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                  <text>Hvad er det atax-ate og
meet be\ydningetuldtt a.l"bei.de aom
er utt rt av no�n4 1 Amer1ka 1 de hundrede
aar eom er henpat eiden insrdgrationen• 'begync.\elee

et e;r 4et ktrkelige a.rbeido

?

der er &lt;let attsr•te og meat

betydnins•tulde arbe14e atom er utf'8Jt-t a.v nordmcmd 1 • ·11erS.ka 1 de
hundrede aar e

ei- hettsaat siten ir..1migration ne bel!J'ndelae.

•. n aier, at norakerne kom t11 Ame,:otka med to tomme ha,nder,
og det kan paa en mai:a: te vmre •a.ndt nok.. akJ ont bve:r.mand ha.dde

1

ed

eig tkke ,a.a litet av penge� og andet goda, ea.a at den $
l.ede sum a.ntas at vmre :nance mill1oner dal.er. Sktttlo
anelo.a.r at fcu.• lO•aa.ret l90l... l9ll bl.ir ut1'orsl.en t\'f' kontante
penuer oe baggage Qmkl'lng 6l,943.2rrt&gt; la-oner. iertil kcnmer
ne. den Ve3rc.U. aom einignntene ael.v :l'epresenterer,eamt de ta.lrike
ar•ebel8p aont t1d etter an4en utbeto.le• .r-·1er bar a.nelao.tnJr«Uen

av en vok1en emigrant t11 omtrent &amp;4.eoo.00,.os hvie man l'llJ.llti•
plioerer dette tal med antallet av de Yok•ne emipn.nter, vil man
k(Mlue tll m.eget h&lt;fie 81lrtlmel'•
_;orakerne had.de med alg nos•t andet

en --an aom er etorre end

s•

oa

me:r n9Mitulct en penger,

Yil tZ\l•• !I't'ad

er ene. de11ne arven,

tadrene a&amp;'I 01 • til. at ed§;yma• � Den bedate del a'f' arven er
Ouda or4, hvoro:n vl aynaer: �uds qrd da er vor! arvesode, det

ao;

�kal vor a.vko.i1s �el Cud. giv oe 1 vo1· g'lt!&amp;V den ,:o,, v1 hOldt 4et
. teJ&gt; ,u:•,yen a.1 t det g&lt;,d.e eom 4et norake
h61 t i ·,:re". Dernmat indebe:f'at
tolk 3Jenne' aar�stner har eaiulet til sig • aaaaom , 1prog 1 11 te�­
atur, 11istorie, sctgn, 1natitut10:1er, �olke•k�kke. karaktertrmk,.
kul.t11r. muailc oe &amp;Mg, kunet ol&amp;- v14enakap, heltetSld.kkeleer.
idealir,r. ut&gt;V. •:an le•r ikke n:I hror.t
ene, 'len. kart ikke holde u t.
ma. kan elet ikke gjore eit bedste. u.ten rsn ha.r lde,;"'.ler be.a.de
tra ••torntid" os t'l'&amp; trtmttid.
Det er kirken sortl bar c:,J ort meet :f'or anen, ao,n ho.r strmvet
.ivrigst ·1ed et faa folk til at nsJoYl a" pa.a n:rven sin oc at broke
den dagstott. et er kirken e.lene aom har kunnet aamle det no:relce
tolk aom et hele, aom ha.Ji

�-a-

arbeidet meet 1luerd1g og trotaet for det no eke tolka eande vel baa.de
i tl4 oa 1 ev1gh.et.

Kirken llal" •a.ml.et mttmi'D4lNatp..,.., lul!Lo t tolket

:fo:r1t og tremet omkring Gude or4 og aa.kl'amenter, .Pen bar ea.ml.et dem
l men1a}1et
· el'. tueener a.v men1gh•te11'. hvow•om.11elat de ha.r eat alg ned
tor at bo• I 1890 t��4tee 4tr noreke nyko.na.'1Jel"e l 830 av de 1046
oountie:r 1 l� •• Mor-&lt;\vestena ete.t,eJ:"• nu er 4e meeet mer a.dspredte, og
otte eom fsar uten

