Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-06-24
ANNUAL MEETING

Our annual meeting OF the United
Danish Evangelical Lutheran church
was held at Luck, Wisconsin from
June 9th. until 10Th.
The above mentioned church body
embraces at present 200 congrega-
tions and besides that it does Home
Miss on work among the Danish peo
pie in fifty other different places in
the United States.
This synod has its Theological in
stitution located in Blair, Nebraska;
aid also owns Dana College, which
is in connection with the seminary.
There are about 200 students at
the school IN Blair last year.
The United DANISH Lutheran church
.also owns larger schools, one in
Ell1hora. Ia, another at kenmare,
North Dakota and one in Racine,
WISCONSIN, There has been about
500 students attending these
S hools.
A large book concern, worth $40,
600 located at Blair, also belongs to
this synod. The institution is cal
led The Danish Lutheran Publish,
ing House. 1t is doing a splendid
work in spreading good Christian
literature out among the people.
TIE above mentioned church body
has a sanitory for consumptives, To-
Gated at Brush Colorado. And is
doing Mission work in Japan and
among the Cherokee Indians down
in Oklahoma; and also among the
Mormons out in Utah.
The time for Development of all
these different branches OF work
to forty years.
This synod holds an annual meet
ing where all important matters are
uader consideration for the bene-
fl! of the Kingdom Of God. This
year our annual meeting was held
at Luck Wisconsin, where a large
D nish sattlemsnt. numbering about
5000, is located. Luck, Wisconsin,
and surroundings is by nature a
lbeautifHl little, world al by itself,
full of inspiration.
About 500 Representatives We're
present at our annual meeting at
Luck, but the total number of those
wAo attended went up to 800. The
weather was cnangea ale. with both
rain and sunshi,a However, it did
no. have any Influence on the great
en.hus asm VIII ch comprehended the
VIII lie assembly. Eight candidates
had applications for or ination to
the molly ministry Of Christ our
Lord. SunGsy was a glorious day.
be ng the day Of ordination and edi-
fication. 1t made a great impress
son on us who were present.
| Ia the last year all the corgrega-
tons sogethe ad Laid dt w before
the foot tosl OF our Lore a. an Of
fer ng cut oil a viii. ng herr s167,
10000 And at lhis meeti- the as
sembly by a u an.mous vote took
tie det rminat on to subser be the
am ount of $50 coo TO- psying all
our debts and that as a remem-
brarca of one of he greatest men
that have ever i ed D. Martin Luth
er. on October 3lst, in the year OF
1917, 1t viii b 400 years since the
reform a ion took its beginning. All
the Luthe ans in this great free
country of ours With its free insti-
tutilLs, tn f.ee pre- S, f. ee speech,
etc, are going to celebrate that
great ard blessed year 10 the glory
and honor OF our Lord.
Fer that great purpose as a Won
derful start, e assembly at Luck,
Wisconsin, subscribed $4,000 in a
We shor time Three men alone
subscribed $1,000, $1,000 each, and
Others $500 each.
And all of cur work out on the
\ miss on fields also good start.
\ The Reverand G. B. Christensen
r. o. D., who now has been presi-
dent of this synod for % years
It was reelected for three years. The
Ii Reverand L. Gertsen of Council Blu
S Ia, was reelected as vice-presiden1
e and the Reverand A. S. Nielsen o.
e secretary; Mr., Otto Hansen of Blai1
e Brush Colorado, was reelected a:
e Nebraska, was also reelected a
e treasurer.
re The meeting was very impulsiv
n and Inspiring.
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