The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-06-08
NATIONAL SYNOD
Of lUTHERANS IN
ANNUAL MEETING
Fifty-seventh Convention of
Church Body Opens in Gales.
burg, ILL.,, Today; President
Presents His Report.


Gaiosburg. IN. June the Au-
sustana synod, IA" national hody "f
the Evangelical Lutheran church.
opened II nfty-scycnth annual con-
ton 100 the First Lutheran church
TODAY and heard the report of tho
president. Rev. l.. n Johnston, -. u,
pf II. Paul. Minnesota, ~ which ne
,Nh,ustiVely treated Of the activities
TT The church during the past ycai.
tie stated that the various odHc''
tiuual institutions at the synod, OF
there are ten are IN prosper
aus condition. Minnesota college az
Minneapolis. Minnesota. has raised
500. 600 Tor new huIdiags dur
the year ana North star college
At Warren. Minnesota has, through
the generosity ut it, friends ana sup
p%orters. been enabled 90 wipe out
IL enormous debt. At AusustanW
college work hus been commenced ON
the new gymnasium which ~ Go %"
r0Nl0U. and win cost upwards ct
ss0oGu. Fur the hospitals at Moline.
Illinois. ana Portland. oregon. new
building have been erected during
the year. and Augustnna hospital.
chicago Illinois. expects to expcnd
more than a quarter Of "a mill m dol
lars for new buildings this year Sew
Institutions are IN process of cree
tiou IN Mariuc'te. Wisconsin, AMI
near Alexandria. Minnesota The
Emmanuel Denconcss homo ~ omaha.
Nebraska, has collected "a large
amount of funds for new buildings AT
This Institution 1--WE pastors Of the
synod died during the yea the most
prominent of whom was Rev, Eric
Norelius. - u. l.. |. u. or Nasi,
Minnesota. who was a pioneer and
one 4 the founders OF IN, synod and
who suggested m. nam. Of Angus
.tann' which u now hears.
The reports 81 Augustana college
and ThcOlugical seminary were made
THIS institution which Is owned an'
controlled by tn. synod, Is one 81
the oldest colleges ~ the stat"
founded In 1850 The various report.
showed remarkable progress by th'
institution. Thi> institution D. "A mem
Der Of the North Central iailni
Of Colleges and - rdJod boy tn. stat
! Jn,ycrsity of Illinois as u Of IN
four leading colleges "a the state. II
IN, reports n was brought out tina
the institution at Rock Island ma
property valued a. 100000 VIII
nearly $500. 600 productive funds Nu
less than l3J students were Etid
utted from the institution AT IN" 70
cent Commencement, being "a q
the largest classes IN itS history tn
ltotal number of %graduat"- nuw mum
hers over 2.5oa. Thc board Of III
rectors has recommended that an ai
lduonal profcssorship ID, ,stahlishe
In the Divinity ~chooI ana TINS rec
ommcudatiou will. mo- doubt, hr act
ed upon faNorably The board AIS
recommends that ~ fellowship q
$1,000 be established ana mad
Unavailable 10 yuuug men ~ rtncss f.
! euuipping themselves Go hll pussihl
vacancies 900 the bIsluIty school i"'
ulty.
II rs expected that a petition Wi
he presented from students of Augu'
,aua college at Rock Island and Gu'
.taNus Ndulphus college ~ st Pete
Minnesota for the reinstatement Z
football a. these institutions II
synod abolished an
sports n 1908 bat permitted the -
|instltcmcnt Of an except football
~ convention in Rock Island IN lHl
Tho students now hope that II
synod VIII permit the reinstatem"'
of INTERCOLLEGIATE f~o"tball also.
Most Of Friday VIII DE given "v'
to the celebration OF he Tooth ann
Ncrsury OF the birth Of Dr 7,
H%lssclguist. n Of The synod
founders. lie began his work here
/, Galeaburs where he was pastor
, the First Lutheran church from Is
10 1868 ana cNertod a lasting mn
} encr ON the spiritual ana extern
work ~ the synod.
, on saturday It .s expected that =
4 ports wall uc presented hy the Va
I, ,ous boards having IN charR" q
o. synud's foreign mission work IN ]
|, dia. china. Japan aud Port" h'
/ The appointments needed for I
q support Of these missions VIII
determined upon aud special ""
n van bee undertaken for the rol.ei
a the Lutheran mission IN india, hi
70 .rto supported hy societies IN 90
e many