Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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« ALGSIiURGIA.X 5- ! I i1 : ; OFFICERS OF THE MISSION SOCIETY Ol»on Ronholm J Iverson Bueide The Mission Society CHRISTIAN life must find ways of manifesting itself. Christ said. Go ye therefore, and teach all nation .” Since that time Christians every- where and at all times have made it a point to bring the gospel to souls who are hungering for the gospel of salvation in all parts of the earth. ; A large number of hoys here at Augsburg, who have experienced the jo and peace which is found only through salvation in Jesus Christ, have received a vision of the fields that are white already to the I larvest.” Therefore we have a Mission Society, which not only has as its purpose to stimulate interest in Missions, but also to take active part in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. ! as far as possible. Union prayer-meetings arc held every W ednesday evening for the whole student body. There are also prayer-meetings twice a week in the different dormitories. Prayer in private and in union with others is one of the greatest instruments in awakening interest in missions. The interest in Foreign Missions is increasing. W'e have quite a large Student Volunteer band. A mission study meets once a week to study the various fields and methods of mission work. The society still supports a native worker in Madagascar, and otherwise shares in the work in the mission field. ---------------------------- -ssssssi.---= 1922 :-------------- I PACK TWBNTY-KICIIT

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THE GOSPEL TEAM HaJvorsOn Peterton Quanbcck Olaon The Gospel Team C i OR God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son. that I™ whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.” This is the message which also the men of the Gospel Team had the privilege of bearing to the people they visited; and their joy was great when persons received the word into their hearts. The Gospel Team was formed when it was found that the Gospel Quartet could not hope to visit all the places to which it had been invited. Four men gladly accepted the opportunity. ‘These were Harold Ilalvorson. I hor Quanbcck, Christ Olson, and John Petersen. After diligent preparation they started out in June, and visited churches in North Dakota, South Dakota. Minnesota, and Wisconsin. 1922 « i : i i i i i i i • i i i i i i • i i i i PACK TWKNTY-SKVKN

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AUCSIiURCIAN v. OFFICERS OF FRAM Iverson Renivik Peterson Den norske forening “Fram” Dct hackle lanigc weret manges onskc at tier blcv stiftet en norsk forening paa Augsburg. Disse lonlige 0nsker blev til en virkelighet da den norske forening “Fram” blev stiftet i december 5921. I aarenes Id]» bar der vseret mange norske foreninger paa Augsburg, men de er nu kun en saga blot. I de gode. gamle dage var vel ogsaa det norske element sterkcre; men at intercssen for norskdommen er frisk endnu vidner den nvstiftede forening 0111. Den som fp’rst tok fat for at faa stiftc denne forening var vor kcrer i norsk. professor Xordberg. Han sammcnkaldtc det fyrstc mote. Iivor det blev beslut- tet at melde foreningen ind i Xordmandsforbundet. 1’aa et senere mdte blev en konstitution vedtat. og det blev bestemt at foreningens navn skulde v;ere “Fram”. Bare navnet roller at foreningen vil luevde de traditioncr som knytter sig til lcttc gloriose norske navn. — Formaalet skal were “at vedlikcholde og fremme interessen for det norske sprog og alt som er tedclt og godt i den norske folkckarakter,” og at arbeide for bedre indbvrdes forstaaelse og samhold mcl- lem nordmsend i Amerika.” Foreningen vil gi en norsk aften liver maaned. Godc norske talere vil bli indbudt til at liolde foredrag om forskjellige emner. Den : fprste aften foreningen hadde mole blev en avgjort sukccs. Dct vil ikke ta lang tid for “Fram” er en av de storste foreninger paa skolen. Og rcsultatcne i vil ikke utebli. - 922 PACK TWENTY-SINK