New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1916, Page 14

14 entimental Appeal Will Never Stop European War : ev. Dr. S. G. Ohman, in Annual Report to Swedish Church, Dwells on Conflict Across the Atlan- tic and Prosperity Here. The annual : of the Swedish held the @apel of the church last night with a meetir theran church was in 'ge number of the parishioners pres- t. ad Reports of the vear were past all showed mvch progr d been made during the year. pastor, presided Rev. 5 Ohman, the the meeting, which opened with a mn and prayver led by the pastor. of a secretary e first business the meeting s the election of and fill that The ic Carlson was chosen to fice during the coming stor then read his ich follows: “Beloved member vear. annual r s of the Swedish theran churc ““I thank m upon every re- Pmbrance of vou. Always in every ayer of mine for you all making re- est with joy. For your fellowship the gospel from the first day until Ww. Being confident of this very ing thet he hath begun a good work you will perform it until the day of us Christ.” ‘Paul the apostle of the Lord was a isoner in Rome when he wrote this istle to the congregation in Phillipa. congregation very dear to him on- unt of the faith and charity that r members had displayed and also account of the helpful financial i which the congregation repeatedly delivered to St. Paul in Rome. “The tone of his epistle does not de- e the depression cf mind which ght expect from an imprisoned man ankfulness and joy seemed to pos- his heart. He wants them to un- rstana that though he was in pris- and was not allowed to preach the spel of Christ, they should never- Bless not think that he was an apos- of a lost cause or that the displeas- B of God was resting over him or ershadowing him. On the contrary, d had turncd this severe trial of his Jsuccess of the gospel. Tt is great in- @, when the church members are h that the minister of the Lord can bnk God for them. The Christain rch is an organization of God him- I# although its outward appearance ather human and imperfect. The jurch is more than a society. And should therefore regard her abov other organization, bécause God tks the salvation of our souls in the rch and shall perform this wonder- act until the day of Jesus Christ ‘A true pastor always prays for congregation and the congregation likewise for its pastor and the encouragement of the pas- | rship in the gospel on the rt of the church members and when ow review, not only the past year | the entire twenty years’ period t T have served as your pastor, T d a large number participating with in the gospel work ‘from the first v until now.” Here are many who ve grown old but not tired, who re during these many vears stood my side, supporting and praying the work, devotedly partaking in church services, helping to carry spiritual and financial burdens. these I count not only deacons d trustees of the church but also chers of the Sunday school, mem- s of the Young People’s Luther lague, members of the sewing so- ty, members of the Men’'s society the church choir and of the so- ty for aiding the poor. I re- bmber you all in my prayers and e thanks to God with joy. To all , my friends, is particularly given s promise of our Lord that this Goa y thing that He hath begun of | He perform | d work in you, will to the day of Jesus Christ. “It would be indeed well, if these rds could be applied upon all our rch members, but I regret to say there are some, who give bre.cause for sorrow and disappoint- bnt by unchristian life. There are 0 some who enjoy finding fault with prybody and everything and there- do comsiderable harm to the work Christ and the success of the urch. Children and young people eport, | he | he | i On us | suffer a great deal of harm by lis- tening to undue and irresponsible faultfinding and it is no wonder that such influence gradually pulls them away from God and His church. “The past vear has been marked by radical changes in the industrial {and commercial world. At the pres- ent time we enjoy a remarkable prc perity, not only in ammunition fac- tories because of the European war, but our industrial plants in general are very busy all over the country. | The terrible war now raging seem to be of a longer duration than was expected and instead of any sign of peace everything seems to indicate the prolongation of hostilities and the spirit of preparedness for the worst, even in peaceful countries, including our own. The ammuni- tion industry has apparently the brightest prospects for vears to come. Sentiment Won't End War. “Peace will never come in the world by sentimental appeals, but Ly a prop- er readjustment of facts. “Grateful indeed to Almighty God we ought to be for the privilege that this country still enjoys having been spared from hostile cenflicts with other nations. ILet us sincerely hope that this will continue. “Our church work has been exceed- ingly prosperous. The morning ser vices have been particularly well at- tended and a smaller audience has enjoyed the devotional exercises, both of the Sunday evening and weekly ser- vices during the Lenten season. The | L.ord’s Supper has been frequently cel- ebrated and many of our voung peo- ple, T am glad to sav, have been the guests at the Lord’s Table. Holy bap- tism has been performed mostly in our homes and sometimes at the parson- age. A great deal of charity work has | been done among the poor. The Christain education of the children has been taken care of by forty-seven teachers and the enrolled number, in- cluding the Bible class, is now ' over 500. Besides Christian teaching has heen taught in our summer school and by the pastor in the confirmation class. May 9, sixty-four