Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-04-20
AuGUsTANA NEEDS
NEW BUILDINGS
students Pledge Large Amount
Record for Lutheran
Colleges.
Public ASKED 10 HELP
Appeal to 1900 Churches Of Synod
20 Pledge Quota Of 100000 for
College and Theological
Seminary.
Public ASKED TO HELP

Students of Augustana College and
Theological Seminary, Rock Island,
ILL.,, in response to an appeal for funds
with which to erect seminary build
ing, recently pledged the sum Of $685.
900, an average of nearly 500 per stu
dent. This is the high record for
Lutheran colleges, and it is believed
that it has never been equalled in
any college in America. The profess
sors caught the spirit of the students
and added $500 to the amount.
With this as nucleus the college
authorities are carrying the appeal in
to every one Of the 1900 churches Of
the synod and will ask the 100000
members for pledge to be made on
April 18th. The quota set for the
entire synod is 100000. Two-thirds
of this to be used in the erection Of
seminary buildings and the remainder
for an endowment.
The movement for additional build
iings at Augustana College, Rock Is
land, Ill.,, began last June when the
synod authorized the in-gathering of
funds at it's convention in jamestown,
New York. This meant that the ter
ritory to be covered reached from
Maine to California, and from south
Texas to the northern part, OF the
province Of Saskatchewan, Canada.
With the impetus given by the stu
dents themselves the leaders of the
synod began to endorse the appeal and
use their influence not only in their
own churches but in their respective
territory. One Of the big surprises
has been the response of the pastors
themselves. Over a hundred individ-
ual pledges from pastors were re-
ceiyed during the first three weeks
after the movement was started. In
dications are that the majority of the
$50 pastors in the synod will pledge
as much.
The various state conferences are
organizing to carry the appeal into the
districts and then into the local
churches. In Iowa, for instance, the
district representatives met recently
and although they only have COM
anunicant membership of $4,000, yet
the quota was set at $4,000. Supt.
Y. o. Hanson Of the Lutheran hos
pital, Des Moines, Iowa, was chosen
state chairman and he Is pushing the
appeal very vigorously. DR.. Peter
Peterson, president of the Illinois con.
ference, was elected chairman for Hi.
nois and is heart and soul in the new
movement. Rev. A. e. Mcneil, presi
dent of the Superior conference Is
organizing the various districts in the
upper peninsula of Michigan and re
ports that his people will raise theil
quota. In the New England confer
ence, Rev. Peter FroeDerg, Brockton
N. J., has been chosen chairman anc
has organized the districts in Massa
cnusetts. Connecticut, and Rhode Is
land for the fund appeal. Rev. Theo
Ekbald. Superior, Wis, for many
years treasurer Of Augustana college
IL state chairman in Minnesota and /:
z doing all in his power to carry the
: appeal into every church in that con
ference. This is practically the stor!
!, OF the whole synod.
The leaders Of the synod now be
,..lieve that April 18th will be red
letter day In the history Of the Au
gustana Lutherans in America. Thu
synod, as whole, is movih, almost
as unit to strengthen the ministry
1t is estimated that over 100000 PEG
pie Of the synod will assemble on tina
,date to celebrate the 4OOth anniyersar!
,of Luthers heroic stand at the die
gof Worms for the Bible as final au
.thority in matters Of faith. The ap
peal will be made at this time to con
ttlnue the work of the great reforme
:by erecting adequate buildings an
thus providing for the training of add
.tional men as ministers of the Gospe