The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-11
CONSOLIDATION IS
NOW ANTICIPATED
Committee on Subject Are
Now B~usy-Eighteen
Ordained.

Fargo, N. D., June 11.-On account
Of the unwilling Of the Hans Nilsen
Hauge monument at Concordia col
lege yesterday afternoon there was no
business session of the Lutheran con-
ference.
A resolution brought in by the COM
mittee on the presidents report was
adopted yesterday morning, expressing
the desire and hope of the United
church convention that the work for
union may result finally in an organic
consolidation of the Lutheran bodies.
The following committee on union was
then elected:
President T. G. Dahle. D. D., Rev.
F. ~Tangjerd, Rev. N. c. Brum, Mr..
Toilet Sanderson and Rev. S. Gunder-
son. 1t is expected hat Hauge synod
and the Norwegian synod will elect
similar committees and these as a
Joint committee will then propose
plans according to which a %consolida-
ton of these church bodies may be
effected.
Bishop Boeckmann Of the cathedral
at Throndhjem, Norway, preached a
powerful sermon Sunday and Presi-
dent T. Fl. Dahle gave a strong adj
dress to the eighteen candidates whom
he ordained as pastors according to
the impressive liturgy Of the Church
of Norway. The tabernacle was
crowded to its utmost capacity, many
were standing. not only around the
walls inside. but a multitude had to
remain outside, entrance being pre-
vented by police force.
Those Ordained.
The following We're ordained:
Trygve Bersh, called to Nidaros and
Emmanuel congregations, Deering,
Ward county. N. D.
Nils A. Rjelde, Bethany and other
congregations, Herbert, Saskatchewan,
Canada.
Ole V. Emerson. Black Duck and
other congregations, Beltrami county,
MINI.
Ole I" Falkeid. Salem. Hamar.
Bethel and Hauge congregations. Sas-
katchewan, Canada.
Harald Farseth, Knox. st. John and
York congregations, N. D..
John j. Haanstad, Goodhue, Helgen,
Bergen and st. Paul congregations,
Cadington county. S. D.
Hersleb A. Nelson, Westvolden.
Wautoma and Holden congregations,
Waushara county, Wis.
Herman O. Hendrickson, Trinity and
Zion congregations, Portland, Ore.
Otto Look. Bethany, Starbuck, Man.
itoha, and Zion congregations. Ke-
nora, Ont.
Carl c. Nelson. Bethlehem and
Bethany congregations. Slater. Ia.
Severt Nesdahl. foreign missionary
to the Island of Madagascar.
Bottolf L. Ohnstad, Moe, Goodhope
and Marshall congregations, Saskat-
cheman, Canada.
Nels L. Otterstad. St. Olaf congrega-
ton, Grantsville. Wis, and Millburn
congregation, Pine City, Mimi.
John Ritland. Jolster and Bethany
congregations, Wisconsin.
Magne Schilliaas. Springfield and
North Washington Prairie congrega-
lions, Winnescheck county, la.
Sigurd T. %Sorenson. Bethlehem com
Los Angeles, Cal.
Sanders Tollefson, Trinity, Nazareth
and Brampton congregations, sargent
county. N. ID.
Thorvald G. Tollefson, Slim Buttes,
South Grand River, Skager and Ante
lope congregations, Mont.
Besides these Rev. c. II. Gieldseth,
who had been called to Lester and
Madina congregations. Buffalo county,
Wis, and who had been ordained as
pastor in the Congregational church,
took the same oath as the others,
though he was not ordained again.
He has studied at the u. c. seminary
and taken his examination with the
class.