Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 22, 1910, Page 20

THE OMA HA SUNDAY BEE: MAY CALIFORNIA CHICAGO, IN THE. OF WHICH AUGUSTANA. FIRST STARTED BGINNING Sunday, June 6, The Augustana Synod andAugustana College and Theologlcal Seml- nary at Rock lIsland, Ill, will begin a two weeks' celebration in commemoration of the fif- tieth annlversary of their birth. April 27, 1910, marked the fiftieth milestone in th history of the synod and the college, and, " though the occasion was fittingly cele- brated with memorial services at that time, the reat jubllee celebration will take place June 5 to 15 at Rock Island, 1il., where the synod holds this year's session and where the college is locuted. It will be the greatest celebration in the history of the synod and thousands of visiors are ex- pected to be present, coming from nearly all the states of the union. It is estimated that at least 4,000 persons from far off con- gregations will be present and that at some days the number will be much greater. Of the 1,002 congregations belonging to the synod each one is entitled to two dele- Bates. Beside these delegates scores will come from those places to be present a visitors. Special trains will be run from the nelghboring towns, such as Galesburg, Rockford, Chicago, Paxton and others, and 250,000 Swedish-American Lutherans throughout the land will celebrate the fif- tieth anniversary of the organization of Rnod and the establishing of their central 00l of higher education. Extensive and elaborate arrangements have been made by the synod and the col- lege authorities for a fitting celebration of the anniversary. Kvery day will be oc- cupled with progress and about three ses- slons will be held daily. Invitations have been issued to all the larger universities and colleges of this country and Sweden to send delegates, and favorable replies have been recelved from most of them. ‘The universities of Sweden will send their most representative men, the Upsala uni- versity sending its president, Dr. Henrick Schuck, widely known as a scholar and aughopity on the literature of the middie ageW. The representative from Lund was to be Dr. C. J. W. Thyren, but word was recelved last week that account of urgent business at the Swedish Rikdag, of which he is a member, he could not jme. Another representative will come in place. The representative from the Bwedish church will be the venerable bishop von Scheele, who has been here twice before. He is without doubt the most prominent man in the church of the old country, and the college authorities are much pleased over the fact that the king appointed von Scheale. He was present in 1808 at the 300th anniversary celebrations of the final establishment of the reformation in Bweden, wnd during this visit he made many friends wherever he went. The presi- dents of the various Lutheran synods of the country will also participate, bringing greetings from thelr respective synods, and " e presidents of the nine educatiunul in ttutions belonging to the Augustans synod will also be present. Besides these scholars and church men there will be many oth prominent men taking part. Governor Eberhart of Minne- sola and Governor Charles Deneen of Illi- nols are on the program, the former taking part In the session which h been called “Greater Augustana,” held In the evening ot Juoe 7. Judge Peter S. Grosscup of the United States circuit court of appeals, Chicago, will be the college commence- ment speaker and Chiet Justice Harry Olson of Chicago will also speak The Rev. Dr. E. Norellus of Vasa, Minn., president of the synod and one of the early plo will be the main figure at the syndical Jubliee. Though now an old man, belng % years old, he is quite active and & staunch piliar in the synod. Agspecial auditorium seating over 3,00 peofis bas just been completed on the col- lege campus, and arrangements are being made for extensive decorating of the beau- titul College boulevard and all the streets loading to the college grounds. All the olasses that have graduated from the school have arrauged for reunions, as bave 8ls0 the musical organizations. The largest musical reunion will no doubt be tie reanion of the Handel Oratorio chovus, which, it is estimated, will number close to 300 members. This chorus will render the jublloe cantata written for the occasion B 3 W, Olon of Chicago, The famous o chorus will also be more The chapel choir, com- on Syned is Soon t ~ REV. G.A BRANDELLE, DD, FEVENSWANBERG HANSAS N ’l NEBRASKA REV.J03. A ANDERSC TOWA A T o) Celebrgte It 09 B BEV.C.E.FRISK COLUTIBLA | ZRESIDENTS OF THE CONFERENCES 1910 AvGUSTANA