Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-27
DR.. ODEN AGAIN
CHOSEN LEADER
OF LUTHERANS
AuguStana Illinois Conference
Young People Hear DIR. Long,,
Chicago Divine, in Talk.

Rev. Joshua Oden Of Chicago was
chosen for the third consecutive
time as president of the Luther
leagues of the Augustana Illinois
conference at the annual business
meeting held this morning at Zion
Lutheran church.
Rev. Mr.. Oden was nominated
from the floor after the nominating
committee had suggested another
name as the society head, but so
popular and efficient has Rev. Mr..
Oden been in the position that the
members were loath to part with
his services.
Other officers selected are:
Vice president-Dr. John Ekholm,
Rock Island.
Secretary-Miss Amy Granlund,
Rock Island.
Treasurer. V. FriedIund, Chi
cago.
Statistical secretary-Dr. Paul
Thorelius, Chicago.
The convention at the business
session this morning pledged $3.50
for a portable chapel for use in
the conference where mission work
is being carried out
DIR. Long in Address.
Augustana gymnasium held near
ly capacity audience last evening
at one of the biggest sessions of
the convention of the Luther
leaguers of the Illinois conference,
DR.. S. P. Long, foremost of Luther
an pulpit orators of America, was
the speaker. The subject of this,
his third appearance in the course
Of the day, was Gods Gold" For
over an hour the speaker held his
large audience interested in the
subject of the gold of the world.
Your gold is either yours, it be-
longs to you and God jointly or else
it is Gods" were the opening words
and then he pointed out that if the
gold of the world belonged to man
lie would be able to keep it forever
but that this was not so since man
lost possession at his death. And
therefore it must be true tat the
gold belonged to God. Gold seems
to be rare and yet it is found every
where; and this same gold gives
God a great care and He is always
in search of an heir" said DR.. Long,
in giving his four points around
which he built his address. 'As
far as the rank and file are con-
cerned it-seems to be rare and thou
sands and thousands are even
without homes Of their own and
yet there is gold everywhere in ev-
erv location and every vocation and
God is only waiting to find that lie
can trust rs before he will give
US our portion" Then the speaker
gave illustration after illustration
to prove his point. Yet, on he 9TH
er hand, it was too true that the
long line Of money mOnopolists has
been unbroken since the days of
Solomon to the present TIME and
cited the great power Of gold at the
present time in the steel trust,
which he called one of the greatest
arrays Of motley against labor that
has ever been witnessed. 1t was
pointed out that even President
Wilson had admitted that the
League of Nations was CONNER
cial enterprise and also it was
pointed out that the treaty had to
make its bow to Wall street before
it reached congress. Still God is
waiting for US to prove ourselves
of the trust of His gold. If the
Christian church would prove her
self worthy, God would give her
His gold for He is always looking
for an heir. We must know gold.
show gold, and SOW gold" were the
TknrTohf1 he ha N
in his appeal for greater gifts to-
ward the kingdom of God and the
work of the church in evangelizing
the world.
Discuss Church Service.
The afternoon address by DR..
Long was of especial interest to
the pastors and Sunday school
workers as he presented a solution
of the problem Of getting the chill |
dren to attend divine service. The
plan with which he has had such /
success in his pastoral work dur |
ing the last few years was that of !
uniting the Sunday school and the
preaching services. using !
only one opening and closing lit /
urgy.
Today's session opened with the |
meditation hour, led by Rev Mar
tin Olander of Galesburg and then |
the final lecture of Dean Ingvold- |
stad of the Chicago Lutheran bible |
school on the Epistle to the He !
brews, this study of one of the |
books of the bible was a distinc-
tive part of the convention and |
outlines the work Of the league
study of the scriptures during the
coming months.
This afternoon the session open
ed with an address to pastors by |
Dr.. Adolph Hult of the seminary
faculty. of Augustana- The subject
was that of the problems peculiar
20 pastors in their field of work. |
this the entire conven-
ion marched in parade to the Lu-
.heran hospital of Moline and Miss
Amelia Dahlgren, the superintend-
mt and head nurse. outlined the
general work of the hospital and
is needs. emphasizing especially
he need of girls to enter the train
ng school for nurses during the
ali semester. Light refreshments
we're served and then the asserISly
vas escorted to waiting automo-
lilies and were given a sight seeing
our OF the tri-cities, including
Rock Island arsenal island and
alter were dropped Off at the Denk-
mann memorial library for a recep-
ion preparatory to the big banquet
# the convention at o'clock in the