The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-06-20
FOR 100000
PENSION FUND TALKED

Minneapolis, June 13.-The ques-
,tion of raising a 100000 fund for
pensioning aged and disabled clergy;
men and the dependent families of
deceased members of the ministry,
was debated at today's session of
the Norwegian Lutheran Synod at the
Zion Norwegian Lutheran church
Lyndale and Twenty avenues
~ 1t is proposed that provision be
made for the retirement of the cler-
gymen and members of the educa-
tional faculties who have become in.
,apacitated for work by age or other
causes, for widows of former minis
tiers and their dependent children
and teachers in the parochial schools
(which are maintained by some of the
congregations.
| Objection was raised that the
Istanding expenses for the mainte-
lance of the synods many institutions
entail a heavy burden. President H.
\ g. Stub in his annual report yester-
| lay noted that the debt of $4,000
reported year ago had not been
diminished.
| VIII Have Further Negotiations.
| Recommendation that the Nor
wegian Lutheran synod continue the
committee appointed last year in the
district synods to confer with other
Norwegian Lutheran bodies for a
union, but that this committee have
10 authority to effect union, was
made by DR.. H. G. Stub, president,
n his message. The message treated
ut length of the doctrine of election,
(which had been one of the causes of
Ilivison among the Norwegian Luther
ms of America and reviewed the
negotiations for church union which
Ihad been in progress for a decade,
illuminating last year in the adoption
of the so-called articles of agreement
/ DR.. Stub suggested that inasmuch
las the United church and the Hauge
I5ynod in all likelihood will continue
sheir efforts for union that they be
sasked to accept the articles of agree
ment with the explanations adopted
by the district synods last year. He
Recommended further that the COM
lmittee be continued in authority and
hat it consider the matter of organic
tHnion to the extent of ascertaining
he details relating to the administra-
ton of educational and charitable
institutions, the disposition of church
IS, the management of finances and
other important matters. The COM
mittee will then report to the gener-
al synod which if the report is
adopted may submit the question of
| a union to the various congregations
for a referendum vote. The action
If the individual congregations in
such case is to be reported to the
president of the general synod.
Protest Is Ignored.
| Although most of the delegates
present waited expectantly for some
expression from DR.. Stub relative TO
the resolutions of the ministerial con.
ferences and the theological faculty
| declaring against further advances
for an organic union until the terms
of the articles of agreement, which
1 they declare are vague, be clarified
J no reference was made thereto in
the address.
The message which covered about
q thirty subjects in addition to the
S matter of union was referred to a
| committee consisting of Rev. ]. A
y Billie, Flandreau, S. D., Rev. o. J. Or
4 Hal, Redwine. and Judge Andrew
l Grindeland, Warren.
IS The committee to confer with 9th
IS ar Norwegian Lutheran bodies at the
/ termination of the annual conference
a is composed of President H. G. Stub
Professor Johannes Ylyisaker ant
le Rev. o. p Vangsnes, Cotton, S. D.
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