The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-07
THE HAOdE SYNOD MEET


THE RAUGE SYNOD MEET
Continued from rage IA
mary chapel was packed and the corr
filed by the 500 people who had
gathered to hear the messages OF the
church dignitaries.
Bishop Bochmann.
Bishop Bochmann delivered the
message of greeting Of the Norway
church. He spoke on the ties of kim
ship which bind the branches Of the
Norwegian church in this country with
that of Norway in this country with
that Of Norway. They r ties which
make a spiritual union impracticable.
The spirit fostered by the Norwegian
has produced the several or
CARNATIONS here. These have carried
to a greater realization the ideals and
mission Of that church and for this
work 1t is the desire OF the mother
church to convey to her sons and
daughters here.
The message he brought vas one
of hope and good cheer and the wish
that the work continue to bear fruit.
'tThe measure of the success of our
work is the fruit it bears and we must
leave 1t gladly to future generations
harvest the fruits, and the sower
and the harvester shall mutually re-
joice therein"
Order of ST. Olaf.
The other envoy. the Rev. H. N.
Hauge. brought a special message
from his majesty, King Haakon VII.
He desired to express on behalf Of
the king his personal gratitude and
appreciation Of the church activities Of
the Norwegtans in America. He also
voiced the kings love toward his many
kinsfolk here and admiration Of their
loyalty to cultured ideals, He wished
to congratulate them on the high es-
TEEN In which they are held by their
fellow citizens In this great nation, a
fact which is a source of pride to all
Norway.
He also had a special mission to ex-
eeute, he said, and in a few well
chosen words he proceeded to confer
on Pres. M. G.. Hanson of Hauges
synod the highest favor his majesty
has the power to give, "The Order Of
ST. Olaf"
cit comes he said, 'as a reward
for meritorious work faithfully per-
formed by you among the Norwegian
people here. His Majesty wishes to
make this recognition of the noble
services you have rendered. With II
he sends you his congratulations and
good wishes"
A Rare Honor.
This rare honor came as a surprise
to President Hanson, but in fitting
words he expressed his appreciation
of the compliment conferred upor
him.
The synod then gave voice to their
respect to his majesty and gratitude
to these his ambassadors for their
messages. Special messages were
drawn UP and given the ENJOYS to de.
liver to King Haakon VII. and the
Church of Norway,
The marked honor accorded Presi-
dent Hanson is the highest in tn,
power OF the king to give and ha,
been extended only to a limited few
in this country and never before hat
a member of the Hauge synod beef
thus honored.
Governor Eberhart visited the con.
ference at the afternoon session. HI
extended to the assembled delegates
and pastors of the synod greeting
and best wishes. He spoke briefly Oh
the influence OF the educationa
activities of the church, and in greet
ing the representatives of the Stat
Church of Norway he expressed tn,
belief that the ties which were nur
tured by church associations viii b
factors in speeding tho day Of guar
anteed international peace
Wednesdays Proceedings.
President NJ. g. Hanson, in his re
port gave a brief general survey @
the past yea before entering into
discussion of the details of the worl
The activities within the synod hay
chiefly been carried on under a sys
tenn of district organization which ha
given it greater eficiency and effec
tiveness than aver before. Special at
tention has been paid to the securin
of the corporation of the young PEG
pie. The recently organized Youn
Peoples association has proved q DO
tent factor in this work.
He reported that thirty district cor
~ferences have been held during til
year and several Young Peoples asso
citation meetings.
Ten new churches have been dedi
Gated. Two of the active pastors q
the synod have been removed b
death, Rev. Mr.. Midtbo and Rev. M
Aschim.
The report OF the nominating com
mittee was acted on and the foliowin
officers elected:
Members OF the church council
Rev. o. o. Bergh, o. H. oace, E. /
Sveegen.
Members Of the board of trustee
for the term of three years-Prof. n
o. Wee, Rev. G.. o. Vik, A. A. Melon
Members of the board Of school di
rectors-Rev. A. M. Names, Rev.
ANDERSEN, Rev. A. o. Mortvedt.
Board of home missions-Rey. A. L
Oppegaard. Rev. G. o. Mona.
Aside from these committees a com
mittee on revising of the constitute
was elected, consisting Of Prof. O. n
Bruce. Rev. @. o. Paulsrud, Prof. G.
EastvoId.
Some minor amendments to the cor