The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06

who has made himself conspicuously
and favorably known in this connec-
tion is DR.. Sandvig, a dentist of Lille
hammer. For years he has been indus
triously collecting household goods,
farm implements, ETC., wherewith to
illustrate the life of the ancient Gud-
brandsdal farmers. He has, thru his
energetic work, succeeded beyond ex-
pectation. ~;
At the beginning Of this month the
results were thrown open to the pub
lie. The Sandvig collection, which
now consists of several old houses, some
dating back to 1865, filed with furni-
ture,. tools, and implements of their
time, were taken over by the town of
Lillehammer in the presence of state
and local dignitaries.
Museet" these odd collections are now
all at Maihougen, near Linehammer,
and would strongly advise any Jour-
nal reader who might happen to visit
that part Of Norway to take look at
them. They are both interesting and
unique.
Hans Nilsen Hauge's Memorial.
The name Of Hauge is well known,
not only in Norway, his native country,
but. to thousands in America as we'll.
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about the Norwegians in. America has
heard of Hauge's synod, that great
fraction of @ the Norwegian-American
church.
Hans Nilsen Hauge was born April
3, l77l,@ on the farm Hauge, in Tune
parish, Norway. His father, Nils Mix
kelsen, is described as man of strong
! children in the fear of the Lord and
tried to give them a better education
4 than, was common for Il the average
| farmer g child at that time.
: After his confirmation the boy. Hans
worked at different jobs. He was clerk
! for, his brother, who was a sheriff. He
tried the carpenters and blacksmith 8
trades. He also was engaged in CONNER
Ecial business for while.
| (. When, in the spring Of 1895, he re-
turned home from >Fredriksstad, he de-
cided to dedicate the rest of his life to
the service of God by preaching the
gospel as layman. Starting in his
own neighborhood and extending his
missionary work thruoutS&t the whole
country. even to Denmark, he became
well known to his countrymen: Be.
| sides preaching he was the author of
many tracts on religious subjects.
| All this, however, did not prevent
him from working in practical way.
| In 1901 he settled as merchant at
Bergen, where he started compare
lively large industrial undertaking,
which he conducted with great abil-
Iity. The profits he used mainly to fur
Their his religious work
| All this activity, which the present
generation applauds, was at that time
viewed in a different light. The clergy
thought his work fanatical and obiec-
tionable, and several complaints were
brought against him.
After having been arrested and re-
1leased several times he was sent to
prison in the fall Of 1904, whiIe.a suit,
against him While the final verdict
was only fine Of $1,000, Hauge had
spent nearly all of the ten years in
prison waiting for it. This imprison-
ment broke his strength forever. After
being released he spent his last years
quietly at the farm, Bredtvedt, in the
parish of East Aker, near Christiania.
bautastenSO was unveiled here in
presence Of the bishop of Christiania
and other dignitaries, among them
| Hauge's grandson, who is now chief
Of the Norwegian state church.
J The s'bauta'' is granite stone,