Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-10-19

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Intensive Two Weeks' Drive An est
BY MINI: conference 81 Lutheran
Augustana synod Among 5000
Members TO Begin OCT. 80.

The Minnesota Conference ,of the
Lutheran Augnstana Synod will add
100000 to the endowment fund OF
Gtstavus Adolphus College, ISL. Peter,
MINI, pay the conference quota Of
$4,000 to the building and endow-
ment fund Of Adgustana Theological
Seminary. Rock Island, Ill, and In ad-
dition complete the payment on the
new gymnasium now being erected at
St. Peter, Minn., total Of $500, 600
during the year 1922. according to a
plan of campaign outlined ky the lead
ers OF that conference. Or this amount
the General Education Board OF New
York has already promised 100000 as
endowment for Gustavus, Adolphus
College providing the conferences, It
self add the other $200,010 over and
above all indebtedness Of that institu-
ton. This leaves .$500,D00 that the
campaign leaders are asking the &c.
600 members of this conference; living
in minnesota. wisconsin, North and
South Dakota, to pledge during the
two weeks of October 3Oth.Noyember
18th Us s.. -.i.... ;.@ =. .5.:. VI
.%dustavus AdoIphus Gymnasium.
The gymnasium fund ;svas started by
the students Of. Gustavus Adolphus
college over two years ago when they,
together with the faculty, subscribed
$4,000. The city of ST. Peter, with a
populattonaof 1000, pledged $4,000 re-
Gently, and alumni and friends of the
college have added from time to- time
until the fund now amounts to $50, 900.
The Responsibility for the compile
ton Of the gymnasium fund together
with the raising ::of the college endow-
ment and the seminary funds was as
sumed by a. vote Of lay; and clerical
delegates representing the $40 church
es of the conference at the annual
convention held at Saltwater, Mimi,
last March. The board Of directors of
Gustavus .Adolphus Colleges was auth
orized to plan for the raising OF the
funds and begin at once with the con
struction OF the new 7gymnasi1,rn. :
New Campaign Plan Adopted. !:
The plan agreed upon by this board
was; something new in the Minnesota
Conference. :: Heretofore the funds
have been raised by the college presi-
dent and assistants going from town
to town and making a personal can
vass. This method, the board argued,
was not only inefficient and most ex.
pensive, but that It would not raise
the funds in time to relieve the serious
and immediate need OF the college or
take advantage of the offer of $780,
600 from the General Board Of Educa-
ton of New York.
The new plan adopted was to merge
the college and seminary funds and
make an intensive campaign during
the two weeks following October Goth,
carrying the appeal for funds into
every home in the conference, laying
the case sduarely before them and ask
ing the 5000 members,to pledge $780,
600 to cover the amount needed. pay
able in part Jantiary LIST, 1922. and the
balance January LIST, 1928. The details
we're worked out by a subcommittee
consisting of DR.. O. J. johnson, presi-
dent OF G,1stavus Ado1phus College,
and Rev. O, ]. Arthur, Mankato, Mimi,
assisted by DR.. Gustav Andreen, presi-
dent Of the Augustana Theological
Seminary, Rock Island, ILL.,, and Rev.
A. T. Ekblad, Superior, WIS.,, the two
latter representing the Theological
seminary. = s., =. 80 ~
Approval of Executive Committee. 8
:: The new campaign plan has been ap.
proved by the executive committee 81
the conference. the body empowered
by a special resolution TO pass upon
all appeals for funds. The chairmeIn
Of the 20 districts have endorsed Tie
plan and have held meetings Of lay
and clerical delegates from .ssan the
ehurches Of each district, and with
scarcely an exception the districts
hasto voted fnsca rrv oi,fs flno mar, a