Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-06-05
Notes OF the Synod Convention.

The convention will come to an end
next Wednesday,. # !.
Rev. C. ]. Quill of Grove City Is re-
porting the convention for the Kirketid-
ende. r 81
Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Hoff Of Wheaton
are attending the District Convention at
Willmar, and are staying at Mrs. Hoff's
parental home. o. A. Grangaard's.
There will be one or two sessions in
which the English language Is to be us
ed. but the exact time for the same had
not been determined in time for notice
in this paper. e
Mrs. Florence Lee, the nurse of Du-
luth, will be In the city tomorrow and
will address those who wish to learn OF
her work at the Commercial Hotel
rooms at four o'clock p. m.
There Is no regular program followed
for the transaction of the business OF
the convention. President Bj6rgo ex-
pedites business in every way possible,
and when a committee is ready to re-
port, the matter is taken up at once.
11a
L. S. Dale manager Of the Lutheran
publishing house at DEBORAH, Iowa. is
in the city during the district meeting
es a pleasant call. Mr.. Dale has the
0{f Cd
who became boy scout organizer for
the Northwest. Owing to the similar
ity of names, Mr.. Dale at DEBORAH has
been receiving number or letters ASK
ing him how he came to go into the boy
scout movement, but he had not been
able to locate the antecedent of his
namesake until he came to Willmar.
Rev. S. T. Norman, who IL the Twin
City missionary for the Synod church
is attending the meeting at Willmar and
is taking an active part in the delibera-
tons. In reply to question of the
Tribune as to what constitutes the work
Of the city missionary, Rev. Norman
said that he has IS hospitals at which
ne makes regular visits, two work hous-
les, two poor houses, the Saltwater pris-
on, the Cuanca Sanatorium (tuberculo-
|sis), the Juvenile court and the Martha
and Maria mission. It is the latter in
|stitution for fallen women which an ef-
fort will be made to have the Synod
take over. It is now an Independent in
stitrt'on. In his work last year he had
interviews with 2,4O0 sick people, held
SO services at different institutions, dis
tribu.ed large number of tracts and as
sisted a number of poor families. 1t is
therefore plain that the city missionary
leads strenuous life. Another city
missionary attending the convention is
Rev. p. Firkclund Of Chicago.
The citizens of Willmar are glad to
have with them the delegates of the
Minnesota District of the Norwegian
Lutheran church. 1t is a fine body Of
men, and their proceedings are of great
interest to anyone understanding the
language, regardless of creed. There
will also be some sessions at which the
American language will be used, so that
all who wish to come may then under
stand
The Park Auditorium makes an ideal
place for summer gatherings and the
delegates are loud in their praises OF
the beauty of the park.
The Commercial Club Of Willmar pro-
vided the free use of the auditorium and
park for this convention, and people Of
other church affiliations have Joined with
members of the Vinje congregation in
the entertainment of visitors.
The people of Willmar hope all the
delegates will carry home only pleasant
impressions Of our little city in which
we all take so much pride.