Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-04-21
Won SCHEELE TO
BRING GREETINGS
Patriarch of Church of Sweden
Bears Message from King to
President Taft.
TO REACH HERE JUNE 6
Will BE Accompanied by His wife
and Will Speak at AEgustars
College.

ecclesiastic of the church OF Sweden,
is TO bring greetings 10 President Tart
from King Gustav V. of Sweden when
he comes here in June as representa-
tive of the Swedish state church TO
attend the Augustana college jubilee
celebration. Bishop Won Scheele VIII
arrive in New York June L. He Will
proceed at once TO Washington to con-
vey the greetings of his sovereign to
the president of the United States.
This duty performed, he will return
to New York in order 10 speak at
celebration to be held in Gustavus
Adolphus church in that city.
Bishop Won ScheeIe is accompanied
on his trip to this country by Lady
Won Sche~le, who is described as pos
sessing equally as charming person
atty as the bishop. They will leave
New York IN a special car over the
Erie railroad for Rock Island, arriv-
ing here the evening of June 6.
VIII Speak Twice.
Bishop Won Scheele will appear at
the historical session held in connec-
ton with the college jubilee Wednes-
day. June S. He will speak again Sat
urday, June II. when he will convey
the official greetings Of the church of
Sweden and OF King Gustav to the
Augustana synod.
Following the close of the jubilee
the bishop will make an extended tour
of the United States. He Will go from
here to Chicago, thence to ST Paul,
Tacoma, Seattle. San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Salt Lake City. Denver, Erie.
and New York. He sails again for
Europe Aug. 50.
Bishop Popular Here.
Bishop Won Scheele is popular in
this country as well as in Sweden. He
has been TO this country twice before
on official visits as the representative
of the Swedish church. The first time
was in 1898, and the second time was
in 1901. As result of his two trips,
he became greatly interested in the
Augustana synod and in Augustana
college. When the plan for raising
the jubilee endowment fund for Au-
gustana was first suggested, the bishop
used his good offices in interesting
King Oscar and Consul Ekman of
Stockholm.
The result was that a fund known as
King Oscars fund was started in Swe-
den for the benefit of the college en-
dowment, to which King Oscar con
tributed 5000 crowns, and Consul
Ekman, who is relative of the bish-
op. gave $4,000 crowns. Altogether
100, 900 crowns was raised. which cor
responds TO about $4,000 in American
money This sum has already been
turned over TO the college and forms
part Of the endowment fund which is
being raised.
Isa Learned Man.
Because of the interest which he has
always manifested for the college and
synod, Bishop Won Scheele was invited
10 come here for the jubilee as the
Swedish church representative. He is
one of the most learned men Of Swe-
den and has been honored by many
orders of Europe. Among others, he is
member of the Order of the North
Star, the royal order of Sweden, and
has recently been decorated with the
Order OF Johannes of Germany. He
is Pho. DID. and LID, having re.
ceived the latter degree from Yale
university on the occasion Of his last
visit 70 this county. The bishop is the
author OF several well known religious
works. written in both Swedish and
German. He is bishop of-the diocese
of GottIand in Sweden.
To Celebrate In Chicago.
The Lutheran churches of the Angus
tana synod in Chicago. 40 in number
will celebrate the 50th anniversary of
the founding of the synod and Of Au-
gustana college next Sunday. The an
niversary occurs on Wednesday, April
81, but the churches will celebrate on
Sunday. The event will be held in
Emmanuel church. the mother of all
the Chicago churches, and in which
the decision was reached to organize