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Translator's Preface

1. First sermon, at Spring Prairie, 8^th Sunday after Trinity, August 10, 1851. Matthew 7:15

   WHAT IS GOD'S WILL WITH RESPECT TO HIS CHURCH AND ITS SERVANT?

2. Address at the Cornerstone Laying at Luther College, June 30, 1864. 1 Peter 2:6

   THE TRUE CORNERSTONE

3. Ordination of Torger Andreas Torgerson and Tobias Larsen, Norway Grove Lutheran Church, July 23, 1865. 1 Timothy 4:16

   YOU DESIRE A GOOD WORK

   I include after this ordination sermon the sermon preached at the burial of Torger Andreas Torgerson on January 11, 1906 by the Reverend Professor Hans Gerhard Stub of the synod's Luther Seminary, as an interesting example of how this one man was perceived by a colleague to have been faithful to his ordination vows.

4. Dedication of the New Building at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, October 14, 1865. Psalm 127:1

   EXCEPT THE LORD BUILD THE HOUSE, THEY LABOR IN VAIN THAT BUILD IT

5. Ordination of Niels Thorbjrnsen Ylvisaker, The First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Red Wing, Minnesota, October 18, 1868. 2 Corinthians 5:20

   WE ARE AMBASSADORS IN CHRIST'S STEAD

6. Ordination of Eleven Pastors, West Koshkonong Lutheran Church, Dane County, Wisconsin, September 2, 1869. Jeremiah 1:17-19

   THE LORD'S SENDING OUT OF PROPHETS

7. Opening of the 12^th Regular Synod convention, at the East Painted Creek Church, Allamakee County, Iowa, June 23, 1871. Matthew 13:12

   THE MOST EXCELLENT GIFT

8. Sermon on Sunday, June 14, 1874 during the 15^th Regular synod convention, in the Holden Church, Goodhue County, Minnesota. 1 John 5:4.5

   FAITH AS THE VICTORY WHICH OVERCOMES THE WORLD

9. Ordination Sermon, October 15, 1876, Madison, Wisconsin. 1 Corinthians 4:1-2

   THE GLORY OF THE HOLY MINISTRY

10. Ordination Sermon, September 15, 1878, Spring Prairie, 1 Corinthians 4:1-2

    TRUE FAITHFULNESS IN THE MINISTRY

11. Address at Luther College Graduation, June 16, 1881
12. Dedication of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Watson, Minnesota, June 25, 1882. Luke 14:16-25

    THE INVITATION TO THE GREAT SUPPER

13. Ordination of Otto Christian Ottesen, Immanuel Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. February 3, 1884. 2 Timothy 2:3

    ENDURING HARDSHIP AS A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST

14. Address at Luther College Graduation, June 17, 1886

    A TRUE SENSE OF HONOR

15. Dedication of a New Church at Spring Prairie, December 5, 1886. Luke 19:1-10

    THE PROPER DEDICATION OF A CHURCH

16. Opening of the Twenty-First Regular Synod Convention, Stoughton, Wisconsin, June 3, 1887. 2 Corinthians 12:9

    THE COMFORTING TRUTH: THE GRACE OF GOD IS SUFFICIENT FOR US.

17. Address at Luther College Graduation, June 15, 1887

    THE FAITHFULNESS OF SERVANTS

18. Cornerstone Laying of New Luther Theological Seminary Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 15, 1888. 1 Corinthians 3:11
19. Dedication of the Norwegian-English-Lutheran Teachers College, Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory, October 13, 1889

    THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR TEACHERS COLLEGE FOR OUR CHILDREN, OUR CHURCH AND EVERYONE.

20. Fiftieth Jubilee, Western Koshkonong Church, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, May 27, 1894. Psalm 100

    OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO THE LORD.

21. Christmas Day. Luke 2:1-14

    THE GLORIOUS TIDINGS OF CHRISTMAS: "UNTO YOU IS BORN THIS DAY A SAVIOR

22. Septuagesima Sunday, Matthew 20:1-16

    THE GREATNESS OF DIVINE GRACE IN THE WORK OF SALVATION.

23. First Sunday after Easter, John 20:19-31

    THE BLESSED FRUIT OF JESUS' RESURRECTION.

24. Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity, Matthew 9:18-26

    TRUE FAITH: ITS ORIGIN, ESSENCE AND GOAL.

25. Herman Amberg Preus' Last Sermon, Norway Grove, June 10, 1894. Luke 15:1-10

    JESUS RECEIVES SINNERS.