session of the confer
ence began yesterday with the con-
sideration of several additional affi-
davits with relation to the first
scharge against Randahl-namely,
that he had falsely accused F. Nor
quist, who acted as assistant in his
pastoral work, of being intimate
with Mrs. Randall. None of the tes-
timony tended to substantiate this
accusation against Norquist, except
that Of Randall and his wife.
The pastors dislike of his young
coadjutor appears to have arisen
from dissa tisfaction with the latter's
independence of action and disregard
of his elders authority. Testimony
was next heard on the second charge
that Randall had falsely repre-
sented himself to have been appoint
ed acting pastor Of UpSala, Lund
and Swedlund parishes, in Becker
county.
The third charge was that he had
falsely claimed to possess a receipt
from Rev. S. Udden, of Winnipeg,
for a subscription of $50 to Hope
academy at Moorhead
Most importance was attached to
the fourth and last charge-that
Randall had fraudulently endeav-
ored to procure from Hope academy
$15, in connection with a certain
note. 1t seems that N Nelson, of
Eksjo, Becker county, had borrowed
of the bank of Lake Park $500, which
sum he presented to the academy.
The note, it is said, was Endorsed bv
local merchant Nelson duly paid
his note and received it back from
the bank
ON SOME PRETEXT.
1t was said, Randall secured the
paid note, added his own name as
second lndorser, and also made a
memorandum on the note that he
had personally paid the bank SIS in
terest. Then, it is claimed no in
cIosed the note to the treasurer of
Hope academy, requesting the lat
ter to send him the SIS. which he
mad advanced on the academy's ac-
count. The treasurer was too well
informed, however, and did not for
ward the money.
The testimony upon all these
charges was almost uniformly I'm.
favorable to the accused. Indeed
.he TWO members of the investigat-
ing committee selected by Randall
hlfnself-Messrs Jackson and SibIom
practically deserted his cause. and
Wnen the testimony was COMPLETED
ana the arguments began yesterday
afternoon Randall was almost the
only speaker in his own behalf Tho
SIDE OF the conference was presented
by Messrs. Stolberg, Sjblom. Rast
anu MOODY. On the second charge
that Randall had no AUTHORITY to
represent himself as acting pastor
vi the three parishes-a Scotch ver-
dict was found-"not proven On
the third charge two votes ont of
more than 100 We're in favor of Ran
dahl. On the first and the fonrtb
charges every vote pronounced him
guilty
AS soon as the result of the last
vote was announced, Rev. J. Frem-
ing, vice president of the conference.
moved that, in consideration of the
verdict just found, Rev. A. H. Ran
oahI be at once expelled from the
conference and the ministry of tba
Swedish Lutheran church of Mime
sofa. The vote was quietly taken.
IL was unanimous, and the unfor-
tunate pastor was declared to he
no longer minister Of the holy Cos
pei. Randall, an honest-appearing
man of sober air, abandoned bv his
friends, who has, with tie sole as
sistance of his wife, been bravelv
enoeaVorlng to vindicate himself in
the eyes Of a
HOST OF ENEMIES,
seemed to be overcome by the final
blow. Supported by his faithful wife.
he went slowly forth from the church
that had been bis life, his support
and his future-the church that will
know him no more.
No announcement from Tbs vari-
Gus pulpits will be made of the ex-
pulsion. Written notices will be
served upon Mr.. Randall by the
president and the secretary of the
conference, and the severance will
be complete.
Meantime the pastoral residence
at Eksjo, Becker county, is still oc-
cupied by the deposed minister. In
the same county he occupied stimuli
taneously a second pastorate, that
at Highland Grove. The latter par
ish has not as yet taken official ac-
ton, but the Eksjo church formally
dismissed Mr.. Randall some months
ago. He refused to recognize the
church's authority, and declined to
vacate his official residence. Appeal
was taken to the courts, and the
district judge at Detroit has not yet
rendered his decision in the prem
Uses.
Mr. Randall is forty-one years old.
and native of Sweden. He came to
America when a mere child. He
was ordained to the ministry of the
Lutheran church at Rockford. Ill.
in 1885. His first appointment Uas as
missionary to South Dakota. There
he labored for seven years with
commendable success, and in 1892
he received call to the combined
parishes of Eksjo and Highland
Grove in Becker county. He is the
father of several children.
Has Some One Been Drowned.
On Sunday March in two 1;+tIa bo,,.