The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-20
MESSAGE FROM
THE STORTHING.
HAUGE SYNOD AND FREE
], CHURCH RECEIVE REPLIES.
Greetings of the Home Church for
Bodies Now Meeting in Minnesota
Hauge Lutheran Synod Accepts Jew
4 ell College Of Jewell Junction, Iowa.
Special to The Journal.

Red Wing, June 20.-The following
cablegram was received from Norway,
at this forenoon IS session Of the
Hauge Norwegian Lutheran synod, in
response to the address sent the stor-
thing:
Christiania June 2o.-President East
vold Of dague's synod, Red Wing. Mimi:
thank you because you remember the aid
fatherland with warm hearts and send
YOU the greetings of our home church and
wish you Gods blessing.
Chr. KnNtson,
Church Minister.
DIR. Bang Bishop.
The session today was opened with
prayer by Rev. A. E. Hanson Of Rush
Ford, MINI. Devotions were lea 6y
Rev. K. Hageseth Of Mount Horeb,
Rev. A. Weenaas in Norway, who was
principal at Red Wing and a leading
spirit in the synod twenty. years ago.
Professor Hanson was appointed to re-
turn the synod's greeting.
h. Church Union.
A committee was appointed to draft
resolution regarding the union OF
Norwegian Lutheran church bodies IN
America. IL was 1oco1lin0n"ou 'ne'o "
committee of five be chosen to meet
similar committees from the Free
church, United church, and Norwegian
synod. This provoked a spirited dis
cussion, and by vote Of 10 to 43 1t
was decided not to confer with the
Norwegian synod regarding a union,
thirty-two voting against striking the
name of the Norwegian synod from the
resolution having their names recorded:
4oh
Jewell, Iowa, was accepted I by the
! synod was reconsidered, but the synod
declined to recede from its action Of
the day before. It was decided, how
ever, that the college should maintain
its own financial agent, and not employ
a new man for both the synod's col
. leges. ~
Reconsiders Action.
Subsequently the synod reconsidered
its action excluding the Norwegian
synod from the proposed church union
and had the record of the entire pro-
ceedings stricken from its minutes.
Then resolution embracing all the
church bodies interested was adopted
1T was agreed that the former action
was too precipitate and based on the
too hastily formed opinions Of a few
members a. Er.zst. g -.
struoted to urge the cooperation of all
the church bodies in the proposed union
. Members of Boards Elected.
For members of the board Of diree
i tors of the Red Wing seminary, Rev. L.
Gfarrisville and G.. O. -Paulsrud were
elected. For the board Of home mis-
sions, Rev. A. J. Krogstad and Pro
fessor H. H. Elstad were elected.
T..
for English work were: Rev. S. Westby
Newman Grove, Neb.; L. J: Monson
Chicago; o. M. johnson, Huxley, Iowa
l.. j. Monson was elected. IN
O. A. Ulvin was elected member
of the board Of managers Of the print
ing concern. G. N. Lien, n. Halvorso1
and Axel Haller were elected as al
auditing board:
Rev GhF O. BFGh rob a?saa, ST i Paul. am
elected members Of the board Of China
missions. : a.,
The treasurer of the synod reported
that during the year $4,000 had beer
expended. The income from al
!. s sSs.S4s:: 'n''Oo'nS '0"N' AD'uD.'u y
{. The board of trustees reported fur
i Their on financial conditions. The val
ue Of the synod 8 property, not lnclud
s ing the property Oh Cue CoHRlSSdIIcLs
Il including outstanding notes Samou ntins
3 to $1O.40O, is .$167 900. Total debt, $36,
\ 600. Debt, less outstanding notes, $22,
1 1875.
4 Rev. Chr. O. Brohaugh Of ST. Pau
D was reelected editor Of both Bude
I reren and Bornevennen.
4 Rev. G. O. Paulsrud, Rev. T. J. on
E ,pedahl and Professor NJ. G. Hanso:
B were elected committee to confer wit