The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-06-19

Rev. .. A. Norem. SPOKANE
Wash. to a twoyear term on tn.
home mission committee. Rev. S
]. Nelson, Poison, Mont. Rev. L
NJ. Hanson. Rapelje. Mont. anC
S. S. Moen, were elected on the
committee to consider the presi
dents report.
Preceding the regular election
greetings were read from the Pa
cifc Lutheran College Of Park
land, Washington, and the mis-
s~ionaries of the synod located in
Madagascar. The president made
his report to the convention which
was accepted. The report showed
that 10 new congregations had
been formed in the district in
1890; Fairchild Lutheran congre-
cation, Fairchild, Mont; Saco Lu-
theran congregation, Saco, Mont;
First Lutheran, Hinsdaie, Mont.
Whitewater Lutheran, Whitewat-
er, Mont; Trinity Lutheran, Cor
wine Center, Mont; American Luz
theran congregation, Brockton,
Mont; Trinity Lutheran congre-
cation, Culbertson. Mont; Ameri-
can Lutheran congregation, Cut
Mont; The American Lu-
theran congregation, Chinook,
American Lutheran, Chot-
eau. Mont; American Lutheran.
Mont.
Twenty-one pastors were install
in various charges, and nine
new pastors are to be installed;
c. Austinson, Oliver Berg
and. Julius Hanson, Filing Ram
'ey, Melvin A. Ranheim, Joyce
Clarence Johnson, Orval
A. Schmidt and Henry Matheson.
Since the formation of the dis
riot in 1917, twenty-three new
harges have been formed contain
ng from one to seven congrega-
each; 35 new congregations
been established; 81 are to-
self-supportingi AZ new
hurches have been built or recon
tructed. and q parsonages have
cen built or purchased. At the
time there is much activ-
" in church and parsonage con-
truction in spite of the depres-
ion. Consultations are taking :
to eliminate reduplication. !
he policy of the district and
ynod has always been to prevent |
lplications and to avoid creating !
aw problems in congregational
lplications within communities, :
I'd to remedy the situation where {
7er it can. The report also show :
| an increase in work in state in l
.itutions, such as asylums, pri-
ms, colleges, universities and
ospitals. In 1880 the N. L. C. A. ;
a synod supported the work to |
.e amount of $4,000. This was I
vent entirely within the district. 7
i've new churches were dedicat- l
in 1880. The convention moved
endorse the work of the Ma d
)nal Lutheran council which is =
mprised of representatives from l
actically all Lutheran groups in !,
e United States and affiliated Z
til the World Lutheran council .
world service. =
200 p. m. Rev. A. Holbeck u
ened the convention topic, cen "
his Introduction of the d
enc on oil. 1-1S. p
Choir Makes Hit
The Pacific Lutheran college .
DIR enroute TO the Chicago con- q
ntion of the Young Peoples Lu- n
r League rendered their con :
t in the Junior hight school, to. :
fine representative audience of
Isle lovers, all of whom appear eV
to be delighted with the rendi- ht
n; said by many to be n of
best ever presented in Lewis to
This same choir may give ey
concert at Wolf Point on it's
urn trip from Chicago. 0.
On Sunday June Z, holy COM tt
lnion services were conducted
Rev. J. NJ. Rasmussen, local ia
,tor of Lewistown. Mont. The S,
'ventton sermon was delivered AL
Rev. H.. O. Shurson, treasurer j.