Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-09
CONVENTION IS
NOW BEING { HELD
Fifty-Seventh Annual Of August.
ana synad Taking Place at
Galesburg, III.
PETITION PRESENTED
TO REINsTAwE FOOTBALL

Galesburg, H., June S.-The Angus
tana Synod, the national body or the
Evangelical Lutheran church, openea
it's fifty-seventh annual convention IN
the First Lutheran church today ana
heard the report Of the president,
Rev. L. A. Johnston, D. D., OF ST. Paul.
Mimi, in which he exhaustively treat
ed of the activities of the church dur
ing the past year.
He stated that the various educa-
tional institutions of the Synod, OF
which there are ten, are in prosper
GUS condition. Minnesota college at
Minneapolis, Mimi, has raised over
500. 900 for new buildings during the
year. and North Star college at War
rem, MIMI, has, through the gener-
osity of it's friends and supporters,
been enabled to wipe out it's enor-
nous debt. At Augustana college
work has been commenced on the
new gymnasium, which is to be COX
140, and will cost upwards OF $4,000,
For the hospitals at Moline, ILL.,, and
Portland, Ore, new buildings have
been erected during the year, and
Augustana hospital, Chicago, Ill.,, ex-
pect to expend more than quarter
of million dollars for new buildings
this year. New institutions are in
process of erection in Mlfinette, Wis,
and near Alexandra; MINI. The I'M
manuel Deaconess home@ at Omaha,
Neb., has collected large amount of
funds for new buildings at this insti-
tuition. Five pastors Of the Synod
died during the year, the most promi-
nent of whom was Rev. Eric Norelius,
D. D., l.. l.. D., of Vasa, MIMI. who
was a pioneer and one of the founders
of the Synod, and who suggested the
name "Augustana" which it now
bears.
Reports Presented.
''The reports of Augustana college
and Theological seminary were made
This institution which is owned and
controlled by the Synod, is one Of
the oldes: colleges in the state, found
ed in 1860. The various reports show
ed remarkable progress by the insti
tuition. This institution is member
of the North Central Association o
Colleges and is rated by the State
University of Illinois as one Of TIL
four leading colleges in the state. II
the reports it was brought out tina
the institution at Rock Island ha!
property valued at $4,000, with near
ly 100000 productive funds. Not les
than 1875 students were graduated
from the institution at the recen
commencement, being one of the larg
est classes in its history. The tota
number of graduates now number
lover $500. The board Of director
has recommended that an additions
lprofessorship be established in tn
Divinity school, and this rec0mmen
dation will, no doubt, be acted upol
favorably. The board also recon
mends that a fellowship of $1,000 b
4 established and made available t
young men Of fitness for equippin
themselves to fill possible vacancie
lin the Divinity school faculty.
4 May Re.instate Football.
1t is expected that petition viii
be presented from students of Angus
tana college at Rock Island and Gus
tavus Adolphus college at st. Peter
Mimi, for the reinstatement of foo
| ball at these institutions. The Syno
abolished all intercollegiate sports i
1905, but permitted the re-instatt
ment Of all except football at its COZ
jvention in Rock Island in 1910. TIL
students now hope that the Syno
will permit the reinstatement Of il
:, ltercOllegiate football also
Most of Friday will be given owe
: to the celebration of the tooth ann
versary of the birth of DR.. T. N. Ha
selquist, one of the Synod's founder!
He began his work here in Galesbur
where he was pastor OF the Firs
Lutheran church from 1S52-1S63, an
? exerted a lasting influence on til
e spiritual and external work of tn
: lSy1od
: On Saturday it. is expected that r,
, ports will be presented by the va
r iOus boards having in charge the Sy1