Morris tribune., 1914-07-17
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NAMED BY KING OF sweden

Lars oiof Jonathan Soderbiom, Pm.
D., D. D, Becomes Archbishop Of
the State Church Governor f5aana
of North Dakota Makes Fourth Of
July Speech at Christiania-Russia
! opposjne Finnish Participation in
the oiympian Games.
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On May 20 the king of Sweden, as
the head Of the state church in that
country, appointed Lars Olof Jona-
than SoGerblonl, Ph. D., D. D., arch
bishop of the Church Of Sweden. 1t
will be remembered, says The Luth-
eran, that at a meeting Of the bigh
council Bishop DaneII had received
fourteen votes, Bishop Eklund six
votes and DR.. SoderbIom six The
new archbishop was born in Trono
and is forty-eight years old. His
father was a Lutheran minister in
the state church. He took his de-
gree of Pb. D. at the University Of
upsala when only little over twen-
ty years old, and six years later re
eeived the degree of ID. D. After
serving as hospital preacher for a
year he became pastor of the Swedish
congregation il Paris in 1894, at the
same time serving as seaman's mis-
sionaIy in Calais, DunkerQue and
-Bohlogne. While engaged in this
work he also pursued studies at the
University Of Sorhonne, and in 1898
received diploma from Ecale Ces
Hautes Etudes and two years later
the SoTbonne conferred on him the
degree of doctor of divinity. In 1901
he left Paris to accept the profess
sorship of theological encyclopedia at
Upsaia university, which he has held
ever since. He had been offered sew
eral important positions, which he
has refused. In the same year that
he accepted the professorsbip at Up
Bala he was offered d position as
theological professor at Leiden and
several years ago he was offered the
chair of religious history in Leipzig.
Since then he has been spending most
of his time between Upsala and Leip-
zig. A number Of other institutions
have honored him with titles and in
other ways.
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The campaign for an alliance be-
tween Sweden and Norway continues
without a dissenting note. Prominent
politicians Of all parties are advocat-
ing such a course on the public plat
forms and in the newspapers. The
movement, however, still lacks any
official action. Sven Hedin, the Swed-
ish explorer, and Sigurd Ibsen have
exchanged visits between Stockholm
and Christianiay and each has found
public sentiment agreeable to the
proposed alliance. The irrecOncil-
able differences which led to the dis
Yuption of the union between the two
countries In 1905, and which barely
escaped causing war, seem to have
BmOothed out to the extent at least
that both people desire to unite in q
defensive alliance against possible
Russian aggression. The increase in
the army and navy of Sweden, in.
stead Of exciting the concern Of Nor.
way, is greeted there with the utmost
satisfaction, it is said, and Norway
herself has a strong movement under
way for an increase in ornaments
lbsen, in his lectures in Stockholm re
Gently, argued that the two foreign
offices and general staffs should have
formal agreement for working togeth
er in case Of war.
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King Gustaf's birthday was gen
orally observed In Stockholm anG
throughout the cities and villages o.
Sweden. In Stockholm the public
buildings were all profusely decorat
ed with flags and bunting, but there
was plainly lacking the old time en-
thusiasm. II seemed that there is {
party advocating republican form
of government in Sweden that !!
growing at an alarming rate and 1
would not surprise careful students
of Swedish affairs to see some radi
cal changes take place within th'
next FIVE years. However, the de
Tense party, headed by King Gusta
and Sven Hedin, have made mucl
headway recently, but there is an IN
dercurrent Of dissatisfaction anon;
people generally throughout the en-
tire kingdom that is strangely sign1f
can't
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Queen Victoria of Sweden has be
come totally blind in the left eye, az
cordihg to a diagnosis recently mad
by Professor Pagenstecher, the re
nowned German specialist, whom th
queen consulted during a recent visi
to Baden. An operation may becom
necessary, in which case it is hope
that her majesty may regain the us