Introduction

Biography

Carl was the son of Knut Knut­son Sol­berg and Aas­hild Hau­gen. He mar­ried twice, to Gun­hild So­phie Berg (1898) and Si­na Mar­guer­ite Var­land (June 17, 1914, Ottawa, Il­li­nois).

He was edu­cat­ed at St. Ol­af Col­lege, North­field, Min­ne­so­ta, and the Unit­ed Nor­we­gian Lu­ther­an se­mi­na­ry.

He was or­dained in 1900, and served at:

• Vermillion and Yank­ton, South Da­ko­ta
• Zion Ev­an­gel­ic­al Lu­ther­an Church, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois (1906–11)
• Bethlehem Church, Min­ne­apo­lis, Min­ne­so­ta (1911–18)
• Ma­di­son, South Da­kota; and St. Paul’s, Min­ne­apo­lis

From 1937–45, he was an ev­an­gel­ist for the Ev­an­gel­ic­al Lu­ther­an Church.

Works

• A Brief His­to­ry of the Zi­on So­ci­ety for Is­ra­el, 1928
• Explanation, with Hen­ry Grims­by, Carl Raug­land & Vol­rath Vogt, 1928
• Catechism, with Hen­ry Grims­by & Carl Raug­land, 1928
• New Tes­ta­ment Bi­ble His­to­ry, with Hen­ry Grims­by & Carl Raug­land, 1928
• Scriptural Ev­an­gel­ism, 1935
• The Pow­er of Christ and Oth­er Sto­ries, with Mar­tin Fin­stad, 1937
• In Qui­et Mo­ments, 1940
• At the Feet of Je­sus, 1942
• Soul Sav­ing Ser­vice: or Faith in Ac­tion, 1945