The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-09
CONVENTION OF UNITED
LUTHERAN STUDENTS

Today's session Of the annual meet
ing Of the Students Union Of the
United Lutheran church was opened
with a meeting of the executive COM
mittee which acted on a number OF
routine matters, necessary to present
to the business session this afternoon.
II was announced this morning that
the programs for this morning and
afternoon would be followed without
any disruption and they were as fol-
lows:
piano solo ........ Sena Hendrickson
Paper-Medical Missions ...........
Gust L. Maseson, Augustana college
Discussion.
Piano e
Miss Crystal Fryslie. Oscar OVERLY
Paper-The Benefits to Be Derived
From Mission Work .............
49,. Robert Hovland, Waldorf college
Discussion.
Hymn.
Business.
$50 p. M.
Vocal solo ..... Miss Bergliot Caspary
Address-The Need Of a Present
Day Reformation ..............
Rev. j.. C. Roseland, Crookston, MINI.
Piano solo ...... Miss Crystal Fryslle
Closing exercises.
President Aasgaard Of Concordia
college told The Forum this morning
that this meeting is one of the very
best the students have ever held; it is
well attended and there is a very en-
couraging display of enthusiasm IN
strongly promoting the objects n
| aims of the union n there is a splen-
did and loyal spirit shown.
Delegates from all of the education
al institutions which are under the
| wing Gof the United Lutheran church
in Minnesota, North and South Dako-
ia. Illinois and Iowa, are in attendance
at the meeting.
Yesterday there were -four impress
sive religious services held, the first
one a corporate celebration of the holy
c. mmunion at Trinity church yester-
day morning, when President Aas-
| gard of Concordia college was the
! ~celebrant.
The auditorium of the college was
| crowded to excess for the service last
| evening. The speaker was Rev. It.
| Ekeland, missionary to China, who
was given most devout attention. The
music for the service was contributed
by the octette of Trinity church choir.
The Rev. Mr.. Ekeland spoke for nearly
two hours but held the closest atten-
ton Of his large audience throughout
The Awakening in China.
He has been in China for seven
years and passed the stirring days OF
the revolution in that country, just
| awakening from thousands Of years OF
| slumber. He told Of his experiences as
a missionary before the revolution, the
revolution itself and the changes
which have been brought about since
the country became a republic. The
crying need for christian missionaries
and teachers in the country was
graphically shown by the speaker anc
he appealed for help from the chris
tian people at home.
The proceeds of the evening Offering
was given to the Students union.
Rev. A. Gulseth of Minneapolis, sec
rotary of the board Of home missions
Of the United Lutheran church. was
the preacher at the service in Trinity
church yesterday morning.
The afternoon session opened a
$50 o'clock and was held in the col.
lege auditorium. A choral song serv.
ice given by the choral union of the
two cities was the first on the program
at this gathering. Several chorals wert
sung by this body, closing with AL
mighty Fortress Is Our God. Mis-!
| AIDA Blakeslee then sang a sacred sc,
lection n her usual artistic manner tt
the great delight of the audience.
President Sto1ee then introduced Sl
speaker of the afternoon, Rev. Martil
Heggland of Grand Forks, who dis
cusseG Educational Missions, and in
mastery address gave his hearers al
insight into the responsibilities which
devolve upon educated citizens.
The convention opened Saturda.
evening with a rousing meeting in tn
auditorium of Concordia college and
public reception in honor of the visit
ing delegates. Prof. w. P. Rognlie, O
the Concordia faculty. gave a heart,
address of welcome to the student
and delegates AND III. J. Stoiee of tn
theological seminary at st. Anthem,
Park, Mimi, responded. .