Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-07-05
THE NORWEGIAN SYNOD.
The Meeting at Minneapolis Last Week
Participated in by Many From
This County. Business Tran.
sacted of Local
Interest.


last Wednesday, night. and the most
of them returned home Thursday.
Among the large amount of business
transacted. there was considerable of
interest especially to residents of this
city and county. Rev. DR.. V. Koren
of Washington Prairie was reelected
President of the Synod by very
large vote, and Prof H. G.. Stub, for
merly of this city, was elected vice
president. Rev. j. Nordley of Lee,
ILL.,. was elected secretary, and Rev. d.
G. Jordahl of Norway Lake, ILL.,, al
ternate.
The ordination service was conduct
ed by Rev. A. X. Sagen of La Crosse,
Wis, assisted by Revs. J. W. Preus
of this city, HI. j. Strand of Albert
Lea, Owe Preus OF Seattle, Wash. @.
A. Sperati of Lee, Ill. The following
candidates were ordained: Carl J. H.
Preus. who has accepted call to
Hartland, MINI. /; o. J. Opstad, who
will do missionary work in Saskatche-
wan, Canada; Ole o. Rem. who will
preach in Mile Laos, Aitkin, Kanebec
and Pine counties. MINI. Ingwald
Buckenburg, who will preach in Wal
lace and Wilkins counties, N. ID.
On Tuesday a resolution was passed
which provided for the addition of a
modern language course at Luther
College.
Another important action was the
election of Rev. M. Borge of Glenwood
church to the position of treasurer
and financial agent of the Synod.
combining these two offices. He will
have an office in DEBORAH. and devote
part Of his time to travelling about
collecting funds for the work of the
synod. Rev. Fl. B. Hustvedt, whom
he succeeds as treasurer, is given a
position on the Committee on Pub
locations, which has control of the
Lutheran Publishing House of DEBORAH
The Synod also voted that if Formand
Y. Koren should deem it advisable to
let someone else serve his congregation
at Washington Prairie, by reason of
his advanced age. he shall receive
salary of $500
Some time was spent in a discussion
of the salaries of the professors at
Luther College. 1t was said that the
college has sometimes lost valuable
teachers because they were dissatisfied
with their salaries. The trouble was
sought to be remedied by giving the
church council authority to increase
salaries when necessary and then
refer the matter to the following
meeting of the synod
A resolution regarded as especially
important is that of lengthening the
course of study at Luther College by
adding one year to the preparatory
course. Furthermore steps were taken
looking to the raising Of funds for a
new building for the valuable col
lege library and museum.
The English work was discussed.
and several speakers emphasized the
Importance of taking care of the young
people of Norwegian descent who no
longer speak the Norwegian language.
1t was agreed that an English Luth-
eran church must be built somewhere
near the University of Minnesota for
the benefit OF the many students who
belong to Norwegian Lutheran fami-
lies. A resolution was also passed to
appoint committee which shall pre-
hymn book. 1t furthermore decided
that from next year on there shall be
published weekly church paper for
the synod in the English language
There were about fifty of the minis
tiers wives attending the Synod, and
they organized an association of their
own, having in view the furthering
of the Interests of Luther College.
Mrs. J.W. Preus of DEBORAH presided,
and they discussed methods of work.
Their first united effort will be the
raising Of funds for the purchase and
erection Ct heroic bronze statue of
Martin Luther on the Luther College
grounds.
Following is list Of the various
committees elected, among which APP
pear many residents of this county
and Others well known here:
Board of Auditors Rev. f. |. Strom.
Red Wing, MINI. John Hexom. De-
corah, Iowa. Alternates: Prof. T.. o.
Kaasa, Red Wing Mimi and A. l..
Haakenson, DEBORAH
Committee of Finances: J. O. Es-
trem, New London, Mimi. Rev G.
N. Peterson. Ellington. n. d.. Rev.
John Halvorson, Rockdale, Wis. and
Rev. 1. b. Torrison, DEBORAH, Iowa.
Board of Trustees of Luther Col
lege: Prof. @. X Preus. DEBORAH
president: Prof. O. A. Naseth, De-
corah, secretary; G.. A. Nystrom,
Calmar. Ia X. III. Boxrud. Red Wing
Gunder Edwards, Deerfield Wis.
Prof. DR.. Laur. Larsen, DEBORAH V.
Gulbrandsen, Albert Lea, Mimi and