The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-10
Yesterday Was Great
Day at the Convention
Eighteen We're Ordained
Uayedng Of Baua Stsnc at srdia College This Afternoon
Caused an AdjOmnmen 4 the Sessions Of the
Convention at tn y bernacIc

and / lel congregations, Deering.
Ward NJ. ID.
Nils Ide, Bethany and other
congrega 2, Herbert. Saskatchewan.
Canada.
Gle v. Emerson, Black Duck, and
other congregations. Beltrami county,
MINI.
Ole L. Falkeid, salem, Harnar.
Bethel and Hauge congregations,
Saskatchewan, Canada.
Harald Farseth, Knox, st. John and
York congregations, North Dakota.
John j. Haanstad, Goodhue, Helgen.
Bergen and St Paul congregations,
Cadington county, S. ID.
Hersleb A. Nelson, Westvolden,
Wautoma and Holden congregations,
Waushara county, Wis
Herman o. Hendrickson, Trinity and
lions congregations, Portland, Ore
Otto Look, Bethany, Starbuck, Man
|. .itoha and Zions congregations, Keno
ra, Ontario.
Carl G, Nelson, Bethlehem and Beth
any congregations, Slater, la.
Severt Nesdahl, foreign missionary
to the Island of Madagascar
Bottolf Z. Ohnstad, Moe, Goodhope
| and Marshall congregations, Saskat-
chewan, Canada.
Nels l. Otterstad, st. Olaf congrega-
ton, Grantsville, Wis. and Millburn
congregation. Pine City, Mimi
John Ritland, Jolster and Bethany
! congregations, Wisconsin.
Magne Schilliaas, Springfield and
North Washington Prairie congrega-
tons, Winnesheck county, Ia.
Sigurd I. Sorenson, Bethlehem con-
gregation, Los Angeles, Cal.
Sanders Tollefson, Trinity, Nazereth
and Brampton congregations, Sergent
county, North Dakota.
Thorvald c. Tollefson. Slim Buttes.
South Grand River, Skager and Ante
| lope congregations, Montana.
Besides these Rev. C. III. Gieldseth.
who had been called to Lester and
Madina congregations, Buffalo county.
| Wisconsin, and who had been ordained
as pastor in the Congregational
church, took the same oath as the
others, though he was not ordained
again. He has studied at the u. &.
/ seminary and taken his examination
with the class. Following is the oath
OF the Lutheran clergy:
do promise and witness before
/ God: That I will faithfully preach
/ the divine doctrines contained in the
writings of the prophets and apostles
and in the symbolical books of the
/ Norwegian Lutheran church; that /
will properly administer the holy sac
raments according to Christ's insti>
tuition and the prescribed order of the
Norwegian Lutheran church; that
will strive, in the discharge of my
/ Official duties and in all other re-
i spects to live such a life as becometh
a minister of Gods word. All this
promise to fulfill as sincerely as de-
| sire in truth and from the heart that
God may help me through his holy
Gospel
DR.. Kildahl offered the prescribed
! prayer for the candidates, then follow
ed the scripture lessons by Prof. DR..
In. A. Schmidt Professor Johnson,
Professor Kildahl and Professor Wes-
wig.
Presidents Ordination Address.
DR.. DahPs text was Isaiah KISS.
dwelling particularly on the eighth
verse, also / heard the voice of the
/ Lord, saying, Whom shall / send, and
who will go for us? Then said ], Here
am /; send me- Whom shall | send
and who shall go is what his Holy
Majesty asks. He needs messengers
| There are many who go--170,000 in
this country, but not all are sent by
the Lord. The Lord was not satisfied
| with all. Some had gone forth with
4 out being sent and misrepresented the
| Kings cause, therefore He asks
Whom shall i send. He wants faith
full volunteers. You candidates have
II presented yourselves now 20 y5 lOTlH
i as Gods faithful messengers in His
name. bearing testimony in His favor
i and to His honor. You must be bap-
tized by the holy spirit and fired with
/ enthusiasm for His cause. When Gen
i eral Gerabaldy told the soldiers who
asked about their pay he could Offer
them only trials and hardships anC
4 possibly death on the battlefield, "bui
a IL we conquer promise you a liber-
4 afpd TfaIv's thew said stWA are at yOIlI
service
q This vocation of the ministry prom.
i ises very little Of worldly goods. Tht
fire had touched and purified ths
il prophets lips. therefore He could sent
him Let the old fire burn in you
hearts. Paul says, Woe unto me il
n preach not the gospel and the love o.
God constrained me to 60" Many arr
tempted because of temporal gain L
choose other vocations 1t was never
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