The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
TO PREACH 1'HE WORD
EIGHTEEN YOUNG MEN ORDAINED
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
AUGUSTANA SYNOD
GRADUATES OF ROCK ISLAND
From Kansas and From Many
States ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ser
vices Crowd the First Sunday of
the SynOd's SeSsiOn-ReceptiOn to
BE Given This Evening"

the Synod's Standardization to
BE Given This Evening.
With solemn and impressive ceremonies
eighteen young men. graduates of the
Augustana college at Rock Island ILL.,.
were ordained ministers OF the Aueustana
Swedish Lutheran church at the after
noon session of the synod yesterday at
the First Swedish Lutheran church at
Woodward and John streets The candi-
dates We're: Andrew A Lekesel, of
Hutchinson. Kan; j. A. Anderson, Of
Orange. Mass; Johan a. Bernhard, of
Quincy. Mass; Gustav Forsberg, of Pull
man, Ill; o. N. Glinn. of Ridgway, Pa:
L. Hokenson, of Stromshurg Neb:
Adolf Hult, of Chicago; J. A. johnson, of
Morrison county, Mimi; Oscar J. Johnson,
or McKeesport, Pa: j. T. Kraft, of
Sweden, Ill; E. 7. Linden. of Gladstone,
Mich; A. w. Lindquist. of Kansas City,
Mo-; Jules Mauritzen, of Sac county. TO-;
Carl j. Renhard, of ST. Louis, Mo-; Alex
Sand, of Crookston, Mimi; J. A. Slndell,
Of Des Moines, To-; Carl A. Tolin, of
Cadillac, Mich. and Nels p Tulin, Of
Fort Dodge, To-.
AT the forenoon session there was a
communion service at which Rev G. A.
Anderson, of Spokane Wash, OBLIGATED
and a sermon by Rev Olaf Olson. Of
Rock Island, ILL.,, president of Augustana
college, the theological seminary Of the
denomination. There was a large at
tendance In the morning and in the after
noon the capacious auditorium of the
church was packed to Overlooking:
The session opened with sermon in
Swedish, by Rev. G.. L. .Lindberg, of Rock
Island, Ill, and then Rev E. Norelius,
Of Vasa, Mimi, president of the synod,
ordained the candidates, who were ranged
In semi-circle in front Of the pulpit
During the ceremony the church choir
rendered number Of exceptionally fine
selections
The ordination sermon was preached by
Rev E. F. Bartholomew, of Rock Island,
who preached in English. He said in
part:
My dear young brethren, you have
reached a turning point in your career.
BY the solemn rite Of ordination you
have now been consecrated to the Lord
as His ministers, and the church In the
name of Jesus Christ sends you forth to
labor in the vineyard. BY appointment of
the synod it falls to my lot to address
you and 1 have chosen as the theme for
my remarks: The Condition of a Faith
full Ministry" The condition of a sue
cessful ministry Is expressed in the words
of our Savior: Without me We can do
nothing"
There Is tendency in our day to give
undue prominence to the human element
in the work of the Gospel ministry Per-
haps there is a natural reason for this
During the long period Of scholastic and
theological preparation that habit and
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suffc1ency becomes strongly ingrained.
For many years you have communed with
books and snow you take up your life
work. '---..4
AS YOU: go. forth from this scene of
conservation to take upon yourselves the
solemn and responsible duties of your
sacred office you enter. into a kind of
lie, widely different from thar with
which you have been acquainted in the
halls of study. You will have to deal
with serious and perplexings problems,
You will be brought in contact with fprae-
teal difficulties There will be trials Of
your strength and wisdom your patience,
and courage, your faith and enduranceE
as valiant soldiers. You will encounter
In deadly antagonism the world the flesh
and the devil.
I'm the midst of such conflict and of
such trials, you will need the strength
and wisdom of one greater than all
human books and human teachers The
highest and final qualification for the
work of the Gospel is the presence and
the ipdwelfing power of Jesus Christ
Without this your ministry will be bar
rem and unfruitful. The ministry that Is
centered in: Christ Is sure to be fruitful
He that abideth in Me and I In him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit
In the evening Rev. G. A. Swenson of
Lindborg, Kan, preached in English to
large congregation.
Today the synod will resume its Iabors
and the day will probably be spent in
considering matters connected with Au-
gustana college.
An informal reception will be rendered
by the ladies to the ladies in attendance
at the synod this evening, in the parlors
of the First Swedish Lutheran church
Ten-minute addresses will be made by
prominent churchmen and an enjoyable
musical programme will be given