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Norwegian Lutherans Big Fun'l.Three years ago, the three great branches of the Norwegian Lutheran church in America voted to unite, and agreed that in forming the union, the indebtedness of all of their educational and charitable institutions should be paid ott In orderthat they could Join hands with aclean slate. The three greatbranches, the Synodical Lutheran, the United Lutheran and the Hauge Lutheran churches, named Rev. S. J. N. Ylvisaker, pastor of the Synodical Lutheran church of this city, as the man to raise the funds necessary to take care of the indebtedness against the Synodical Lutheran Institutions, and was given a three years’ leave of absence to engage in the work of raising $350,000. He has canvassed the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Washington, the coast region of Oregon, a portion of Texas and a section of Illinois, in all of which there are Synodical Lutheran congregations. He completed his work Christmas week, raising a total of $563,000. There are very few large donations to the fund, and the money has practically all been raised- among people of moderate means. The average subscription was about $50.
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Jamestown Weekly Alert
Jamestown, North Dakota, US
Thu, Jan 10, 1918
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