The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-07
DAYS WAGES
SUGGESTED AS
THANK OFFERING
English Lutheran Synod to
Close Convention Friday
Afternoon
QUADRICENTENNIAL
RALLY THIS EVENING
Resolutions Hail With JOY
Union of Three Eng
lish Bodies

Resolutions were adopted by the
Lutheran synod this morning recon-
mending the adoption of the general
council plan for the quadricentennial
thank offering next October, urging
every member of each church to give
one days wages as a minimum.
Rev. Mr.. Snyder made a plea fol
student university work, showing that
there were more students in the Uni
versity of Wisconsin than in any 9TH
er school in America.
Tonight the grand quadricentennial
rally will be held in the Fargo audi
forum. DR.. Kunzman Of Philadelphia
superintendent of home missions, and
DR.. Long of Mansfield, Ohio, pastor OF
the largest English Lutheran church in
America, will be the speakers. DIR
F'rick of Milwaukee, will preside. An
open invitation is extended to the pub
Bacher of st. Marks church, to attend
this rally. The Orpheus and the
Noronna singing societies will fur
nish the, music.
This afternoon the delegates were
rendered an automobile sightseeing
tour OF Fargo. Following the tour, they
returned to the parlors of the church
for dinner.
Convention Closes Friday.
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ton of the English Evangelical Luth-
eran synod Of the northwest with a
representation of eighty official dele
gates, will be brought to a close Fri
day afternoon with a business session.
The afternoon service will start
promptly at 2 o'clock and will be in
charge of the Rev. w. C. Stump of
Oshkosh, Wis.
Resolutions hailing with joy the
three English general bodies of Am
erican- Lutheranism-the general coun-
ell, the general synod and the United
synod-were adopted by the members
of the English Evangelical Lutheran
synod of the northwest in session late
Wednesday afternoon.
The synod also sent a telegram Of
congratulation to the Norwegian bodies
now in convention at st. Paul on the
union of their three general bodies,
totalling a body of 5000 ministers.
Ministers For Service.
Rev. H. e. Snyder of Madison, Wis,
made patriotic plea Wednesday night
for Lutheran ministers for the United
States army and navy chaplains and
offered literature on the subject. The
English Evangelical Lutheran synod
of the northwest has a national COM
mittee which has in view the supplying
of her quota Of army and navy chap
lains.
At the evening session two young
men were ordained to the ministry,
Karl w. Becker, who goes to Living
ston, Mont, and Edward Wicklund,
who goes to Winona, MINI. The
ordination service was preached by the
Rt. Rev. @. X. Rubrecht of Milwaukee,
the new president of the synod. The
officers of the synod conducted the
sermon.
Text of Resolutions.
The text of the resolution adopted
Resolved: (a) That God, in His in
finite wisdom, having permitted our
country to be confronted with the ter
rors of war, we bow beneath His
Christening hand, confessing that for
our sins, we have justly deserved His
judgments, and imploring Him in mercy
to attept our penitence, and to avert
from us the consequences or our mis-
deeds.
(b) That we admonish all pastors,
parents and teachers to summon their
charges to true repentance and earnest
prayer.
(c) That wep ledge the continued
loyalty of our pastors and people to the
nation in which they live, and pray tho
guidance of Almighty God for those in
that "the war may end with honor to
our country and in an early and per-
(d) That we invoke the blessing of
God on those who go forth in obedience
to their country's call, beseeching Him
to shelter them in body and spirit, in
camp an don the march. on land and on
the sea, and that prayer be offered to
the wounded, the dying, the widows
and orphans-of friend and foe.
(e) That we call upon the governors
of the states covered by our synod,