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The leaders of the movement for a reorganized
Norwegian Synod were C. L. Clausen, H. A. Stub, Adolph
Preus, Herman A. Preus, Nels Brandt, Lauer Larsen,
G. A. Otteson and William Koren; a list that includes
the names of some of the ablest and best citizens of
Norwegian birth in America.
The character and training of these men were to put
a stamp on the new organization and give direction to
its activities. For the most part they were theologically
trained men from Norway and were strict adherents to
the cult of the Norwegian State Church. They insisted
that the pastors should wear the regulart ministerial
garb, which had given so much offense to Elling and
his followers, and they were also strongly opposed to
lay preachers in the church. These leaders stood for
definiteness in doctrinal matters and were quite
unyielding in their position. Like Dietrichson they sprang from
the official class in Norway, and therefore favored
definiteness and order. Because of their early training
and environment, they were no doubt impatient of delays
and inclined to be dictatorial. The very bitterness of
the attacks made upon them by Elling naturally
provoked them to give answer with more vehemence than
is consistent with the proprieties, especially in religious
controversies. It must also be remembered that they
were young men, the oldest among them, Lauer Larsen,
being only 27. They naturally therefore in a large
measure had the impetuosity and energy of youth.
Since the Norwegians had as yet no theological training
school of their own, they allied themselves with the
Missouri Synod, and in 1857 a chair in Norwegian
Theology was established at St. Louis University,
St. Louis. The noted Lutheran theologian, Dr. Walter,
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