The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-27
CALUMET, Mich. April %, 1897.

To the Editorials your correspon-
|asnt in YOUR last Saturdays issue, only
|gaye very vague explanation OF what
Ee knew about the religious factions
among the Finnish peoplein this country,
ALLOW me to give more de- allied explain
= alton upon the same subject, TO ayoio
Misunderstanding.
| great number OF the Finnish people
/ ID this country belongs to a sect founded
|by Provost l.. l.. Laestadius about NIFTY
Years ago, known here as the "Apostoll-
| cal Lutherans" and among themselves
a. "tbe christians" They have numer.
Gus coneruga cations in this country ana
| thew are the most temperate people. but
A1ucation OF the youth is sadly neglected
Tsud they never have had any organlza-
i ton. the movement being kept alive
mostly by travelling missionaries,
The Evangelical Lutherans" organ.
| lied in the spring OF 1890 the Suomi
synod, which, although an independent
Organization, Is regarded asthe daugnter
| Of the Finnish national or State churcn
~ the mother country. To this SYNOD
belongs at present about thirty organ
| lied congregations. 1t is governed ny a
charter and bylaws, by a permanent
consistory and by an annual general con-
yention. 1t has it's own organ, the
| "Paimen- Sanomia, started over eight
years ago and published at Hancock
| This church organization has taken the
ask to educate the youth aud TO pre-,
serve the nationality and language OF
| the pc pie, as far IA it may be possiDie
: in this country, For that purpose tne
| finnish college was started IN last sep
| TENDER in leased house at West ban
| cock, with three teachers and overtwehts
pupils. -,
The Suomi synod has met oppositioi
pom the very day it was ORGANIZED ane
. do not believe that any real Roou Ca,
be accomplished in this world witnou
meeting opposition, The opposition t'
| this direction was started about sever
| years ago at Calumet by the notoriou
| John Ekman and has been attempte'
ever since in many other places by aim0 ~
Asqually notorious adventures. IL
-Suild up and to destroy are two entire''
| different things. -, a,
Everywhere there il to be found som
Of our countrymsn who ahhor chu1cn VI
carnations on the foolish ground tna
80
/ they are oppressors. They are, 10 iac'
not ripe enough to understand the Va,u
| OF such organizations, their general iue
being that the will OF every man Spa
-eipn supreme in this country: lnes
4 people lain to belong 10 .ne ~ ''
tional church." which do not eAisy. -
| their usual boast that they are the pc
| pie" and that they are great III ~.
everywhere. But don't you oeiieye Inen
There NAV be some Of them IN hancU'
and they may build church, put SUN
j. only an unorganized faction. Al,
Your correspondent assures us VIZ
these prominent citizens do not oppo
the college, IL it ia governed accorolpg
their notions. There you see the po,1
Va hear them also often say Ii ).
synod il governed according TO our !.
tons, we will JON the same. bue !.
synod and the college are not govern.
according to their loose NOTIONS a.
therefore they remain outside an un.
ganized faction ready to use any ne,
trick in opposing any advance naoe
the synod. WIZ. "a. ~
Act, the communica alton OF %
your Yesterdays issue, It is true .na. .
ranised "The Finnish Church OF Am
jca." of which he pretended to De
-3bishop." But that organisatIon 60 ,
Z Only on paper, To prove the t.u. M
statement. / need only to state . .hsr
bishop" was very glad indeed, wnen
was called from his seat at ironwyT
one year ago, to preach Tor the so,cM :,
national congregation" OF Ou,' -
where he still remains. Did ne n ~ -;
u abandon both bis 'church anu "'' ~
,<~&pric? ...,,ceti
The latter part OF said commnn .,a y
IL unworthy OF notice. being en..re'y y
eide OF the present collage ques''on. xr
marty nj students OF the Micn'p