The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-11
LOYAL TO LUTHER'S IDEAS
CENTRAL LUTHER LEAGUE MET
IN ST. PAUL LAST NIGHT

Addresses Were Made by Secretary
| of State Albert Berg and Rev. j.
| G. Peterson, of the Danish Church
| of MinneapOlts-The Orsoniza.
ton Will Meet Here Again in
October Next
| The first convention of the Central
| Luther league Of the Twin Cities
| opened at German Evangelical Luther
an church, Dale street and Sherburne
avenue, last night. The convention
was attended by some 1875 delegates,
| forty-1ve of whom were from Mime
! apolis.
The object of the league is to organize
| Tor work the young members Of the
Lutheran church The league was
| started at mass meeting of young
Lutherans, held in Minneapolis last
November, which was followed by a
second meeting, held in st. Paul in
December, at which time it was decided
to hold the present convention.
| In the absence of Rev. E. G. Lund,
president of the league, Rev William
ri. Zuber, of the Trinity English Luz
theran church, ST. Paul. presided at
the meeting. The programme opened
with piano solo by John Anderson.
! Rev. Frank E. Jensen, Of ST. James
| Lutheran church, was substituted for
Rev. G. H. Trabert, and gave a Scrip
ture reading and prayer.
The hymn, Now Thank We All Our
God" sung by the delegates, was fol-
lowed by an address by Rev. Alfred
| Ramsey, of ST. Johns Lutheran
church, Minneapolis, on Organization
and Unity" Miss Esther Osborn sang
a solo. Rev. j. c. Peterson, of the
Danish Lutheran church, of Mime
apolis, delivered an address. He said
| in part:
;, have read somewhere that John Wesley,
the father of Methodism, once surprised his
ported to the gates of hell in a dream, he
asked: Are there any Methodists inside?"
Yes plenty of them" was the reply.
pasns hea any Epse9
any number Of them Then he went to
the gates Of heaven and asked the same
the old legend, is the doorkeeper. But he
said no there are no Methodists, no Presby-
terians, no Lutherans, ETC., in heaven. Why,
in heaven? None but true Christians, was
the reply. Our names may be In the church
register, and we may be acknowledged by
the church as in good standing, but that
will not avail unless our names are written
in the Lambs book of life.
Every true Christian, who is faithful unto
death, VIII be saved irrespective of denomi-
national creed. Are you ready to subscribe
to that? l frankly confess that am. When
confess IN the WORD OF the Apostolic creed,
I believe in the holy Christian church, the
communion of saints" could not substitute
Lutheran instead Of Christian, include in
that confession every true Christian, ire
spective of denominational differences 1 do
not believe that we shall have to pass an
examination in dogmatics before we are ad-
mttted into heaven, but that Christ will ac-
knowledge every one as his, who has kept
the faith and laid hold on eternal life. Why
then do we form Luther leagues in order to
instruct and preserve our young people in
the pure doctrines of the Lutheran church?
Because We are not at the gate of heaven
yet. There are certain fundamental doctrines
reason only we admit that Christians of
different denominations may be saved. But
there are other doctrines more or less
essential on which they disagree, and which
many in our days assert are of so little i'm
portance that they might we'll be overlooked
altogether Now, ! do not believe that there
is anything superfuous In the Scriptures.
Albert Berg, secretary of state, fol-
lowed with. a vocal solo, Our Great
Redeemer .Liveth,'' which was well re-
ceived.
! Reyx:iG.. H, 5lTrobert, D. D., of Salem
Lutheran church, Minneapolis, then de-
1ivered a short address on Perfect Or
ganization," and, during the discourse,
Kin speaking Of results, spoke
| Of the work of Commodore Dewey,
! whose name was greeted with applause.
f. Trobert took the place of Rev. Mr..
! Rasmussen, who was called to the
| dsathbed Of one of his parishioners. $
| A solo, by 0. Anderson, was follow
| ed by Albert Berg in short address.
| In which he set forth the aims and OBJ
suit of faithful work would be at the
end Of a few years. His address, as
delivered, is as follows:
| Ladies and Gentlemen of the Central Luther
League:
1t has been the history of every SUCCESS
| full movement looking to the elevation Of
| the human race that it had its greatest
| momentum in the inspiration given it by
| and purposes Of this league is to carry an
| organization within our church somewhat
| similar in design and detail to the Epworth
| league though, perhaps, from that in some
| particulars. The point upon which the
| greatest emphasis should be laid Is this:
| That the young people are taking hold of
| the work of the church, as they are that of
| business, politics and the other vocations
and callings. am not sufficiently informed
| as to the extent, the scope and the details
! Of our organization to offer suggestions of
practical nature, and must content myself
with wishing you the success that is sure
| to attend every effort conceived in devotion
| and operated under the guidance of the
| Divine hand by willing and Intelligent
workers.
It is to such organizations as this that
| the future must look for the production of
| its good men and women and for the prop
agation and ideals looking to the upbuild-
| ing and betterment of the human race.
It is only in the Christian religion that
| the true solution of life and death and
| their mysteries is found 1t Is only in that
| religion, when presented in its most pleas
| ing aspect, that true happiness, even in
| this world, is to be found. 1t is the prov
| ince Of such societies as this to make the
| profession of true experimental religion
| part of the daily life and habits of the peo-
| ple-to present the truly religious life in
its most pleasing light, and to present the
| cheerful hopeful side of Christianity.
| AS an adjunct to the church and re-
! enforcement to its ministry, I conceive
| of nothing eminently practical and ef-
| fcient as an organization such as this-an
organization that takes up the work where
the ministry is often compelled to lay 1t
| down, and carries it on along the lines that
| the ministry may not always tread.
Most of the evils of the present day are
due to imperfections in the So
| cial system growing as they go
] and injecting every department
of our national and social life. The rem
! edy must be applied at the source of the