The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-08-12
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tion at this service. The service from
beginning tc end was very elevating
and inspiring.
AT 2:30 p. IN. large audience had
again assembled TO listen TO the after
noon program which consisted of only
three literary numbers. the rest being
musical A recitation by Miss Olga
Grund of Ishpeming was most splen-
did selection. Miss Grund has ability
as an elocutionist. Miss Hildur Peter
son of Manistique. gave defamation
which was appreciated. The last but
by on means the least was the speech
by Or. Gustave Andreen.
DR.. Anrdeen used the l26th Psalm OF
David on which he based his message.
DE told of the hardships the fore
fathers had. who came to this land ''of
the brave and the free" in the early |
forties and fifties and impressed very /
vividly what the young people espec
tally owe to them and how they should
use:their Inheritance to the glorifyine
OF their God. their fore. fathers and
themselves
The musical selections were all rem.
dered with great credit to the individ-
usls and tho society they represented.
A piano duet Overture to Poet and
Peasant" by Misses Bessie and Astrid
Plaott. of Ishpcming is well worthy Of
special mentioning Rev S Bergdahl
OF Republic closed with the benedic ,
tion
At p. IN Sunday evening the
church was again filed in spite of the ,
rain that was falling Rev q. Il. o. )
Engstrom of Iron River. ard Rev. L.
Ekstrom of Hancock occupied the pull !
pit in the evening. and Rev G. f..
Lindquist of Negaunee and Rev Berg j
iahl Of Republic performed the litur-
gic part Of the service Several very !
good musical selections were rendered !,
IN the evening also.
Both dinner and supper were served :
% all visitors in the church parlors on !
sunday. One hundred seventy five .
persons partook OF the noon day meal
md rs many more in the evening. !
Montay dawned with weeping -
ky but by no means weeping vis- ;
tors. AZ 9.20 a IN. all delegates were \
ssemb bled ready to take up the propo- y
ition put forth before the convention
y DR. Andreeu. /.
10 was decided that the Luther Lea n.
ne OF the lshpening District raise at >.
sast five hundred dollars before Octo- =,
er !, 1912. for the benefit OF the Au-
ustana College and Theological Semi >,
airy at Rock Island. ILL.,. towards the o,
Drty six thousand which the Augua- \,
ana Synod must raise in order to Sc !,
ure the $40. 600 donated by Senator @. :,
!. Erickson of Iowa The Luther \,
eague OF this city promised to raise =.
80 OF this sum
After the close of this business ses. ~,
on the visitors were given dinner by =,
leir respective hosts and hostesses
In the afternoon all visitors were b.,
ken out to Fortune Lake for an after a.,
oon's outing The rain which fell -,
lat afternoon only added TO the plea. 80.
ire OF the visitors instead OF detract- "a,
x as one migth suppose. ~,
All visitors were again served
'unteous supper in the church par. 49,,
rs. After supper short business -,
Getting was held which closed the a..
invention.
At this last session Rev Rosander a..
pressed his own and his congrega. -
on q appreciation ana thanks tor 80 ,..
rye an attendance Mt tho convention. "a
Rev. A. I. Mcneil. vice president. =
behalf of the visitors. expressed mis- .ha
'st hearty thanks for all hospitality snS
d attention received from the Luther ,,,.
ague and Libanon congregation and NJ,
lzens OF Crystal Falls -s
The president, Rev q. A. Rosander. wn
'sed with prayer and the congrega, v,'
aud
NonffnfoI a., De-, -.