Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-01-01
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
A religious convention of the clergy and
many laymen of the diocese of Kristiania
plainly revealed the fact that the belief
in the literal inspiration Of the Bible is
losing ground at a rapid rate among the
leading minds of the state church of Nor
way. Rev. Gronland went so far as to
propose that the remuneration of "the
devil and all his deeds" be wholly cut
out Of the pledge given by young people
when they are confirmed. Indeed, the old
school fought the liberal tendencies advo-
Gated at the convention. But these ten
denotes were backed by two theological
professors and many leading Minister'S
Rev. Christofer Bruun proposed to d.
yorce the church from the state.
The snow was over three feet deep
around Trondhjem, November 25, and the
road was blockaded between the city and
Fjeldsater Sanitarium
The newspapers are urging the people
to support 1.-THE Red Cross Society on
the ground that the work of this organ
ization will be highly needed in case of
war.
A cable, dated Kristiania, Dec. 10,
states that ]. Pierpont Morgan, of New
York, is buying iron mines in Salten,
Nordland. An American syndicate Is
making extensive preparations for oper-
atfng iron mines in the Cumberland val
ley, part of the plant being railroad to
the sea. Thomas Edison is largely inter-
ested in this syndicate. The cable does
not state whether Morgan has bought
stock in this syndicate or has bought
mines somewhere else
The royal family will return to Sweden
from kristiania in the first part of Janu-
airy.
Over-suspicious newspaper men have
limited that the Russian saw filers' are
Swedish spies.
Very many laborers are idle this winter
In Trondhjem. The city engineer has
been instructed to begin work on public
improvements of different kinds It is
also proposed to build a new church at a
cost of $4,000.
The department Of war has placed an
order for 5000 iron beds with Hammer &
Co., of Malmo.
Prof. Otto Nordenskjold has been ap-
pointed corresponding secretary of the
Royal Geographical Society of Belgium.
The bureau of Notifications has pre-
pared plans for fortress and battery on
the east side of Visby, Gotland. The cost
of the proposed fortress is put at $3.50, OOO
Mr.. Hegel, a Kristiania publisher, re-
quested Bjornson for an autobiography.
The poet sent the following answer: 81
was born in 1882, have been killed in
kristiania several times, the last time
in November, 1901, but not sufficiently
A special committee appointed to re-
port on the proposed revision of the tariff
laws has handed in it's report and bill
for the work done, amounting to almost
$27 900.
The tables seem to be turned upon
Bjornson. The children Of the late Pre-
mier Johan Sverdrup have published
documents in which it is claimed that
Bjornson, and not the Vaccinations and
treachery of Sverdrup, was the cause of
the suicide of Richter, member OF
Sverdrup's cabinet.
Farsund will be minus saloons (samlag)
another five-year period. There were 66s
votes in the town, and majority of all
of these would have to vote in favor of
the saloon in order to re-establish it.
But as only 202 votes were cast in all.
the liquor company will have to wait five
years for the next chance.
The proprietors of Britannia Hotel.
Trondhjem, have been heating thu fur
mace with peat instead of coke, ard the
experiment has been very satisfactory.
The peat burned well, and it costs less
than coke.
The singing societies of Drammen have
appointed a committee of twelve to re-
port on proposition to hold singing
festival for southern Norway next sum-
mer.
Over 5000 public school teachers have
memorialized the storthing to pass the
bill prepared by the government TO,
pensions to superannuated teachers.
Rev Olaf Holm, in a public lecture al
Krstiania, expressed as his opinion that
Bjornson may yet return to the churat
and embrace the Christian faith, ir
which case he will "give the church
hymns of faith, Of rejoicing and victory
The members Of the storthing were
| about equally divided on a bill providing
i that the two compositions required al
| the final examinations at the state nor
NAL schools may be written either il
Norwegian-Danish or in pure Norwegian
| The bill was passed by a vote of IS to 40
The majority were in favor of compelling
| the graduates to write at least one com
| position in Danish-Norwegian. The re
suit was victory for the language puri
| fiers (maalstravere).
Theodor Caspari has. written a poem il
| which the ski sport is glorifed as in M
other poem. Indeed, noted critic call:
it "the ski ballad" The only thing tina
is still lacking is suitable tune for tn,
poem.
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