The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-15

arch o. c. Olsen. r. H. Brown, Bishop
c. J. Larsen, Christopher Christensen.
Peter a. FOrsgren, J. p. P. Dorius, w.
O. Andersen, A W. Winberg, Andrew
Jensen. c. =. Fjeldsen. n. G. Fly
gare, Anna B. Snow. Hedvig Christian
sen, J. NJ. Sjodahl August Stevens and
many others.
The Scandinavian choir of Sandy rem
dered the hymns during yesterdays
meetings. under the direction E Hart
viksen, the first selection being ''Nu
" os forsamle her, dit NaVn, F'rel-
ser kjaer."
Thankful For Gospel.
Tie prayer was offered by Patriarch
o. n. Liljenquist of Hyrum. He re-
ferred TO the results of the sending of
the gospel to Scandinavia a half cen
fury ago and was thankful that many
of the grey haired converts of those
days were living and able to be pres
ent at the meeting
Elder G. G. A. Christensen of Eph-
riam was then introduced as the first
speaker, his subject being THE Intro
ductiOn OF the Gospel in Denmark"
Mr.. Christensen had his discourse well
in hand and his remarks were in Dan
ish. First referring to the missionaries
who went from Utah to his native land,
he told how the people heard for the
first time this strange religion; later
how they took to it, the speakers
mother having been one of the first to
be baptized. The wife of Erastus Snow
was an early convert, he said, and K.
H. Bruun, who lives at Levan, Juab
county, was the first Lutheran baptized
in Denmark.
Elder Christensen recalled some Of
the incidents of those times that were
still fresh in his mind, although he was
then mere boy. He remembered well
the opening of the mission in Cooen-
hagen.
A duet by Miss Rosengren and Con-
ductor Hartviksen was charmingly rem
dered.
Tribute to Andrew Jensen.
Apostle Francis NJ. Lyman, in behalf
Of the apostles quorum, gave brief
talk, being in the nature of a welcome
to the Scandinavian people.
I'VE are all Scandinavians TODAY,
said he, and you have the love of our
people as they have yours. From your
people sprang a man who is doing
more than any other man to care for
the history of this church since its
foundation"
This was Apostles Lymans tribute
to Andrew Jensen. the assistant church
historian. In concluding his remarks
the speaker wished that the people
might have a glorious time during their
jubilee.
The introduction Of the gospel in
Sweden was the next subject, being
spoken on by Elder N c. Flygare of
the Weber stake presidency. He said
he had spoken in his mother tongue
only twice in thirteen years, and for
that reason he had wished that he
might be allowed to speak in English.
But he proceeded with his history in
Swedish, hoping that he would be I'M
derstOOd. Elder Flygare said that
shortly before the time the first mis-
sionaries of the church came TO Swe-
den the people had been 81 en- their
religious freedom.
The First Missionary.
John Forsgren, who was present, he
introduced as the first missionary to
Sweden and the first Swede to become
member Of the church. The. speaker
related number of entertaining in
cidents that befell the pioneer mission
airy. Among other things he was taken
before a. magistrate and examined as
to his sanity. He was imprisoned for
time. fed on bread and water. and
finally bdnished from that country.
Other elders, Andrew Winberg being
among them, were sent to take the
places Of the banished elders and the
success Of their labors and the labors
of their successors. he said, was
plainly apparent
Apostle Lund closed the meeting with
a few remarks, in which he expressed
his qualification over the good attend
/ ance. BeSeditiOn was pronounced by
! c. a. MadSen.
At the beginning of the afternoon
meeting, President George @. Cannon
! presented badges of honor to those
/ veterans Of Scandinavia who received
! the gospel in 1850 or prior thereto.
To Canute Peterson of EDhTaim the
! first one went, he having been bap-
/ tiZed as early as 1913. the other old
/ timers present we're Peter G. Forsgren,
1 the first convert in Scandinavia. who
now resides at Brigham; Anna Beck
strom Snow of Salt Lake, Bishop
/ Christian Larsen of Provo. c. c. A.
| Christensen of EDhraim. Camilla ia
/ cObsen Corbett of Kamas. Christina
/ Bensen Anderson Of Lehi, John F. r.
/ DOrius of Ephraim, Augusta Dorius
/ Stevens of EphTaim and Carolina
/ Marie Nelson Tvede Snow Of Manti.
Badges Are Given.
Following this ceremony. which in
cluded the pinning of badges on the
/ breasts of the recipients by President
| Cannon. Miss Rosengren. one of San
dy's sweet singers, rendered a solo.
President Cannon then expressed
/ himself briefly. COngTatulating the
Scandinavian people who received the