The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-16

Olaf college, Mortified, but it Is hardly
probable that anything definite viii be
done, at this convention.
With respect to the location of the new
seminary it seems certain that nothing
will be done until the middle of next
week
AT yesterday mornings session the fol-
lowing twenty congregations applied and
were admitted by the assembly:
Our Savior's, Twin Valley, N. D.; Nor
wegian Evangelical Lutheran, Otter
Creek county, Wisconsin; United Nor
Wegfan Lutheran, Hemming, Mimi; Lu-
theran, Colfax, Wis; Our Savior's, Price
county Wisconsin; ImmanuePs, Story
City, To-; Lake Congregation, Humboldt
county 10; Salem, Dora MINI. St.
Peters, Benson county, North Dakota;
Forest Congregational, Walsh and Grant
counties, North Dakotai United Luther
an, Hannaford, N. d; st. PauPs, South
Chicago; st. Johns, Silverton, Or. Twin
Clark county, Wisconsin; Bethlehem S,
Norman county Minnesota; Lutheran
Congregational, Robert and Grant coun-
ties, North Dakota; RethanIa, Grand
Forks, N. D.; Norwegian Evangelical
Lutheran, Cooperstown, N. D.; Lutheran
Congregational, Wahpeton, N. D.
The committee also reported newly ar
rived ministers and recommended tina.
several of the visitors be elected ad-
visory members.
trustee boards for the various branches
and funds in the church organization, all
of which were ratified.
Rev N. J. Ellestad, Norway. MINI.
presented his report as superintendent of
home missions. In his accumulation he
mentioned that in fifteen states and two
provinces seventy-one parishes, contain
ing 1877 congregations and 20, 1872 members
were either wholly or partially supported
hyr+ Ic hon
parishes comprising seventy congrega-
tons and 1900 members had become self
supporting since the last report
The rest of the forenoon was devoted
to discussion of the subject selected by
last years convention, "Sanctifcation''
AT the afternoon session devotional ex-
ercises were conducted by Rev j. A
Bergh, Orfordville, Wis, and the report
of the credential committee was ac-
copied.
Consul Steensland read a report from Il
committee to draw up plans for introduce
ing orphan children into Christian homes.
The assembly then resumed the discus
sion of sanctifcation. Among those who
participated in the discussion were Rev.
Roolkvam, Coon Valley, and E. I<r John
son, Lawton, Wis; Del O. Gulrud. Rev.
Messrs. HOfstad, Canton, S. D.; N. B.
Thvedt, Duluth, Mimi, and N e. Wikre
Maple Bay; Prof. o. G. iceland, North
field; A. II. Gjevre, Fertile, and S. O..
Braaten.
The chair announced meeting of the
committee on ordination, to meet this
morning, at the seminary. The commit
tee on ordination is composed Of Presi-
Gent Hoyme and Rev Messrs. o. A Nee
ley New Richmond; A. Hague, Holden;
j. E. Nord, Rice Lake, Wis, and N. A.
Giere, Black River Falls, Wis
Rev. TIL. Eggen, of Sun Prairie, Wis,
is chairman Of the English conference,
which held its first session Tuesday even
ing. He hopes that something may be
done by the conference during the pres
ent convention in the interest of bring
ing about the inevitable transition from
Norwegian to English.
There is a growing demand that some
thing should be DONE" said Mr. Eggen
yesterday. THE matter is now In the
hands of a committee and this VIII report
at the next session, Monday afternoon
What plan this committee has in mind 1
do not know, but 1 look to that some
sort OF a thread for work will be pre-
Sented"
Today the discussion on "Sanctifica-
ton VIII be continued, with the usual
committee reports. The committee on
nominations has yet to report some of
the most important nominations, namely
the board Of directors of schools, who
have in charge all matters pertaining to
educational institutions during the year:
the foreign and home missions boards
and the committee to have in charge the
erection Of new school buildings.
Rev. c. 0. Aubol will undoubtedly he
renominated for his present position, edi-
tor of Lutheraneren, the official organ
Of the church.