Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-07-30
scandinavian NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENlNes IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the scandlnavIans
In America.
NORWAY.


The question of permitting Nor
wegian Lutheran ministers from Amer
lea to preach in the churches OF Nor
way, was recently discussed by Min
lister of Church Bryggesaa, who said
in part: In recent times the church
department is continually being asked
to permit ministers not belonging to
the state church clergy to use the
churches for services. Under those
circumstances. / found that the most
reasonable arrangement would be to
change the fundamental rules for the
use of the churches. We are at pres.
ent occupied with this problem in our
department, and the intention is, that
ministers belonging to the larger
church associations in America shall
be put on an equal footing With the
Norwegian ministers as to the right
OF using the churches for services
1t Is not easy to tell when the new
rules will be completed. The depart
ment cannot settle the matter until
the theological faculty and the bishops
OF the country have been heard, and
that takes some time. This question
can be settled by royal decree. But
there is another question which must
be disposed of in another way, name
ly, a chance for Observation-Disclosures
ministers to hold offices in the state
church of Norway, or, in other words,
the right for other than Norwegian
citizens to hold clerical offices. In my
opinion this question cannot be set
tied except by an amendment to the
constitution. But the question de
serves consideration, and the depart
ment is paying attention to It,"
A visitor at the Christiania exposi'
ton says: THE great public pouring
through the gates of the exposition
every day, these hundreds of thou
sands Of people from all walks Of life,
behave In an exemplary manner. All
are polite, all are amiable. everything
is done In the loveliest manner, nc
class distinction can be seen, no bois'
ferrous superciliousness no brutal be.
havior anywhere. There is no intern.
perance, not even loud talking Is
heard; one feels as though he were In
church. 1t is not easy to give the rea'
son for this condition. Myfriend, the
head accountant, says: 1t is due to
the fact that we feel that We are an
Independent nation, We feel our re
sponsibility Every one who comes To
the exposition becomes conscious OF
his personal responsibility, his respon
sibility TO his own people-all These
school children feel not only school
responsibility, but more OF a personal
responsibility, responsibility to ia
Their and mother, to his neighborhood
and his acquaintances, and, above all
to our country, the glorious boon
which is our common possession
A visitor at the Christiania exposi.
ton took particular interest in the
stock exhibits, and as to the role OF
the Norwegian COW. He says: The
Norwegian COW lives in much clos
err intimacy with her owner than
the American bovine. The American
COW Is only a piece of property, but
the Norwegian COW is an honored and
beloved member OF the household
The Norwegian farmer realizes that IL
is to a large extent the COW which
supports and feeds him, and so he in
gratiates himself with her and is taken
into friendly intimacy. II there is not
enough food for the COW there will be
a dearth for the family, too, and so the
COW gets the best that can be proyid
ed, is petted and cared for as we'll as
possible. 1t is not considered at all
beneath the dignity of young women
of the country to be chambermaids to
the cows. and SO women may be seen
In the exhibition stalls washing and
brushing them, braiding their tails and
fussing about them"
A Norwegian-American who is visit
ing in Norway has this to say about
the Norwegian farmers In general:
"The Norwegian farmers are not rent
ers, such a thing being almost un-
known here, but own their farms and
occupy social and economic position
which is on far higher plane than
In most OF the European countries, II
not the highest of all This has made
them vast power In The country and
has placed Norway IN the very first
rank as regards what is here termed
home colonization work. 1t can be
truthfully said that you may go where
you will and you will not findiin any
country such perfect picture OF
healthy and sound rural life as in most
OF the Norwegian districts"
Another European country Is seek
ing American coaches. Charles Erick,
son is being sought by Norway. Erick
son was a coach in Norway two years
ago. He is a member Of the Norwe-
CLAN Turn verein OF Brooklyn. While
in Norway he developed Bic, who fin
ished second to Jim Thorpe for the
worlds all!round championships.
The communities of Namdalen are
making preparations for building q
power station at the Berre falls, which
can furnish over three thousand horse
power
The city OF Bodo has bought several
farms above the Valnes falls for the
purpose of building dam and pow
er station at that place. The plant is
expected to furnish about two thou
sand FIVE hundred horsepower day and
night
A Norwegian syndicate is planning
the development OF a numbE of wa
terfalls in Sogn. The power may be
utilized at two power stations having
a combined capacity Of $4,000 horse
power