Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-15
RETURN FROM
ST. PAUL MEET
Rev. and Mrs. David Stoeve
Home-Convention a
Big Success.

Rev. and Mrs. David stoeve, 314
Chestnut street, returned last evening
from st. Paul. where they have been
attending the Norwegian Lutheran
convention. When seen today. Rev.
stoeve said that at the opening of the.
meeting nearly 5000 ministers and
delegates were present and the Audi
torium was 50 crowded that the doors
had to be closed before the hour set
for the opening session.
Asked what he thought might be
the effect Of the consolidation Of the
three churches on the individual con-
gregations, Mr. Stoeve said that he
had no reason to doubt that the eff
feet would be stimulating and encour-
Norwegian churches in Grand Forks
were concerned he thought that ulti-
mately they would be consolidated.
but that each n was its own SUI
preme authority and could act in ac-
cordance with It's w regulations.
After a time. Mr.. Stoeve said, every
member Of the Norwegian Lutheran
there ever were three synods. More
than twenty years g the United
church was formed Of several smaller
bodies and quite SOC the members
forgot entirely that there had been
any division or any grouping in sep
arate bodies. Something analogous
would certainly happen now. he
thought.
The st. Paul convention was the
most impressive and magnifcent
meeting Rev. Stoeye had ever attend
ed, he said. and It was the general
expectation among nearly all those
who attended hat the work Of the
church would be greatly strengthened
as q consequence of the convention,
and also that the activity Of the in
Their stimulated. The distribution Of
financial burdens would not be more
Of . hardship than before; to the
contrary, there Is some reason for
eupposing that the burdens actually
would be felt considerably less, al
though 1t will take probably a few
years to adjust all the numerous i'm
portant details in connection with this
as we'll as with other phases Of the
church work.
On the closing day Of the epoch
making. convention appropriations
amounting to a total of $5O6,964 were
decided upon for the various branches
OF activity within the scope Of the
consolidated church. Rev. stoeve
spoke about the publications of the
SA.UISAAs ditO 1Alu tHe OI1Clal organ
Will be h Lutheraneren, issued week.
" in the Norwegian language; tho
Lutheran Church Herald. issued in the
English language every week: Teolog-
tsk Ttdsskrift, q quarterly theological
magazine In Norwegian; the Barne-
,vennen, a Norwegian Sunday school
paper and the Children's Friend, a
similar duplication in the English Lam
guags. 10 eject this arrangement it
was necessary to merge a few papers
and to expand the field Of others, The
convention elected editors for the yar.
ious publications for terms OF several
years.
Mrs. liver Ylvisaker Of Mayville, N.
D., was elected recording secretary
Of Z new organization which affiliated
if1slf with the church. namely. tho
which Mrs. H. T. Dahl, Minneapolis.
10 the president.
Rev. A. J. Hulteng, 722 Belmon,
avenue. who returned from the St
Paul convention Wednesday evening.
was elected vice president Of the
North Dakota district, comprisinH
more than 800 congregations with
nearly $4,000 members; this state
which the church has been divided.
Rev. Hulteng spoke enthusiastically
about the magnificent meeting and
when asked about the possible effects
Of the consolidation on the existence
Of the Individual congregations. he
said he was certain they would be
highly beneficial.
With rsgard Is the church situation
IN arand, Forks: Rev. Hultsng ex-
merger would ~ effected bstween the
local congregations. He thought At
would be, the most practicable meth