children were confirmed and for the first time ad- mitted to the Lord’s Supper. On May 13, was held a most remarkable re- union of my former confirmants, at which near 700 young pecple came together. The different societies of the church have faithfully performed their different functions, which gratefully acknowledge. “On Labor day the United TLuther leagues of the Haitford district, held its annual convention in our church Congregation week was celebrated in October very ably managed 1 Emil Larson and his assistants. Professor Gerhard Alexis entered upon his duties on the first Sunday of October as or- ganist and choir leader. “about my own pastoral r.ever used to have much to say, but I have tried honestly to do what T deemed to be the best for the congre- gation. After twenty years of service as your pastor, T am no stranger to you and T rather leave to my merciful Lord to judge of my wor T express my thanks for the vacation T enjoyved we work "last summer permitted thereby to gain new strength and vigor for my work and T also appreciate very highly the observance of our silver anniversary which the congregation celebrated in such a pleasing manncr. “I finally wish to make an earnest appeal to my dear church members taking advantage of these prosperou times, to make an immediate and unit- ed effort in materially reducing our heavy church mortgage The church board will at this meeting present a feasible plan to accomplish this sult “May the grace of our TLord assert | its power in our church work during { this year and grant us all happiness, health and prosperit Treasurer’s Report. The report was accepted and or- dered placed in the minutes of the meeting. 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All are in a prosperous condition. from the six told of Oflicers Elected. to succeed those was held. The Lilection of officer whose terms expired present incumbents were re-elected. are as follows: Deacons, Char O. Kallberg, Aaron Hoglund and John Frisen; trustees, Oscar Johnson, Jus- tus Wallen and John A. Nelson. Pro- fessor Gerhard Alexis, was chosen organist and the appointment of Andrew Berquist as janitor was rati- fied. The ushers for the vear will be George Rolf, Elwin Olson, Artht Hoaglund, Joel IFrisen, Walter Taik and Emil Larson. John A. Anderson was chosen lay delegate to the con- vention of the New England confer- ence, which will be held in Middle- town shortly after Easter, and Otro Bengston was appeinted attern Ohman, chairman, selected A. Andrews and Conrad Hultberg auditors. as as Reduce Debt. reuuce the and the members of Rev. G Hultberg financial To A movement to debt. was inaugurated lowing were chosen as the soliciting committee: Ohman, chairman; Conrad treasurer; Alden Anderson, secretary. The committee will re- port to the meeting in April, Wwhen the campaign for the raising of funds: INSTANT READINESS 10 MEET ATTACK Wars Come Suddenly, Says Maj.- Gen. Carter church fol- Washington, Jan. 21.—Any military must recognize the fact that come suddenly and that there must be instant readiness to meet the at- tack, said Major-General William H. Carter, recently retired, in a statement yesterday before the senate military committee “War is a condition which may be forced upon us any day through dip- lomatic notes,” he said, “without ac- tion by congress.” Tlustrate Possibilities. Great Britain's declaration of war against Germany and the Japanese attack upon Ru were cited as il- lustrating the possibilities. General Carter laid before the com- mittee a report submitted by him to the secretary of war last April, before his retirement and while he was com- mander of the department of Hawaii. It was prepared at the secretary’s re- quest for his views as to a proper military policy for the United State: and it seemed evident, he said, that it formed the basis for the continen- tal army scheme now contemplated, even to the name, which Mr. Garri has proposed. Force of 131,500 Men. General Carter recommended in- creasing the standing army to such an extent that a mobile force of 131,- 500 men would be available in the United States; that the federal volun- teers be organized and trained on the basis of an infantry regiment to each congressional district, and that addi- tional appropriations he made for the militia. He did not believe, however, that a period of intensive training for federal volunteers could be accom- plished. Instead he proposed that a colonel for each volunteer regiment be appointed from the regular arm and also a non-commissioned staff; that the troops be enlisted for two years and trained in shch ways as might be found practicable in each district. In that time, he said, about wars a policy adequate to the nation’s needs | SATURDAY JAN. 22 ---0F THE--- the same amount of instruction could be given as would be the case in six months of intensive training. Like all other regular army officer who have appeared before the mi tary comniittees, General Carter thought compulsory military ice | was the only means of fully insurin the nation against attack, though he believed it unwise to attempt to enact such a measure at present, saying that the young men of the country should be given an opportunity to come for- ward as volunteers. ser reater Number of Units. “In much traveling about the coun- he I have seen nothing whatever to convince me that our people are now impressed with the necessity of going to compulsory mil- itary service. They never have been put under such a pressure by an en- try” said, such course.” ‘While General Carter's recommen- dations for the regular army contem- plate about the same force as that proposed by Secretary Garrison, he has suggested a radical change in or- ganization for arms that would pro- duce smaller regiments and therefore a greater number of units. The huge egiments of several thousand men Germans Don Y7 GERMANS EXAM German soldiers having intelliger.ce those of no and inquisitiveness beyond many of their enemies, learning lessons, they lose opportunity of mili- tary or otherwise, in the territory they occupy. A recent story from Germany lls of an archacologist in the Ger Caprured Uniforms; Examine Swords! 