The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-18
LUTHER LEAGUE in.
CONVENTION
CENTRAL BODY OF oREc0N's
YOUNG LurHERANs HOLDS HAP
pY AND SUCCESSFUL SESSION
ASTORIA CONTRIBUTION.

Il The sixth annual convention III th,
Columbia Central Luther League A.
sernblcd III this city day before YES
seriay, as, aud under, the auspices u
the First Lutheran church ot Astoria
its pastor Rev. q. II. Rydquist, ia Of
dcers and laity. Yesterday was tbs
great day of the swoday convention
however. aud was thoroughly enjoyed
nv the hundreds In attendance
| The program was very long and am
| ply supplied with every element Of ln.
terest that tended to invoke the live
hest concern In the perfect sueccss Of
the gathering, and at Its close, lat
night, the verdict Of every soul en-,
gagged In the work, was that the coa.
sention was one Of the most success.
full ever held In this behalf In the PA.
cife West. Not the slightest word or
event OF untoward significance marred
the session and IL passes into history
instinct with the best spirit and fullest
realization conceivable In convention
life. and viii be remembered for all
time by those who had the good for
tune to participate
| The major portion Of the delegates
arrived on the morning trains and hoats
Of Tuesday, and the last of them had
registered for yesterdays important
session. which began promptly at the
hoar Of y, the church being tiled to it,
usmess capacity.
The opening services were led by Rev.
Rcehmer, ot Sehalem. and at the close
81 TIE hymnal the parliamentary work
III the league was taken up by the
rsading Of the report Of the credentials
committee and the protocol, which were
duly sent TO the records. "A we're the
reports Of the following named officers
and committees, which were submitted
in sequence; The president. vice -presi.
dents, secretary. statistical secretary,
treasurer. executive COMMITTEES. exten'
sion committee, press committee and
the special committees Of the day. Af-
ter which the following delegates were
elected to the national convention nj
Canton, Ohio: Rev. q. r. Rydquiss, Of
Astoria; Rev. Walter /. Eek, Of Van.
couyer, Wash; and Mr.. Galinski, OF
Portland. And this was promptly fol.
lowed by the naming Of the new con.
vention officers for the ensuing year:
President, William Derr, OF Vancouver;
secretary, Miss Anna Stubline, Of The
DaIles; statistical secretary. Miss Fern
Church, Of Portland; treasurer, Miss
Alema Syland, OF Astoria. Al the close
OF the elections. the formal business Of
the League was dispatched with satis-
factory thoroughness. and this disposed
Of the entertainment features OF the pro.
gram we're broaehed in sequence. each
affording ample enjoyment to all con.
cerned.
There was special music by way Of q
lovely vocal duet by the Misses o.
borne and Mellquist; an able and in.
teresting paper on the "VaIue Of Rec
reation in Religious Work" by Miss
Josephine Nicklesen Of The Dalles; a
general discussion ON convention work
by Miss Church, Of Portland, closing
the forenoon session.
Among the principal features OF the
afternoon assemblage was a bright and
interesting paper offered by Miss Ma
bel Thompson, Of Vancouver, on "Wbat
Kind Of Delegates Should Be Elected tol
Our Luther League Conyentionsf'; this
was followed by general discussion, led
by Rev. NJ. Z. Boulton, of The Dalles;
and then the paper par excellence, Of the
session, Modern Christianity, What
Does That Imply?' was read by Miss
Alema Nyland, Of this city, and was
broadly and happily discussed. Rev. ].
A. Leas, Of Portland, leading.
Miss Carlson, Of Vancouver. then
sang beautiful solo, which was heart
lily encored, and Miss Mary Koch, Of
Portland, presented logical and in.
teresting treatise on "The Convention
Rally, It's Value,' which led to a spir-
tied and kindly discussion, led by Al
bert Madsen Of Vancouver.
This closed the work of the day and
the evening was devoted to the conven.
tion rally, prior to which, however, an
informal reception was rendered the
isitors and delegates by the local So.
ciety.
A beautiful prelude, on the organ, was
the initial number Of the "rally" pro.
gram, and in which Mr.. John Olin
showed his complete mastery Of the no.
Bile instrument; after which there fol-
lowed the splendid contribution Of the
Norwegian Male Chorus, who sang Dud-
lev Ruek's maieatic 60r fhe Sna y In |