The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-23
HAMLINE NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.


showed a very large attendance at the
council even better than in former years.
The morning session Of the council open
ed with prayer by Rev. r. P. Carlson, of
Rock Dell, after which the secretary,
Rev. J. c. Jensen, gave his annual re-
port. The document was largely statis-
teal in nature and showed that during
the year over 10000 children have been
baptized into the church. The churches
belonging to the denomination number
727, but the pastors Of the United church
served a large number of congregations
not formally admitted to the church This
brought the total number of congrega-
tons up to 1850. The total number of
communicate members is 225, 6G5.
The treasurer's report showed the as
sets of the denomination at 1920, 104, which
is considered a low estimate. During the
year the 600 congregations contributing to
the receipts for running expenses gave
the $13 1898 used during the year, and
enough in addition to leave a balance of
$26S6.97. During the year, requests ag-
gregating 81, 1888 were made, and the in
terest on the endowment fund was $1,000.
to expectation, the election of
officers brought no contests. The old Off
GERS were reelected with but one excep-
ton. and in almost every instance receiv-
ed a unanimous vote. The balloting oc-
cupied but a few minutes and the cleo
ton was an exceptionally quiet one. The
officers chosen are Rev. G. Hoyme, Eau
Claire, president; Rev. T. H. Dahl,
Stoughton, Wis, vice president; Hon. Lars
Swenson, Minneapolis, treasurer; Rev. J.
c. Jensen, Austin, secretary.
In behalf of the Augsburg Publishing
company, an organization under the con-
troll Of the denomination, Lars Swenson
reported that during the year the receipts
from the sale Of books was $34, 55948 The
total receipts from all branches aggregat-
ed $50, 65S.42. On this amount the house
made profit for the year of $6,71672. The
circulation of the papers published by the
house during the year averaged Is, 900 for
the Luthersk Bornblad, Lutilerianen, H.
600, and Young Christian, 1000. On the
latter sheet the publishing house had lost
about $4,000 in five years and a recon-
mendation was made that its publication
be discontinued and the publication of an
English Sunday school paper substituted.
AS president of the United Church sem
mary, Rev. M. o. Boeckman read an an
nual report. He stated that the seminary
was in a prosperous condition, having
doubled its attendance in five years. The
theological students numbered ffty-five
for the year and those in other branches
1S He recommended that the council
provide the institution with better facili-
ties for the study Of physics and suggest
ed improvements along other lines which
are much needed.
BY far the most interesting report
given at yesterdays session was that of
President Hoyme, reviewing the past
years work. His remarks were prefaced
with ageneral summary of the church
work of the year, after which the subject
was tretaed in detail. President Hoyme
stated that he heartily congratulated the
denomination on the successful issue of
the famous Augsburg seminary con-
troversy. the nightmare of the church
for many years, and while he was still
firmly convinced that the United church
stood in the right of the question and
was entitled to the full ownership of the
real estate Of the seminary as we'll as
the endowment fund, that being the part
surrendered on the adjustment Of the
difference, he endorsed the ARRANGEMENT
which had been made and was extremely
gratified that the bone Of contention of
many yeras had been removed
Treating Of the relation of the different
congregations, he saw encouraging signs
in the growth of the bond of fellowship
between the different churches, and in
the TACT that many congregational DIFF
ferences, caused by the Augsburg con-
troversy, were being successfully ad-
justed. During the course of the year,
IHlTly-tWO CuuTcn buildings mad been de-
dicated and district meetings had been
held in many localities. Since the last
council, two clergymen had died, Rev.
A. M. Lunde. A. c. Baum and L Daeh-
lin, had been ordained to the ministry
during the year, and the committee ap-
pointed to revise the list of the clergy,
had expunged the names of the ministers
who had sided with the Free church.
The work Of the divinity school had
been satisfactory in every respect. Eigh-
teen young men had passed theological
examinations and the attendance at the
Madison, MINI. normal school had been
gratifying. st. Olaf college at North
field was mentioned as one Of the insti-
tutions of the denomination which is do
ing noble service.
The report also gave considerable at
tention to the question Of the location of
the new seminary and the president was
inclined to think that Northfle1d pre-
scented claims which deserved careful
consideration. He advocated careful
consideration Of the question and thought
that in case heavy majority could not
be secured in the council when the cues
ton Is proposed, that 1t should go over
to another year. He considered that the
oyer tha matter Of a loca-