Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-13
"a ARE ORDAINED
TO The MINISTRY
Impressive Service at Sunday
Synodical Meeting at
Augustana.
ADDRESS BY DR.. NORELIUS
Reminds Candidates of Necessary
Sacrifices of Professional
Calling.

added to the Augustana synod yester-
day afternoon. The ordination service
was one of the most solemn and i'm
pressive scenes ever enacted here and
was witnessed by more than 5000 peo-
pie. The auditorium was filled to over
flowing and hundreds were unable to
secure Ambulance. The class which
was ordained included II members of
the seminary who graduated this year.
The ordination address was by DR..
E. Norelius, president of the synod.
He reminded the candidates that they
were entering upon a calling with
small remuneration, that they would
have TO sacrifice worldly riches and
ambitions, but that it was the highest
and most exalted calling that a man
can pursue. Dr. Norelius' address was
touching in its simplicity and wealth
of fatherly advice contained in it.
IF you have been prompted to take
this step because of love-love to God
and love to your fellowmen-then will
your sacrifice not have been in vain;
but if you have not heard the voice of
love, then you are entering upon a
dangerous step
English Address by jacobson.
The English address was by DR.. F.
Jacobson of Brooklyn, y. Y, president
of the New York conference He said
in part:
This occasion is one which calls
upon us with the voice of solemnity
to reflect that we are the servants of
Him who taught with dignity. power
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words of the scriptures are to be
spoken with dignity and authority,
they must be uttered with lips that
would seem to be touched and per-
vaded by the fire of the altar.
Nothing can strike the tongue with
so dead a palsy as the very thought
of unworthiness in them to whom the
power of authority is given. The
majesty of truth herself has not al
ways more power than the righteous
ness and sanctity of them who are
called to be ministers of the truth.
when Demons Laugh.
"Oh, if demons laugh, if angels
tremble, it is at the sight of man
who by profession is pressing on 9th
ers the Importance of their salvation,
while he is neglecting his own. 1t is
a terrible thing TO fall into eternal
damnation from under the pulpiot, but,
oh. it is a dreadful thing, beyond de-
scription. to fall thither out of it!
The heart trembles at the thought
that it is possible for the preacher,
like the unbelieving spy, 10 coast the
heavenly Canaan, to commend 1t to
others, and yet never possess it him
self That while he breaches to 9th
ers. he may himself be cast away.
Behold. he set out on the Christian
ministry like some warship, with wav-
ing remnants. and with majestic sway;
but the storms did beat. the waves
arose, and faith and prudence were
driven from the helm; and battered,
tossed and rifted. she foundered amid
rocks and shoals.
Danger of Knowledge.
BY the power of eloquence and
logic he was able to arrest attention,
gain the hearts. and mould the senti-
ments of his audience, but it was his
calamity that he too we'll knew and
felt his ability My brethren, the great
err your intellectual powers are, the
greater NbuI IltSu VI grave " 6uAuO
them. Let it be your fervent prayer
that the talents and abilities you have
received from your Creator may be
incased in the grace of God and daily
sanctified by the Holy Spirit
IF some of you possess but moder-
ate talents, envy not the lofty minds
of the eloquent and able. The hi.her
you. rise, the greater is your liability
to fall. The only all-important and de-
sirable gift is the grace of God. 1t
gives dignity to your high Office in
manner that cannot come through the
channel of great intellectual endow-
ment, however desirable and valuable
this may be in the service of humility.
His great excellence is seen as he is
viewed distinct from talents and re-
quirements"
Impressive Ceremony Enacted.
Following song by the Moline First
Lutheran church choir, the ordination
ceremony commenced. Rev. ]. G.. Dahl
berg. secretary of the synod. read the
names of each of the candidates and
the places to which they have been
called. The candidates took their
places around the altar and were sur
rounded by As ministers and Bishop
Won Scheele and President Norelius.
Commencing with Dr. Norelius. each