The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-13

est kind of feelings for the people
here, and he hoped that it would be
possible to return here again.
Members OF the commercial club es-
corted President Dahl to the depot this
morning and he remarked that things
could not have been more pleasant than
they had been and he would say, but
it wasn't in his official capacity, that
he would do what he could to get the
convention back here next year. He
was given a CHEEKY farewell. He cer-
tainly made hit with everybody who
met him.
More System, Soliciting Funds.
Congregations are at times visited
by too many solicitors for various OH
jects. Solicitors visiting the local
churches should obtain permission
from the u. C. board OF trustees, who
also designate the territory in which
to gather the funds. 1t happens at
times to the detriment of a worthy
cause that several subscription lists
are circulated in the same territory
within too short an intermission. 1t
should be explained TO the congrega-
tion and the amount subscribed re-
ported to the secretary of the local
church,
Yesterdays Session.
A committee to buy gifts for the two
distinguished representatives from
Norway as token from the conven-
ton consisted Of the following: Rev.
Th. Eggen, Rev. o. Glasoe and Rev.
M. z. Waldeland.
Members of the board of trustees
were appointed as follows: Hon. S. /.
Roe, Stanley Wis; alternate, s. H.
Larson, Lake Mills, Ia; Prof. B. Bog
stad, Minneapolis; alternate, NJ. +.
Hegge, Hatton, N. D.; Olaf Eriing
| (Olsen) Minneapolis; alternate, e. w.
Knatvold, Albert Lea, Mimi.
President Normal School-Prof. X.
Lokkensgaard,
Auditors-Tollef sanderson, Har-
mony, Mimi, and c. S. Orwold, Clark.
| field, Mimi.
Editor Luth. Borneblad-Rev. Olaf
Guidseth.
Editor United Lutheran-Rev. Geo.
Committee on English Home Mis-.
| sions--Dr. Dahl, Prof. @. M. Weswig,
Rev. Gustav Stearns, Rev. Olaf Lys-
mes.
Directors OF the Deaconess Home
and Hospital, Chicago-Ppof. l.. Al.
| Vignes, Rev. o. k. Espeseth and Rev.
| c. e. Tiller.
Prof. +. q. Schmidt, D. D., professor
| at the u G. Theological seminary, st.
Paul, expressed his gratitude to the
convention for year Of rest which he
had enjoyed after fifty years service
as professor-it had been a jubilee
| year to him.
Rev. Mr.. Void read resolutions ex-
pressing sympathy with the following
i sick pastors: Guam, Utheim and
i Erickson, A similar letter had been
! sent also to Rev. Mr.. Ulyestad, pastor
l Of the local church at Fargo and to Mrs.
/ p. A. Rasmussen, Lanesboro, MINI,
and will be sent also to Rev. J. Moller-
| Eggen and a special representative to
Rev. Mr.. Jenson who was taken sick
/ during the convention and has had
a serious operation performed at one
| Of the hospitals at Fargo.
/ ]. f.. Engstad, M. D., of Minneapolis
advocated that the Norwegians raise
| half q million dollars or more to build
a cathedral to be located at Fargo or
Minneapolis. Twelve $1,000 subscrip-
/ tions have already been raised.
The u. G. immigration mission work
| at New York was recommended, and
an immigration hand book will be
published for distribution.
1 Rev. G.. N. Larson's praiseworthy
work among the deaf, dumb and blind
at the state institution at F'aribault,
Il Mimi, was recommended.
/ The convention voted $4,000 for
home missions, of which $4,000 is to
4 be used for the English work. This
/ with last years deficit makes a total
| of $66,790 to be raised during the
4 year. The English treasury was
1 merged with the Norwegian so as to
have treasury for home missions.
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