The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-27

The session of the United Norwegian
| Lutheran church council last evening
opened with a pastoral sermon by Rev.
E. Erickson, of Vegdahl, Mimi, and
closed with a discussion of the best
means of providing for the widows and
children Of deceased pastors The matter
was brought up on a report Of the COM
mittee to which the subject had been
assigned. and the committees recon-
mendation, which favored a mutual In
surance scheme with some of the odd
line" features, was so complicated that 1t
was referred back to be simplihed.
The morning session opened with an
address by Rev ]. NJ. Ruthrauff, D. D.,
president of Carthage college. Illinois,
who spoke as the representative of the
extended greetings from the general
synod, and spoke of the pleasure he felt
at the fraternalism that is growing be-
tween the synod and the council. which
have been separated for thirty-three
years. Incidentally he paid a high tribute
to the Norwegian educational system.
Prof. E. G. Lund responded briefly. on
behalf of the council, and then the
lengthy report of the committe that had
in charge the presidents report was
taken up for consideration. The report
as adopted included resolutions in men,
DRY of Rev. P. A. Rasmussen and Rev. 7.
A. Lysne. and provided for the publica-
ton of a memorial volume, the proceeds
of the sale of which are to be used for the
building of a memorial church in NADIA
gascar. A resolution was passed striking
the following members Of the Free
church from the United church rolls: ].
o. Arevik, N. Halvorsen, A. Houkom, E.
o. Larsen, ]. Mortensen, H. S. Ovanbeck,
P. Steen. o. N. Berg. A. Brunsvold, o. H.
Kirkbak c. Oftedal, T. R. Solensten, P.
T. Peterson and N. Iversen.
| The school question was discussed for
the balance of the forenoon, and the aft
ernoon session was devoted to the con-
sideration Of the problem of extending
| the English work among the younger
members of the church. Although no
| formal action was taken the general SEN
timent was decidedly in favor of broad
ening the work. Papers on the subject
were read by DIR. Lund. of the United
church seminary; Rev Messrs. Weswig,
of Chicago; Eggen, of Madison, Wis,
and Belshein, of Albert Lea, MINI.
By an Informal vote it was shown that
313 members were in favor of and Ill
against the following resolution:
1.-The United church shall operate and
support a seminary for the education of
ministers and Missionaries, consisting of
a theological course Of three years, and
college with the necessary preparatory
classes. The object of this college shall
be to give the students an ample and
complete general education. This educa-
ton shall be such as to constitute suit
able preparation for the study of. the
o4ogy." s
The Northfield faction seems to COM
nand a majority of the meeting. But
the other5faction is gaining ground, and
they may succeed in putting off the final
settlement Of the question as a whole
for another year, in hopes. that the rela-
tive strength of the two, parties may be
reversed. $685. - "a
A series of resolutions drafted by the
committee on the secretary's report. were
passed, and they provide, among other
things, that the ministers be. urged upon
both directly and indirectly to hand in
statistics for the annual report.
1t was resolved that a collection shall
be taken up for the benefit of poor min
listers and poor ministers widows at the
ordination services In the future.
Rev. A. Aulting was instructed to take
up a collection for the benefit of Rev
Barikmo who is staying in Norway, and
is very sick.
A letter was read from the Business
Mems League of Sioux Falls, S. D., In
viting the United church to hold it's next
annual meeting in that city.