Warren sheaf., 1915-05-26
LUTHER LEAGUE CONVENTION
Fourth Annual Convention of Luther
Leagues of Red River Valley
Held at Warren

The convention took it's beginning
on Sunday forenoon in the Sw. Luth.
church with communion services. Rev.
C. G. Gronberg of Englund, delivered
the communion address, and Rev. M.
A. Hendrickson Of Lancaster, the
president of the Luther League,
preached the sermon. Both addresses
were most excellent, and appropriate
to the Pentecost season, and the
young people especially were given
serious and thoughtful advice. The
chorus sang one of the beautiful
David's Psalms by Wennerberg Miss
Agda Wennerberg sang the solo with
the chorus.
Immediately before the forenoon
services baptism was performed in
the church, when the infant daughter
of Prof. and Mrs. @. E. Abrahamson
received the name of Alma Magnal-
!pha. ss
On account OF the beautiful wealth
er and the good roads delegates to
4 the convention and visitors; continued
to pour into the city all forenoon.
At the afternoon program which
began at 2:30 the church was filled to
the last place. A long and interest
ing program was rendered. The prin-
cipal numbers were the addresses by
Mr.. Israel Sjoberg from Roseau, and
Rev. Krs Rosenthal from Kennedy
Mr.. Sjoberg spoke on the subject
"Our Worth" in which he brought out
in lucid manner that character anc
not money is the true basis upor
(which to value a persons worth. HI
Ealluded to number of historical
! facts, particularly the heroic deeds o.
Gustavus Adolphus, to show wha
! contributions the people the fai1
4 North land have made to the cause 0:
civil and religious liberty and sait
that their descendants in Americ:
should be proud of the glorious re
cord of the forefathers and stimulat
ed thereby to noble efforts. The ad
dress of Rev. Rosenthal was also yer.
excellent.
! Il On Monday forenoon the session
commenced at 900 o'clock at the col
lege chapel. The following new of
} ficers were elected: Prof. C. E. Sjo
strand Of North Star College, Presi
dent; Rev. F. N. Anderson Of Warner
Vice President; Miss Edith Norlin 0
Warren, Secretary; Miss Nanni
Johnson of Red River, Treasurer
The treasurer's report showed $29.6
in the treasury.
: $500 was appropriated as a schol
5 arship for girl at school in Indi:
: A committee Of three, Rev. F. \
: Anderson, Prof. O. E. Abrahamsol
and Axel E. Johnson, was appointe
Y to bring suggestions or plans to tn
< next annual convention in regard t
I: work that the R. r. Dist. Leagu
), ought to take up.
:. The time and next place Of NEE
: ing was left for the decision Of tf
!, officers.
/, After the business session the r.
: mainder of the forenoon was taken b
: a program at which Rev. S. w. Swe1
/, son, the president of the Red Rive
!, Valley Conference, from Evansvill
a delivered very interesting addre!
: on, .Vart lands stora ansvar mot s.
ungdom." Harry c. Anderson spoil
: on "a Luther League Worker" T
o referred to Luther. The chorus sar
e in splendid manner selection fro
e Vests Faith and Praise.
5, The afternoon program commence
d at 200 o'clock. It was full of inte
n esting numbers. Three splendid p
Il pers had been prepared by students
North Star. Miranda Sandin ira
ed briefly the history Of the Red Ri
/ er Valley conference; George Magn
le son gave statistics and interesting T
l. ports from Is Luther Leagues Of t
n district; Leonard Morud report
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