Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-21

Al sse cnnfcnF a rotL call VIII - taken Ak
the service two greeks from Sunday.
The Epworth, eag1Se meeting tomorrow
evening at Hasline 4. f. Church will be
p sa sb. "a sns
to the church baildingI have just been COM
pleted. and thal feagpe service tomorrow
will be held in connection with the opening
services of the church.
LurHERest1 LEAGUE NOTES.
The topic fort study the coming week
among the Lutlfer Leagues is both historic
cal and missionary 10
The Danes In America. by Rev. p. A.
Laury. 1saiah,kxxvsf.1O
lmmisration-Among the first who came
to America waae Pastor Rasmus Jensen at
Nova Dania, 1Rpdsosat bay, 1870, the first
Danish minister in America. From 1870 to
1870 number of Dates arrived and labor
ed successfully in the ministry and other
callings. From 1870 to the present the
NUMBER brought each year has ranged from
~ 20 .12.QOO AS early as 1902 Dean Vail
endeavored to awaken: an. interest In be-
haiI OF the religious. needs of his country
men. In 1869 the Soeiety for the Promo
ton OF the Gospel Among the Danes Of
America was formed in the mother coun-
try They have provided support for about
MY missionary pastors woman's So
c1efy also assists IN this work.
The Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church
In America was formed In 1872 as result of
the, WORK of the above mentioned society"
Inc synod maintains close relations with
the church in Denmark. and still receives
support from it, Their territory stretches
from Maine to California. In 1902 the
synod numbered 4S ministers. "a congre-
cations and 1000 communicate members
10 bring about this result a great deal of
missionary work is required. The church.
which Is In process of development, dare
not neglect the training of the young
Ihelr colleges are at Grand Vie, Des
MONIES Iowa, and Ashland. Mich. Acade-
mics at Nysted, Neb, and Tyler, Mimi
An orphans home. emigrant house and the
Seamen's Missions receive aid from the
synods treasures. They also give regular
and liberal offerings to the missionary So
ciety of Denmark and the foreign board of
the general council
The United Danish Evangelical Luther
an Church in America" organized in
1SsH, reports 81 ministers, 151 congrega-
tiohs, 9,62f commitment members. It
| supports theological seminary at Blair.
Neb; colleges at Blair and Hutchinson,
Mimi; an academy at. Elkhorn. Iowa; or
phanages at Elkhorn and Waupaca, Wis.
In ALL, the benevolent contributions
amount to over $4,000. and goes toward
the permanent establishment ofIthe Danes
In America. With more than two hundred
Danish lutheran pastors In this. country,
l. with earnest work tand liberal. support,
1.-The wilderness and, solitary. place shall be
glad" for the sturdy. sons of Denmark,
land the desert shall rejoice and blossom
The Icelanders in America. by Rev j. ].
Clemens. 3D.: =, .-sa.-
The first white settlers in America were
1CelanderS.- America was discovered by
Christian Icelandie- missionaries d. 1000
Had gunpowder and the compass been In
vented then. what might have beene But
| the Lord of history ordered otherwise.
In 1870, May ~ three Young men left
81. the first modern Immigrants from the
land Of frost ana fire. to "Vinland the
GoDd." ii<-.s:.
About 10000 Icelanders are scattered over
North America, principally in Manitoba,
Canada. and also in North Dakota and
Minnesota. The oldest settlement is on
IN is7s t a la esSny, New Iceland"
settled on tb t1 ef b bastor wnn
Paul Thorlakss9an % q: 1ss2, and Jon Biarns-
was a missionary seht by the Norwegian
synod. Two others. Pastors H. Briem and
II: B. Thorgripsson, Were soon on the field
These first mfsssionaHes labored arduously
and against great Odds for the upbuilding
of our Zion aiHong, these pioneers of the
than they willteYer receive on earth. Most
of them have lived ito see the grand re-
suits of their works, and prayers.
The IcelandfA synod was organized at
mountain, N. ~, January Is, LSS0, Dy TWO
pastors and foHrteeaf laymen. It is char
acteristic of This, synod that the laymen
take a very aetiye. part in its work. They
are always in the majority. at meetings Of
the synod, usually a. three, to one. pastor.
According ate the latest statistics -f19O2).
there are eight pastors serving thirty four
congregations. with ,6.122 baptized MEM
bers. These congregations, located in
Alberta. AssinihOia. Manitoba, North Da-
kota and Minnesota. own property valued
at s41 ,375 debts 1861. There are Sunday
schools in all congregations but two, and
six Luther, leagues have been organized
with about 800 members. The Sunday
schools and Luther leagues have con-
vention in connection with synod. Synod
is raising fund. with which to establish
a college. At present one of the pastors
is giving instruction in the Icelandfc lam
Euage and hteratnre at Wesley College,
Winnipeg. !
There are hundreds of Icelanders on the
Pacific coast without any spiritual care.
At Spanish Forks. Utah. there is G. c.
mission supplied from Salt Lake City
Eight Icelanders have attended the Chi
cago Lutheran Theological Seminary. One
church paper. Sameiningin. is published in
the Iceiandic tongue, and is the official
organ of the synod.
Suggested hymns, Ia L. hymnal, 205-207-
214-2fe '.-." =. :
The Luther League Of lions Church.
which meets Thursday evenings was very
we'll attended. Miss May Lerch. one Of the
younger members. leading. One interest
ing feature of the meeting was the reading
of LIST Corinthians verse for verse in Ger
man and then English. a great many of
the members being German.
Rev Mr.. L. H Waring illustrated the
subject very ably by referring to certain