The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-03

wishes are also the wishes of the great
majority of the Swedish people in Zion,
that they may be united and have re-
iIgfouS meetings in their own tongue.
We. therefore. ask in sincerity and
humbleness that you viii examine and
take under advisement this whole matter.
which is of the greatest Importance TO
the Swedish members of the church in
all zion, and grant that we may have
Swedish meetings, and that brethren who
speak IN our Language and understand
our wishes be appointed TO preside over
these meetings.
Hoping that this representation and
prayer will receive your approval and
support, and thereby bring satisfaction
and happiness TO many sincere hearts, we
ask the blessings of our Heavenly Fa-
! Iner over you and. all who work Tor
righteousness And we viii ever pray.
Nordberg Is Bitter.
The meeting opened at 4:15 and K.
H. Nordberg of West Jordan stated the
purpose of the gathering. He then in
troduced A. Hedman of this city as
chairman. The Swedish Singing society
rendered a couple of songs and after
prayer by J. r. EdhOlm, Mr. Nordberg
made the principal address of the oc-
casiOn. Mr.. Nordberg's address, ac-
cOrding to translation made for The
Herald, was in part as follows:
when We asked the church authori-
ties for separate Swedish meetings that
we might hear the gospel in our own
language we were told by the Scandi-
navians and others not to be too hasty.
They told us to go after it in the right
way, but no one offered to tell us the
right way. When we insisted upon
these meetings the Scandinavians went
so far as to call us apOStates. Now they
have dragged Brother Rydman into the
bishops court for advocating our case.
I'VE have asked these privileges and
now we are assembled in an effort to
them
be trampled upon by these sticklers for
Scandinavianism? In an effort to pre-
serve our language we started the Nor
den society, but when the present Scan
dinavian leader went into Office this
was discontinued. This leader we know
has a reputation that is far from good.
1--WE will not recognize the present
Scandinavian leader (SjodahD, first,
because he has worked against our Ian
guage. Second, we do not like the
Scandinavian leader because he viii not
tell us why he left the Baptist church
and Joined this. Third, we feel as
though he had been leading us as if
with a forty-foot pole.
Called Swedes Names.
Nov. we all know that on May 1,
1902, Fernstrom called all the Swedes
'bullheads' because they insisted upon
reading the Korrespondenten. Is there
words? Several persons stood up and
answered 'yes.) Shall we stand such
expressions as these? ono, the audi
ence shouted in one voice. When we
went to the Lagoon, Fernstrom called
us all apostates. On the same occasion
Dahlquist called all the Swedes who
went there black devils Did any one
hear him call US this?" Yes" replied
three or four persons from the audience.
Then, referring to the cartoon pub
lished by Rydman, showing Dahlquist
being elected from the tabernacle, Mr.
NOrdberg said:
The bishops court said this was a
SANDER and was untrue. Is there any
one here who saw Dahlquist kicked
out?" zone man stood up and said
yes.)
Then Mr.. NOrdberg read an affidavit
from the janitOr saying he elected
Dahlquist.
''WhSn Rydman was taken before the
bishops court l and another witness
were excused from telling the truth be-
cause it was claimed we had not paid
our tithing. Shall we allow Brother
Rydman to be dragged down by such
procedure as this? ono the audience
shouted in one y0ice) When Rydman
was taken before the high council he
was not permitted to produce any EVIL
dence in his favor except what had
been put in at the first hearing"