The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-11

| successor of DIR. Olson when the latter
! left for the east. That succession was
responsible for Bethany college. In the
| fall of 1881 Swensson opened a school in
| the Lutheran church and had three pu-
| pills the first day By the end of the
year he had 81 He later conceived the
giving of the Messiah and with the
proceeds of a rendition started a fund
that later became large enough for a
| small frame building. Then came the
formal work of starting a college and
the motto of Bethany was chosen, 1.-THE
Bible and the Constitution" In the
catalogue appears this: I'm spirit Beth
any believes without reservation in the
Bible and the Constitution. 1t is ORTIZ
odox in its faith, sound in it's patriot
ism, broad in it's policies, and believes
in hard work on the part of professors
and students alike as a condition of
success.
After two years the frame building
gave way to a two-stOry brick which
was used until the boom days. when
advantage was taken of the movement
in land to plat tract of ground and
sell lots for enough to make a start on
a $4,000 fve-story building that has
been the pride of the settlement. The
hard times that came after made the
payment a slow and painful process,
but there was enough pluck on the
part of the president to overcome all
difficulties. The rendition of the Mes
shia" each spring has paid off the debt
of success and is becoming one of the
best known institutions in the nation
The auditorium: costing $4,000
grammes 81 of the Easter tine ana It has has
come in good stead for the celebrations
to the city. In it is the 5000 pipe organ
which was paid for by the people of the
settlement. They loved music and they
We're the first in the state to invest in so
large an organ. To pay for it the agent
)T
Swensson went among the people and
oes They d 50 esy and fe d15 shs
turned into the organ fund paid for the
larger part of the pipe organ that is now
Bishop Won Scheele is 60 years old and
is commanoer Of the Great Cross of the
the diocese of Gotland, member of the
Swedish parliament ia; e and personal repre-
outward appearance he greatly resem-
bles- He arrived in America october,
the Lutheran general council at Lima, o.,
and is here today attending the twentieth
also visited Augustana college at Rock
d9as NJ anf e the Misn Adbophps
ceived numerous invitations to visit
synods, conferences. theological seminar
Bishop Won Scheele is one of the great
men Of Sweden. In his native country he
Christ His family is one of nobility and
the great chemist Won Scheele belonged
In an interview he said that everywhere
he stopped it seemed that the newspaper
probably true, but he always greets. them
heartily He talks English fairly well and
said that he was highly pleased with his
visit to this country. This is Lady Won
Scheele.s first visit here, and she is en-
joying it immensely.
Among his own people DR.. Swensson is
offered higher positions. but he prefers TO
remain here and carry on the work that
he has SO well begun He is almost die
occasion. He makes speeches for the col
lege and for the Republican party. He
and seems never to be hurried. He speaks
Swedish to the old people, English to the
young and French b. to the art teachers
the college and never tires of talking of
what has been accomplished.
take" said DR. Swensson, in discussing
the attitude of the world toward the col
ony you speak of us as Swedes. Our
proud of it, but we are Americans We |
are intensely American. We believe in |
the Bible and the constitution and we
as Americans An incident will show you |
how We feel One year ago on the Fourth |
of JUL. l was to speak here along with |
some Others and a great crowd had gath |
cred. A young farmer who had been
student here came to me and handed me |
When I opened it L found a ma gnificent |
sunfiower. I don't think I ever saw a |
finer specimen When I stepped on the |
shout after shout went up, I made |
speech that I am afraid I can never |
g AGAIN. and ana, ,whem Put E 9he sun
the Constitution which hung above the |
platform, and had it fastened there, the /
the three things we love |
the Bible, the Constitution and Kansas. |
No man, who was present that day could