hyrd•h

•:ienlr,het.1Jm.lenderen• v�t at fortall.e at

ta-a ie�o til 1916 'bl..ev d.er oprettets G7M norek l11the:r1ke uienleheter
ll�r J. l nd.et, h'V'onv omtli'en\ halYptt,l"ten Mdffll beetaar os er 1 f"u14
v.1J-k5oml1et. Hv�,, 1�r.ge rn.Sllione:r av prektH'ler hair mret holdt i de
tusener e.v norcke mtH••j.gbttex- oe kirk.ex-. hvor me.ne:e undeniening1timer
og ey;geliee ee,11menkomAter ha.r· ik'l(r, vort i·oJ.k mt
· her 1 utl.mncU.gheten.
Hvor l:lggc;cltst dttt var 1 de fstU&amp;0 tonektlr der tJente som ldl'ke 1
nyby�ger ti.den� oe, hYtr ealigt det. er at ,s
n-.oraT

nu.E\B

n11 i de vwaa k.lrker,

a.nee a.T dem er c.tore ten&gt;.pl.er dcr ht� koatet op til 200,000.00.

:Fon.ten det mena,ee.r.tede men1gn•'toarbe1de har ki:rken utfol't et
ko1oee.lt rbe1&lt;le 41:jennem rdne amet\indae.a:rGntotell" oe �lt'-' ..nHtex- os de
t 01:akJ tllige elaga samtundeai-beicl• og aamtun4•t11a ti tuti on er• l)eJlsOm •
akoler, ba:nnllJert1ghetaanatal ter. torJ.a,11hu.ae, mJ.e1d.oner, 1 toreninger •
embedsma,nd. og tullktiomuier. Saa.led•• ha� den b)'gget Otllkr1nu ?O ho1ere
skQler a,r bar 1 en ltienger1 elle:r kor tere tid tJ «!ttt baade ki,.k• os
er ug troekap. TU. eksempel, Luther Semi

r oc Au ebuJ:tg

ther Colles•• at. OlAf College, Conoor41a. Oollec• og
eiunar,
Auc:ustana College, � .ed ,ttne S�ninar, leasant View College, og
nee
am»•• D1aee skol.er, h&amp;I' utdannet omkrtng 2000 preat.r tor 4e no�ek lu·th•
erskt mertigheter og tueener a• l.elrere t,g a.ndre kirkena

tjenere. Skol

hai- tilaammen hut 3600 larere eom mu� tilMmmen ataat i tJ eneaten
21, ooo ur. el.ler 5,. 84 ae.r tor nver enkel t, De hs.r cit, u.ndervi•nlns t11
2400 ved. preeteskolerne, 15000 ved colleg�n• ,. e1.ooo Ted aka.demierne,
&lt;-s 2400 ve4 diakoniaae- c bibelfSkole-• n.n gJenrumumi tli.ge under•
vienlngeper1od.e har ve,l'•t tre- aa:r. I ct:1,&amp;e ttte u:r, u.nder, lqndlge.
ldrkens

nd ucm l.-lflre:re, ha.r derm.� store ungdomi,ek�� la.mnet, erhverve

:aia me: et av den n oX'ake

Q);"V

og den I&lt;r1et&amp;11ge tro.V'i kan ikke godt over-

�v;1rd,,3 "-e den tj nao t.e ao•.n ek'll4rne ha.1" u tfor t . U:e n de t er k1 t·ken
s om. l1�.r gr11nd.l:-ist oc; Yt1 l iee.l:l old. t 11Jkolerne . Og de t er ki:tken
som mi.r 'by �ge t og ophold t de mange barnehj em , aldeJtd..omehj em ,
hc s:pi tel.er t d1akonie sehj e!n. redni9gshJ em , ts-. t tigkaeser .
pene:i onst ond , , vr.ni e s i oner , og �ndre ball'!Dhj e :r tighe tesana ta.l ter ..
t/1f)d hemf!.yn til. � tgi veJ. sen av kris telige b8ker og blad• og a.nden
suncl 1 1 tera tur .

l"

de t l d:rk�n s om ha.r gs.at i epideen . Augsburg

Pi.ibli ailing Uouse , til e1ksernpe1
:..