COLLEGY, AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY tices for a reunion te all its former mem- bers. The Augustana military band will also be greatly augmented. These musical organizations will furnish the music during the two weeks' celebrations, besides the solo numbers on the program. The history of the Augustana synod is a moot interesting and fascina From humble beginning it has grown until it has become ‘'the greatest body in the general council, of which it composes one-third, and & great power for the enlightenment of the Swedish Lutherans in America. It has united the scattered Swedes of this goun- try as no other organization. Little did the founders of the synod who met in the little church at Clinton, Wis, in 1560 re- alize that the organization of which they were laying.thé foundation would assume such enormolls proportions and develop in the manner which it has. Little did they realize what an infiuential part it was to play in the history of the Swedes in Amer- ica and the Lutheran church. It has proven to be & mighty power In uniting the Swedes In this country and in estabifshing & system of schools and colleges founded on Christian principles, where their children might obtain a thorough education. It s often forgotten that the Swedes were among the early settlers of this con- tinent and that they had churches estab- lished here as early as 1688, But the ‘Glorfa Dei” church at Philadelphia and the "Old Swedes church” at Wilmington, Del., are still witnesses of thelr earliest church work in this country. Among the tmmigrants that arrived from the old country In 1638 were several pastors, and immediately upon landing they establi churches where they might worship. immigrants were a religious people and. could not conceive of a settlement without a church. Their churches prospered as long as they had thel pastors among them, but gradually their ministers dimin- ished in number, some returning to the old country and oti died. Having no other way of getting ministers for thew congregations, they petitioned the king to send them pastors, but the troublesome times in the old country at that time made it impossible for the King to grant tieir petition and they were compelled to get along without any clergy. On this account the churches were gradually closed und firally’ went over to tne Ipiscopalian church, in whose possessio: ul main. Such was the first 1 history of the Swedish L. B America. & one. b an ¢hided In The second general exodun of Swe - gan in the forty-fourth ax Ty ollth years of the last century, wiveral families arrived from the souilv i part of Bweden and settled In Sheboygan, Wis, and New BSweden, la. A beginning had been made and several other families ful- lowed, but did not settle close (o that had come before, but scattered throughout widely separated parts ol W country. Thelr experl es in a ange land with & strange language and customs were varied. They spent months at sea, tossed about In small salling sels, suffering ail mauner of hardships from storms, sickness and sometimes from hunger and thirst. Hundreds died on the way. But their lseries were not at 'an end when they ded. Then begun the tiresome aud often dangerous travel over the endless prairies. in boats and prairie schooners they found their way o eettiements In Illin and other western states. In 1854 came the terrible cholera year., It Is estimated that about two- thirds of the immi nts that arrived that year perished In the plague. Many literally walked about and died. BSerious times were coming. At first men worked for W cents & day, while the women worked at 10 and % cents a day. One of them wrote in No- vember of the above year “Twenty-three of our small company have dled; the rest are unable to work; our means are gone and winter is at hand.” Three years later came the financial crisis and many of the settlers who had & little of thelr savings in the banks lost all' they had. The eastern and central states next re- ceived several groups of Immigrants. We find them settling In Sugar Grove and Jamestown, along the borders of Penn- Ivania and New York; at Chicago, And- over, Rock lsland, Moline, Galesburg, at Burlington, la., and Chisago lake, Min- nesota. At this time no organized church work existed among the Immigrants, but the lack of a shepherd was keenly felt. In New Sweden, Ia, the settlers organized a congregation early as 184 Belng with- out & minister they appointed one of thelr own to serve as pastor. Soon trouble arose and the existence or not of the congrega- tion whs serious. But at this juncture Revs. Esbjorn and Hasselquist came