The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
SWEDISH CONFERENCE.
Second Days Session at Kansas City
Full of Interest

Kansas City, April lin his paper
before the Kansas conference Of the
Swedish Lutheran church, which j.
holding four days session mere. Kew.
j. A Stanline. of FL Campo, Tex. de-
clared that Of all the four states IN
cluded in the Kansas conference. Texas
was the most in need of mission work
and that the Swedish CHURCH should
give the large cities like Fort Worth,
Beaumont, Dallas. Galveston and
Houston. their immediate attention.
The largest mission fields of the con-
ference are n Teas" he said. Theirs
is much to be done there and the church
work IN the large cities REQUIRES imno-
date attention" Rev NJ Stanline alsa
qrEee the establishment Of a Swedish
Lutheran newspaper in Texas The
matter will De taken uD today at the
morning session.
Rev. George Youngdahl of Colorado
Springs. spoke for The church work N
Colorado Springs. He said that it was
difficult to build up any kind of a local
church there on account of the number
Of transients there. In his opinion peo-
pie are coming from or going to Colo
RADIO nearly all of the time.
The most important work of the con-
VentOn was the election Of officers for
the ensuing year Every officer who
served last year was reelected. This
will make the fifth year which Rev G.
A. Brandelle has served as president.
The other officers are. Vice president
Rev J. A Stanline- secretary. Rev. G.
OOIAr OIL 9QIUlCk. hdS.- treasurer
Mr. Francis johnson, OF LindSbOrg
Kas. Two new churches were admitted
to the conference. They are the SWed
ish Evangelical Lutheran church OF
Victor. Colo and the Southwest Evan
gellcal church of Cripple Creek The
report of the secretary of the mission
board occuoied much time at the con.
ference. This year the pastors have
determined TO raise $4,000 for home
mission work. and every communicant
Of the church will be pledged to pay
30 cents apiece for the year to the fund.
KEY .. a Dorf read the paper OF the
come and Remain Believer in Christ
Jesus The sermon which was delivered
by Rev 4. W Dahlston of Windhan.
kan. attracted considerable attention. the
wives and the children of the pastor COM
ing to hear it. Rev. Mr.. Dahlston talked on
christ, cur Shepherd and Pastor 1t is
the man 5 personality. rather than his ser
mon which makes him a favorite among
the ministers and laymen of the confer
eDce- He is of the pioneers of the
Kansas conference and is the founder of
the Swedish Lutheran church in Kansas
City. He was born in 1876 but is still as
strong as any man in the conference He
founded the Kansas City church in 1870
the Swedish people
There were two sermons preached at the
evening session. one by Rev Can SWens-
son of Iindsborg. and the other by Rev
e. Lund of Marquette. Kan. The musical
programme. was furnished by Misses Ida
and Augusta Anderson, VINO gave a vocal
duet. and Miss Emori Nelson, who sang
several selections
This morning the session will be a bust
ness one and the afternoon win be devoted
to questions left over from the previous
sessions In the evening there VIII be q
sermon by Rev. J. Vickstarnd of Assaria.
on why and In What Manner Mission
Work Should Be Conducted and a ser
mon by Rev L. A. Hocanson of Mime
sofa, on Mission Work in the Synod
The Womens Missionary society will
hold its annual conference at the chursn
this afternoon. The speakers will be Mrs
Gus Johnson of Usage City, Mrs. Andrew
Carlson of Kansas City. Mrs J. Wick
strom and Mrs. Linquist