Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-01-10
LUTHERAN CHURCHES
BUSINESS SESSIONS
vinje Bethel and Free Churches
Hear Reports and Elect
Officers.
VINJE LUTHERAN.

VINJE LUTHERAN.
The annual business meeting Of the
Vinje Norwegian Lutheran congrega-
t1on took place Monday at ten a. m.
Rev: J. N. Andersen opened with a
brief talk reviewing the work of the
year. emphasizing the true aim of
church work.
New members we're admitted to the
congregation, numbering more than
forty souls.
The financial reports were read and
approved. As customary the off ,ers
Of this church issued very neat
pamphlet of "a pages giving all the
financial reports Of the church, names
of all officers and notes by the pastor.
Some $3,350.40 passed thru the treas
urer's hands during the past year. The
receipts for the general fund was ST.
412.70, for denominational account
$669.07, and $176.96 for the summer
school. Besides this the Ladies' Aid
society have raised and disbursed for
various purposes, $74319; the East
Vinje Ladies' Aid, $145.66, the Sunday
School $219.22, the Y. P. S. $333.O3:
and the Mission Society $114.90.
Some time was devoted to discus
sion of the religious school.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Prof. A. G. Peterson, vice president.
Prof. A. Struxness, secretary.
Norman H. TallaksOn, Treasurer.
Prof. S. Geo. Harstad, Asst. Treas
urer.
L. A. Tjosvold, trustee for three
years.
School Board-L. A. Tt6svold and
A. Lueken.
Auditors Prots. Peterson and
Struxness.
Ushers-A. A. Anderson. S.. Geo.
Harstad and S. Moe.
To Take Collections-N. Tallakson
and E. Glad.
Representative to Meeting of Syn.
cd in Junction. L. O. Thorpe; alter.
nate, Nils Tallakson.
Resolutions Of thanks to the various
societies were adopted.
Considerable improvements to the
cemetery were planned for the year.
This year will see the fiftieth ami
versary of the organization Of the
church, and q special meeting will bt
called later to consider the matter O
fittingly celebrating this event
The meeting was well attended anG
harmonious. Some OF the women G.
the church were also present.
BETHEL LUTHERAN.
The annual meeting of the Bethe
Lutheran church was held last night
Rev. w. E. Pearson presiding, ant
was well attended. The financial re
ports were read and approved. Th,
total receipts in the general fund wa,
$3,1S3.S2. The disbursements wer'
$3,004.23, including $1,595.00 for sal
aries, $422.15 for denominations
charities and schools, and $270.11 TO
missions. The Ladies' Society report
ed receipts for the year of $552.18, an,
a balance in the treasury Of $2,236.4a
The Y. P: S. reported receipts O
$215.54 and balance on hand o
$1,000.02. The Sunday school had re
ceipts Of about $500 and has $72.3
on hand.
Samuel Nelson and o. A. Norman
were reelected deacons for thre
years. Lewis Johnson was electe
trustee for three, years to succeed s
B. Carlson who refused reelection
Mr.. Carlson was given a rising vot
of thanks for his faithful services q
treasurer for sixteen years. All otl
er places were filed by reelection {
present incumbents.
Eben e. Lawson was elected 8
delegate to meeting of district, o.
Norman to the conference, with Isaa
Johnson as alternate and V. e. Law
son to Synod with Chas. Wallin as q
ternate.
The parsonage building questio
was referred to q special committee