and succeeded in restoring order and harmony, These two men became the pillars of the church work from now on. Actusted by & ves- canal ms desire to help his countrymen in the far off country, Rév. Esbjorn settied with his company in Andover, 1ll, which soon be- came & large center for the Swedes. He soon organized a church there and later on other churches at Princeton, Moline, Hen- derson and Galesburg, 11l But Dr. Esbjorn's work was not limited to lilinols alone. In the spring of 18 he undertook a journey to the eastern states to solicit funds among the English and German-speaking Lutheran people for the erection of churches in the newer and poorer western settlements. In Bosten he was introduced to the famous Swedlsh singer, Jenny Lind, and received from her a gift of §1500. With the money he gath- ered he erected a church at Andover and a frame church at Moline, 1ll. One of those who was of great assistance to Dr. Esbjorn in the trylng early days was Dr. E. Nore- llus now living at Red Wing, Minn, and president of the syrud. Together they walked or rode between the soattered set- tlements assisting thelr countrymen in every way. They were tireless in their ef- forts, and, sacrificing comfort, they set an example for their brethren. About this time it became evident that a stronger church government was neces- sary for their existence. Dr. Esbjorn, therefore, together with some Norweglan pastors, met wiih the Engllsh Lutheran congregations In northern lllinols at Ce- darville in the fall of and organized the Evengelical Lutheran synod of north- ern lilinols Meanwhile the congregation burg had called Rev. T. 1861 at Gales- N. Hasselquist of v‘ BISHOP GEZ.vow SCHEELEY WHO COMES AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SWENISH CHURCH AND APPOINTED BY KING GUSTAF V the diocese of Lund, Sweden, to become their pastor. Rev. Hasselquist accepted and arrived in 182 and at once took charge. The coming of this man marks an epoch in the history of the Lutheran church in America. He was an unusually well gifted man, with rare ability to organize and with an untiring working capacity. Early in the year of 183 he organized a congregation in the rapidly growing city of Chicago. a s Fiftieth Rl E NURELIUS, 0.0 PRESIDENT OF THE AUGUSTANA Rev. Krland Carlson, arnother of the staunch p.oneers, took charge of this work after \Hasselquist had put it on a surg footing. With unabated vigor this mdn labored in Chicago for twenty-two years, recelving a salary of $350 during the first years. When he was offered $400 he replied that he could get along on $350. The work of the church now reached Minnesota, where Rev. P. A. Cederstam JTHE A was stationed at Chisago Lake and P. Carlson at Carver. A little later J. P. C. Boren took up the work at Red Wing. Beside the small means at their disposal they often had to be on their guard for the Indlans, who often annoyed them. At times they were compelled to leave their dwellings and flee from the prairie into the towns with the Indians at their heels and their houses in flames behind them. The spiritual status of the different con- gregatlons varied exceedingly. Here is & picture of the discipline exercised within a northern settlement: The men gathered and went from place to ‘Place to punish indi- viduals and “apply the law.” One man was trying to appropriate the land of a widow. He was driven out of the settle- ment, whereupon the whole crowd plowed, sowed and fenced In a considerable posi- tion of the widow's land and promised’ to protect her rights. After it was all done, the “committee” took a few drinks and ‘spend an enjoyable evening together.” This of course, was more on the order of “vigi- lance” than of evangelical church disci- pline; but their motives seem to have been good, and it had at least the desired ef- fect. Some Specially Culled May Time Flowers from Storied Urns An Appropriate Text. OHN D. ROCKEFELLER. said a New York banker, “asked me une Saturday aft:rncon a €00d, bibical text to base an address ““I'm thinking,’ he saii, ‘atout Liat bewulltul verse trom the Tw.nty-third Psulm—"The Lord is my Shephciv, & suwil not want.' " ** ‘Beautiful, and appropriate,’ I But, Rockefeller, there is even verse in tho same pslam— ‘I'nou est my hcad with ofl; my cup over.”” ' "—Cleveland Post st In the Lund of Rapld Travel. “The train crews of the southwest, from sheer nccessity, are made up of men able to take and appreciate a joke," says former Councilman L. ¢ the dreariness and lives might kil them. 1 was on a train when and some as we came to a stop. ‘‘What place the conductor * ‘Place? said, and his is engincer