The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
EVANGELICAL SYNOD
HOLDS CONFERENCE
PELICAN RAPIDS WILL ENTER
TAIN CHURCHMEN.
Large and influential Norwegian Body
Will Meet in Annual Session, Last
4 ing One Week-Much Important Bus
mess Will Come UP Including Con.
stitutional Changes.

The Minnesota district of the Nor
wegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
America will convene at Pelican Rap
ids, Mimi, June 20, and will remain In
session till June rs, inclusive. The Nor
.Wegian synod is divided into four dis
tricts, the Iowa, the eastern, the Pa
cifc and the Minnesota. Each Of these
synods holds. annual conventions ex-
cept on every third year, when all dis
tricts meet in joint convention.
& The Minnesota district comprises the
greatest territory. The states Of Min
nesota, North Dakota, Montana and the
Dominion Of Canada are included with
in it's boundaries. By far the greater
majority of the ministers of the synod
have charges in this district.
The synod convenes at the invitation
of the congregations of Rev. E. j. Ovri,
the pastor in charge at Pelican Rapids.
Pelican Rapids is a beautiful lakeside
town, a few miles north Of Fergus Falls,
and is an ideal place for a convention
of this nature. Besides the pastors of
the district, who are expected to be
present, each congregation of the dis
trict has the right to send it's delegate
to the convention and these and the
pastors then constitute the voting body.
The Rt. Rev. U. v. Koren, I'D,
president of the synod at large, will be
present and read his report and recon-
of the whole church. Rev. K. .Bjorgo,
president of the Minnesota district, will
read similar report concerning the
Minnesota district. Rev. Mr. Sagen,
president of the eastern district; Profess
sor O. E. Brandt, president OF Luther
seminary, Hamline; Professor John
airy, and possibly Professor c. K. Preus,
president of Luther college, DEBORAH,
| Iowa, are expected to be present.
/ Important Questions.
Several important questions will be
! considered and definite decision as
regards them will no doubt be arrived
at. Of peculiar interest to the church
at large will be the discussion of con-
stitutiaaal changes, owing to the diff
culties experienced in this respect at
the general convention of last year: 1t
will be decided whether or not officers
of the body, who are not in actual
charge of a congregation belonging to
the synod. have right to the ballot.
i During the session Of the convention
various instructive entertainments will
be given Of interest will be the lee
ture to be delivered by Professor John
q Ylvisaker of Luther seminary, Hamline.
i DR.. Y1visaker has for the last months
, made extensive travels in Egypt, Pal
estine, the Levant, Asia Minor, Turkey,
Greece and Italy. He has made a care
full study Of conditions, both social, pol
places visited and should be in a posi-
tion to give an interesting and instruc-
tive talk on affairs as he found them.
On Sunday, June "a, several of the
candidates graduated from Luther
seminary on the 7th, will be ordained
to the ministry. The ceremony will
gain in impressiveness owing to the
| z Ill, ,hn- - he
clergy will be present to assist in the
.. sacred rite The old ritual of the Luth,
eran church will then as usual be fol.
: lowed. ag4 -as..s-