Laur. Larsen: Pioneer College PresidentNorwegian-American historical association, 1936 - 358 pagina's Peter Laurentius Larsen (1833-1915) was in Kristiansand, Norway. His parents were Herman Larsen and Elen Else Marie Oftedahl. He married his first wife, Karen Randine Neuberg (1831-1871) in 1855. They had three children. They immigrated to America in 1857. He became the pastor of Rush River, Wisconsin from 1857 to 1859. October 14, 1861, marks the beginning of Laur. Larsen's official Presidency of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He married Ingeborg Astrup (1846-1923) in 1872. They had ten children. He died in Decorah, Iowa. |
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... practical politics was but little dis- cussed . Interest in public affairs did not fill the air as in the decades preceding and following this period . The tumultu- ous conflicts in which the poet Henrik Wergeland had been the moving ...
... practical politics was but little dis- cussed . Interest in public affairs did not fill the air as in the decades preceding and following this period . The tumultu- ous conflicts in which the poet Henrik Wergeland had been the moving ...
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... practical grouping of the congregations into future parishes and outlined a plan for serving them temporarily by supply visits . He gave an estimate of the time needed for travel and for accomplishing the necessary work in each place ...
... practical grouping of the congregations into future parishes and outlined a plan for serving them temporarily by supply visits . He gave an estimate of the time needed for travel and for accomplishing the necessary work in each place ...
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... practical matter pressing for immediate action was taken up . President A. C. Preus recommended in his report that the Synod no longer be a burden to another church , but establish its own educational institution as soon as possible ...
... practical matter pressing for immediate action was taken up . President A. C. Preus recommended in his report that the Synod no longer be a burden to another church , but establish its own educational institution as soon as possible ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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