The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-21
1000 FOR
CLOSING SESSION
OF LUTHER LEAGUE
Church Folk From All Parts Of
State to Gather Here
For Services
MUSIC FETE IS PLANNED
Concert to Be Held in Memorial
Building to Accommodate
Big Audience
MUSIC FETE IS PLANNED

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Hundreds of Lutherans from all
parts of North Dakota vii; assemble
in Bismarck Sunday for the closing
events Of the three-day convention
Of the North Dakota Luther League
and Choral Union-special services II,
i the forenoon and concert by the
choral union in the afternoon.
More than 1000 are expected and
1t Is possible that as many as 1000
will be here. according to convention
officials. who said many who were
unable to attend the Friday and Sat-
urday sessions will arrive in the city
Saturday evening and Sunday morn
ing.
Both the services and the concert
will be held In the World War Memo
rial building. so that a larger as
semblage may be accommodated. The
Friday and Saturday sessions were
conducted at Trinity Luth n
church. of which Rev. Opie s. Rim
dahl is pastor.
| AaSgaard Will Preach
Rt. Rev J. A. Aasgaard, D. D., pres
ident of the Norwegian Lutheran
Church of America. will preach the
sermon at the services Sunday fore
noon. Services will begin at II a. m
&C. S. IT, and will be broadcast by
the local radiocasting station.
Adolph Engelhardt win play the
violin, Miss Helen A. House will be
at the organ and Mrs. o. s. Rim
dahl at the piano for the prelude to
| the services.
Following DR.. Aasgaard's sermon
Rt. Rev. David Stoeve, Fargo, presi-
dent Of the North Dakota district OF
the Norwegian Lutheran Church of
America. will install new district Of
Ulcers. who are to be elected late Sat-
urday afternoon.
The choral union concert will be-
gin at 3:l5 p. m. following a re-
hearsal at l:30 p. m. It is expected
that the choral union will include
approximately 500 voices, under the
direction of Mrs. David Stoeve. Fargo.
Miss Edith GarnaaS, Of the Concor-
Ola conservatory Of musci, will be &C
'companist
Program Is Given
The concert program follows:
Three numbers by choral union
% Morn Of Beauty" (Sibelius); I'VE
Stand in Deep Repentance" Men
delssohn: and THE Twenty Third
Psalm" tMonson.
I'm Heaven Above" (Christiansen
by children's choir.
when Thou CONTEST" CRossinD by
First Lutheran choir, Fargo, with in
cldental solo by Ophilia Ommundson,
Concordia conservatory of music.
Two numbers of choral union-"Lo
HOW Rose Fer Blooming" tPrae-
torius) and How Lovely Are the
Messengers" (Mendelssohn).
"Wondrous Things" (Christiansen)
incidental solo by Ernest Van .Vlissin-
gen. Concordia conservatory of mu-
sic.
Preceding the closing business ses-
sion at the close Of the program. Rev.
N. M. Ylvisaker. Minneapolis, will give
an address entitled "A Call to serv-
ice"
A convention banquet at Trinity
Lutheran church at $50 o'clock Sat-
urday evening will bring to close the
general business sessions of the pro-
gram.
Program Is Arranged
Rev. F. B. Anderson, Minneapolis,
will serve as POSTMASTER at the ban.
Quet. On the program are two read
ings. George Washington, the Boy"
by ALI Holvik. Moorhead, Mimi, and
Martha Washington" by Miss Ber-
nice Ulmer. Bismarck. Governor
George F. Shafer will give the main
address. Selected music will be pre-
sented by Orbin Slime. Fergus Falls,
MIMI. several members of the league
will give short toastS, and q selected
song by a male quartet from Devils
Lake will bring the program to q
close.
Preludes, choral rehearsals, hymn
songs, Bible studies, conference SEES
sions, and a business session, at which
officers for the next year are to be
elected. were on the program satur-
day.
Three committees were appointed by
Rev. A. O., Nesset. Leeds. Friday after
noon. They were as follows: Nomin-
ating- Rev. r. Ulvilden, Minot, chair
man: Rev. J. A. Fjelstad, Edmore:
Benzer KOS. Balfour; Clifford Fylling,
Mandan: and Rev. Rindahl, Bis.
n1arck; resolutions-Miss Ruda' Bleg-
en-, Churches Ferry, chairman; Rev. G.
E. Lucky, Page: and Miss Marion
Dahl, Minot: auditing Beatrice
Thorson, Bismarck, and Benser Kjos,
Balfour.
Presents City's Key
A key to the city Of Bismarck" was
turned over to Rev. Nesset Friday eve
ming by Mayor A. p. Lenhart during
his short address Of welcome. Mayor
Lenhart said that, Bismarck Is CRATE
full to the organization for holding its
convention here this year and said
that the Capital City would be chap
py" to entertain the convention again
In the near future.
He expressed the city's gratitude to
Rev. Rindahl and the Trinity Luth-
eran congregation for the work It has
done In the city.
Declaring that the present growing
generation will have q great burden
CONTINUED on pare eleven,