The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-28
RIVAL PUBLISHER
WAS NOMINATED
NORWEGIAN SYNOD COMMITTEE
PROPOSED A CHANGE. .
But President Koren and Others OBJ
jected and the Ballots Were Altered
Minor Officers and Committees Are
Observation-Disclosures Is Dwindling
as Session Nears It's Close.

EARLIER proceedings of the Norwegian Luther
an synod will be found on page ~
There were many vacant chairs IN |
the church this morning when the Nor
weglan synod began the last day 8
members had left for their homes, and |
the balloting was light when the meet
ing proceeded to elect men to fill the
many minor offices.
The committee on nominations had
prepared list Of candidates, but some
Of these were not entirely satisfactory,
and the ballots were amended by the
addition of many new names.
President Koren and others especial
ly objected to one of the men nominal
ed for member Of the publishing-house
management. Some Of the members
seem to have been at cross purposes,
and the nominating committee had
thrown overheard the present secretary
Of the board, Professor George Mark
hus, and proposed to replace him by
man in the employ of rival publish
ing concern in DEBORAH. -
Other Elections.
Rev. G. N. Petersen was elected al
ternate for the treasurer of the synod.
The auditors elected are: Rev. o.. A.
strom, John Hexom; alternates, Profes-
s9r p O. : Kassa A. L. Haake1 Pe11
G. NJ. Petersen, Rev. J. B.. Torrison,
Rev. J. Halvorsen, Joseph O. Estrem.
The trustees of the synod are five in
number, and Of these a majority must,
according to the articles Of incorpora-
tion, reside in Wisconsin. Those elect
ed are: President, V. Koren, Rev. A. Z.
Sagen OF La Crosse, Rev. Z. Bjorgo Of
Red Wing, Thomas Torrison of Manito-
Wis. ''NN " n''n - ''us'' 'on'
The following were elected managers
Of the church extension work: Rev. s.
S. Rogue, president; Rev. Olaf Furmo,
secretary; Rev; j. A. Thorsen, Chr.
son Of Albert Lea: The auditing Of
their accounts was left to Jens Lienlok-
ken and Edward Seielstad of La Crosse.
This afternoon the synod held
short meeting at Luther college corpor-
alton to ratify the elections and other
gard to the college. .-.&
The committee which reported on the
| PLANTATION Of the alleged fact that loans
had been made to wealthy congrega.
tions,, while there had been no funds
for the use of poor churches which
aeSq9a 9 rsp i was the R Syne
church in Red Wing which had received
a loan. Tho it was supposed my some to
be wealthy, he explained that the con
gregation, in question had been hard
pressed for the money needed to en-
large it's church; and he defended the
action Of the church extension manage
ment. The meeting declared his ex-
PLANTATION entirely satisfactory.
| For seamen's Missions.
| Appropriations were made to carry
on the work Of the seamen's missions in
New York and San Francisco.
The synod extended it's thanks to
Rev. b. Peterson, who for many years
| has labored as q missionary among the
immigrants in New York, and has done
it on salary of $500 a year, and yet
never complained. Rev. B. K. kicker
made a warm plea for a more vigorous
prosecution Of the English work in Chi.
cago; and it was decided to send new
worker into this field, with the under.
standing that he shall be under the joint
DIRECTION of the Norwegian synod and
The final adjournment was set 70,
$3.50 pm.