Árdís - 01.01.1964, Qupperneq 37

Árdís - 01.01.1964, Qupperneq 37
Ársrit Bandalags lúterskra kvenna 35 The Lutheran Women's League INGIBJORG J. OLAFSSON I have been requested to write, in a short form, the history of the Lutheran Women’s League. The reason for that request being the fact that there seems to be a misunderstanding about the activities of the League. Knowing that such misunderstanding is caused by lack of information, I am complying with that request. The Icelandic Evangelical Lutheran Synod was organized in the year 1885. Congregations belonging to the Synod were both in the United States and Canada. That year and during the following years women’s organizations were formed in various Icelandic communities with the aim of giving assistance to the newly formed congregations. The aim of these organizations was not confined to giving financial aid only, our pioneer women were deeply religious and had a strong desire to strengthen the influence of their beloved Lutheran Church and to beautify the places of worship. Shortly after the turn of the century voices were heard to the effect that these women’s organizations would be able to give more effective aid and have more strength if united in a central organi- zation. Such a bond of union also would give added strength to the church and bind its members closer together. With that view in mind a meeting was called in Selkirk, June 20, 1925, with repre- sentatives from various communities. There it was decided to form a central organization which all Ladies Aids belonging to the Ice- landic Lutheran Synod would be invited to join. A committee was chosen to write out a constitution, officers were chosen as was an executive. The name given to this central organization at that meet- ing was “The Union of Women’s Organizations of the Icelandic Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America.” The following year its first convention was held at Gimli and yearly conventions have been held since. I wish to draw to your attention the fact that the League was organized in 1925—seventeen years before the Synod joined the United Lutheran Church of America in 1942. In 1930 the name was changed to Lutheran Women’s League.
Qupperneq 1
Qupperneq 2
Qupperneq 3
Qupperneq 4
Qupperneq 5
Qupperneq 6
Qupperneq 7
Qupperneq 8
Qupperneq 9
Qupperneq 10
Qupperneq 11
Qupperneq 12
Qupperneq 13
Qupperneq 14
Qupperneq 15
Qupperneq 16
Qupperneq 17
Qupperneq 18
Qupperneq 19
Qupperneq 20
Qupperneq 21
Qupperneq 22
Qupperneq 23
Qupperneq 24
Qupperneq 25
Qupperneq 26
Qupperneq 27
Qupperneq 28
Qupperneq 29
Qupperneq 30
Qupperneq 31
Qupperneq 32
Qupperneq 33
Qupperneq 34
Qupperneq 35
Qupperneq 36
Qupperneq 37
Qupperneq 38
Qupperneq 39
Qupperneq 40
Qupperneq 41
Qupperneq 42
Qupperneq 43
Qupperneq 44
Qupperneq 45
Qupperneq 46
Qupperneq 47
Qupperneq 48
Qupperneq 49
Qupperneq 50
Qupperneq 51
Qupperneq 52
Qupperneq 53
Qupperneq 54
Qupperneq 55
Qupperneq 56
Qupperneq 57
Qupperneq 58
Qupperneq 59
Qupperneq 60
Qupperneq 61
Qupperneq 62
Qupperneq 63
Qupperneq 64
Qupperneq 65
Qupperneq 66
Qupperneq 67
Qupperneq 68
Qupperneq 69
Qupperneq 70
Qupperneq 71
Qupperneq 72
Qupperneq 73
Qupperneq 74
Qupperneq 75
Qupperneq 76
Qupperneq 77
Qupperneq 78
Qupperneq 79
Qupperneq 80
Qupperneq 81
Qupperneq 82
Qupperneq 83
Qupperneq 84
Qupperneq 85
Qupperneq 86
Qupperneq 87
Qupperneq 88
Qupperneq 89
Qupperneq 90
Qupperneq 91
Qupperneq 92
Qupperneq 93
Qupperneq 94
Qupperneq 95
Qupperneq 96
Qupperneq 97
Qupperneq 98
Qupperneq 99
Qupperneq 100
Qupperneq 101
Qupperneq 102
Qupperneq 103
Qupperneq 104
Qupperneq 105
Qupperneq 106
Qupperneq 107
Qupperneq 108

x

Árdís

Direct Links

Hvis du vil linke til denne avis/magasin, skal du bruge disse links:

Link til denne avis/magasin: Árdís
https://timarit.is/publication/755

Link til dette eksemplar:

Link til denne side:

Link til denne artikel:

Venligst ikke link direkte til billeder eller PDfs på Timarit.is, da sådanne webadresser kan ændres uden advarsel. Brug venligst de angivne webadresser for at linke til sitet.