The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-17

900 for the ministerial pension
fund was reported yesterday after
noon TO the Augustana synod, meet
ing in its sixty-thfrd annual con-
yention. State Senator Henry ".
Benson. st. Peter, Mimi, chairman
OF the iaymen's pension committee,
declared that $500 $50 had been
raised. with the funds already
held by the board, the synod now
has total OF more than 100000
In itz pension fund.
In turning, over the results Of the
laymen's work, Senator Benson ex-
pressed the hope that this love Of
fering from the people OF our
church may be the means OF paying
in part the deferred compensation
to our faithful clergymen."
The laymen's report was signed
by Senator Benson, N. A. Nelson,
Chicago: X. T. Anderson, Rock Is
land, ILL.,; G. L. Eckman, James
town, N. Y; G.. ID. Hanson, Sioux
City, Iowa: Gustaf Ristrom, Min
neapoiis, and DIR. j. A Christensen,
Chicago. Dr. c. A. Brandelle,
president OF the synod, expressed
the thanks of the synod to the lay
men for their successful achieve
meht, and DR.. A. Norrbop, Des
Moines, Iowa. chairman Of The pen
sion board, voiced the appreciation
OF the board.
The amounts raised by the vari-
Gus conferences for the pension
fund follow: California, s5,0sT;
Columbia, $10,13S; Canada, 1927 ;
Illinois, s1e4,0ss: Iowa, $36,012;
Kansas, s25,s17; Minnesota, SAL
1853; Nebraska, $30,277; New York
ESQ; New England, s27,355; Red
River, $20,16S; Superior, $1S,513;
Intermountain, $145; Montana
1923; Southeastern, 1923; dona-
tions, s191; interest, s40,666.
K. T. Anderson, treasurer of the
synod. reported that a legacy oi
$S,5S6 had been received by the
synod from the estate of S. Oloi
Linman, French Lake, Mimi.
Denounce Movies and Dances.
A scathing denunciation of the
modern dance and the present ten
dency in the movies, together with
a ringing endorsement of the pro
hibition amendment, marked the
annual report Of DR.. Brandelle, sub.
mitted to the convention. Sunday
DISSERTATION was also mentioned by
1.-THE synod president as one of the
! potent evils of the present day.
| The craze for fun" said DR.
Brandelle, "is causing us great
concern. The modern dance is still
with us. And what is more unfor,
tunate, it seems to have obtained
a very secure footing in our higI
schools.
| Neither is it possible to become
reconciled to the influence of the
movies. One church demonstration
after another is taking a decided
stand against this curse. We have
patiently bided the time when thu
films corporation would give IL.
something that would stand fol
chastity and righteousness. W.
have waited in vain, and there are
no signs that a better day is com
ing"
Urge Home Missions.
The synodical report showed tina
100000 had been expended durins
the year for home missions The
synod head advocated the establish
ing OF church extension fund o.
$500, 900 in order to assist in estab
fishing new churches in the large
cities. Additional funds are alst
needed for the rapidly expanding
foreign mission work of the synod
"One million dollars" said DR.
Brandelle, could be used in China
Frlo
between SO and so missionaries il
heather lands. Several others ar,
ready to go as soon as we are ablt
to send them
The speaker also called attention
to the action of the English govern
ment in turning over the mission
field of the German Leipsic societ,
in Tanganyika province, East AT
RIGA, to the Augustana synod.
Mission Committees.
The Woman's home and foreign
missionary society continued it,
business sessions yesterday, whel
Mrs. Emmy Evald of Chicago
president of the organization, an
nounced committees:
! Resolutions-Miss Mary Bork
DOOAOy AO"aS 4uI -. AOlIdHueT
Swea City, Iowa; Mrs. A. Bjorkman
Aledo, H.; Mrs. c. w Foss, Rocl
Island, H.; Mrs. F. A. Hanson
Manson, Iowa; Mrs. G.. e. Young
dahl. Knoxville, IL.
. Officers reports-Mrs. A. A
Westin, Grand Forks, Nj Sis
ter Elfirda Sandberg. jamestown
n. Y; Sister Bothilda Swenson
Minneapolis. Mimi; Mrs. A. 7
Lundholm, Gowrie, Iowa.
: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. P. A. Johnson
Galesburg, Ill; Mrs L. lB Benson
Red Wing, Mimi; Miss Olga John
! son, Moline, ILL.,; Mrs. G. l.. Lind
quist, Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Department work-Mrs. n. f
kron, Galva, ILL.,; Mrs. F. r. John
son, st. Charles, ILL.,; Mrs. A. w
Holmes. st. Paul, Mimi; Mrs. Johr
Landstedt, New York City; Mrs. V
Vestling, Harcourt, Iowa
Letters-Mrs. c. E. Benson. Still
water, MINI; Miss Amy Anderson
Boone, Iowa; Mrs. A. G. Berghult
Minneapolis, MINI.
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