The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-14
Church Workers to
Hold One at Ham
cock June 81.
Finnish Evangelical Church
VIII Then Prepare for Next Years
WOrk-FIfIy Parishes Will He
ReDresented-Laconi

The church organization known "a tn
Finnish Synod or Finnish Eyangelica
Lutheran church. will hold it's eight an
nual convention at Hancock June 2l,
The object Of tins convention will b'
mainly 20 elect several members TO the
church cOnsistory, whose terms expire al
the close of this convention; hear end
examine the reports OF said consistory,
and the board OF directors of the Theo-
logical Seminary and College, which is at
present located at West Hancock elect a
board of control for the ensuing year for
the said seminary and college, and con-
slider and decide all matters pertaining
to said institution of learning, The con
cided TO locate the institution at Han
cock. The committee in charge OF the
affairs OF this institution, then, had in
view, that the village OF Hancock would
make donation of suitable site for
this seminary and college, Since that
time the committee has learned IRON the
village authorities that such a donation
would not exactly be in accordance with
the laws OF the State. Since that was
learned by the people who are giving
their support TO this institution there
has been a great deal OF talk about locat
ing this college and seminary elsewhere;
but in all likelihood this convention will
nevertheless decideits permanent location
at Hancock, unless they get some very
hattering offers elsewhere in this State
or the State OF Minnesota.
The convention will consist OF clergy
men and delegates from different par
ishes, which number about fifty, in all
America. Some Of these parishes are but
very small, Others again havelarge mem-
berships. The parish here in Calumet
has membership OF something over 600
and will send seven delegates TO the con-
yention. The Evangelical Lutheran
church OF America was organized here
some eight or nine years ago and it now
has parishes in nearly every State where
there are Firms enough for an organized
church. This State perhaps has the
most parishes in the Union for the reason
that IT is more thickly populated by the
Finnish people than any other State in |
the Union. For instance in the copper
country we haye about 10000 of this
race.
The Finnish church, known as the |
National Finnish church OF America. |
whose headquarters are in Calumet will !
IN all probability also hold it's annual |
here this summer. This fac |
ton OF the Finnish churches of America
is very strong, but perhaps not as strong |
as the Evangelical Lutheran church.
There is still another strong faction Of !
the Finnish churches, known as the
Apostolic Lutheran church. This church |
is also widely known among the Ameri- |
can Firms. Very few OF the pastors of |
this church are ordained: nevertheless |
there are some eloquent preachers among
them, such, as will satisfy the spiritual |
want OF the class OF people who compose
this church. This church is rarely known |
to hold any conventions or conferences.
The spiritual REVEALS are kept up by
foreign preachers and missionaries who |
visit each parish from time to time. The
vocation Of these preachers and mission.
airy workers is nearly in all cases voIun-
tary and most OF them are common lay
men.