The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-16
sWEDEs IN CONFERENCE.
Annual Church Meeting in Kansas
City This Week

Kansas City. April 16.-Nearly ali of
the pastors of the Swedish Lutheran
churches throughout the states OF kan
sas, Texas and Colorado are in Kansas
City attending the thirty third annual
Kansas conference of the Augustana
synod which convened yesterday
morning IN the First Swedish Lutheran
church. The conference viii last until
Sunday evening.
Although the pastors have been here
since Tuesday, The conference did not
properly open until last evening, when
DR.. G. A. BrandeIle. Of Denver, Col.
who is president Of the conference. de-
hvered the opening sermon and Rev.
A. W. Lindquist, the Kansas City
pastor, made the address Of welcome
and an elaborate musical program
was rendered by several prominent
Swedish musicians Miss Amanda
Peterson was the soloist-
DR.. BrandelIe talked on The Work
of the Church There is a power
working in the world today which is
opposed to everything that IS clean.
righteous and holy" said DE-. Brandelle.
w aetner the majority Of mankind adj
naits it or not. the devil IS AT this time
opera ting in the world IN q manner to
leave no doubt of either his actual ex-
istence or his intentions. To every
honest member of the human family it
is obvious that Satan is doing his ut
most to bring rRen into the position
where they will place all confidence in
self This having been accomplished.
there is no longer need of anyone to
lean upon God Is not necessary to the
welfare of the Individual Indeed. He
is looked upon as being hostile to the
best interests Of the individual and
ought therefore to be avoided. No
thought is given to the spiritual part
of man. In fact. who knows if there
be a spiritual part al alp This is the
time to crafty the desires of the body
But a life of this sort soon demon
up the individual. it takes awaS his
mental and physical vitality and
pIunges INN into : state Of misery
THE Christian life must not conxert
itself with taking care of itself. There
must be a continual striving for the
Kingdom OF God. For this reason the
church of Christ was created that might
at all times be His representative and
the witness of His deeds
The ministers were in session nearly
all day yesterday in a pastoral confer
enee. The morning was taken up with
In the afternoon Rev. c. Walleen, OF
{ SaHemburg. kan, talked on The ReIa-
ton of the Minister to the Members OF
the Church and to the Non Members. .
The discussion took up the remainder OF
the afternoon.
Today promises to be one of the bus1-
est in the conference. Tt will convene al
o'clock and viii hold a business ses-
sion until noon. IN the afternoon Rev
g. A Dorf. Of Herington. Kan, will
talk on How Man Becomes and
f Remains Christian" This address
will be followed by q sermon by Rev
4 Dalston. of Window. Kan. one OF
the pioneers of the conference and the
organizer of the Swedish Lutheran
church in Kansas City. In the evening
there viii be two sermons. one by Rev
T. Wikstarnd. OF Assaria. Kan-.wlho viii
discuss How Should Missionary Work
/ Be P1msued2" and the other by Rev
E Lund of Marquette. Kan, who talks
/ on Some Fruits Of the Missionary
+ Work
The meetings are ali carried on in tbs
] Swedish tonsue.