The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-07
HIGH SWEDISH PRELATE HERE
BISHOP WOW SCHEELE BEARS
MESSAGE FROM THE KING.
he WIN Present Oscars Congratulations
20 President Roosevelt and visit the
Chicf Swedish Lutheran Churches and
Colleges In the United states.

Colleges In the United states.
The Ri. Rev. Knut Henning Gezellus
o Scheele pronounced Sha-la), Bishop
OF Gotlsnd and member Of tho lower
house Of the Rik-dag % Sweden. arrived
yesterday morning on tina City Of Rome. He
comes here as tho personal representative
OF King Oscar and also a. the Official dele
gate OF the Established Church OF Sweden.
The purpose OF his visit. as Expressed in
the Kings letter. OF which he is the bearer.
Ia TO strengthen the ties that unite the
Swedish Lutheran Church Of America to
he Swedish mother Church The Swedes,
however. are not the only ones Interested
In the Bishops coming. which means a
good deal also to the other Lutheran
churches In this country. He II the highest
functionary OF that Church who ever visited
America aud he will probably be received
with honots corresponding TO the i'm
portance OF his Office.
Bishop Won Scheele II accompanied by
Mrs. Won Scheele and DIR l.. q Abraham
son, President OF tho Illinois Confereno
81 the Augustine Synod. who IL returning
from the recently concluded international
Lutheran Congress at Lund. Sweden. to
which he was a delegate. The Bishop
and his party we're met at the Anchor Line
pier by the Row. Mauritz Stolpe. pastor
Of the Gustavus Adolphus Church in this
city: the Rev DIR VI. { Rails.en Of Chicago.
President OF the General Council Of the
Lutheran Church OF America; the Rev,
DIR. {. T.. Lindberg. Vice President Of the
Auglstana Synod and Professor at tho
Augustana College. Rock Island. III. tho
Rev. DR. ca Blomgren. Professor at tho
Mount Airy Theological Seminary AT Phila-
delphia. and the Rev DR. Carl Svensson.
President Of Bethany College at Iindsborg.
Kan. From the pier the Bishops party
went Y the residence OF the Rev MIR Stolpe
at 2i7 Fast Fo~rty-ninth street. where Bishop
Won Scheele win make his home while In
this city.
In the morning the Bshop preached at
the 0ustavus Adolphus Church In East
Twenty -~eoond street which was crowded.
A feature Of the occasion was the pres
ence in a body OF Company q OF the Four
teenth Regiment Of Brooklyn. under com
mAnd Of Capt. G Holmherg. The COM
pany " exclusively composed OF Swedes.
In the afternoon tho Lutheran clergy OF
the city tendared a reception 20 Bishop
Won Scheclo In the GustavIs Adolphus
Church. Addresses were delivered in
English. swedish, Norwegian. Danish.
German and Hebrew. The Bishop re-
piled in swedish. the Rev Dr. Sy,nsson
Interpreting his speech IN English. Last
night the oustavus Adolphus oongresa-
uon celebrated its annual festival In honor
Of the Reformation and OF King Gustavlis
Adolphus OF Sweden, for whom the
church IL named.
Bet two OF those protracted func~
tons a Sus reporter succeeded Ia obtain
q brief interview with the Bishop. lie is a
man well up In years. with hair and beard
Of the purest white. He Affects the sans
cut OF beard a. his royal friend and patron,
Bishop Won Schcele wears the golden
chain OF q Commander OF the Order az the
North Star. the highest distinction but one
that IL conferred in Sweden upon those
who are not OF ROYAL blood This " not his
first visit To America. ho was here before in
1894. On hat occasion when pressed by a
number OF newspaper representatives Tor
an interview the Bishop exclaimed
why. tho idea Of ~ Here !, a Swedish
Bishop and noblemRn. am being cruss-
examined like a criminal before a Police
| judge I'll never submit to II again.
But the Bishop was persuaded ye-ter-
day TO amend this resolution TO the Ell
tent % giving an outline 81 his plans. From
here he will start on n tour through tn"
Eastern. Central and Northwestern States.
visiting the thre~ Sweiish Lutheran col
leee~ AZ Rock Island. Ill st Peter. Mimi,
and Lindsborg. Kan. AZ well NJ all the
| principal Swedish churches In every
place he will appear before the Sweies
a. tho bearer 81 a sp+cial message Of re-
membrane from their former sovereign.
When the General Council Of the Angus
tAna Synod meets al Lima, Ohio. on Oct
Il, he will be there To read 20 the council
the letter entrusted 10 him by the KIM
He will 70 from there to Washington In
order to present TO President Roosevelt
the personal congratulations 81 King Oscar
Finally. Bishop won Scheele will he one 81
the guests Of honor AZ the hi-centennial
celebrations Of Yale University
mo words Of my own could better en-
press the object Of my mission ~Aia the
bshop yesterday. than the words used by
his Majesty in his letter 10 the Swedish
American churches II IL 20 bring those
churches nearer TO the mother Church.
n, L. alao IN LET the Sv ede@ of this country
know that they are neither forgotten nor