dr on. agreed. a better anoint- runneth Carran, monotony “Otherwise of their in Arkansas recently, through the car sort glbberish the biakeman ca howled out of Is this, please? I asked this ain't no place,’ 8ood-naturedly, at that. just one of the of the Whenever he goes so many yards ho stops Just from force of habit. Leadcr he habits Friends in Both P Mark Twain, the humorist, had triends in this city of thew, a woman who was his hostess at a dinner on his last visit to Philadelphia, tells the following story: “We weie talking about the future life, and the various Kinds of reward and pun- tshment that might be expected In the next world, and, Mr. Clemens took no part in the discussion, “After & few moments of conversation on the part of the other guests, and com- plete silence from the humorist, the woman sitting next to him turned to him and said: Well, Mr. Clemens, aren't you going to tell Ls what you think about future pun- ishment and roward *'I must ask you Lo excuse me, madame,’ he repliod, 1 have friends fn both places. "—Philadeiphla Times. cex., and one a you see i Diguity. Prof. Ludley A. Sargent, physical di- Yector of Harvard, said recently that the temale figure was improving more notably than the male—and no wonder, sinc: woma. took bealthy exercise while man slaved an office. “To look at some of our men," said Prof. Sargent, “you would believe that senti- ments like Blani's were universal. “Blank, & fat millionaire, was arranging to have his portrait painted. The length— three-quarters—was settled and then the painter said: “'And shail the view be profs or full His iden face, Mr. Blank?' ‘Profile, by all means,’ was the reply. he curve of the stomach gives a dignity to the figure.’ ""—Philadelphia Bulletin, = One Not in the Bible, “We were Invited dinner the other evening, my wife and 1, sald Staten Island preacher, “by some people who had just moved into the parish. Inadvertently my wite had allowed the mald Lo Eo out that day, wiaich involved the considerat.on of my who Is just'6 years old. My wife teiephoned asking if 1t would be agree- atle 1o bring the youngeter, Of course the new parishioners repiied that they would be deiignted. So we went, At 1w asked grace, and not satisfied with this the family be- an to repeat in turn a passage of Scrip- ture. The brevity of the beatitudes seemed to make the most popular appeal, and when my boy's turn came I saw a twinkle in his eye, but was scarcel prepared for what followed. With & look of extreme plety he tuided his hands and exclaimed: those slt on a tack, for they shall rise again!' "—New York Sun. to a dinner to say Dlessed: are who a Where Was Johnt A San Francisco woman, whose husband had been dead some years, went to & me- dlum, who produced the spirit of her dead husband. “My epirit dear John,” sald to the are you happy now 1 am very happy,” John replied “Happler than you me?" she asked “Yes,” was the answer; pler now than I was on e “Tell John, what heaven? Heaven heave the widow were on earth with “I am far hap- h with you." Is it like me, n sald John. “I'm Magazine not in Lippincott's Platt’s Cyn ““The late Senator Platt legislator, “had a cynical about & politician had party, he once sald to me: * ‘Ciroumstances alter everything—polit- ical views, religion, even hcalth ‘Why, I've got a friend who is afflicted with insonmia in its and every morning that man sleeps as sweet and sound as a new born babe when wife crawls over him to start the fire Rochester Herald 1 Wit, ' sald an Albany wit. Talking who changed his worst form, N his That Settled His Fate. Superintendent of Insurance Willlam Hotehkiss sald at a dinner in New York “Thero are not so many people buying annuities from the insurance companies s there used to be, ‘This, perhaps, speaks well for human nsture. An annuity holder, you know, Is apt to be seifish *“I heard the other day, however, of an annuity holder against whom the charge of selfishness could not be Hrought “This man lived on and on. Year after year his annulty was paid. Finally, when H his age seemed about 119, the company sent a special agent to his home to make sure that James Montrose In his proper person was really getting the annuity. “The agent found James Montrose, an aged man, but hale, making a chicken coop 1u (e Lackyard. “‘Are you Mr. James Flagg Montrose? he asked Yes, sir; I am,’ the old man answered, “'Are you the Mr. Montrose who draws the annuity from the Dash company?' 4 , 1 am, and my father before the old man.