The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-15

fall Is to be given a free house. Aft
er q years vacation, Prof. DR.. Schmidt
VIII resume his work. Assistant teach
ers at the seminary for the coming
year with 800 to each for three hours
per week, were elected as follows:
students Muldrum, Benson, Sovig and
VIZ. Charles Holt, teacher in public
speaking, $3.50.
Prof. r. Melius Christianson could
not continue his work at the Seminary.
as all OF his time is required at st.
OARS college. He received a special
vote OF thanks for the extra work he
has done.
PROFESSOR Christianson is a graduate
from h Royal Conservatory OF Music
IN Germany and director of St. Clafs
college band, which went on q concert
tour TO Norway in 1906 and also tour
ed the western part of this country
and was engaged to play at the exposi-
ton at Seattle. This band Is -recogniz-
ca as the finest college band in the
country.
Augshurg's Publishing House.
A hourishing business is conducted
BY the Augsburg publishing house,
Minneapolis, Erik Waldeland. mana
ger. The profit during the last wear
9 $2b.020.5S with q deficit OF S.
OSS-75 on three publications of the
United church, leaving q net profit Of
$1S.936.6S. 1t was decided to employ
a circulation manager to be paid from
the profits of Lutheraneren, which last
year vas $3,1S5.
Gammel og Ung. published by the
Homme orphanage at Wittenberg.
Wis., nets the institution $1,000 q wear
2 gives the boys a chance to learn
the trade.
Norman Hanson of Fertile, Mimi,
was elected as Stensland's alternate on
the board of trustees.
Rev. Mr.. Krostu of Dane county,
Wis, administrator of the Halvor
Nerison Hauge estate Of some $4,000
q some years, according to the
advice OF the judge, turned said estate
! ever to the United church treasurer.
Now 1t appears that a $500 note turn
eded over with the estate NAV not De
good, but Rev. Mr.. Krostu openly de-
clared On the floor of the convention
that he would personally make the
The Tinted church board Of trustees
was given a vote of thanks with an
expression Of full confidence in the
board.
Rev. S. d. Troiland was elected in
stead OF Rev. Mr.. 0efstedaI on the
pension fund board.
Appropriations.
Appropriations are first recom-
mended by the board of trustees. they
by a special committee known as COM
mittee No. 3 and No. 4 and finally by
a two-thirds majority vote is required.
Appropriations amounting to more
than $4,000, were made yesterday to
be paid out OF the general treasury
omissions not includedl. OF this
amount st. Olaf college gets 1880:
the academies $4,000 and the usual
$500 was voted to Camrose college,
Camrose, Canada, on the same condi-
ton which the other academies have
complied with, also q special 1880
to ever last years deficit at Camrose.
Foreign Missions.
The committee on foreign missions
reported through Rev. Mr.. Hefnark.
The convention was thankful to God
for the opportunity this year to send
four workers to China and two to the
island OF Madagascar. Greetings to
the convention were received from the
missionaries in Madagascar. The work
has been hindered by the French gov
ernor on the island. English mission
aries have successfully appealed to
their government to secure their rights
| according to a special treaty between
England and France. The United
church board on foreign missions was
authorized to appeal to the proper
authorities at Washington to have the
rights OF the u. G. mission established
on the island. where a number OF times
the French governor has denied the
right to purchase property to open
schools, to build churches. to establish
new mission stations, and even closed
the churches.
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