The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-03-12

per year.
Engineer Sundby OF Vestby has in
vented a new repeating rife, which, it
Is claimed, can fire 20 shots with out
being reloaded, as against Ii shots,
which Is all that the best rifles 10Y
In use are capable of. Experiments to
test the rife are 10 be made by the
military experts OF the government In
the neal future.
The paper factory at Alvoen has
succeeded ~ turning out the same
kind of paper as Is used in the paper
currency of Norway and has been
awarded the contract for furnishing
the government all the paper 1t needs
| for this purpose. I'm the past the gov
| eminent has been obliged to order all
the paper 1t has used in the manufac.
ture of its paper currency from Aus
tria, as no factory in Norway has been
able to make the peculiar quality de-
manded.
In an address delivered at the
| Askov high school Rev. Christopher
Brun gave an account Of the strife
| raging within the state church of Nor
way. He said:
The controversy is between the
converted laymen and the theological
professors at the University of Chris
tiania. A large number of ministers
uphold the laymen, while many edu-
Gated people have allied themselves
with the professors. The controversy
is sharp. One professor has resigned
because he did not wish to work by
| the side of the others.
Now the laymen have raised TO-
T 900 crowns for the support of four new
theological professors TO counter-bal-
ance the others.
What are the laymen angry about?
They are angry because the professors
have adopted the German theology and
follow Albrekt Ritzschl. He was a
nationalist but very important. The
professors party were often called the
League OF the Young" Those who
opposed them were called the odd
ones"
The converted laymen are against
aanoinu carJ ,1oyinu onH fha thaatQr
They completely fill the churches in
Western Norway and the fear of God
is among them.
The well known revivalist. Albert
Lunde. has brought about a religious
awakening in Christiania, where he
has spoken to audiences of 5000.
There was a violent controversy In
Christiania as to whether Prof. Ord
ing should be a professor of theology.
He had written a book in which he diff
fered from the orthodox teachings OF
the church, but he was nevertheless
professor. And then came the resig-
nation of Prof. Odland. Odland. the
friend Of the laymen. has, however,
kept on delivering lectures and writing
against modern theology. He Is acting
manfully but severely. and shows a
certain rigidity Of thought.
Then It was that Rev. Konow Of
Bergen, who belongs to the well
known family of statesmen. declared
that one must not place too much
stress upon certain portions Of the
confession of faith. What does 1t con-
Germ us that Jesus was conceived by
the Holy Ghost? The resurrection on
the third day-the body OF Jesus did
not arise from the grave, but His
spirit was glorified.
This fell like a bomb in the camp
Of the converted. They demand that
Konow shall be removed and the
church authorities wish that ne was
out Of the way. but Konow says that
ne will remain, as ne would otherwise
60 back to his friends of the modern
tendency. Prof. Ording. who did not
wish to let Konow stand alone. de-
clared also that too much stress must
not be placed upon the assertion that
Christ arose bodily from the grave.
Thus is the controversy. and now
the laymen desire by private e to
| provide a theological faculty that will
| train ministers in accordance with the
| old church doctrines. Many Nor.
| wegian pastors take middle ground. as
for example. the prominent Gustav
Jensen Of Christiania.
1.-The young students belong for the
| most part to the new school. as is
shown by the fact that they invited as
speakers before the theological union
Konow. Arne Garborg and Djornst.
jerne Bjornson."
The Aarfiot printing shop at Egset,
Sondmore. was opened in February,
1908, and Is the oldest printing estab-
lishment between Bergen and Trondh.
jem. Among the owners Of the bust
ness are Mauritz Aarflot. a member OF
the storthing. A large number of pa
pers. pamphlets and books have been
issued from this printing shop.