4 man army in France unearthing pre- historic relics during his brief leaves from the front as a private and send- ing them to German museums. The men in the picture, some of them dressed for sport in captured Belgian uniforms, are examining an enemy s sword, a trophy of the war. emy as would bring them to agree ‘o | Buropean armies, he were wholly unsuited to Ameri- conditions, and he dismissed, as worthy ot consideration, the sug- gestion that 16-inch howitzers would be needed for the mobile troops. American roads would not permit the use of such weapons, he said, and, in any defensive war in which the coun- might become involved, there | would be much open fighting and lit- tle trench warfare. MILITARY SERVICE BILL IS PASSED used in some said, can not Committee of Hoitse of Commons En- dorses Measure With Loud Cheers— Credit Due Long and Bonar Law London, Jan. 21—The military serv- | ice bill pd sed through the committee of the House of Commons at 2 | o’clock last night amid loud cheers. | Walter Hume Long, president of the Ilocal government board. in a speech | closing the discussion, said he desired to remove the impres »n that under this bill the government was creating a great in the form of a military machine which would grab at any man coming within its scope. There was no intention that the war office should act with undue severity, but on. the contrary, it intended to maintain the present syvstem identical, but giving it a ! bosition it had hitherto not occupied. Philip Snowden, the socialist ber of Blackhurn, speaking as ponent of the bill, -paid warm tribute to the generous way the had been piloted through the House by Andrew Bonar Law and Mr. Long. AMr. Bonar Law grateful thanks of himself Long to all sections for the shown in committee. John Dillon, nationalist, added he had never seen a bill which might have led to heated debate, conducted House with greater skill a con- ciliatory manner. thought that Premier Asquith never shown greater kill than leaving its con- duct to Mr. Long M 3onar Law. The parliamentary labor party held a meeting in the House of Commons Jast night to discuss their attitude at the forthcoming labor conference at Bristol which will finally decide labho attitude on the compulsion question. 1t understood that last night's proceedings were very stormy and that acrimonious denunciations were made of the labor members who are supporting the bill in the House. monster an op- a and Mr. restraint that passionate, through the or in a more He had in na easily is DEFENDS WILSON AND | HIS FOREIGN POLICY | London “Daily Chronicle” Scores Brit- ish Press For Not Treating U. S, As Strictly Neutral Power. I.ondon, Jan. 21.—The “Daily | Chronicle” devotes the most promi- nent position on its editorial page to- day to a defense of President Wilson and his foreign policy. The “Chron- licle” declares that Mr. Wilson occu- Iples a position of exceptional diffi- culty, adding that “if the 3ritish almost | statutory | mem- ' bill | then expressed the 1 | more conscious i i i i | | public took a little more understand him and were of the absurdity of lecturing a great republic on what its President ought to do it would be much to the advantage of the Anglo- American future. Discussing the towards the United “Chronicle” says: “There section of the press that is not treating the United States strictly as a neutral power. They have treated the United State as if they were one of their family. A recent number of an American press and trouble to English attitude States the a British X SERBIAN WAR VICTIMS; | RENEW THEIR APPEAL! SERVIAN WOMEN REFUGEES (HOTE_BARE FEET) Plans for relief work among the Serbian refugees in Montenegro, Alba- are being to nia and northern Greece perfected Americns for aid. and appeals are made Reports from the desperate condi but difficulties rope emphasize of regarding the It the American relief clearing house in tion these refugees, transportation have pre- vented inauguration of relief work is expected, however, that Paris and the French government will co-operate in getting supplies to these refugees. Civilians in the inte- rior of Serbia are now being cared for by H. C. Hoover of the Belgian commission and the Rockefeller foun- LAST DAY -4 OFF SALE THE FARRELL & - O’CONNOR CO. dation. It will be to Serbians outs side of Serbia. that the clearing housé will direct its attention The ture shows Serbian women applying for relief at a German station e tablished after the country quered Note their bare feet magazine contains a symposium ing the reasons of English why America should come war. This is piece of gratuitous impertinence. ~We have no business to advise Americans what line of policy they should pursue. “The personal position of the Presi- dent has been one of exceptional dif- ficulty. He has incurred the bitter and relentless hatred of all German- Americans. Beside the hostility this class and the defection of Bryan democrats he has put up the powerful opposition of the money- ed interests.” was con- a giv- writers into the of the with DRINK EOT WATER IF YOU DESIRE A | ROSY COMPLEXION Says we can’t help but look better and feel better after an inside bath. 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