Augsburg College - Augsburgian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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X. My PIL, 43s:7,,,,? .f my dCj0vlj1LfVlif,gyJl7lfil,xtfV, ffl. i ill' fl ,l al 47' tftpfvff' ' ,,' ,Ll li l-Ji: ' Top Row: Hokenson, C. Olson, R. Knutson. C. Quzlnheck, W. Tliompsou Second Row: Dahlc, C. l.:1rsun, Il. Henson, li. Cervin, Lien. M. Molvik ' Third Row: L. Hanson, Tnllefson, Amundson, llcdmnn, Stensvuag, O. Olson. C. Iohnson 1 liottom Row: C. Blake, C. Berg, O. Wellzin, K. Anderson, Sveom, li. Olxnn J M Nl by if S eip CONCORDIA SOCIETY O, X W wif EMBERSHIP in the Concordia Society is limited only to students in the heological department. This organization is the Student Societyn of the Seminary for, al- though the Theological students are members of the Student Society, their own organiza- tion enables them to promote the special interests of their department. Meetings are held every Thursday and on the second Monday evenings of each month. The fourth hour every Wednesday is set aside for a period of devotion and prayer. The topics for discussion at their meetings deal with vital Church problems, and the strength- ening of the spiritual life of its members. From time to time, prominent Theologians are invited to speak on vital problems of the day. The spirit which governs the Society is implied by its name, there is a Nconcordiau among all its members. .KM

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Stzmrlingz Wilfred Lien, lilnar Olsen Sealed: Ricliartl Knudsun, George Amundxon, Freeman Svcom, Kenneth Anderson 193 7 THEOLOGY T IS in response to a very special call from God that the young men in the 1937 Theological class are entering the Christian ministry this year. For God as truly calls men today as when He chose Simon Peter and Andrew to be His disciples, commanding them to be fishers of men. A very urgent need for witnesses of God's power exists today, and in response to this need these young men have carefully prepared themselves for the service. It is truly a privilege to be thus summoned to serve as Godys special ambassadors in a World so full of spiritual need. The members of this class are already active in His service, some as student pastors, others as assistant pastors, and others as Sunday school teachers. 'I

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CLASS OF '36 IOHN STENSVAAG SPEAKER . . . SCI-IOLAR OHN STENSVAAG, valedictorian and class speaker, was the outstanding man ot the Class of '36, His remarkable record is even more impressive than this double honor would indicate, due to the fact that he completed his college work in three years, and, in doing so, attained the highest scholastic average on record at Augsburg for the past ten years. In his commencement address, Facing Life Mr. Stensvaag pointed to materialism as the greatest curse of our age. His closing words were: The meaning of life lies in the moral conflict, but our hope for victory is in Christ Iesus. It is He alone who can set us free from the bonds of the material. He, only, can sustain us in the struggle for righteousness. Be of good cheer, then, my classmates. Face the world with a smile. For the Lord of Hosts is with us. And if He is our Friend and Guide, then these portals through which we are passing tonight shall not prove an entrance into a life of useless struggles and ultimate despair, but shall rather be a new beginning on that divinely planned course which leads through joy and sorrow to a victory which is eternalf'