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CLAY COUNTY ILLUSTRATED 



work is recognized by the State and 

 accredited to standard colleges and 

 universities. In addition, practical 

 courses in business, carpentry, Ladies' 

 Seminary, are offered. Over 5,000 stu- 

 dents have attended Concordia College 

 these 25 years and over 500 have been 

 graduated from the different courses. 

 This institution serves the people of 

 the Northwest by giving a practical 

 education to the young men and wom- 

 en at the lowest prices consistent with 

 good instruction and care. 



Trinity Lutheran Church 



The new church edifice of the Nor- 

 wegian Trinity Lutheran congregation 

 was erected during the summer and 

 fall of 1915. It is in the Gothic style 

 of architecture and is built of pressed 

 brick with Kasota stone trimmings. It 

 is 119 feet long, 50 feet wide in the 

 nave and 64 feet in the transepts. The 

 spire, 135 feet high, is surmounted by 

 an electric cross. The seating capacity 

 of the main auditorium is 900. On 

 Christmas day the first service was 

 held in the new church. 



Norwegian Trinity Lutheran Church— Cost $40,000 



