The Mankato free press., 1910-06-17
HYMN BOOKS
NEW ENGLISH PUBLICATION BY
THE LUTHERAN BODY, i!
National Convention of That Demon.
ination Transacts Great Deal Of
Business at Their Session in Mimi
eapolis Yesterday; Soliciting for
Funds; Increase Professors Salar-
les; Made Some Appropriations.

At the national convention of the
United Norwegian Lutheran church
in Minneapolis yesterday it was decid.
ed to publish the new English hymn
book which has been prepared by O.
joint committee consisting of represen-
tatives of this body, the Norwegian
Lutheran synod and the Iauge Norweg-
contains over 600 hymns. An effort
was made to have the name suggested
by the joint committee "The Lutheran
Hymnary," changed to the Lutheran
Hymn Book" but it was feared that
this convention would not act wisely
in changing any portion of the joint
committees work; therefore his mo-
ton was lost
Soliciting the Funds.
Rev. j. a. Aasgaard, De Forest, Wis,
who has had charge of soliciting funds
for the new United church deaconess'
home, Chicago, and IL new women's
hall to be built at st. Olaf college,
NorthfeId reported tnat $4,000 had
been subscribed to the women's hall,
of which $4,000 in cash was in sight
and approximately $4,000 had been
subscribed for the new deaconess home.
A tract of ground has been offered
to the present tract at the theological
seminary, St. Anthony Park, provided
the ''old Muskego church." the oldest
Norwegian church edifice in America,
which was moved to the seminary
grounds from Southern Wisconsin, is
removed from its present location to
the new tract The board of trustees
has authorized to make this change of
location.
Made Some Appropriations.
Among the appropriations made at
the afternoon session were the follow
ing: St. Olaf college, $4,000; Normal
school of the United church at Mad
ison Mimi, $4,000; Theological semi
nary at st. Anthony Park, 1925. This
does not include the salaries of the
professors. as the United church has u
fund of over $l25OO0OO, the interest
of which pays the salaries of the pro
fessors.
Each of the following colleges will
receive an appropriation OF 800 to as
sist in paying for religious instruction:
Augustana college, Canton, S. Oak; st.
Ansgar seminary, st. Ansear, Iowa.
Concordia college, Noorhead, Mimi;
Waldorf college, Forest City, Iowa;
academy. Scandinavia,
Wis; Pleasant View college, Ottawa,
H.; Spokane college. Spokane. Wash;
Columbia college, Everett, Was.
Will Increase Salary
1t was decided to increase tine sal
,ry of the Rt. Rev. DIR. DAHL presi
lent of the national body. to $1,000
I year and allow him 5000 additional
;or stenographic help.
Rev. n. G. Peterson was elected
secretary of Home missions. This is
he new office created Monday and
,arries with it "a salary of 81 400 a
year.
A great discussion was commenced
before the close of the afternoon ses-
sion on the election of new profess
,or at the Theological seminary at st.
Anthony Park The board of regents
md the theological faculty reported
he name of Rev. J. A. Aasgaard.
1t seems that it had been learned at
his nomination would be made and
lumber of pastors brought up written
esolutions nominating Professor Kill
ahl, now president of st. Olaf college.