Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-26
LUTHER LEAGUES
OF STATE CONFER
Sessions Began at Galesburg
Yesterday-Dr. Andreen
on Program Tonight.

ne annual conference or the Luther
league of Illinois, embracing Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin,
opened at Galesburg last evening with
an attendance of over 100 delegates
from these states. The sessions are
being held in the First Lutheran
church and continue through Sunday.
The following program was carried
out last evening:
/ Psalm.
| Altar services-Rev. c. NJ. Olandsr.
Rev Gustaf Oberg.
Vocal solo, Lead, Kindly Light
Miss Olga Backman.
Sermon-Rev. ]. l.. Bergstrand, pres
! ident, OF Bloomington.
! Song. 1.-THE King of Love Ny Shep-
/ herd Is'-Choir.
Address of welcome-Rev. Mr.. John
/ son.
Response - Miss Marie Setterdahl,
! New Windsor.
/ Vocal solo-Miss Edna Larson, Pax
! ton.
Appointment of committees.
Psalm.
{ Adjournment.
The sessions this morning began
{ with an hour. Of prayer conducted by
Rev J. I. Bergstrand of Bloomington.
| president of the league. followed by
reports of the president, secretary,
statistical secretary, treasurer, execu-
4 tive committee and other officers. At
in Luther hall by the Galesburg league.
The afternoon sessions began at .
O'Clock with an hour of prayer and pa
pers by Rev. Ulrik FryXell of this city
and Rev. G. A. Swanburg of Wood
hull. Lutheran literature was discuss
ed by Rev Carl Christensen of Chi
cago and Miss Josephine Young of
Chicago, Rev. E. W. Magnuson of Ran
kin, Rev Clarence Ostrom of Ando-
yer, and Rev F. W. Anderson of La
Porte, Ind Musical numbers were
given by Miss Esther Fryxell OF this
city and Arthur Ehrenstrom OF Bethel
church, Chicago.
This evening after an hour of pray
er there will be program including
an address by DR.. Gustav Andreen,
president of Augustana college, on the
subject, ''The Fruits of the Reforma-
tion That We Are Reaping."
Saturday morning there will be an
hour of prayer followed by a general
discussion of bible characters. Satur-
day afternoon the general discussion
will be On the subject, by What Means
and In What Ways Can Young People
Best Promote Church Work?' Satur.
day evening at O'Clock in Luther hall
will occur the annual banquet served
by the Mission and Tract society with
fine after-dinner program of address
es and musical numbers. This session
promises to be very interesting.
Sunday morning there will be serv
ices with communion. The communion
sermon will he preached by Rev c. E
Lundgren of Waukegan and Rev. c. A
Lindvall of Chicago will also preach
At 1880 Sunday school Will be held
ing pastors and at 3 in the afternoon
there will be an address by Professor
C.. ]. Sodergren of Augustana college
on The Joy of Life
The Sunday evening session will BIZ
the closing one and an address will be
given by Rev. Johan Landin of Chi
cago, and there will be addresses b!
representative of the student body
of Augustana college and by DR.. J. n
Lawre of Andover. His topic will BIZ
l The Great Attachments"
Officers of the state league are:
President-Rey. J. |. Bergstrand o
Bloomington.
Recording Secretary-Miss Hilda Oh
son of Geneseo.
. Statistical Secretary - Miss Ann;
: Johnson of LaPorte, Ind.
! Literature Secretary - Rev. Car
:. Christensen of Chicago
Treasurer-Austin Laurence of Pax
ton.
Executive Committee. NJ. Ander
son of Chicago, Rev. ]. A. Benander o
r Rockford, and Miss Marie Setterdah
/. of New Windsor.