The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-11

UustaFuS AdOlphUS College Mt ST
Peter Was the School Under Dis
cussion-The School Has Been
Doing Good Work, According tn
the Annual Report,
The annual session of the Minnesota
conference of the Swedish Il,thera n
church was continued at the Gustavus
Acolphus church yesterday The dav
was opened with religious exercises
after which followed the report of
PRESIDENT M: Wahlstrom, of the Gus
taVGS Adolphus college. at st. Peter
The report showed that the present
was the thirty-fifth scholastic year of
the college. and that there had been
an attendance Of opt students, 159 males
ana 6S females. The report showed
that the College Journal had been a
perfect success. and had 1000 sub
scrloers and supported from it's re-
celpts a foreign mission.
Rev. L. A. Johnson, of st. Pau1
chairman of the board of directors Of
the college, presented a report showing
That the financial condition had not
improved during the past year. His re-
port showed that the debt had in
creased during the past year The debt
Of the college in 1896 was $40, 476. %,
while it was in 1897 So. 1876. % an in
crease in the debt of $2,712 in one wear.
How to make good this deficit and
guard against it's reoccurrence was
the financial point of Chairman John
sons report. Prof A. c. Carlson and
Aug. Nelson, of Rock Island, received
the degree Of Master Of Arts. and
Prof. Hallstrom received the degree of
Master Of Accounts" The library of
the college had been removed to bet r
quarters. which was a great improve
ment.
The report of the treasurer showed
that the total receipts for the past wear
had been $15,875.4S, including $6.434. 10
for tuition in the academic and music
departments. The total disbursements
for the year were $13755.47 part of
which was for teachers salaries, SS.767
In the academic course, and 81, 09S. 40 in
the music department. The commercial
department had proved a great sue
cess, its receipts being $23007 over the
liabilities.
A general discussion of the financial
affairs of the st. Peter institution was
entered into by the session which oc-
cIpied. all Of the morning.
telegram of congratulations was
sent to the New York conference now in
session at Manchester, N. H
The opening part Of the afternoon
session was sermon delivered by Rev.
A. j. Ryden. Of Buffalo, Mimi. He
hdu IoI HIS SUBJECT Inc Falth Tha t
Stands to Remain in Christ and Be
Found in Him." The discourse was
listened to by a very large congrega-
ton besides the delegates
The business session was then resum-
ed. During the afternoon business
meeting matters pertaining to the
finances and condition of the st. Peter
college was continued. It was decided
during the afternoon session to allow
$4,000 from the treasury of the confer
ence and the free will offerings of all
the>congregations Of the conference to
be donated as an appropriation for the
coming year to the college at st. Peter.
A resolution was introduced by the
executive committee increasing the as
sessment for the st. Peter college to
20 cents, instead Of 10, as at present
from every communicate OF the
churches in the conference. This reso-
luton created a heated and general
debate, which Is not ended yet. as the
resolution will come up again today.
Senator Peterson took very active
part in the debate and advocated tha
increase. and said the school was tn.
most important mission in the confer
ence. The senator was opposed by Rev.
g. Wahlund, Of Spring Lake, who on
posed the increase and advocated in
stead q reduction in the force of teach