The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-18
UNITED CHURCH SURVIVES THE
DETACHMENT OF LARGE
PORTION THEREOF.
SECOND DAY is PROMISING,
AND THE DELEGATES ARE HOPE
FUL OF AN ENTIRELY ADMIRA-
BILE SITTING.
Are to he the Principal Topic OF
Discussion at the Meeting Of
Today.

The attendance at the executive ses-
sions Of the annual convention of the
United church was much larger yes
| terday than the day before. In fact,
one could not tell by the size Of the
audience that a famous segment had
| just been cut away from the body of
the United church. One thing Is more
than certain, however, viz, that what
! remains of the society feels immense
! ly better after the amputatiOn. There
| is a feeling somewhat akin to that
which is experienced by the seafarer
when he enters the haven after having
braved a dangerous storm.
| Shortly after the opening of the
morning session, ministers and IS lay
delegates were added to the roll, max
ing the total membership of the meet
! ing 1900.
The president appointed the follow
! ing as additional tellers: Rev. o. S.
| Simundson, of Kenyon, Mimi; L. G.
Ekern, of Kandiyohi county, Mimi; F.
L. Tronsdal, Of Eau Claire, Wis; JUL
ius Hoppestad, of DEBORAH, TO-, and
S. Cypreansen, of Eau Claire Wis.
The present era of good feeling was
beautifully eXemplified by the cleo
| ton of officers, the vice president, Rev.
T. H. DAHL of Stoughton, Wis, and the
| treasurer, Lars Swenson, of Mime
apolis, being reelected without oppo-
sition, and the secretary, Rev. ]. C.
Jensen, Of Clinton, Wis, receiving 298
out Of a total Of 1856 votes cast.
read the report Of the board Of trustees
of the United church. The board had
held no meeting during the year be-
cause everything had been running so
| smoothly. The board had authorized
| the expenditure Of about $4,000 in con-
| nection with the law suit for the re-
| covery Of Augsburg seminary, and it
was proposed to raise money in some
special way for this special item of
expenses.
Treasurer Lars Swenson read a re-
port on the Augsburg Publishing house,
showing that the total receipts for the
year had been 51,916.75, out Of which
amount So, 129.65 was clear profit. Luth-
eraneren, the official organ of the
church, has a circulation of 1000, and
the children's paper a circulation of 49,
400.
The leading facts of the report of
Prof. 0. M. Boeckman, the president
of the theological seminary, were: The
total attendance for the year was 1872,
of whom 40 were divinity students Two
students had just graduated from
the classical and 13 from the theologi-
cal department of the seminary.
Prof. o. Lokensgaard, the president
Of the normal school at Madison, Mimi.
reported that the attendance had been
nInety-fOur, which is more than ever
before in the history of the school,
Four students have just graduated, all
of them being fitted for teaching both
parochial and common school.
Rev. j. N. Kildahl, of Chicago, read
lengthy report on the missionary
work in south Madagascar. Rev. G.
n. Isolany, who has been stationed
at Fort Dauphin, had baptized forty
two persons; but since the French took
possession of the country it looks as
though the Jesuits are going to cripple
or even kill the work at this place
Miss Christine Nilsen has a successful
girls school at Fort Dauphin, the at
tendance being twenty-five. This mis-,
sion received $4,59963 from the United
church during the past year.
Rev. 0. B. Sanders had reported
signal success from ST. Augustine, four
teen persons having been baptized or
one occasion. The attendance at his
services had been about 100, and si2
French government requires that al
teachers in Madagascar must know
French, or else give up their work Oct
! 1, 1897 This leaves the United churcl
mission in a sad plight, and last Mon
day Rev L. M Biorn, Of Zumbrota
Mimi, left for France to see if he cal
engage French Lutherans as teacher
at Fort Dauphin and ST. Angus time
, The expenses of the mission in NADIA
= gascar aggregated $12,021.41.
p President Hoyme finally read a re
. port from the Children's home at Beloit
: To-, stating that fifty-eight children ar
I being provided for in that institution
: One of the buildings having burned
r down, a new and better one, at a cos
Of $1,000, is being put up in its place
: 1t seems as though this institution vii
= receive about $4,000 in the shape o
! cash or land through the last will O
\ one of it's patrons, the late Halvo
:. Nilsen, on whose property tn
house is located.
= The committee on nominations bein
the most important Of all temporar
committees, 1t was elected by ballot
: the number of votes received by eac
n candidate being:
A. A. Klove, Leland, Ill. .................23
Rev. o. Nilsen, Scandinavia, Wis. %
Rev. G. Rasmussen, Minneapolis. ......... rs
Rev. ]. Olsen. st. Ansgar, Io..............1 II
Rev. N. E. Wikre. Maple Bay, Mimi IL
Prof. R. Lokensgaard Madison, MINI. 80. Is
Hon. Obey Nelson, Slater, Io..............13
Rev. M. Satterlee, Ellsworth, 10. .......... 10
o. L. Grote, Eagle Lake, Io.................
Rev. P. G. Ostby, Emmons Mimi. .........
e A. Kvevli Brooklyn, N. Y.................
: Rev. A. Void, Christine, N. D.............
T Rev. o. E. Hofstad Canton, 8. D...........
= The whole number of votes cast wa
u 81, and the five heading the abov
list were declared elected.
AT the opening of the Afternoon
session sixteen lay delegates were ad
= mitted to the meeting, and the chair
3 man of the committee on credential
{ announced that fifteen more minister
/ had arrived.
l. Six new churches were admitted int
II the association. They are located re
d d spectively at Boyd, Mimi, La Sale
II ILL.,, Peterson, Mimi, Cottonwood
: Mimi, Small Creek, Wis, and Ply
8 mouth, Wis.