Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-06-29

was peTIOTmeu anu LululSIcIldi uOuOlr
conferred on eight candidates. The
whole ceremony was very elaborate
and deeply inspiring. The candidates
for ministerial orders were:
]. II. Vammen, Weston, Ia; Chris
Jensen, Indianapolis, Ind; ]. p. Chris
Jensen, Brush, Colo; p. c. Jensen,
Pocatello, Idaho, mission; +. G. Ras-
mussen, Ringsted, Ia; Frank Nelson,
New Denmark, N. B., Can; ]. p. M.
Magnussen, Calendar, Ia; Andrew
Nelson, Maple Valley, Wis.
The church supports number of
worthy activities. 1t has publish
ing house at Blair, Neb., and a col
lege; there is sanitarium and dea-
coness home at Brush, Colo; several
of the deaconesses were here; also a
college and orphans home at Elk
Horn. The church has within it's
jurisdiction 100 congregations with
churches and a number of missions,
state and foreign. A considerable
working force has been engaged in
the East Indies for many years.
One of the most valuable members
of the church is Rev. j. p. Naarup,
of Waupaca, Wisconsin, who presided
at many of the meetings. Mr.. Naarup
is the national financial secretary.
Next year is the 400th celebration of
the reformation begun by Martin
Luther The festival which will &C
company the usual ceremonies is to
be celebrated by the discharge of all
the Indebtedness now held against the
church. At least that is the hope
This account amounts to $50, 900.
The work of lifting it has been confid-
ed to Rev. Naarup, with the under
standing that nothing is to be paid
unless a sufficient sum is gathered to
pay the whole. Mr.. Naarup began
the work of getting pledges after last
conference. He told us in three
fourths of the territory he had sue
ceeded in getting $4,000. and be-
lieves the total sum will reach S7O,-
900. Such a result will be fitting
monument to his fidelity.
The offering on Sunday amounted
to 5000. The financial report show
ed that the total amount received for
church operation was $134,000, ex-
elusive of mission offerings. In hon
or of Luther day next year, all con-
gregatiops are subscribing TO some
fund for a special purpose which will
home missions amounted to $4,000.
AT the election of officers, the only
change was the choice of Rev. r.
PrOvensen, Cedar Faluls, as secretary
to succeed Rev. Nielsen of Brush,
Colo. Mr.. III Henricksen was chosen
to the vacancy on the board of di-
rectors of orphans homes caused by
the death of VIM. Rattenborg of Elk
Horn; Mayor Albert Hansen of this
city was given place on the board
of directors for the conference pub
fishing house at Blair, Neb. AS Mr..
Hansen has had experience in news
paper work he will prove a very val
liable man in the position.
The delegates were a conservative
devout body. fully conscious of the
responsibility imposed upon them.
They made a marked impression upon
all those with whom they came In
contact by their quiet demeanor.
Among those with whom the editor
talked were a minister and his wife
who for twenty-four years have been
missionaries among the Cherokee In
dams. They went directly from Den
mark to take up this missionary work
The minister said with great earnest
ness, if they had not felt they were
called by God for this duty they
would not have taken up the work
Many white men marry the Indian
girls, full blood and mixed. 1t was
his observation that the more white
blood introduced in these people the
easier it was to bring the children to
christianity. The Usage Indians, so
far, Lad refused to associate with the
whites, and were implacable. The
other gentleman, from central Iowa,
related that he came here poor boy,
unable to speak the language ana
with scarce money enough to buy
food, but that everyone had been
good to him from the first and he had
prospered. In his earlier days he had
saved every penny he could and put
il into land. The result was comfort
and wealth. We have never met h
citizen of this country more proud
of his adopted home than this man.
It aroused enthusiasm to listen to
him.
| At an afternoon session Mr.. G.. w.
Cullison of this city spoke on edu-
cation for about twenty minutes, and
referred directly to the Vocational
college situated on the west line of
the city, and its possibilities. He was
heard with the closest attention and
complimented with hearty applause.
1t is not too much to say that par
1ticularly among the younger element
of the conference there is a strong
desire that the Vocational College of
this city may become an item of their
property before long and that no one
may get ahead of them.
The Commercial Club was fully
alive to the importance of the gather
ing, and the delegates were upon two
occasions the guests of the club to the
extent of a drive over town, which
they were given the privilege of OBJ
serving from every angle. Tho visit
ors not only complimented the beauty
of the place. but they commented on
its uniform cleanliness. A large num-
Der were driven out to the Vocational
college, and besides looking over this
handsome building they took advant-
age of the opportunity to see the pan
Drama of the fertile valley of the
Nishnabotna at it's best.
The problem of housing and feed
ing this large gathering was a serious
one, but ii was completely met. In
deed, most of the homes where the
strangers within our gates were careo
for, could have housed a few more.
The food plan was rapid and efficient.
Hughes Bros. of the Hotel Harlan.
supervised this work. Poole's hall
was arranged for the purpose, its di-
mansions allowing table capacity that