The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-09-14
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Of The Swedish Free Mission
Young Peoples Society.
HELD AT MADRID LAST WEEK
Nearly One Hundred Young People in
attendance, including Many From
Kiron.

'>oa'Y o'e nuhored Young People il
attendance, including Many From
Kron.
Published by Request
The following write I'D O
the Free Mission Young People
society held at Madrid which was at
tended by number Ct kironites W,
copy FROM the Madrid News, and which
will be read with Interest by number
of our people.
The Young Peoples Society of the
Swedish Free Mission in Iowa, hele
their nd annual conference in tn.
Swedish Free Mission church at Mad
rid, Iowa, from Sept. End to 9Th.
The meeting was u success from the
beginning to the END. The young
people OF the local society in this
town and vicinity entertained all thei,
guests, OF which there were st leae,
one hundred, in the most eatisfactor,
way.
The church which will seat between
30O or 400 people could not hold
the crowd which on Saturday nigh,
and sunday may have reached up tt
nearly 500 people, wherefore q Canvas
WAS stretched from above the WINDOW.
all along the north side Of the church
over temporary built platform with
chairs; ana Through the open windows
every word from the inside couId he
heard.
Two tents were put up on the church
ground under the beautiful shade trees
10 which dinner and supper was served
free OF charge, during Saturday apo
Sunday and of which not oply ,he
Strangers but every one on the pronnd
was invited TO partake This gather.
Ing and having all things common
showed the most Christian spirit and
seemed as an echo from the first church
at Jerusalem.
As this Young Peoples Society is
only two years old and none are accept.
ed except those that can give evidence
OF life in Christ. and as the churh to
to which it belongs is not popular one
IN the world the success of the society
must be considered all the more won.
derful. Then if we add that the
language used in all the young peoples
services is all together their mother
language. their success is still more
remarkable: tut it seems that the more
OF the true heart religion the Young
people have the more they love 70
worship in tbs mother tongue although
they are more educated in the Enplish
language. Exceptions from this are of
course those that never learned
Swedish.
The programs during the meeting
were as follows: The meetings opened
on Friday evening with singing and
prayer. The organist dnrine the
whole conference being Miss Eda
Carlson from Boone, Ia, who is q
splendid singer. After prayer a well
come address was given in behalf of
the Young Peoples Society at Madrid
by Earnest Johnson and another one
in behalfof the church by it's pastor.
After this the so called conference
sermon was preached by Rev. N.
Wlckstrom His topic being. Our
Projections in Jesus Christ" indeed a
suitable topic for young people. The
business part OF the conference opened
on Saturday at 10 d. ~. A review of
the society's work was given by the
present chairman. Rev. A p. Lung
berg OF Boone, Iowa. after which new
officers were elected for another wear,
and by the proposal of the ministers,
all ministers were excluded from office,
AT 2 p. m. Mrs. Nelson of Boone.
Ia, gave an interesting speech about
how to get the young people more in
terested in the christian work, after
which Rev. Oscar Daloerg from Boone,
VINO was an invited guest at the CON
ference, delivered an able and excel
lent Grafton. His topic being "How q
Chrlstion should be in his relation to
the world After this Rev. c. r.
of Albert City, Iowa. spoke
on the subject, How the young should
best be prepared for the responsibility
OF the work, when called TO step in the
path of the DID," His exhortatiops
were good and going home to the
hearts
In the evening at s O'Clock two ex-
cellent sermons were prerched by Rev.
=. M. Anderson from Centerville, L..
aud Rev. G. Hedlind from Beresford.
South Dakota. and former pastor of
ibis church. After the service Rev.
aedlind had to ieave for Stratford, Ia.
On account of the death of a near rela-
live at that place.
Sunday was religiously the most
glorious day. With sermons ut 10 a.
H., 2 p. m. and 1870 p. m. The ot1iciat-
ng ministers during the day, and in
order as follows, being Rev. Albert
3ostrom. travelling missionary in Iowa
md Rev. A. P. Ljungberg of Boone,
a., in the morning, Rev. f. Lund.
trom OF Des Moines and Rev. c. W.
chelander, missionary from India.
Who talked upon that mission. in the
afternoon and l.. Anderson, student
rom the Free Mission college and
eminary in Chicago, Rev. C. +. Fred.
ickson and Rev. N. Wicksell fram
llron. Ia, i'll the evening. All preach
d with power and the influence during
III the meetings were good.
on Monday picnic with lunch was
ranged by the young people of this
lace and good speech was made by
tev. N. Wickstrom. full of points and
GOD advices. The singing was very
God during the meetings and songs
ere sung as only Swedish songs
I Swedish voices can be sung and
hich have to be heard to be realized