The Portland daily press., 1900-07-17
Begins Three Days Session in
Portland.
Reception at Emmanuel
Church Last Night.
An Address in the Swedish
Language.
Swedish

The annual convention of the Lutheran
church of the Boston district is being
held this week in this city. 1t began last
evening in the Emmanuel church on Sher
man street and will continued today and
tomorrow. There is a good representa-
ton present from several of the Lutheran
societies, a number arriving from Boston
and vicinit y yesterday. Today more viii
arrive.
The exercises last evening were most
interesting and the little vestry was
crowded with people. A reception was
held from 7.3O to O'Clock, Rev. A.
Aaron. the pastor of the church, intro
ducing the visitors.
Miss Edith Tobin, the president of the
Willing Workers society of the church,
called the meeting to order and intro
duced Mr.. Aaron as he chairman of the
meeting. Rev. Mr.. Aaron briefly ex-
tended welcome to all present and then
after pleasing solo by Miss Lottie An
derson, Rev. S. F. Pearson was called
upon.
Il am delighted to be present with you
on this OCCASION, said Mr.. Pearson. II
am the first clergyman that Brother
Aaron met when he came to Portland,
and the very moment that met him l
loved him. 1t affords me great pleasure
to welcome these brethren to the city of
Portland. 1 am glad you are visiting one
of the best cities in the whole word.
have visited extensively thirty-eight
states of the union and also England,
Scotland and Wales, but have never found
such beautiful city as Portland.
don't think you can find a spot where a
pastor of a people is deserving of more
credit than Mr. Aaron. He is on the go
all the time. He always has something in
view and he accOmplishes what he sets
out for. While the brethren are here I
hope they win not confne themselves to
these rooms but that they will
visit about. But / wish to warn you to
keep sober as you are in a prohibition
city that has four hundred saloons.
daughter 70 my mind there has never
been time when an earnest degree of
effort should be put forth as much as to-
day. One must be short of sight and hard
of hearing who is not able to recognize
the tendency of the people today from the
churches -
After an excellent solo and declaration
by Miss Hilda McCrun, ana line recita-
ton of Sheridan S Ride, by Miss Lulu
Leighton, Rev o. A. Henry Of Fitch
burg, Mass, spoke a few words in praise
of the great work that Mr.. Aaron had ac-
complished in building the church and of
the standard that it had attained.
Rev. V. e. Thoreau Of g Brockton,
Mass, delivered an address in the
Swedish language and was followed by
Rev. F. A. Engstrand of Worcester,
Mass, who urged that all the people
should attend church more frequently.
These exercises concluded, refreshments
were served by the ladies Of the church.
Today the visitors viii enjoy a sail in
the harbor This will be followed by ex-
ercises at the church in the evening.
There VIII be a mission sermon by Rev.
H. jacobson of Cambridge, Mass. Rev.
Will Lejung of Waltham, Mass, viii al
so speak.
Tomorrow forenoon a conferense meet
ing OF the district viii be held. A dinner
viii be served at noon and in the after
noon there will be a discussion on "Mis-
sions, " which Will be opened by Rev.
John Alfred Anderson OF Orange, Mass.
and which viii be participated in by
several others, both clergyrnen and lay
men.