The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-06-04
BIG
PROBLEM BEFORE.
LUTHERAN MEET
Convention Sessions Will.
Be Commenced On
Thursday

lA4LA1 6SAGAy 'lsf
The settlement Of the educational
problem, delegated by the lutheran
Church Of America to a special conn-
mittee appointed year ago when the
three leading Norwegian Lutheran
churches in the United States per-
fected their amaIgamation into a
single body, will be most important
subject to come before the special
convention of the denomination that
will open in Fargo on Thursday June
6, and continue in session till June 49,
About 5000 ministers and lay deli
egates will participate in the conven"
ton, while it is expected that fully
5000 to 1000 additional visitors will
be in Fargo for the convention suns
day religious features.
War work Of the denomination, toos-
will get a prominent place in the cons
vention, according to the Official pro-
gram, given out today.
When the three Lutheran churches
combined, it left them with q, surplus
the duty of the special educational
commission to bring about an amalga-
nation of the several institutions in
such manner as to serve the denon11=
nation as whole on a more econom1
ical basis. The commission has found
the Job so great, that 1t is understood
it will come back to the convention
with recommendations that the con-
Vention itself take the responsibility
for final action.
J. A. Asagaard, president OF Cone
cordia college, is in charge OF the lo%
cal arrangements for the entertaina
ment Of the visitors, and has the CO.
operation of the Fargo and Moorhead
Commercial club, as well as the Fargo
and Moorhead congregations OF the
Lutheran church. .,r
Following is the official program for
the general convention:
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8.
Opening services. Sermon by
President J. Nordby. Altar services
conducted by Rev. A. ]. Boer Blair
Wis. T.
Report by the committee on cre-
dentials.
The president declares the meeting
organized.
The president appoints a chaplain
(Rev. H. M. Hegge, Stoughton, Wis),
nine tellers, marshal, postmaster,
amanuensis Grew. Joh. GTanskoul.
The meeting adjourns to a time
fixed by the president.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Devotion-regularly at the ppen-
ing Of every session ~
Fixing the time for the sessions
Election Of preliminary nondna%
ton committee.
Election Of committee on nomina-
tons. ". %.
Reading of the presidents report
Arranging program for Friday
THURSDAY EVENING.
Devotional \ meeting-"The True
G. Smedal, Roland, IowaS Editor c.
c. Hotter, Red Wing.
+: FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE z.
Prayer meeting before the morn%
ing session.
Business session. 5.
G@ FRIDAY AFTERN ooN. 77 v
christian Education" with q. brief
school sermon in the English Lam
guage by DR.. J.. N. Kildahl, followed
by a discussion. Short speeches by
Prof. C. Z. Preus, Prot. K. Leokens-
gard, Prof. Edward Schmidt and
Rev. L. P. Thorkveen.
The Work of Mercy in the church.
Short speeches by Rev. II. b. Kill
dahl, Rev. G. o. Peterson, Brooklyn;
Rev. e. G. Tollefsons Chicago. and
A., o. Ansene, Minneapolis
SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE g.
Business session.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Business session.
'r. SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Concert for the benefit of the cons
gregation in Moorhead. Speech In
the English language by Rev. ]. A.
o. Stub, executive secretary OF the
national Lutheran commission about
the work for our soldiers and sailors
SUNDAY, JUNE 9.
10 o'clock a. m.-Ordination ser<
vices conducted by DR.. ii. q. Stub,
assisted by the district presidents.
Altar services by President III. G,
Holm. Offering for needy pastors
and widows fund.
SUNDAY MORNING. 10
Services conducted in the English
language at Moorhead by Rev. L.
HarrisonviIle of Chicago. Offering
for needy pastors and widows fund.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 8.
Mission sermon in Norwegian by,
Rev. J. d. Rundsvold at the auditor ,
Ium. Offering for foreign missions.
SUNDAY EVENING" g.
Home mission sermon in the Enga
ish language by Prof. O. ID. Brandt
1t the auditorium. Communion serv=
ices and confessional sermon in the
language by Rev. 8. 8.
Urberg, Blair, Wis. The ritual the
same as last year. Offering to thai
fund for soldiers and sailors.
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE TO-
Business session.
MONDAY AFTERNOON. i
Business session.
MONDAY EVENING.
English association meeting at The
n o'clock, with program
prepared by the association.
Pastoral sermon in the Norwegian
anguage i'm Moorhead, o'clock, by
DR.. i. II. Dahl.
TUESDAY, JUNE II.
Tuesday morning. afternoon and
if necessary District meet
ngs at various churches. Meeting
IF the Woman's Missionary Fedora
ion at the auditorium. Speeches at
the auditorium in the evening as
by the officers OF the fed-
ration.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE f2.
Business session.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Business session.
WEDN EsDAY AFTERNOON.
Devotional meeting. THE best