—Detroit Free me,’ suid Press. = Eplgram on Bxperience. The late Senator Platt had a whimsical way of wrapping his views of life in neat epigrams. A New York jurist once sald to § Platt My son wishes to marry a chorus girl Give him some good advice, won't you?” “No,” sald Senator Platt ‘Advice worthless. We lear experlence.” Here he smiled sadly “And experlence,’ he said. alas! comb for a bald head.”—New York Sun. nator is only by s, & Grant's Tour and Roosevelt Correspondents of forelgn newspapers following the trail of Colonel Roosevelt draw novel pen pictures of the event and Institute comparisons. In the class Is the Paris correspondent of London Truth, who sts the present tour with that of Grant, thirty- two years ago. He says The tour of General president, round the capitals and courts of IBurope was humdrum quiet, and indeed just nothing compared/o that now made by to glve him his military title Yet Grant turned the tide of victory from soutn to north. He brought the United States in ety and without a wind-up through of the greatest civil known. He must have passed through Europe wticed had not the different monarchs called on inyited him and Mrs. Grant to dinner. And they did this without ¥ out of the ordingry course. Not a noticed Gen- eral Grant on boulevards and in the Rue dc Palx he sauntered to and from the American bar take & glass of whiskey as an appetizer before each meal. Hiy_instinet led him to keep his goods on the back shelves of store. That of ex-President Roosevelt 0 them the front window. But few persons thought Grant interesting until he revealed his great character and tender in his last iliness from & cancer throat In that time of sore suffering he wrote his memolrs, not for any egotistical setis- taction, but to assure a fairly good in- come to Mrs. Grant. The pen to correct and revise only fell from his hand a few hours before the fatal moment “Think not that I want to draw any in- vidious comparison between General Grant occasionally latter contr General Grant, when ex- and Colonel Roosevelt Caesarist one wars ever he bing soul ia as his is show well In nature in the rush around Burope has approaching to bring out and the ex-president whose the capitals and courts of turned all attention from the comet. The parallel Is rather the incapacity of the public from top to bottom to see greatness when not set forth with some striking or sensational element The course of going straight from the White House to the wilds of Uganda was 00 much out of the common not to hypno tize all lookers imperial, royal and on, otoer." The London Times correspondent, by the whirl, sends to his paper grimly humorous dispatch: “It is one week since I joined Mr. Roose- velt's expedition—It seems many a year. For the correspondents who have followed him’ from Gondokoro time has long since ceased to have any meaning. Since Febru- ary 25, have toiled after the colonel in heat and dust, have risen at 5, after working till 2. They can only trust the tele- graph office to know the names of the places, the month and the date, for they are no longer certain of any of these things They wander in a kind of dream. Person- ally, after one week 1 have begun to doubt the glamour of a fireman's life. Waliting to Jump tor a motor car when the alarm may be given—in two minutes, in half hour, or not at all—is more fearing even than walt- g for a flylng man to fly. “This is indeed singular adventure upon which we are engaged. It Is uscless to pretend that it is not a royal progress, for what further marks of distinction could any sovereign than to travel in royal trains, to dwell in kings' houses, to be welcomed by Kings, queens and princes, Lo drive in stute carriages amid flags and cheering erowds, and to have the Yards of warships manned for him? “And It is not only the ex-president who honored as if he were a relg mor srch. Mrs. Roosevelt, with her charm of quiet dignity, honored equally Her bright, unspoilt, at ractive son and daugntar are honored, too The whole affair is quite unique One is constantly woncering what it all means.” dazed this they receive is Dog Counts the Hours. Promptly at 4:30 o'clock ever John Paesner, a farmer arises and begins his day's work not bother about alarm clocks any more, for he places more in his hound dog Bpot, who sleeps outdoors and who & few minutes before 4:30 begins an unearthly howl Paesner knows from experience it 18 use- less to try to prolong p. for the dog’s yelps will not cease until his master comes down to him Poesner gives & simple explanation of how the dog became such a reliable alarm, When he used the clock the first thing he would do after getting up would be to see if Spot was all right and throw him & piece of meat. The dog now looks for his