The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-01
WELCOME TO BISHOP
DISTINGUISHED PRELATE, ENVOY
OF KING OSCAR, IN MN
NEAPOLIS
PLEASED AT WARM RECEPTION
Delivered Sermon on Martin Luther
at Evening Mceting-WiIl At
tend Gustavus AdOiphus
Celebration.

y Bishop Kunt Henning Gezelius Won
Seheele, the envoy of King Oscar II. of
Ewden and Norway to this country, spent
yesterday in Minneapolis, and was royal
ly entertained by ish-American
Ghurchmen and other citizens of Swedish
extraction.
The bishop, together with his wife, DR..
and Mrs l.. G. Abrahamson and DR.. and
Mrs. M. c. Ranseen, of Chicago, arrived
In Minneapolis during the morning. They
were met at the Milwaukee depot and
escorted to the West hotel.
Bishop Won Scheele exhibited his Gre
dentialS from King Oscar, after which
he entered upon a discussion of church
matters. He was questioned relative to
statements made by Rev. Gustav F1oden,
: who visited this city three months ago.
s AIR. Floden claimed to be a representative
g of King Oscar to investigate church
matters in this country. Mr.. Floden rec
ognized only the Swedish Episcopal
church sister church to the state
church of Sweden.
Bishop Won Scheele is also the kings
representative, and he appears to be par
tial TO the Augustana Lutheran church.
His credentials from the king impress
upon him to be present at the twenty
fifth anniversary of Gustavus Adolphus
college at st. Peter, and also requests
him to meet with other Swedes and visit
Swedish settlements.
In regard to Mr.. Floden, the bishop
said:
Mr.. Floden is vicar OF a church near
Bothenborg and a very clever man. There
was no special significance to his visit 70
this country His only credential was a
permission to leave his parish for a GER
; tain length of time. He was here as an
american clergyman might visit Europe"
At o'clock In the afternoon the bfsh-
Dp, with wife and visitors from Chicago,
received at the hotel. This function was
followed by a dinner to which 125 sat
Town.
A menu of eight courses were served
IN the ladies' ordinary. The hall was
Handsomely decorated with American
Beauty roses and palms. During the
serving of the courses Schubert's or
chestra furnished music
Following the banquet, speechmaking
was INDUCED IN. DR.. J. G. Carlson, of
til estate university, acted as toastmas-
ter. The formal welcome to Minnesota
was extended by DR.. J. Fremling, OF
VaSa, president of the Minnesota con-
ference of the Augustana synod.
Bishop Won Schee1e responded, express
ing his gratincar1on over the knowledge
that the Swedes In America had acquit-
ted themselves honorabIy. He was par
Hicularly impressed with the reception ac-
corded his party.
ft jll TIC SNSIllIS IoiJ-IOp Won oCle6le
spoke at Augustana church, Eleventh
avenue south and Seventh street. TIE
attendance was 1900. The services
opened with an organ solo by Prof. G..
SwensOn who played Handlers Largo"
Rev. Philip Thelander read David's One
hundred and thirty-first psalm and offer
= ed prayer. The church choir rendered
s:Autumn Psalm" by Stenhammer.
The address of welcome to the bishop
was delivered by Rev. e. J. Petri, pastor
of the church.
Bishop Won Scheele did not deliver a
lecture. 1t was a sermon, and he took
as his text the Reformation and the life
work of Martin Luther Luther he con-
sidered as one of the grandest men that
ever lived and he felt certain that the
benefcent effects of his work would be
felt for centuries to come
The bishop and his party will be in St
Paul today. He will speak in the evens@s
at the First Swedish Lutheran church.
Tomorrow he will be in st. Peter, where
the formal quarter centennial exercises
of Gustavus Adolphus college will take
8 place -,-e