j

teykker

tta

50 ,. 000 op til

100 , 000 pu.nd lmsent tot hver ttke , og de tte lmaea i d. e tu sen hJ em.
En 1�v ld i--kans vigtigs te opiav$r er at dra omsorg for Gude o rde
utbtedelae ogae.a. bla.nd t j f&gt;der O(! hed111nger . De norsk lu th erske
sa.mtur1d i denne henaee?;.de ha.r gaat foran alle de andre lu therske
a amtund i �me rika . De h, � med e tor iver drevet mis s i on bland t
J oder 1 Jm�ri1ca o�· i Rusland og bl andt hednlnger pa.a Ma.dagaaka.r . i
I(j,na , 3anta.l •. Syrion . P.ersi en , Zulu , Na ta,l og lihidan , De mange
tor emi.nger in.d cnom lr.irken••kv1ndet' Ol"eninger , mand aforeninger ,
ui1gr1 0:21sf orA.ninr;er , f orle�sfor eng;l ner , skole foren inger , mis s i ons:!' o:;ioeni11gar , barmhj er tigh� te:f'orening•r , pres tef'orening&amp;r , OST . - _.
1Wi3r f nr i:d g . imfonom ld llken t&gt;g tor ldrken , utre tte r s tore ting
£or vort folk Q6 land 4
I:er f i lln ,3 ik1te nog-.n in:, ti tll ti on &amp;0111 bar gJ ort aaa me ge .J;;i
op·l:lold.e

� t ,:, oreke &amp;prog 20� kirke.n , De norske blade

har gj ort

,uege t , �hyro :nege t i &lt;'-enne J'e tning , Men de soker s in s ti:S tte he lst
ho o kirkff olk� t , f o rdi de t er e om regel de som har den a tars te
kj r.mdske.p og kjm:rlighet til &lt;let. norskt sprog . I:tra. 184 7 t1l 1918
llf:',dde

m

4 58 nc:rsk� bl�1. e

e8e;t at Tinde en lesekrede ,.bl.and t

u. tfl.y t tor.:r.o:..k:: t. 80 proo ent av di see blade
rmil.dde t'r�n- M . s alde ren .

Bare 06 . 'blade

"f9JI'

dode f 5r end de Ol)•
@ltd tl!I at holde u t

i 2 n as.r 0ll.ol" m�re .. Sa.ken e � deri . a t overgangen til engel$k er
mege t h:ur tie; , 1 ,mr blandt de yngre sle gtled, . Hi tind til har d$ t
Teere t kirken , og end.nu er det kirken , eom soker at. holde de t

�no�

n • l"O

1 11 ,. .

tltU' v .ret til.

t ken 4etor ·ne4 Uygbet ,aa,•taa• at · lrltt,n

atotte tor- &lt;le oreke a:•i •� • li "ee

&lt;ltt ,._ den nden
bl.a.4• iao..r trotast

atde 1!!ed tak,1�,ellgbet ma indr:tb:.11ea at • dlsae

oa fQ�etaa.elseafuldt atBttet kl�ked• Os med henq
ta.�:r , � mix- kirken bJuJ.pet l1a11 daa u� oc
hem tor ··� no�d01wnen•

t� · ..1.r•i1

b,u�

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krlttel14�nett• store •�ndhetel',

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l.ovly�lgu , • . t

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1)T•ert for :'�t O(J rett
='ttrkeap ire end

nar ld.rken • • • t at ..-. dei.i1 .i1..

lla� til.

t bl.1 roullrygtlge QG

uoaltUp enhTel" i e1 t kal.4 • at kJ mpe
dlgbe t . .... t�ken leYE b
?t-ait, a 1 V s torle4

1:lua tte C

ot alq

vi; 'kirke'.¥$Se:·� tJp ;r d.o ov�r ,,ra"1r'h oie lJ' ,
1.11

oa

tin a14o v. :ret ld.rkeu 'bedUte e t. 6 tte. Og b.DC n9ft­

l1'»'Mld i t.l.ndh livakal.d MfJIMU',
s •

�U den no�ske

o t ten �Jt1u.ke� kJ :1.J&gt;(:H'l1�1rer1 kronett'1 .,

rl:ist

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                <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, programs, clippings, pictures, pamphlets, and scrapbooks of an association incorporated in 1925 in St. Paul, Minnesota, to supervise the observance of the arrival of the first group of Norwegian immigrants in America. The collection describes in detail the management of the celebration and gives data on observances in Chicago, Canada, Boston, and Brooklyn. Letters and essays reveal the loyalty of Norwegian Americans to their cultural heritage and the rivalry among area groups of Norwegians in America. The celebration was initiated by the bygdelags. The chief officials were Gisle Bothne, S. H. Holstad, J. A. Holvik, Elisa P. Farseth, and Mrs. Wm. O. Storlie. Correspondents include Juul Dieserud, Knut Gjerset, Hanna Astrup Larsen, and O. M. Norlie. The centennial received nationwide press coverage.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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