Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-10-19
$500,000 Needed to Strengthen
Gustavus Adolphus College and
Theological Seminary.
100000 FROM GEN. BOARD
Intensive Two Weeks Drive All Set
by MINI. Conference Of Lutheran
Augustana Synod Among $1,000
Members To Begin Oct. 80.


Lutheran Augustana Synod will add
100000 to the endowment fund of
Gustavus Adolphus College, St, Peter,
Mimi, pay the conference quota of
100000 to the building and endow-
ment fund of Augustana Theological
Seminary, Rock Island, Ill.,, and in adj
dition complete the payment on the
new gymnasium now being erected at
st. Peter, Mimi, total of 100000
during the year 1922, according to a
plan of campaign outlined by the lead
ers Of that conference. OF this amount
the General Education Board of New
York has already promised 100000 as
endowment for Gustavus Adolphus
College providing the conference it.
self add the other 100000 over and
above all Indebtedness of that institu-
ton. This leaves 100000 that the
campaign leaders are asking the 56,-
600 members of this conference, living
in Minnesota, WISCONSIN, North and
South Dakota, to pledge during the
two weeks of October GOTH November
18th.
Gustavus AdoIphus Gymnasium.
The gymnasium fund ~-as 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
population of 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 $4,000.
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 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 College was auth
orized to plan for the raising of the
funds and begin at once with the con-
struction Of the new gymnasium.
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-
tion 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 30th,
carrying the appeal for funds into
every home in the conference, laying
the case squarely before them and ask
ing the $4,000 members to pledge $780,
900 to cover the amount needed, pay
able in part January LIST. 1922, and the
balance January list, 1923. The details
were worked out by subcommittee
consisting of DR.. 0. J. Johnson, presi-
dent Of Gustavus Adolphus College,
and Rev. o. J. 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.
Approval of Executive Committee.
The new campaign plan has been ap~
proved by the executive committee of
the conference, the body empowered
by special resolution to pass upon
all appeals for funds. The chairmen
Of the 20 districts have endorsed the
plan and have held meetings of lay
and clerical delegates from all the
churches of each district, and with
scarcely an exception the districts
have voted to carry out the plan of
the committee. The leaders of the
new movement now believe that the
conference will move as a unit to
strengthen the college and seminary
by creating additional funds and erect.
ing adequate buildings and thus pro
vide for the training of additional
young men as ministers of the Gospel