The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-26
ELECT DR.. STUB
DESPITE PROTEST
rs VICE PRESIDENT
OF NORWEGIAN SYNOD.
Special Committee Declared He Was
Eligible, but Couldn't Cast Deciding
Vote in Case of Tie-Voting Rules
Amended Message to Norway
Adopted Informally.

Report Of the debate on DR.. Stubs elgbi-
ity appears on page ~
Professor H. G. Stub, DID,, was elect
ed vice president of the Norwegian
synod today after long discussion as
to his eligibility. The special commit
tee appointed Saturday to investigate
the question reported that Dr. Stub
IN the rules as to voting were made.
Thereupon DR.. Stub was chosen for the
office which is regarded as very i'm
portant lnasmuch as the advanced age
OF President koren may necessitate his
retirement before the next meeting.
The special committee which<declared
that any minister or ordained profess
sor belonging to congregation in the
synod is legally qualified to hold the
ONCE OF vice president, added that un-
less ne is pastor of a church in the
synod he cannot cast the deciding vote
IN the case of tie. Therefore the
committee proposed a parliamentary
change to the effect that motion not
receiving a majority of, the votes cast
shall be declared lost. -
The report of the committee was ap-
proved, after it had been vigorously
de defended by it's authors, Senator T. o.
IIInorpe and Rev; A. Bredesen. But
there were members Of the meeting
who insisted that the proposed declara,
tlon amounted to change Of the con
stltution, which could not be made in
this way. %s ~. t++l@s. 1S. - ~ =
The, discussion of Professor Stubs
eligibility will leave some scars: and
the whole matter is deplored by many
members of the synod. To the import
ant position of lay member of the
chut?h council for the, whole synod, the
meeting M with practical unanimity elect
ed Senator L. o. Thorpe of Willmar, vice
seth OF Kenyon was elected.
!, PRESIDENT Koren at the opening of
the session announced that he would
accept the reelection offered him and
perform his duties as long as his
strength may last; tho he could hard
~ De expected to serve out the full
term of six years.
Rev. K: Bjorge again brought up the
matter Of continuing building opera
lions at the Sioux Falls normal school
and defended himself and the Commit
tee against the charge of having ex-
ceeded their authority in this matter.
1t was decided that the committee
should be authorized and instructed to
continue the work.
alternate for Senator Thorpe, mem
Der of the church council. A. k. Fin
SETH OF Kenyon was elected.
@ANA@Soo W 1NO4 way.
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted this greeting to be sent to Nor
way:
The synod expresses it's sympathy with
the people Of Norway in the present Sc
rious crisis and prays God to protect the
old fatherand against war and other
misfortune.
Professor G. K. Preus declared that
he had some hesitancy about voting
f for Dr. a resolution which might be con-
dent Koren suggested that the resoiu-
ton might be adopted informally, so
that it could not be regarded as an off,
cial declaration of the synod as such.
The suggestion was followed, the syn
Oh adJourning, whereupon the address
to be sent to the government Of Nor
way was unanimously adopted.
At intervals tie in the session several
ers will be read this afternoon. This
evening the several candidates for the
ministry from the theological seminary
will be ordained by President Koren,
assisted by the district presidents.