The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-18
SYNOD DRAWS !.
A MULTITUDE
Largest Attendance in a Dozen
Years Upon Augustana Church
Meeting at Denver. -
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Special to The Journal.

meeting Of the Swedish Lutheran Au-
gnstana. synod, now. in session here
has q larger attendance Of delegates
than any since 1894. It was expected
that that merely .e a handful s! would 60 SO far
west and the low rates on all roads to
Denver, together with the interest in
the questions of the church, have
brought an unprecedented number of
delegates from the different parts Of
America. Nearly every regularly elect,
ed delegate from Minnesota, both lay
and clerical, is on hand. The Augustana
synod has about 100000 members, more
tors. ~ T.. a.--
. Nothing has been left undone by the
Denver people to entertain the dele
gates. Their homes have been opened
and arrangements have been made for
seeing the beautiful city under the most
pleasant circumstances.
The series Of entertainments will end
with an excursion by a special train
over the famous Georgetown loop.
do Springs and Pike s Peak.
Some Church Leaders. 49,.
DIR. g. A. Brondelle, pastor Of the con-
gregation entertaining the synod, occu-
pies one of the most prominent posi-
tions among the Swedes Of Colorado,
and is one Of the most influential men in
the Augustana synod. - =
Politically the most prominent man
treasurer: Another prominent Denver
man is J. E. :Holmberg, former sheriff
OF Hennepin county, who has resided in
Denver for several years and carries on
large contracting business in house
building. He has taken prominent
part in entertaining the delegates.
Denver Church History.
The large Lutheran congregation Of
charter members, Of whom FIVE were
women. In the early days the organi-
cation bought a lot in what is now
near the center Of Denver. Here q
modest church was erected. Later this
property was sold at profit of over
$4,000 and the present beautiful struc-
ture was built at another place at a
cost of $65,0oo., Dr., N. Wahlstrom,
phus college, St. Peter, MINI, was the
first pastor Of the Denver church, and
the oldtimers here yet remember his
great work. This was in 1879 and
DR.. J. Telleen, at present professor
in the Lutheran seminary at Red Wing.
Mimi, was pastor here from 1880 to
1883, during which the congregation
had steady growth in membership.
sion Of the meeting. Sermons were
preached in the morning by Rev. @.
E.. Platt of Philadelphia and Dr.. 6.
M. Esbjorn Of Kingsbury, Cal.
Twenty-one Ordained.
In the afternoon twenty.one young
| men were ordained to the holy minis
try. An impressive ordination address
was delivered by the venerable presi-
dent Of the synod, DR.. E. Nerelius of
| pastors and the places to which they
have been assigned are: .
| P. E: Bergstrom, st. Peter, Mimi,
e eg ap1 HalIocE. MINI M L Wheaton, Vi atoa
| MINI; O. M. Bloom, St. Peter, Mimi,
to Broshby. Tex; A. M. Green, Seattle
| Wash, to New Orange. Mass; Andrew
Andre, Rock Island, Ill, to Marquette
Mich; August samuelson, Lafayette
Swan, Rock Island. ILL.,, to Worthinp.
ton, MINI; Joel Olsenius, Rock Island;
| v. E. Holmstedt, Minneapolis, to Hutch
| inson, Kan; F. w. Hanson, Kansas
City, to- Manson, Iowa; R. o. Bersell
Rock Island, to Chicago; Hugo Thorene
| Saltwater, Mimi, to North Easton
Mass; A. II. Franzen, st. Paul, to Boise
/ City. Idaho; J. T.. Oslund, Cokato
/ Mimi, to Wallace, Idaho; IT. E. Sand
stedt, Rock Island, to Scandia, Kan.
The following persons, who have not
taken complete theological course
were granted ordinations: H. Myren
j to Newport, R. l.; s. D. Hawkins. te
Olympia, Wash; O. Lindgren. to Alder
/ Ia, Can: Al. Lawson, to Iron River
Wis; Olof Nordblad, to Washburn
Wis, and n. P. Siogren, to Port Ar
/ thur, Ontario.