The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-05-12
LUTHER
IN CONVENTION
FINE MEETING HELD HERE LAST
WEEK.
ATTENDANCE WAS LARGE
AND THE MEETINGS WERE INTER-
ESTING AND PROFITABLE.

The thirteenth annual convention of
the Luther League of South Dakota
was held in this city last Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday. Twenty out of
the twenty-five leagues in the state
were represented by about sixty dele
gates and in addition there were pres
ent over n hundred visitors from out
of town. The meeting were held in
the Lutheran church. The meetings
were very profitable and interesting,
the delegates to be the best meeting
i'll the history of the league.
A feature of the convention was the
music furnished by Prof. Qualley's
choir and glee club from the Angus
tana college at Canton. The choir
number twenty-four voices and the
glee club twelve, assisted by two SOLO
lists, Misses Sogn and Scelian.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: President, Jas.
Berdahl, Lake Preston; vice-president.
Rev. G. M. Bruce. Dell Rapids; re-
cording secretary, Miss Poison, Yer
million; literature secretary, Prof. c.
G, Laurence, Canton; treasurer, DIR.
Kraushaar, Aberdeen. The place OF
holding the next annual convention
was not selected.
On Saturday evening a reception was
given for the delegates and visitors
In the church parlors, which was a
largely attended and very enjoyable
affair.
The following out of town clergy
men were present: Revs. Qualley,
Erwin; Weideranders, Hecla; A. M.
Names, Yankton; O.. Glesne, Aber-
den; j. M. Wick, Toronto; G.. M.
Bruce, Dell Rapids; o. o. Hofstad,
Webster; M. Anderson. Madison; J.
A. Quello, Beresford; ~Skartvedt, Lake
Benton; +. c. Norman, and Rev. Kuhn.
I The meetings opened Friday morn.
ing with an address of welcome by
Rev. j. M. Green, pastor of the Brook
ings church, after which the president
of the league, Rev. A. M. Names Of
Yankton, gave his annual address.
The first number on the Friday af-
ternoon program was an address by
Rev. G. NJ. Bruce of Dell Rapids, but
as he was unable to reach here in
time his place was taken by Rev.
Skartvedt of Lake Benton. Mr.. Skart-
vedt spoke on "The Rede,emer," and
was followed by Rev. o. o. Hofstad
of Webster, with an address on "The
Redeemed" In the evening there
were two good addresses by Rev. j.
M. Wick of Toronto, on "The Price of
Redemption" INT Rev. o. Glesne of
Aberdeen, ON "The Purpose of Re-
demption."
Saturday morning there was a short
business session and the Luther Lea
guers' round table discussion. In
the afternoon w splendid addresses
Madison, spoke OH "The Love of God
as Revealed in Redemption" and as
Rev. MOen of Howard, was unable to
be present, Rev. Bruce of Dell Rapids,
took his subject, "Christ's work for
Us and In Us"
Sunday morning Rev. J. A. Quello
of Beresford, delivered the convention
sermon, and Rev. Green, the local pas
tor, gave the communion m In
the afternoon Rev. j.. NJ. Wick of To-
sonto, delivered the Norwegian
The convention anne to a close on
Sunday evening with a rally meeting
in charge of Rev. Kuhns, the national
secretary. Mr.. Kuhns spoke or "Trav-
els in the Foreign Mission Fields"
The collection for the furtherment of
the work taken during the day was
the largest in the history Of the league.
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