Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-04
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A|MOFLUTAERANS
Plan Of Moline Congregation Is to Pro-
vide Circuit Pastors for
Neighboring Towns.
ACTON By EMMANUEL CHURCH
rorty.sixth Street People, at Annual
Meeting, Agree to Pay $500
of Salary.
,croy By EMMANUEL CHURCH

.,,v the Emanuel Evangelical Luther
:, church of the east end Of Moline,
-, for East Moline, Silvis, Carbon
c,;x and Hampton, is the plan of the
,,;ssiop board Of Illinois Swedish Lu-
,,sran churches. A resolution prom
;.;nr $500 year toward the support
:. pastor for this large field was
,.ssed at the annual meeting Of Eman-
"a, Evangelical Lutheran church at
Fortv-sixth street, Moline.
The resolution is expected to be
ratified at the annual meeting Of the
pock Island mission district to be held
ian II in Trinity English Lutheran
church. Moline, and q recommendation
for the above plan to enlarge the field
NJ the east end congregation is expect
al to be sent to the Illinois mission
hoard to be acted upon at its next
meeting. Rev. A F. Bergstrom of the
swedish Lutheran church of Moline is
vice president of the board.
Towns to the east have thus far
been without pastor of the Lutheran
denomination and officials have decid-
a that the time is ripe to provide
religious services for it's members
throughout the territory involved. The
MAN meets with favor of the Moline
east end church for the reason that its
congregation is rather too small to
support pastor alone. The plan of
hiring a student pastor from Angus
tana seminary at $500 a year has been
resorted to and has hitherto worked
fairly well. J. Alfred Lundgren is the
student now in charge.
Membership Increases.
Membership of Emmanuel church
increased from 80 TO lis during 1915,
according to the annual report read
at the meeting. Election of officers re-
suited as follows:
Secretary-G. L. Peterson.
Deacons, three years-C. L. Lund-
Quist, Dr.. G. A. Nelson.
Trustee, three years-Amos Lund-
quist.
Auditors, one year-Philip Johnson
Jr., C. L. Lundquist, Miss Mabel Nell
son.
Sunday school superintendent-Miss
Mabel Nelson, reelected.
Delegate, Illinois conference-G. l.
Peterson; E. n Lundahl, alternate.
Delegate, Rock Island mission dis
trict-C. L. Lundquist; G. L. Lind.
stedt, alternate.
Delegate, meeting English Associa-
ton of Lutheran churches-Amos
Lundquist; alternate, John G. Nelson
The Sunday school has had an ay'
erage attendance of "a during the
year.
Much Extension Work.
year featured by extension O.
work in the mission Sunday schoo
and expansion at home was brough
to close with annual meeting Of the
Moline Mission tabernacle COngrega
ton Activities of 1916-40th year il
church history-commenc with 81
members, according to report of thu
Rev ]. z. Seth.
Election of officers resulted as fol
lows:
Deacons-C. J. Swenson, three
years; Carl Erickson, two years.
Trustees-John A. Swanson, thret
years; Gust Swanson, two years.
c. ". Bergstrom, who has servet
faithfully on the church board for 8
years was, by unanimous vote, elected
supply deacon. He will hold the posi-
ton for life. o. S. Olson was givel
like honor last year. Other suppl.
deacons. elected for one year each
are Gustav Carlson and Robert Peter
son.
Church PRESIDENT. A. Wretman.
Vice president-Carl Erickson.
Secretary-Jacob Anderson.
Assistant secretary-Gus Swanson.
Treasurer-Chris Bjorndahl.
Financial secretary-Eric Liljegrer
Treasurer of travelling fund-Carl J
Swenson.
Treasurer Of help fund-Edward OF
son.
Chairman board OF trustees-Joh,
A. Swanson.
Officers of the Sunday school wer
elected as follows:
Superintendent Martin Carlson.
Assistant superintendent-Carl Seq
erstrom.
Treasurer-Eric Erickson.
Secretary-Otto Mattson,
Assistant secretary-Eric Tunberg.
organist-Harriet Johnson.
Superintendent, Grenell school,
A. Wretman.
Assistant superintendent, Creme
school-Aryid Cjogren.
Superintendent primary department
Edith Moody.
Superintendent cradle roll depart
ment-Mrs. ]. A. Swanson.
Church organist-Myrtle Erickson.
Delegates to Scandinavian Temper
ance union-August Carlson, Arvi
slogren, Gust Fryxell, Carl Hok, Rot
ert Peterson.
Delegates to Swedish fire insuranc
meeting-Chris Bporndahl, Eric AS
pengren.
Plans for celebrating the 40th ar
hiVersary Of the foundation OF tn
tabernacle in Moline some time tn
year were discussed and a committe
q six-Emil Englund, j, A. Wretmai
andrew Ecker. Gust Fryxell, o.
oison and the Rev. J. f. Seth-wa
appointed 10 make necessary arrange