The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-03-11
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA.
News Of General Interest
from Three Countries.
new YEARS PROCLAMATION

new YEARS PROCLAMATION
King Gustaf chides His People for
Their Sins, Bewails Certain Tn.
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. ~ for
special thanksgiving, fasting, repent
ance and prayer, reads like a 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 it's 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
to 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 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
anti-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 100000
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 o.
born, the Swedish-American prima
donna, at the Royal Opera in Stock
holm to the opera singer, Emile Stiebel,
also appearing at the Royal Opera,
was announced a few days ago. Miss
Osborn is daughter of Captain o.
born, of Minneapolis, and made her
debut at the Oscars theater as an
opera singer about two years ago.
The number Of persons who emf.
grated to foreign countries via Stock
holm, Gothenburg and Malmo, was
during the month of January 319. Dur.
ing the past five years. except in Janu-
airy, 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 a 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.
1ntendent the building of a mission
station in Shanghai.
The funeral Of Mrs. Beata Christina
L1ndstrom, wife of Bishop Lindstrom
OF Vexlo, 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
1t 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. It is believed that her
health will be much restored with the
advent of warmer weather.
The population of Stockholm was in.
creased last year by 1900, so that at
present it is $4,000. During last year.
however, the increase in population
h