buak- fast at that hour, and for six weeks bas not varied five minutes in time morning N dis He does at Beverly his sl Anniversary GUSTAV ANDREEN, PH,D. - PRESIDENT 0F N g#SflNA COLLEGE AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The privations and sacrifices of the min Isters were great and it is hard for the present generation to understand how they could bear it. The present president of the synod, Dr. E. Norelius, lived at Vasa, Minn., in a single room, which also served as church. The furniture consisted of a bureau, a stove and a bed. Later on they, ' moved (o better quarters—a house pro- vided with a tent-roof. When it rained they slept under an umbrella. When they moved to Red WIng there was no room to be had, and in all good faith a man told lh!m:» “I don’t know anything else but for you to move into my pigsty for the present.” It was a new one, however, and had not been used for its purpose as yet. But his hospitality was not put in requisi- tion, In the year 1860 the Scandinavians with- drew from the northern Illinols synod and organized an independent ynod. They held a conference in the Swedish Lutheran church of Chicago, April 23-25. This step marks a new beglnning in the history of the Scandinavian Lutherans of America. At the meeting at Clinton, Wis.,, where the final organization of the synod took place, It was also decided to establish & school of thelr own and Augustans college and theological seminary, now lo- cated at Rock Island, 1il, was founded. Rev. Hasselquist was elected president of the synod and Prof. Esbjorn president of the school. The school was first located at Chicago, but later moved to Paxton, Ll Rev. O. C. T. Andren was sent to sweden to gather funds for the new school and succeeded well. The sum raised was 40,00 crowns, or $10,846.45. The king, Carl XV, donated over 5,00 volumes that had belonged to the llbrary of his father. In 1875 the institution was removed to Roclk Island, IIL In 1870 the Norwegians withdrew from the Swedish Augustana synod, united with the general councll, organized in 1867, The men who have served the synod as its presidents are Dr. T. N. Hasselquist, 1860-1870; Rev. Jonas Swenson, 1570 to his death in 1873; Dr. E. Norelius, 1874-1881; Dr, Erland Carlson, 1881-1888; Dr . P, A Lindahl, 1888-1891; Dr. P. J. Sward, 1891-1899; and again Dr. Norelius from 159 to the present time. To give a brief review of the history of the Augustana synod it might be stated that when Dr. Esbjorn, on March 18, 150, rganized a Swedish Lutheran congregation in Andover, I, it consisted of ten com municant members. Ten years later, of June §, 1860, there were thirty-six Swedish congregations, with seventeen pastors and 4447 communicant members. According to the latest avallable statistical reports, covering the time up to January 1, 1909, th synod then consisted of 163,473 communi- cant members, with a total membership of 20464, The number of congregations was 1,082, and of ministers, 611. The value of the church properties was $8,077,862, and the total annual expenses were $1,607,200, Jhere were 8,144 students enrolled in its nine edu~ cational institutions. Its charitable in- stitutions consisted of eight orphan homes, four for the aged, three hospitals, two deaconess institutions and two im- migrant homes. Its missionary activities— home, foreign and inner missions—are car- ried on extensively, and its publication house, the Augustana Book Concern, Rock lsland, with branch offices at Minneapolis, Chicago and New York, i doing a great work in the interest of the synod Augustana collego also celebrates its fif- tieth anniversary with great festivities In June, It is the largest educational insti- tution of the synod, embracing also its on'y theological seminary. Dr. Gustav Andreen 15 its present president. He is & man of untiring energy and has done a great work for the school in personally leading the movement for soliciting the $260,000 endow~ ment fund that is just belng completed. It 1s to & great extent due to his sacrificing and incessant labor for the placing on & sure foundation the college of which he is president, that Augustana will forever be the central institution of learning of the synad. Its rank Is high among colleges and many of its alumni hold prominent po- sitions In church and state, One of the finest lbraries of its kind in the country is now being bullt in the mem- ory of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. A. Denkmann, late residents of Rock Island, and donated by their sons and daughters. The cost of the bullding will be considerably over §100,- 000 when completed,