The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-06-08

Delegate Erik Hegna, Sisseton; Rex
J. p. Nord, Rice Lake; Rev. OTIS
Mostrom, Madison; Delegate Alfre4
Martinsen, Brookings; Rev. J. M
Sundheim, Twin valley; Rev. Th I'll
Larsen, Mandan; Delegate Hon. L. u
Brusletten, Fargo
or these the following were electe<
70 constitute the committee on nonlis
nations: Rev. c. j. Nj. Groniid, De6
corah Delegate DR. Halvor HoltG
Crookston; Prof. T.. w. Boe. st. Anss
gar; Rev. Ole Lokensgaard, Monte<
video: Delegate Hon. Nils Jacobsen
Canton; Prof. T.. A. vigness, Chica<
go; Delegate Hon. 4. n. Tufte, Grand
Forks; Rev. IL. o. Storli, Atlantiq
and Delegate Hon. L. L. BrusIetta
Fargo.
The following committees were pros
posed by the committee on nomina4
tions and elected as follows: Come
mittee No. 1. to act on president'G
report Rev. II. H. Eggen, Rev. G, AZ
Larson. REV. Martin Romesdaflns
Delegate A. E. Anderson and Dele4
gate II. Lindland; committee No. q
on secretaTyis report Rev. C. NJ
Westermoe, Rev. r. S. Kolste. Rev HI
Z. Urness, Delegate o. K. Ulsaker
Delegate Arne Grandgaard: committed
Nos. and 4, board OF trustees, td
act on treasurer's report Rev. L. Vig<
dahl, Rev. G. n. Solberg, Delegate
Paul F1aten, Delegate Ole ". Hade4
land, Delegate John r. Hoveland:
committee No. 5, on schools--Ott
Schmidt Rev. S. o. Rondestvedt, Rev.
Q. G. y. Siljan. Delegate Otto JacobN
son, Delegate f. r. Hegna; committee
No. 6Prof. M. Stolee, Rev. Jacob
Fjelde Delegate H, p. Myhra. Dele-
gate o. A. Kjilson The fifth mems
Der proposed could not serve and will
be nominated later.
The normal school at Madison, Minn.s
reported to Prof. *. Lokensgaard thai
twenty-s have graduated from tho
school this year, the largest number
that has at any time received. the di4
plonna Of the school. He encouraged
the use of the Norwegian language, al
a medium of religious instruction, and
also advocated that new dormitorS
was needed, because of the lack Of
room. Some have even stayed away
from school because rooms could not
be obtained at the school.
Rev. Mr.. Thorkveen, superintendent
of parochial schools. urged parents and
congregations to give their children
christian education by establishing and
maintaining parochial schools with
specially equipped teachers. He waa
very rhetorical in his report He menA
toned that it is deplorable fact that
some congregations have no parochiaI
schools and no Sunday schools. This.
however, is not the general conditto8
in the United church.
The ST. Olaf College Church ciloif
from Northfeld. under the directorshin
Of Prof #, MiIius Christianson. arriv :
ed in the city yesterday morning and
in the afternoon sang with wonderful
effect,
The regular choral union concert wiz
be given this evening. Last Eastek
vacation this mixed church choir gavd
concert at Minneapolis. Madisons
Milwaukee and Chicago.
The st. Olaf choir is a wonderful
Organization and at the close Of their
song yesterday afternoon they wera
greeted with a tremendous outburst Of
spontaneous applause. It is said that
this was the first time that applause
was ever heard at United Lutheran
church concert
1t was brought out simply because
the audience was carried off its feet
| The singing is said to have been the
sweetest heard by the big majority Of
the delegates.