The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-05-02
Norway.

1t Is reported from ChriStlanla that
the southernmost church in the world
was dedicated Christmas day in Grytvi-
ken, South Georgia, the island group
in the Antarctic ocean, according to
report received here from Husvik
harbor. Rev. Lochen. the pastor sent
to the islands from Norway, dedicated
the church and preached a stirring
sermon. About % whaling boats were
lying in the harbor at the time, so that
the service was attended by large
number of people. Following the dedi-
cation a child, little girl. was bap-
tized and she was entered in both the
church and official records OF the
island at No. 1. Six whaling masters
stood sponsors at the christening.
The new church was built by private
subscriptions among the Norwegian
whalers OF the Southern ocean. and a
large part of the material used in con-
struction was transported from Nor
way.
The northernmost and southernmost
churches of the world now belong to
the Norwegians.
The so-called Mindegave campaign
will close June z. 1914, and the gift
will be presented to the government
! of Norway at Christiania on the next
Fourth of July. At this writing the
| fund contains some over $4,000, but II
is expected that this will be materially
increased during the next six weeks.
Inc Mindegave committee have asked
the pastors of the Norwegian churches
of America to take up collections for
the benefit of the, Mindegave on May
| 18th, and this request will be general
| Iy complied with. In addition TO the
Mindegave, large sums will be pre-
scented to the people of Norway in the
form of gifts to various parishes or
''bygde." Indeed, these gifts will be
much greater in the aggregate than
the general Mindegave. as most Nor
wegian-Americans have been more in
clined to subscribe funds for their ma
tive parish than for the rather vague
and indefinite Mindegave.
L
| matte critic of England. who trans
lated the dramas of Henrik Ibsen into
English and did more to make the
great Norwegian known to English
readers than any other person. has
published review OF Sigurd Ibsen's
new drama, Robert Frank" Mr..
Archer says that Sigurd Ibsen has
dramatic genius of high order and
3prohounces the publication of his play
O real literary event. He calls atten-
ton to the fact that the author has
studiously avoided the dramatic forms
of his great father and demonstrates
his originality in more ways than one.
The Norwegians OF Canada will be
represented at the centennial exposi-
ton with an interesting exhibit, the
most important item OF which will be
the so-called Yarmouth stone. This
stone bears in inscription which has
been deciphered to read: Here Harku
spoke to his men," The Inscription
is believed to have been cut by Harku,
one Of the companions of Torfinn
Karlsefne, who in the spring Of 1907
left Greenland with an expedition OF
two ships and 140 men In search OF
vinland. This expedition arrived on
the American coast and remained
there three years. returning to Green
land In 1910.
| Captain Hlchncr. the wellknown
German polar explorer. will accom-
pany Roald Amundsen on his North
pole expedition. according to preEent
plans. Captain Filchner commanded
the German Antarctic expedition of
1918 and has taken part In expedi-
lions to Spitzbergen and Thibet.
New, But She Knew.