Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-18

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christian Tendencies and Places the
Hope Of True Prosperity IN Renewed
Loyalty and Devotion to Christ
Speaks Like One Of the Prophets
Of Old.
SWEDEN.
The New Years proclamation Of
King Gustaf, calling upon the people
to observe four days Of the year
March z, May 8, July II, Oct. I'D for
special Thanksgiving, fasting, repent.
ance and prayer, reads like sermon
from an over-shepard. He speaks
like one Of the prophets of old, calling
attention to the goodness of God,
mans ingratitude and waywardness.
and the need of repentance and re.
turn TO Him who is the way, the truth
and life. There are no doubt Jews
and heather in his country" says an
exchange, "but he has no hesitancy to
speak of Sweden as a Christian coun-
try and to name the name of Christ.
Nor is the proclamation a merely
formal or conventional thing, but it
bears all the evidence of deep spiritual
earnestness upon its face as he chides
his people for their sins, bewails Ger.
tain unchristian tendencies, and places
the hope of true prosperity in renewed
loyalty and devotion to Christ" On
this latter point the king says: when
the name of Christ is again great
10 us, when Jesus Christ once more
gets power over the thoughts and life
of our people, then shall our salvation
have come and our place among the
nations shall then not be empty and
desolate. The glory of the Lord shall
shine upon us. And when this shall
come to pass, shall we not then, as
those who themselves have expert.
enced the deliverance, with a new zeal
and enthusiasm, desire to be a
message of this glory to them that, as
yet have not heard of it, and gladly
follow the cry from the depths of the
heather world: Come and help us?'
There has during the past year been
a marked increase in the sale of chart.
ty stamps in Stockholm, thanks to the
fact that the mail carriers have been
willing to carry them right along and
give people an opportunity to buy
them at their residences whenever
they have so decided In this way the
nnti-tuberculosis fund has been great
ly increased and the work of check
ing the dreaded disease can be carried
on more successfully than ever be-
fore. There have already this year
been sold in Stockholm over $4,000
charity stamps and the work done by
the mail carriers Is no small item and
greatly helps to swell the aforemen.
toned fund.
The engagement OF Miss Esther Os.
born. the Swedish-Amsrican prima
donna, at the Royal Opera in Stock.
holm to the opera singer. Emile Stiebel,
also appearing at the Royal Opera,
was announced few days ago. Miss
Osborn 10 q daughter Of Captain Os.
born, of Minneapolis, and made her
debut at the Oscars theeter as an
opera singer about two years ago.
The number OF persons Who emil.
grated to foreign countries via Stock
holm, Gothenburg and Malmo, was
during the month Of January $40. Dur
Ing the past ave years, except In Janu.
xry, 1906, this number has not been
exceeded. This would Indicate that
emigration to foreign countries Is be-
ginning to increase.
Missionary j. Schold and wife, who
have been spending about q year In
Sweden soliciting funds for carrying
on missionary work In China. have
succeeded In raising 10000 crowns for
this purpose, and will now return TO
China, where Mr.. Schold will super.
Tntendent the building of a mission
station in Shanghai.
The funeral of Mrs. Beata Christina
Lindstrom, wife of Bishop Lindstrom
of Vexio. occurred Jan. 81 and was at.
tended by men and women in that
vicinity prominent in all walks OF life.
Although the deceased had expressed
Il as her wish that there should be no
floral offerings. these were neverthe.
less profuse.
Queen Victoria, who during the lat.
ter part of last month was to have
gone to Italy for her health, has, ow-
ing to the earthquakes prevalent there,
been compelled to abandon the trip al
together. II is believed that her
health wtI be much restored with the
advent of warmer weather.
The population of Stockholm was in
creased last year by 1900. so that at
present II is $4,000. During last year
however, the increase in population
has been smaller than during the year
previous, as fewer people moved into
than out of the city.
The Stockholm Merchants club has
failed and cannot meet its obligations.
which amount to 10000 crowns. This
institution was about a year ago con.
sidered a solid one and its sudden
failure has caused much surprise In
Stockholm.
A ,heM. high school building viii be
'erscfed in Hddiksvall during the com.
ing summer at an expenditure of $780,
ono crons. Hudiksvall. like Sundsvall,