The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-08-23
A WARM CONTEST.
German Lutherans Elect St. Paul
Man President.
The General Assembly Opens With a
Hundred Delegates. ---Apache Indian
Mission Prospecting.

The general assembly of the German
Lutheran church for Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Northern Nebraska
and Eastern South Dakota opened in
this city Thursday with hundred
delegates from the state synods. The
delegates are both pastors and laymen.
The assembly is being held at the
German Lutheran Emanuel church on
North Second street.
The meeting opened at 10 80 o'clock
Thursday forenoon with a sermon
preached by Rev. G. J. Albrecht of
New UIm..
The first business session was held
at 8 80 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
and proved to be a warm number The
election of officers was on the program,
but the entire time was taken up with
the election of president, and the re-
mainder of the election was postponed
until Friday afternoon.
The meeting was presided over by
Vice President Rev. Gsusewitz of St.
Paul, who was acting chairman. The
credentials committee presented re-
port, which was adopted. The election
of officers was then proceeded with.
Five names were voted for, and the
contest proved to be very interesting.
A number of ballots were taken and
the contest finally narrowed down to
Rev. Gausewitz and Rev. Bading, the
latter of Milwaukee. The st. Paul
man finally won by two majority.
showing how close the contest was
Rev. A. Pieper of Milwaukee was
third in the contest, with Rev. G. J.
Albrecht and Rev. Philip Won Rohr of
Winona following. Rev. Meyer of
Beaver Dam, Wis, was chosen temper
airy secretary.
While the votes were being counted
after the various ballots, the reports of
committees were presented. The most
interesting was that of Rev Bremen,
superintendent of Indian missions, up
on the status of mission work among
the Apache Indians in Arizona. 1t
showed that the work has been max
ing considerable progress during the
last year. It has extended so much
that it has been necessary to put an
other missionary and teacher in the
field.
Rev. Knuth of Milwaukee presented
the treasurer's report, sh owing that all
expenses have been paid and that
about $3.50 remains in the treasury.
This forenoon's session was devoted
to a doctrinal discussion, led by Prof.
Hoenecke of the Lutheran seminary at
Wauwantosa, Wis, who took for his
theme, 1.-THE Word of God. " The
speaker presented six theses on the
position of the Lutheran church with
reference to the word of God.
A general discussion ensued, partici-
pated in by dozen members, upon
two of the theses.
This afternoon S session was devoted
to business.
This evening there will be SER
vice, and Prof. Notz, D. D., of the
Northwestern university at Water
town, Wis, will preach the sermon.
The Lords Supper will follow.
The discussion of the doctrinal theses
will be resumed tomorrow forenoon.
In the afternoon number of the dele
gates will go to New Ulm to visit DR..
Martin Luther college, which many
of them have never seen, and there
will be no business sessi on.
Sunday, a mission festival was
held, with services in the forenoon,
afternoon and evening.
The sessions of the assembly will
continue on Monday and Tuesday.