Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-02
REF. JONAS AUsLUND.
Funeral Rites Of this Much Beloved Clergy.
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The First Swedish Lutheran church at the
corner of Saltwater and Woodbury. streets, was
literally packed with people yesterday morning
and the streets around the entire block were
lined with carriages, the occasion being the
funeral of the Rev. Jonas Auslund, who, as an
nounced in the GLOBE, died at Anoka on the
Goth of April, and was brought here for inter
ment.
The little church was profusely draped in
mourning, and with the dense mass of sorrow
stricken vlsages wore an aspect of mourning real
and unassumed. The casket containing all
the mortal of the deceased, was placed near
the altar rails and covered with emblems of
faith, hope and Immortality, wrought in snowy
white flowers. Within the communion rails
were Rev. E. Norelius, of Vasa, Goodhue Co.. !;
hev. z. Sjoblom, Red Wing; Rev. A. P. Ceder-
STAN, Mooers Prairie; Rev. J. P. Nyqvist. st.
Peter; Rev. A. Engdahl, Minneapolis; Rev.
John J. Frodsen, Chisago Lake; Rev. A. F.
Yornel. Saltwater; Rev. ]. O. Cavallin, White
Rock; Rev. P. ]. Sward, vasa; Rev. J.. Magni,
Trenton, Wis; Rev. A. Palmstrom, Hastings.
The services commenced by the Rev. A. P.
reading appropriate passages of scripture and
offering prayer. There were several
| hymns sung by the congregation,
but beautiful poem, descriptive
of the liberated souls passage Of the spiritual
Jordan, and its welcome by angel voices and
|
J sung by double quartette, in q manner re-
| mindful of the Swedish Quartette. After the
| singing of this beautiful hymn, s.Jordan's
stream the Rev. P. Sjoblohm preached an i'm
presslve discourse froh the third chapter of
the second OF Timothy, and part of the eleventh
| verse-'Out of them all the Lord delivered
me-. In his concluding sentences he alluded
to the deceased, and compared him to the
| Apostle Timothy in his tribulations and attic
tions and the merciful Father of all good mad
delivered him out of them all. AS the preacher
spoke with unsteady voice, and in touching wore .
OF the deceased, the whole congregation was
melted to tears. The spectacle was affecting
| IN the extreme. At first the tears silently
flowed. but as the fervid, solemn words of the
preacher became more earnest-more impress
sive, tho whole mass of densely packed people
sobbed and swayed in bitterest grief. At the
conclusion Of the sermon, Herman Stocken-
strOm recited an original elegy, excellently
written, which narrated the virtues of de-
ceased, and suggested some instructive
thoughts, POLITICALLY expressed. The delivery
OF this poem again caused the whole congre-
grafton, almost literally, to lift up their voices
where SO much genuine grief is shown as the
people of the first Swedish Lutheran church
displayed yesterday at the funeral of Rev.
Jones Auslund, and few ministers live and die
SO beloved as he.
The Rev. Jonas Auslund was born in Sweden
| in lS43. He came to America at the age of q,
and continued his studies for the ministry. In
June, 1870, he was ordained at Andover, ILL.,,
and received his first appointment at Cam
bridge, this State. In 1871 he came to st.
Paul and continued in charge of the First
Lutheran church till 1877, when he was ap
pointed to Minneapolis. His health at this
time was failing fast, and he was unable tc
enter upon his duties at his new appoint
ment; the only time he officiatec
being Christmas day last, wher
he assisted in the service. Thinking
change would probably benefit him, he paid a
visit to Anoka, where he became suddenly
worse, and his end came very quickly. The
deceased gentleman leaves a widow and one
child, little girl four years of age, to mourn
their irreparable loss