The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-17
1T Is GROWING IN FAVOR WITH
NOR@ EGIAN LUTHERAN
CHURCH ASSEMBLY
CATECHIsM AND MISSIONS
They Were the Most Fruitful Top
les of Discussion at the Ses-
sion in Minneapolis
Yesterday.
FLCLE'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
~ 20 WASHINGTON AK. SOUTH.

Eight new congregations were admitted
yesterday, bringing the total up to thir-
ty-siX 50 far during the convention.
The fourth days session began yester-
cay morning with devotional exercises.
conducted by Rev n. G.. Peterson, Lis
bon, H. After the reading Of the min
utes of the previous meeting by Secretary
Roseland, the chair announced the fol-
lowing committee to equaIiZe the travel
ing expenses of the ministers attending
the convention. Rev. Messrs. o. G.. U.
Siljan, Northwood 10; Th. Gronningen
Bath, 5. D., and J. II. Meyer, Chicago
The committee on credentials reported
the following new congregations applying
for membership: SamhOld, Iceland
Minn%. Immanuels, Solway, Mimi, and
Lanstad, Bagley, Mimi. These were ac-
cepted By the assembly.
The committee on resolutions in re-
spect TO the presidents message, re-
ported.
The report was taken up, point by
point. The first resolution expressed the
gratitude and thanks of the church to
God for His protecting care over the
church during the past ten years. and
prayed for a continuance of the same
This resolution was adopted by rising
vote The committee urged upon the
church the necessity of attending to and
point the committee introduced brought
out considerable discussion. The com
mittee recommended that the sacraments
be discussed AT the coming fall and
spring meetings of the different circuits.
Most Of the speakers thought 1t was i'm
practicable because the subjects for the
fall meetings had already been selected
by most circuits. This point was re-
ferred back to the committee for fur
ther consideration. The meeting thank
ed the congregation for the warm sup
port il had given to the Institutions Of
the church and the liberal manner in
which it had taken part in the collection
of the building fund.
President HOyme, who was the one who
had the convention in charge, was also
thanked.
Resolutions were adopted in memory
of the departed ministers, and the conven-
tion extended its sympathy to the families
of the bereaVed and ordered the secre-
tary to send a copy of these resolutions
to the families of the same. In this con-
nection the fund for INDECENT orphans and
widows of ministers was called to the at
tentiOn of the church.
The sympathy of the convention was ex-
tended to members who had been i'll dur
ing the year.
Owing to the fact that the present Wis
itor for Pacific circuit, Rev. j. J. Hill,
Ids dCC6litCu d call OUTSIDE OF the circuit,
he election of a new visitor was recon-
cnended. Rev. TIL. K. Ganstad, Sims, N
al, was ordered transferred from Chey-
enne to Fargo circuit and also Rev. c.
NJ. Larson from Dorchester, Wis, TO Eau
Claire circuit
The committee recommended that Rev
II. u. Sverdrup's shorter eptome of Bish-
op Pontoppidan's eXplanati ton of the cate
chism be adopted as the standard epftome
of the church, both in the English and
Norwegian languages. There was a long
discussion, without action.
The afternoon session opened with Rev
T. H. Dahl in the chair. Devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev L. e. Klep-
pc, Little Falls, Wis.
CANDIDATES FOR ORDINATION
The ordination committee had preve-
dence and reported the following as rec
commended for ordination:
TIL. Rorstad called to congregation
in Roberts county, Sounth Dakota; c. X
Soiberg, NeTmillian, S. D.; NJ. J. Stoleen.
TO Madagascar; o. L. Stensley to Mound
City, S. D.; William Williams, to Port
land Ne; 7. Thomson, assistant to
Rev. X 0. Raftshol, Botti:eau, N d;
L. L. Masted to New York city; n. NJ
Esser. TO 5uttons Bay, Mich; S. G.
Hauge t. Hawey. Mimi; o. A NormS
to Sioux city, To-, and 7. Fl. Hagen, to