Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-10-06
Lutheran Pastors
Convene in Warren
North Park Region Conference Was
W Held Here.

TwentX-four Lutheran pastors. form
ing the North Park Region Conference
OF the Evangelical Lutheran Church of
america, assembled for conference in
Warren on Tuesday and Wednesday,
oct. 9th and 9th. The sessions were
held in the Zion Ev. Lutheran Church.
Mr.. NJ. Hauser, pastor. The North
Park Region Conference is directly con-
nected with the largest body Of Lu-
therans In America, viz: The Evan
gelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri,
Ohio, and other states.
Conference Opened With Devotional
Service
The convention was opened with a
devotional service on Tuesday morning.
in which the local pastor, Rev. Mr..
Hauser, offciated. In prayer he Ia
mented the materialistic trend of our
time and made an earnest plea for re-
enforced rigfdity in adherence to Bible
precept and doctrine.
Rev. Mr.. Braur, of Mahnomen. MIMI.
was elected chairman of the assembly,
and Rev. Mr.. Propp, Of Ogema, secre-
tary.
Marriage Question Discussed
The morning sessions were devoted
wholly to the discussion of doctrinal
subjects. Rev. Mr.. Kreilt, Of Thief Ri
yer Falls, very ably discoursed on the
subject of Restricted and Forbidden
Marriages" choosing as basis for his
disser tation Leviticus 10 :1-2O. The
Minnesota State Statutes relative to
the question of forbidden Marriages.
were considered. in connection with this
subject and compared with marriage re-
strictionsSOf the Bible as found chiefly
in Leviticus. s..
5 Weman Suffrage Considered II
Rev. Mr.. Hauser, local pastor, read
an extensive and timely paper s ,Oia
Woman" in which he discussed at
length the subject Of wv oman Suffrage
In Church and State" In laudable
terms he expressed his satisfaction
with the late amendment to the United
States Constitution, which enfranchises
the woman in all purely civic questions
and puts her on equal footing with man
in regard to ballot rights; but, in equal
~ laudable terms he expressed his sin
cere intention to consistently cling to
the non-suffrage of woman in public
church matters, as God commanded it
through st. Paul in His letter to the
COrinthian and again to Timothy. The
most recent developments in the woman
suffrage movement were considered in
connection with this paper and very
favorably commented upon by Rev. Mr..
Kreidt, of Thief River Falls, and by
Rev. Mr.. Janzow, of Ada, MINI.
Child Welfare Committee Report
Startles Body
The afternoon periods were devoted
to- the discussion of the more practical
questions. On Tuesday afternoon Rev.
Mr.. PrOpp, of Ogema, in a forceful adj
dress, emphasized consistent adherence
to confessional principles as found i'll
Matthew Is: 1-25. He illustrated his
address with narratives of his most re-
cent experiences. Rev. Mr.. Brauer, of
Mahnomen, a member of the Minnesota
State Child Welfare Board, reported on
his activities in child's welfare work.
The conference was surprised to learn
of the Orphanage conditions existing in
the state, but was pleased to hear of
the successful endeavor of Mr.. Brauer
in his mission work of welfare for the
parentless.
Divine Services Held
On Tuesday evening divine services
were held in the Zion Ev. Lutheran
church. Rev. 0. Brauer preached the
confessional sermon and Rev. Mr..
Kreidt. Of Thief River Falls, the pas
tOral address. All members of the con-
ference communed on this occasion.
Distinguished Visitors Present
The assembly was favored with the
presence Of two of the most distinguish
ed divines Of the Ev Lutheran church.
viz. Rev. Mr.. Mayer, of Lakefeld
Mimi, and Rev. Mr.. Randi, Of st. Paul:
The former is president of the Mime
sofa District of the Ev. Lutheran
church Of America, the latter the head
of the mission board. Rev. Mr.. Randi
g. ~