Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-31
DAY DEVOTED
TO MEMORY OF
DR.. LINDAHL
Impressive Funeral Service s
Are Held at Auoustana Col
Ieoe and Zion Church.
REMAINS LIE IN STATE
Are Escorted from Home to Chapel by
Entire Student Body-FulI
Ritual Service Held.

The funeral of DR.. S. P. A. Lindahl,
editor of Augustana and president of
the Augustana Book Concern, wno
died Friday morning at his home,
1910 Thirty-eighth street, was held to-
Gay. The ceremonies attending the
funeral were very mpressive-almosi
magnificent in their solemnity. Hun
dreds of friends in the tri-cities and
throughout the state were present to-
pay tribute to the man who for years
stood as a pillar in the Augustana
synod and devoted his life for the
advancement of his countrymen in
America, both spiritually and intel
lectually.
Student Demonstration.
At 9 o'clock the students of Angus
tana college, of which DR.. Lindahl
was a director, assembled in the
chapel for morning prayer. At the
dents formed in line and marched in
a body to the Lindahl home. Brief
services of a private character were
held In the home, Rev. Nils Nordgren
of Galva, ILL.,, in charge. Rev. C. j..
Bengston of the Book Concern read
poem written by Rev. Gustav Erick
son of Wenona, ILL.,, entitled, AT the
| written in Swedish.
After the services at the home the
| funeral cortege started for the college,
| escorted by the students as a body
guard. All the while the procession
| was in progress the college bell tolled
| forth in solemn tones. The body was
taken to Cable hall where it lay in
state for two hours. Eight represen-
tatives of the college faculty and stu
dents stood by the casket as guards
of honor Massive floral tributes
We're banked up on tables on both
sides of the casket. Among these
were tributes from the faculties of
Augustana college and Theological
seminary, the board of directors of
the college, the Students union, the
employees of the Book Concern, the
First Lutheran church of Galesburg
the Lutheran church at Altoona, Ill.,,
and numerous others from personal
friends.
Funeral Services.
The funeral services in the college
chapel commenced at l O'Clock. Pro
fessor Emil Larson played the funeral
dirge at the opening of the services
DR.. c. o. Granere led in prayer and
DR.. Gustav Andreen spoke briefly or
the life and work of DR.. Lindahl. DR.
C: E. Lindberg closed the service.
with prayer
The body was then taken to ZioI
Lutheran church, the students again
marching in advance of the funera
cortege. The college bell tolled unit
the procession reached Thirty-nintl
street when the bell of the Ziol
church began to toll.
The services in the church wer,
very impressive, the edifice beinl
ipacked to the doors by host o
friends of the departed educator. TIL
full funeral ritual of the Lutheral
church, which is very seldom used
was carried out. Dr. l.. A. Johnston
I of Moline and Rev. E. K. Jonson, pas
tor of the church, both spoke, an
: Rev. C. ]. Sodergren and Rev. P. NJ
J. Lindberg conducted the mass. TIL
responses were sung by the Wennel
berg chorus and the students of tn
, seminary. DR.. Nils Forsander rea
the biography of DR.. Lindahl and Re-
&c. J. Bengston read numerous resol,
= ton of coincidence. The church qua
. tet sang two selections and the Wei
p nerberg chorus another.
+ Burial took place late this afternoo
: i'm Chippiannock cemetery. Rev. T
q K. Jonson and Rev. c. j. Bengsto
4 performed the last rites, while tn
a Zion church quartet sang .Jesu
= Lover of My Soul