Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-03-14

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the influence Of Mormon missionaries
working in Sweden.
Owing to the revolution in China the
Swedish Mission Society has decided
to send out no new missionaries for
the present. Otherwise the society
had five missionaries ready to go to
the field there this winter. It is esti-
mated that there are in China in all
some 1000 protestant missionaries and
1900 Catholic missionaries. If the new
government is able to maintain itself
1t is thought that the cause of mis-
sions and enlightenment in China will
enjoy period of remarkable progress.
The 21st of January on the ami
versary of the death of King Oscar II,
gregers Lund, of Christiania, Norway,
brought to the Riddarholm church in
Stockholm a handsome wreath which
he placed on the sarcophagus of the
late king, as tribute to the beloved
monarch from the people of Norway.
At the same time he read a memorial
poem in the presence of large COM
pany that had assembled. Mr.. Lund
stated that when the idea of a tribute
! to King Oscar was suggested contri.
buttons came from near and far, show
ing in what high honor his memory
was held among the people of Norway.
The incident was a pleasing show of
the friendliness existing between the
two nations.
A. R. Herlitz, member of the board
Of auditors of the custom-house de-
partment, has served in that depart
ment exactly fifty years, and in his
work is still satisfactory in every par
ticular.
| dus, Stockholm, for the purpose Of
discussing the question of prohibiting
the liquor traffic, 1,246 persons went
| on record against prohibition, and 1856
in favor of it.
The Bodaholm Building, Mellby par
ish, not far from Eksjo, was burned to
the ground, and four children and a
grown man persisted in the fire. v.
Karlsson, the father of the children,
happened to be absent.
| G. V. Holmberg, an official in the
auditing department of the govern
ment, set aside $3.50 for clothing
poor school children in certain locall-
| ties, but he provided in his will that
no part of the money shall be spent
for the benefit of the children of
! Socialists.
An old man at Alstorp, West Karaby
parish, has always been rather cranky.
The most recent outcropping of his
crankiness was his determination to
stay in his old one-room shack during
the cold season, though the snow
drifted in through the crevices in the
walls The authorities finally took the
old fellow by main force and conveyed
him to the poorhouse. To the surprise
was found on his body-the parasites
had been literally frozen out
The gray sparrows had very hard
time in northern Sweden during the
cold mid-winter spells, and many of
them froze to DEATH One of them
seemed to have been wiser than the
rest, for when the worst kind of wea-
Their swooped down upon the country
he flew into the house of the sheriff
of Karesuando. On three different
occasions did the bird seek refuge in
the house, where he seemed to enjoy
himself But just as soon as the
weather became little milder his love
for freedom snatched him away.
A report recently given out concern.
Ing the work of the Fjellstedt school
In Upsala shows some very interesting
figures as to the results of the instruc.
ton given in this great school. It has
just completed it's 50th year of serv.
ice, being founded in 1862 in honor
of the wellknown minister and Bible
commentator, Peter Fjelstedt OF the
students who have attended here, 23S
have become ministersGin the Swedish
state church. Two Of these have
gained the title of Doctor Of Theology
and one has risen to high rank in
the church. Thirty have become min
listers or instructors in America and
eight have gone out as missionaries tC
various parts Of the foreign field.
large percentage Of the rest are con
nected with the schools in one ca
pacity or, another, At present there
is a total of 81 of the. former students
of this school who are continuing their
academical studies at the Upsala uni
versity.
/ DENMARK.
] There will be another expedition Il
Greenland from Denmark. 1t will star
next June, under. the command o
Captain J. P. Koch, and will explor'
4 Queen Louise's Land and push across
/ northern Greenland The cost Of tn
!, expedition will be about 100000 which
will be paid partly by private sub
scriptions and partly by contribution
from the Garlsborg fund. z sProminen
scientists and officers IN the lpanisl