St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-22
MKT CONVENTION OF THE UNITED
LUTHERANs TO OCCUR IN ST.
PAUL JUNE 3.
AUGSBURG CASE NOT SETTLED
1T PROMISES TO MAKE. THE COM,
ING SESSION SENSATIONAL IN
MANY WAYS.
A SERIOUS SPLIT THREATENED,
FRIENDS oil the Seminary May Withs
draw or BE Expelled by the
Opponents.

The United Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America seems to be fairly
in love with the city of ST Paul It's
annual meetings were held here in
1894 and 1885, and it's next one will
take place in this city at the First
Swedish Lutheran church, on John
and Woodland streets, June to IL
next This body is by far the largest
Norwegian association in America, it's
commencement membership being
about 10000, and the number of con-
gregations little over 1000.
This meeting Will undoubtedly bring
large number Of people to the city
from all parts of the Northwest not
only on account of the size Of the or
ganization, but chiefly because those
who attend this meeting expect to
witness one OF the most sensational
acts in the great drama which the
Norwegian-American Lutherans have
peen performing ever since Oct. g.
IS43, on which day Filing Eielsen, the
nfst Norwegian Lutheran minister in
America, was ordained for the min
istry at Duncan's Grove, twenty miles
north of Chicago, by Rev. f. A Hoff-
man, d. D., a German Lutheran
clergyman.
The United Church, for nearly five
years past, has been in a state of tur-
MOL, chiefly on account of the failure
or the board of trustees of Augsburg
seminary TO make a formal transfer OF
this institution to the United Church.
according to an agreement entered
upon at the organization of the United
church at Minneapolis, June 10, 1890
From 1890 to 1893 the theological semi
nary of the United Church was located
at Augsburg seminary. But in the
faH OF the latter year the United
Church withdrew entirely from the
Augsburg seminary buildings, and
since that time has been operating IT'S
theological seminary in a rented build
ing, While similar work has been car
RED on at Augsburg seminary. In 1898
number of churches siding with and
supporting Augsburg seminary, passed
resolutions to this effect:
Whereas, The United Church has resolved IN
estapnsh new theological seminary thereby
violating the articles of union which stipu-
lated that Augsburg seminary should be the
theological seminary of the United Church.
Therefore, be 1t resolved That this congrega-
tlon declare itself released from all obligations
TO support the new theological seminary.
This charge against the United
Church of having violated the articles
OF union was more than that body
could stand, and at the last annual
meeting thirteen congregations were
punched together and instructed to re-
tract their charges before the next an
nual meeting. In another resolution
they were threatened with formal ex-
pClslon at the next annual meeting in
case they do not comply with the in
struction before that time The church.
eS in question are as follows:
Hadeland, Mobiles county Minnesota; Our
Savior's, Marinette, Wis; st. Petri, Minneapo-
lis Escanaba, Mich. Zion, Peshtigo, Wis;
Lismore, Mobiles county, Minnesota Willmar.
Mimi; Eagle Lake, Kandiyohi county, Minne-
sofa: Cumberland, Wis; st. Lukes, Mime
apolis; Comstock, Barron county Wisconsin:
Trinity, Minneapolis; Bethany, Richland
MINI.
There appears to be no doubt that
these churches will maintain the
standpoint once taken, and they.
themselves, no doubt expect to
be expelled If those thirteen
congregations We're the only ones in
volved it would not be a very serious
matter. But some sixty or seventy 9TH
ers are said to have passed resolutions
to the same effect, and the thirteen
were singled out because they passed
1dentically the same resolutions which
originally We're formulated and passed
by the Trinity church, of Minneapolis
AS far as can be predicted with any
show Of probability at this writing,
the thirteen churches will be expelled
and in the course of a few months
from fifty to seventy-five others may
withdraw from the United Church
The churches in question are already
organized into an association known
as THE Unity" or 1.-The Friends Of
Augsburg" Indeed, the formal organ
iZation of tGis body is very loose, but
morally it is rs compact as a cannon
ball, and the more abuse and fight il
gets the better it thrives.