The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1917-05-18
based on the text Continue
thou in the Things Which Tho

/ IIle assembly room IN Ine DelSe-
league gave a reception to the
visiting delegates and visitors in
the assembly, room in the base
ment the get acquainted scheme
planned by the local committee
was unique and offered much
amusement. A lap lunch was
served to about 100 guests, after
which there was an array of
toasts under the direction of
Toastaster Hodges of Phila
Such prominent leaguers as Miss
es Laura Stavig, Milie Thorson
and M. l.. Stavlg of Sisseton, O.
Olson of Sioux Falls, H. Steiner
of Aberdeen, Gerberding of Ill.
and Lewis Larson of Sioux Falls.
Mr.. Larson was assigned the
topic Luther League. He spoke
on Luther League work in gen
eral then he started to throw
boquets to the Sisseton League,
and they came big and small.
He stated he had often Won
dered if the splendid delegates
Sisseton had sent to former con-
ventions were fair sample of
the Sisseton Leaguers, and as he
had now come and met them all
he was glad to state that he had
found the whole League as the
samples, and also brought out the
fact that this was the first oc-
casion that Leaguers had been
met at the train by band.
Saturday opened with half
houu'prayer session. Election of
officers followed. The nominal
ing committee composed of Ber-
dahl of Lake Preston, Sonste-
gard of Sisseton and Miss Brag-
stad of Sioux Falls presented the
/ following nominations all of
which We're unanimously elected.
Lewis Larson. Pres. Sioux Falls.
T. Dittmanson V. Pres, Webster.
Johanna Olson, Rec. Sec.y. Brook
ings.
| M. L.. Swanberg, Treas. Sisseton
DR.. Glasoe. Statistical Sec.
Canton
senry stellnr. Corre. sc.y
Aberdeen
The balance of the forenoon
and afternoon sessions were talk
en- up by the reading and dis
cussion of the following papers
THE Reformation and Civil Lib
lerty,' BY S. H. Haackee Mil
bank. THE Reformation and
Popular Education" Miss Gratia
Kjerland of Webster. Gods
Word our Infallible Guide by
Esther johnson. Vermillion. All
Papers were splendid i'm all re
spects. They were the result OF
thorough research and study
). Mr.. Hodges gave another of his
splendid talks. Luther M
Kuhns, whom S. Oak. leaguers
have learned to love as one OF
their own gave an exhibition OF
his oratory, keen intellect, ability
and authority on Lutheranlsm.
Saturday evening was princi-
pally taken up by Rev. Sander
Tollefson of Aberdeen whose
topic was Know Thy Church
Its History. Rev. Nerison OF
Wilmot spoke on Know Thy
lChurch-lts Doctrine.
The three sessions on Sunday
were held in the Opera House
In the morning Rev. w. A. Burr
; laff of Redfield preached the
Convention Sermon, his text was
Justified by Faith In the af
ternoon Sec'y. Hodges spoke OF
League work. l.. M. Kuhns gave
another of his splendid insplra
; tional addresses.
In the evening Prof. G. n
Gerberding ID. d. of haywood
ILL.,. gave the Rally address, sub
: iect Luther and the Luthel
Lacquer 1t was simply great t.
: see and hear the reverend gra.
, haired man whose life and worl
has been trained and tempere,
by 10 years of experience Hi
simplicity and childlike faitl
: held the audience in spellbount
: silence as he expounded th'
word of God and the principle
: OF Lutheranism.
The Webster Choir came owe
, Sunday morning and favored u
! with their singing at all thre
sessions Sunday, an act of kind
> ness for which Sisseton peopl
: are grateful.
: The Sisseton League wishes t
t thank their local people for thei
d kindness and hospitality exter
;. cled to the visiting leagues, with