Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-28
LOYALTY OF LUTH]E:RANS WAS
AT one time DOUBTED, SAYS
DR.. H.G STUB AT CONVENTION
Dakota district of the church in the

Dakota, district of the church in the
auditorium here.
In quoting an official document is
sued by Lutheran organizations
through their representatives at a
gathering for the purpose of discus
sing plans for the National Lutheran
Council. DR.. Stub said:
THE Lutheran church was more or
less under a cloud on account Of the
quite common charge Of disloyalty
repeated again n again in the news
papers-a charge that even to some
extent was believed in official circles
in Washington. Our church. had to
speak in it's defense at headquarters.
'It was even asserted that the
kaiser himself was back of every
movement we made in connection
with the war. n when we wanted to
can soldiers, we were told that we
could not do so; the inference, due to
attending circumstances, was that we
were c%onniving with the enemy.
Many Names on List.
81 went to Washington to present
our case, and I was old that hundreds
of Lutheran ministers had their
names recorded in the lists of the
secret service of the department of
justice and thus were under sus-
picion. Secretary of War Newton D.
ministers to accompany u soldiers
to France and then l called on
Senator Knute Nelson to see what he
could do in the matter. That helped,
for when Senator Nelson had pre-
sented our case to the secretary, we
were permitted to send two commits
sioners to France for the purpose of
~ 4 - ~ ~ ~ 1:ts~ -c fhnro
DR.. Stubs statement was made in
the curse of an address opening a
discussion of the plans and work of
the National Lutheran Council.
1t was made clear hat this organi-
cation and the National Lutheran
commission were two distinct bodies.
the latter one having been created
the commission is to solve problems
of the reconstruction period. Eight
of the largest Lutheran churches in
the United States are represented in
the council. of which DR.. Stub is
president. and in addition to protect
ing the good name n reputation of
the Lutheran church. the council also
will take up work in cooperation
with Lutherans in France, as we'll as
in a number of other European coun-
u tries where the need for material and
religious aid is acute. The council Is
not an organic unity nor a federation
Of various synods.
Agree ON Doctrines.
Plans for continuing the Lutheran
missionary work in the former Ger
man colonies are pending. but those
large industrial centers of this coun-
try are nearing perfection.
Although the various Lutheran or.
CARNATIONS differ in a number of re.
spects. they unanimously agree thai
the unaltered Augsburg confession
. and Luther's small catechism are the
. foundations of their faith. They holc
;, erring mankind have been brought
:. about by Jesus Christ; hat the gospe
offers and gives h result of thu
work of Christ and gives the power
to accept what it offers.
4 In the matter of absolutism thu
Lutherans hold that it is not a matter
: of the minister pronouncing judg
only by God himself. 1t is further
2 maintained that the Holy Spirit work
regeneration of the timer boil
through baptism and the gospel, ant
that justification is an act of God il
heaven. In the matter Of other essen
: tial doctrines, such as those concern
g ing faith, conversion and election
- dSI SellicIl IDS dis OCCH OhASAdl
proclaimed.
To Strengthen Organization
~ In presenting the fundamental ele
: ments of the National Lutheran Coun
Gil DIR. Stub called attention to tn
It fact that all who are represented il
. that body agree that the Lutheran
church is not the only saving church
it believes that true Christians ar,
. found in other denominations. but
also, that it is in all essentials tn
Apostolic church for which reason i
regards it a matter of principle tina
it's members attend services in thei
w churches; that their children b
baptized by their pastors, an
that they partake of communion a
their own affairs.
Pulpit and altar fellowship witt
ministers and members Of other de
Il nominations are to be avoided a
- contrary to a true and consisten
= Lutheranism.
Lutheran churches also, DR.. Stu
said, are opposed tc the methods c
some secret organizations, but nc
to all.
The plans, the practises and dot
trines of the National Lutheran Cour
Gil had already, DR.. Stub said, bee
endorsed by several district CONVEX
lions of the Norwegian Luthera
. church, and during the afternoon Sc.
- sion today ar effort was made to OK
= tain the North Dakota districts Ell
dorsement. DR.. Stubs address an
suggestions were referred to a CON
mittee consisting of Rev r. r. Syl
dahl of Northwood, Rev. A. E.. Lie
of Portland. and Rev. j. D.. Rundsvol
of Fargo, with instructions to repo
during the afternoon.
| Various routine matters were di
j posed of during the morning sessio
= Greet Peace News.
f When The Herald informed Rev.
D. Ylvisaker, president of the Nor
Dakota district, who presides at ii
convention, that the peace treaty hs
been signed. this was announced fro
the chair and greeted by the conve.
!" ton rising and offering prayers a,
thanks.
4 The discussion of St. Paul's epist
- to the Colossians, 1873, which was
= have opened this morning, was d
ferred until the afternoon when t
subject was introduced by Rev.
y Turmo. Questions concerning t
various periodicals published Of t
church also were discussed this afte
noon.
Tonight DR.. Stub, Rev. l.. D. II,
}. saker and Rev. P. Tangjerd will spe
at a mass meeting in the auditoriu
= and ordination Of four ministers
DR.. Stub will be a feature of TOM
: rows meetings. An address in En-
lish on the Postwar Problems Of
Lutheran Church will be given at
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon by p,
lessor E.. Hove, and during the MOI