The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-02
DISTRICT WAS DIVIDED
DAKOTA MONTANA MAKE
UP NEW DIVISION
Action of the Emmanuel Luth.
eran Ministers At Meeting
In Mankato

At the afternoon session yesterday
OF the Minnesota district of Joint
synod of Wisconsin, Minnesota and
other states the question of creating
separate district to be known as the
Dakota Montana district was brought
up for discussion. The former Min
nesota synod has grown to such an
extent that a division was deemed
necessary. A committee appointed by
the chairman to consider the question
or new organization reported to the
district and such report was accepted
by Minnesota district.
A meeting was called by Rev. VIII
liam F. Sauer. WATERFOWL, S. D. The
following offieers were elected: Presi-
dent Rev. William F. Sauer, Water
town, S. D.: first vice president, Rev
]. Scherf, Balaton. Mimi; second
vice president, Rev. Edward Birkholz;
secretary, Rev. Traub, Elgin, MINI.
treasurer Rev. A. w. Eggert, Mo-
bridge. S. D.; board of home missions,
Rev. Schweppe, Bowdle, S. D., chair
man; Rev. L. Koeninger, Rev. Fuerst-
enan. Chaska, 8. D.. Mr. Prehl, White.
s. D., and ]. Vessel. Mount City, s.
D. The newly organized district has
sion stations with about thirty pas
tors and missionaries in charge.
Report On Homo Missions.
A report OF the board Of home mis-
sions was read by Rev. ]. w. F. Pie
per, saltwater, Mimi, superintendent
of Home Missions. His report gave
evidence Of great progress and growth
within the last biennium. The report
| showed that two new and promising
halHa houn hnnn ~, tho
| cities.
The district carried on mission
work in sixty mission stations with
| twenty-five missionaries working In
| these stations; thirty six organized
congregations. This is the largest and
most important field for missions
within the Joint synod and covers
the states Of Minnesota, North Da-
kota,. South Dakota, Montana, Wis
consin and Iowa.
In the sessions this morning the
following pastors and teachers and
congregations were accepted as mem
pastors: T. H. Aibrecht. osceoia la
Wis, Otto Hohenstein. Austin, MINI,
Herbert Schaller. Renville, Mimi,
Edwin Sauer, Morton, Mimi, e. Ko-
lander, Goodwin. 8. D., r. C. Ave Lal-
tenant North st. Paul. Otto Klett, H
4 ". DPiSu6OTy w. F6IZh0
Carl Schmidt, Carl Plocher, Oh. Kock
A. Koehler, A. H. Neuman. Otto
Netzke. william sprenger, R. Voll-
mers, o. Mcdonald, William Lind
LOFT and William Haar. Teachers: J.
Wirth, AID. Gerlach, P. Hippanff, A
=. Ehlen. Congregations: st. Johns
Mezeppa, 8. D., st. Peters, Goodwin
S. D., Zion, lakewood. S. D.. Christ
Zumbrota. Mimi, st. Peters Goodhue
Mimi, Emmanuel. Star Prairie, Wis.
Zion Evangelical. Pennington, Wis,
Wis. Mount Olive, Delavan, MINI.
The Rt. Rev. G. Bergemann, Fond
| du Lac, Wis. president Of the joint
district Of Wisconsin, Minnesota and
other states is present in behalf Of
the joint synod. Rev. Bergemann re-
ported on finances and showed a 90
per cent increase in collections dur
| ing the last biennium.
| AIhrecht Is President.
| Rev. William F. Albrecht. Fairfax
was elected president of the Mime
sofa district on the third ballot cast
by the district Rev. ]. Plocher, ST.
Paul. was his closest competitor, Rev
Albrecht polling seventy nine votes
Rev. Plocher, fifty one.
A number Of pastors will be out OF
town Sunday supplying pulpits in
| nelgnDOr1ng toWns. rev. ". EnBt, SL
Paul, Theodore H. Albrecht. Osceola
Wis, F. Zerling. Zumbrota; H. Kueth-
| er, Pine Island; w. Limpert, Mez-
zeppa, will return home over Sunday.
Rev. P. Dowidet. Minneapolis, Rev
William Abrecht. Sleepy Eye, secre-
tary Of districts and William Franz
man, Lake City, were detained and
arrived yesterday
Rev. A. F. Winter, pastor of I'm.
manuel Lutheran church announced
the following program for tomorrow:
Services in the German language at
GAS a. m. preaching BY the Rev. A.
Fuerstenan, Alaska, 8. D. Services In
the American language at eleven
o'clock, sermon by the Rev. r. schier.
enbeck, RenvDe. MINI. Preaching al
| 7:45 D. m. in the American Language
by the Rev. J. w. F. Pieper, Still
water, superintendent Of home mis-
sions A cordial invitation to all to
attend these services.