Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-18
CONVENTION TO
!. end WITH GRAND.
Young Peoples Meeting
Holds Final Session
This Afternoon.
Constitution Adopted for
League Embracing all Of
az. North Dakota.

The first annual convention Of the
Young Peoples league of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church. North Da-
kota district. will end tonight with a
grand concert to be given at the audi
forum. This afternoon the final ses-
sion of the convention was held.
During the morning the delegates
devoted all their attention to a dis
cussion and the adoption Of a con
%stitution of the league which holds
it's first annual convention in the
Bethany church, this city, and early
this afternoon the business session
was resumed. The committee on reso-
lutions submitted its report before
noon, as did also the committee on
convention arrangements. 1t was ex-
pected that the election of officers
the afternoon.
Discussions Today.
The afternoon program opened with
a baritone instrumental solo by Alfred
Grinde Of Mayville, and a vocal solo
by Arthur Bjorge of this city, who
took the place of Mrs. David Stoeve.
Professor Arthur Thompson Of Pisek
and Freda Bue-Hommes of Crosby
read papers on, respectively, Duties
of Young People to Their Country
and Duties of Young People to God
and Self" The reading Of these pa
pers was followed by a general dis
c%ussion and singing by the union
chorus.
The concert arranged for this eve-
ming starts at S:15 and the following
program has been prepared:
America-Union chorus. Director,
o. J. Nesheim, Lisbon.
a. o. How Shall I Receive Thee.
Hasier-Bach
Martha Reishus, Minot) -.
Piano Selection Lizzie Nelson,
Soprano Solo - Nora Fauchald.
a. They Have Taken Away My
Lord ............. ]. Steiner
Miss Gertrude Doe. sop; v. E.
Boo, ten.; r. Lundseth, bass.
b. See the Conquering Hero Comes
Omitted Chorus) ..... Handel
Solo-Martha Reishus. Minot.
a. Seek Ye the Lord ...J. v. Roberts
V. f. Boo. ten.
b. The Heavens Resound, Omitted
Dramatic Reading - Inga Leine,
Minot.
solo-Nora Fauchald, Minot.
a.. Q Lamb of God ......... Decius
Miss Martha Reishus.
b. Lift Up Your Heads .........
............ c.. Wennerberg
Duet-Iola GUNNER and Ella. Fin
dahl, Mayville.
Piano Selection - Lizzie Nelson,
Finley.
Address-Rev. T. F. Gullickson,
Minot.
a. Sing o Heavens ....... B. Tours
Sop, Nora Fauchald, Minot.
b. Praise Ye the Father..C Gounod
Union Chorus.
The Star Spangled Banner-United
chorus and audience.
Last Nights Meeting. h.
An interesting program was pre-
sented at the public meeting at the
auditorium last night, the main fea-
ture being ar address by Prof. c. o.
Solberg, D. D., of Northfield, Mimi,
who based a part of his lecture upon
the Augsburg confession which he
characterized as one of the most mo-
mentous documents in e~cclesiastic his
tory and a spiritual declaration. of
independence. DR.. Solberg also found
occasion to ga some inspiring and
stimulating words about the ideals of
patriotism, and to refute the common
German claim hat Americans are all
basely materialists. This isn't so,''
the speaker said, "the Americans are
the most strongly idealistic nation in
the world today, and the Germans will
find that out before the war is over"
Singing by the ladies' chorus and
the Goose River circuit chorus COM
pleted the