The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-18
WITH IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
YOUNG MEN ENTER LUTHER
AN PRIESTHOOD
wooDMEN's MEMORIAL DAY
Large Attendance at Services Yes
terday Afternoon - Methodist
Churches Prosper and Will
Cancel Their Debts.
HLCEE'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
~ 20 "zSHIHGTOR Az. SOUTH.

Yesterday morning at Bethlehem
church, with impressive ceremonies, and
in the presence Of q vast audience eleven
young men were ordained to the priest
hood of the United Norwegian Lutheran
church. The ceremony lasted nearly three
hours.
AT 1920 Prof. Rydning began the pre-
lude, and after the hymn Rev Mr.. Ofste-
dahl, of Chicago, and Rev. P. G. Ostby,
of Emmons, Mimi, absolved the communi-
cants. This ended, the organ struck up
the professional and President Hoyme ap-
peared at the altar and the procession of
robed priests came marching down the
center aisle of the church First came
Supt. Rev n. j. Ellestad, and after him
the older of the reverend visitors; then
the candidates for ordination-eleven in
number-the younger visitors closing the
procession. AS soon as the visitors were
seated on both sides of the altar and the
candidates in front, President Hoyne in
toned The Lord Be With YOU and the
audience answered, And With Thy Spir-
it, after which he intoned the collect for
the ordination of priests while the audi
ence stood. After he had read the APP
pointed epistle and gospel lesson ne turn
ed to the altar and began the hymn, 80,
Holy Spirit, on Us Descend" Rev P.
Tagnjerd, of Eau Claire, Wis, introduced
the candidates to the congregation, each
one rising as his name and charge was
read. He also charged the congregation
what its duties were toward those who
were called to the ministry. Four visit
Ors then read the appointed Scripture Sc
lectiOns, between which two stanzas of
"Veni Creator Spiritus Sancti'' were
sung by the audience When the last
stanza of this had been sung the candi-
dates arose and took their places at the
chancel. After a short prayer Rev. Mr..
Hoyme spoke to them on the text, GO
We out into the world and preach the Cos
pei all people,
me ordination sermon by President
Hoyme closed the ordination proper, after
which the sacrament of the altar was
celebrated. All the newly ordained min
listers and many Of the others participat-
ed in the sacrament.
The following candidates were ordained
to the ministry, and have accepted calls:
Th. Rorstad, called to congrega ions in
Robert County, South Dakota: c. K. Sol
berg, Vermillion, S. D.; NJ. ]. Stolee, TO
Madagascar; o. L. Stensley. to Mound
City, S. D; William Williams, to Port
land, Me; L. Thomson, assistant to Rev
X o. Raftshol, BOttineau, N D.; L. L.
Masted, to New York city; n M. Esser
to Suttons Bay, Mich; S. G. Hague to
Hawley, Mimi; o. A Norm, to Sioux
City, To-, and T. H. Hagen, to Kittson
county, Minnesota.
At the United Church seminary, Rev
.. i. kirkeberg preached in the morn
Ing and Rev. I. Eistensen in the evening.
At Bethel mission, Rev. N Lunde
Dwight, N D., conducted services in the
morning and Rev A. L. Barron, Ottawa.
Ill, In the evening.
At Bethlehem last evening the services
We're in the interest of home missions.
The sermon was preached by Rev. N. ].
Ellestad, Norway, MINI. A large collec-
ton for home missions was received.