Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-16
ELDER BJOGKMANS DEnlSE
On d Mission from U al, Ho Is Laid
10 Rest 10 His Native Land,
hts Death Wa. sudden ana Nncs'
ptetru, nsinE csu-sd by III" Hurst
ing of . niood Vessel

Alder Anton Peterson, Of Scplo.
Utah, COW on n mlBii0n TO Sweden,
where he Ia lahoflng In the Stonhhoim
conference, writes to a relative OF this
city undor date OF August u, 1895,
clncnruing the burial Of the late E..
der Andrew BJorkmau, OF this city,
who recently died IN Sweden, while
there one mission, Elder Peterson
says
a week hgo Saturday l received
irom Elder q. A. Ahlquist, OF sugar
House ward. the president OF this
conference, message that Elder An
Drew BlorkmAn Of your city had died
In Dalarna. 40 wss n shock to ue
Elders here (Upsala) as We had had no
lntimallon that he had been III. sun
day morning Brother Ahlquist went
through this ciiy on hls way TO attend
the funeral Of Elder Biofkman. Meeting
Brother All quist At the station, he
requested mt to accompany him and
| Elder O. T.. Oinin TO DalarnA, which
| 1 did, thou IA having only seven MIN
utus In when % got ready. Arriving
81 Gusiai's station we were met by
E,der bennberg OF Union, salt Lake
vouuty, who was tue rnissi0nary COM
psnion OF Brother BIorkman. On loot
We proceeded TO Salvarbo. four
miles distant, arriving there about
o'clock IN. fho people there request.
ID US 10 holi = msotibR Win mem,
which we did. We mad good meet.
I a.. NuNH lat
many patiently standing listening
oulsi1c. Monday lignt We dressed
Elder Bj0fkman In proper robes ior
burial.
Tuesday afternoon tho funeral took
place. Tue following Eldefn from Utah
were present. President q Stockholm
conference, &. A. Ahlquisi, .. h. o..
son Of Mount Pleasant, E.F.Lsnn0erg
aud Anton Peterson, htalueH many
saints aud nOu.members OF the Church.
Alter singing prayer was offered by III.
der Ahlquistj then singing ngain, after
which tho four Utah Eder8 present
spoke Of the good, worth ana IAbots
Of Elder BjoTkmau; Elder Ahiqulst
also spoke upon tue subject OF the mat
resurrection. A heAr.s carried the
remains OF Elder Bjorkman to the
cemetery, followed by the Elders from
Utnn and many Saints anu strangers.
A beautiful spot is \ 10 loot had been
secured wnaTv We tcudsTly laid Btoth-
OF Biofkman 20 rubt. After tho parish
priest had performed the burial Rites
according To tue law OF tue lnnd,
Brother Ahlquist dedicated no grave /,
after which we Tour Utah Toys r. nd.I.
ed "NeaIer my God 10 Thee" The
sAlntu VI balvarbo brought numerous
WIeAthes anu flowers, also some that
were bfl ught all tbs way from Stock
holm, 40 tho grave was beautifully
decorated. the Saints here are going
70 plant shrubbery anu trees nrot' 4
tho gruuuds.
"Brotuur Andrew BlpTkman gas
one at ihe tiTst That tmuraced tho
Gospel IN Upsali. Hu was born Ia
BiOfEllngc, January p, 1888; baptzsd
May IS, 1854, aud unisfatug 10 Utah
Ia 1869. Brother BIOfhmAn had not
been tieS at nil, ho was visiting some
Saints ono mile from SalvaTbo at the
time Of his demise. A blood vosstl
burst In his right side, aud beiofs the
doctor arrived he hal expired. ltwas
nli "A matter OF bat few minutes, and
Brother Bjtrkman had teen Gale II
away 10 cobtiuue his work In another
sphere. lie was beloved here by Saints
aud strangers alike ani Will DO missed
by them. Ho had boen here little M ora
than n year.
Elder Peterson says the Gospel 4.
progtesslng where he IN lnb9riug "slow
but cure" Many arc inquiTing Into
tho principles OF the Gospel. by 10.
quest the Elders held another excel,
lent meeling GU the evsr Ing OF the DAY
Of Elder Blotkman's funeral, There
arc n. present among the Elders OF
Utah three Americana, only one
Of whom can a. YET speak pTesentsbls
swedish, ths OthtTs having recently
arrived. rhere 10 n continual need OF
more Elders la that lAuu. The neld Il
great, but the laboreTs are low anu TAI
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