Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-06-05
WORK OF lvORN
LUTH. SYNOD
Brief Mention Of The Institutions
and Missions Supported by
This Church Body.

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Lutheran Church in America has a
total membership Of l45, 2O3. The
Synod is divided into five districts |
known as the Eastern, Iowa, Mime
sofa, Northwestern and Pacific.
The total membership Of the Min
nesota District, which includes all
Of the state Of Minnesota, except the
southern tier Of counties, and all of
South Dakota, is 45,102, of. which
28,46l are communicate members.
The main institutions belonging
and maintained by the Synod are:
The Luther Theological Seminary
at Hamline, Mimi, with an attend
ance last year of so students. Pres
ident, O. E. Brandt.
Luther College Of DEBORAH, Ia,
with an attendance last year Of 21O.
President, C. K. Preus.
Lutheran Normal School located
at Sioux Falls, S. D. President
z. J. Ordahl.
Martin Luther Orphan Home,
Stoughton, Wis.
Home for the Aged, Stoughton,
Wis.
Wild Rice Orphan Home, Twin
Valley, MINI.
Josephine Old Peoples Home,
Stanwood, Wash.
An Indian Mission, among the
Chippewas, Wittenburg, Wis.,
Falkland Orphan Home at Park
land, Wash.
Lutheran Publishing House, De-
corah, Ia, which institutions bust
ness for last year footed to $780,
636.86. l.. S. Dale, general manager,
is in Willmar in the interest of this
publishing house.
Ladies' Lutheran Seminary, Red
Wing, MINI. President, H. Allen.
Luther Academy of Albert Lea,
MINI.
Brufat Academy and Business
Institute, Portland, n, D.
Park Region Luther College, Fer
gus Falls.
Willmar Seminary.
Pacific Lutheran Academy and
Business College of Portland, Wash.
Luther College of Clifton, Texas.
Wittenberg Academy, Wittenberg,
Wis.
H. A. Preus Lutheran Academy,
Albion, Wis.
Gale College, Galesville, Wis,
Grand Forks College,, Velva, N. D.
The Norwegian Luth Synod is in
a unique position as regards its f.
nances. During the past several
Iyears the total indebtedness Of the
denomination has been decreased by
considerable amounts during eacl
fiscal year. It appears that during
the past year the Indebtedness has
been reduced from $4,000 to some.
thing less than $4,000. When the
|size Of the denomination is taken into
consideration this Indebtedness must
Ibe considered very small.
/ It might also be added that during
the past fiscal year, the expendi.
lures have been increased by some.
thing like $1,000 resulting from q
decision Of the last general synoc
to increase the salaries of all profes.
sors and instructors about 16 pei
J cent.
The Synod is supporting a Zulr
Mission in South Africa where very
fruitful work has been carried on. i
might be mentioned in this connection
that on tomorrow evening a student
Mr.. C. U. Faye, will be ordained al
the auditorium by Right Reverend
IH. G. Stub snd will Immediately tax.
his departure for South Africa tt
enter upon his duties as missionary
among the Zulus. 1t might be Of
Interest to mote that Mr.. Faye is
born and raised in Zulu land and has
I been educated at luther College.
:, DEBORAH, a., and Luther Seminary
lat St. Paul for the express purpose
of preparing himself for missionary
work among the Zulus whose Ian
guage he speaks fuently and is now
about to return to his home.
i The Synod conducts a fourishing
mission among the Eskimos at Teller
ALASKA. AS a fruit Of this work
there is now colony Of several
hundred Eskimos counted as commu-
meant members. A parochial school
lis conducted at the station where a
number of children are instructed
annually. Rev. L. N. Braafadt has
accepted a call to this post, and will
take a course in medicine before
leaving with his wife for this new
field. This mission is largely sup
ported by large herd Of reindeer
which is maintained under Govern
ment supervision.
]. City missions are conducted with
much success in the following cities
New York, Chicago, Twin Cities and
Seattle. It is proposed to establish
like missions in Portland, Oregon
and San Francisco, Cal.