The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-14
CR0 y ITS WORK.
Augnstana Synod Is Wasting No
Time in Long and Useless
Debates.
Several Distinguished Visitors in At
tendance Report Of the Treas
urer Is Satisfactory.

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| the sessions Of the Minnesota conference
Of the Augustana Swedish Lutheran synod
at the Augustana church In this CITY,
While there are differences Of opinion the
debates do not become controversial and
hard words are not uttered. President
| Fremling has some rules Of his own for
restricting debate and when he inquiries
t'of a delegate who demands the floor, do
you need to speak?" the delegate usually
concludes that there is no pressing neces-i
| sity for airing his views. Business is be-
| ing put thru rapidly.
There are some interesting men among
those in attendance. Rev. Christopher
Rosenthal Is as thoroly un-Swedish In ap-
pearance as his name would indicate. He
is by birth a Polish Jew It was in his
! native country that he was converted to
Christianity. Later he went to Sweden
and learned there the language. In this
country he has done considerable mis-.
present pastor OF the Swedish Lutheran
church at Scandinavia. Manitoba There
are three other clergynen from Canada,
Rev. P. Almgren, who looks after large
| tracts in Alberta: Rev. A. g. Mattson,
Winnipeg. and Rev. N. Lehart New
Stockholm. Other visitors who attract
attention are Rev. p. A, Monten, formerly
a prominent figure in the Minnesota dis
| trict. but now stationed at Milwaukee
| which Is in the Illinois district OF the
prominent members Of the Illinois confer
ence in the city may be mentioned Rev.
J. A. Nyvall. editor Of Foster landet,'
Rock Island, and Rev. Y. j. A. Edquist
Geneseo, H. From the Nebraska district
comes Rev. L. Hokensonr Of Stromsberg
and from Michigan conference comes
Rev. A. Dahlberg, formerly a Methodist
clergyman.
Dr.. c. j. Petri, who has charge Of the
Transportation matters. finds that tho some
| of the clAr6vnnAn fre n iS-
tances the assessment for transportat ton
will be only $s.72.
Treasurer's Report.
From the report Of the treasurer Rev.
Gustaf Rast, Red Wing it appears that
! s3s, Of was raised for the various
branches of the work and the institutions
of the synod. Feb. there was s7ss.85 in
| the treasury. The disbursement included
$4.212 appropriated for the Augustana COL
| lege and theological seminary at Rock
Island, $7,s6s to Gustavus Adolphus coll
| lege at st. Peter, $106ss to the home mis-
| sionary work, $1.277 zto the synod's mis-
sion work. $8,0s8 to foreign missions
| 1922 to the famine sufferers In Norrland,
Sweden, z$1.551 to, the orphanage at vesa,
Mimi, etc.
| The greater part of this mornings SEES
sion was devoted to considering. the wants
of various small congregations, which had
applcfed for financial aid: About 81, 900
was thus voted In sums ranging from $50
| to $500.
New Congregations Admitted.
The following congregations were adj
mitted to membership: Bethlehem Swed-
ish Lutheran congregation, Moose Lake,
Mimi; Calrt1ar congregation, Alberta
Canada; Fridhens congregation, Ely.
Mimi; Ebenezer congregation. Rushford,
8. o.; lions congregation Half Way
Creek Morrison county, MINI.
Fraterna1 greetings were received from
| the Illinois conference which has just
closed successful meeting at Moline, Ill.
Several delegates from the Illinois con-
ference are present at the MINNEAPOLIS
| meeting as visitors.
After some debate on the manner Of
conducting the home mission work, the
executive board was authorized to an
point such travelling missionaries as it
might deem necessary and also to name
lay workers in the newly settled districts
OF Canada and elsewhere. The particular
| duties Of such lay workers will be to or
ganize settlements in accordance with for
mer, resolutions Of the conference.
| Debate was caused by the proposal to
submit to the synod the question Of the
ordination OF theological students who
have not completed the full course at
the Theological seminary, but who are
practically qualified to serve as clergy
men. similar resolution had been
adopted BY the Illinois conference The
Minnesota conference, by an overwhelm-
ing majority voted for the plan The
resolution also favors the admission to the
theological seminary of students who have
1 not completed the full collegiate course
but are otherwise we'll equipped for theo-
logical stsudies