Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-06
DANISH BROTHERHOOD MEET
Large Number Attend First Session
of Lutheran Convention in
Council Bluns.

With an attendance of between 800 and go
persons, of whom sixty-five are clerical and
forty-eight lay delegates, entitled to a vote
in the meeting, the eleventh annual con-
vention Of the United Danish Evangelical
Lutheran church opened up at the First
Presbyterian church in Council Bluffs yes
terday morning. Several delegates arrived
last evening and more are expected as the
convention proceeds. The total attendance
is expected to reach close to 1900.
The order of session will be as follows
for the remaining five days OF the conven-
tion:
Devotional session at Danish Lutheran
church, S;45 a. m. to 9 a m.
Devotional service at First Presbyterian
church, $3.50 a. m. to 10 a m.
business session. 10 a. m. to Has a. m.
Business session, 2:SO D. m. to 5 p. m.
hvening session, either devotional exer-
cises or lectures, o'clock.
The convention was called to order in the
morning by Rev. A. L. J. soeholm OF Royal.
Ia. vice president of the association, who
conducted the devotional exercises and
preached the opening sermon. He was fol-
lowed by the president, Rev. q. b. Chris
tiansen of Audubon. Ia. who made a short
opening address. Rev. ]. p. Heede, pastor
or the Danish Lutheran church, welcomed
the visiting delegates and others I'm attend
ance on behalf OF the local members and
this brought the morning session to a close.
The afternoon session was taken up
largely with the annual reports of the pres
ident and other officers. President Chris
tiansen in his report showed that the
church was in a most hourishing condition
and that there had been an exceedingly
healthy Increase in the membership. He
dwelt at length upon the mission work
carried on by the church among the Danes
in the United States, the Mormons, and
Indians, and in Japan. He spoke OF the
work Rev. Harl Jensen, the missionary
among the Mormons, who is stationed at
Salt Lake City is doing. and of Rev.
]. NJ. T. Winther, missionary in Japan. who
is stationed at Kurume. Both Rev. Mr.
Whittier and Rev. Mr. Jensen are in at
tendance at the convention.
The report of the secretary, Rev. L.
Johnson of st. Louis. showed a large in
crease in membership and that ten new
congregations had made application for adj
mission. These applications will be acted
upon at this meeting.
The report of Marcus Beck of Blair
treasurer OF the church. showed the total
income for the last year was S4.5169O. with
disbursements amounting to N0.7ASs.
A committee of nine was appointed by
the president to name the several commit
tees. which will be announced this morning
During the afternoon session Rev. ]. p
Heede introduced State Senator c. G.
Saunders. who welcomed the visitors on
behalf of the city President Christensen
made a suitable reply.
At the close of the afternoon session the
ministers in attendance held a short de-
votional session in the parlors of the
church.
Rev. N. Hansen, pastor of the Emmanuel
Danish Lutheran church of Minneapolis.
Mimi, was appointed press agent for the
convention. the proceedings of which are
conducted entirely in the Danish Ian
guage.
The members of the local church have
left nothing undone to provide for the
entertainment and welfare OF the visitors.
The big temporary building adjoining the
church at the corner of Ninth street and
Avenue A, where the commissary depart
ment is in charge of the women OF the
church, was about the busiest place in
the city yesterday and will be until the
close of the convention The arrangements
are such that about 300 can be served
at time Breakfast, dinner and supper
are served in this building. Reception
committees, composed of members of the
local church, were at the different depots
all day and saw to It the visitors on
their arrival were escorted to the head
quarters at Ninth street and Avenue A
or to the First Presbyterian church.
large number of the delegates are ac-
companied by their wives and other mem
bers of their families, thus making a con-
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