Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-04-07
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IN HIS SEVENTY SEVENTH YEAR
Bishop Ullman Of Sweden Still Active
and Capable Of Effective Work
by Mouth and Pen.


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The senior in age, though not In
service, among the bishops in Sweden,
the venerable Uddo Lechard Ullman,
is still active and capable of effective
work by mouth and pen, in spite Of
his seventy-seven years. Only recent
ly he told Sweden in stirring words
that it must experience q religious
and moral revival, or times of judg.
mont will presently be at hand. Ull-
man was born in Gothenburg in 1887.
He sprang from an old clerical family
and his father was a minister. But
the father was taken from the five.
year-old boy by death and the family
was left poverty stricken. The boy
then received his principal bringing
up under the care Of grandmother.
At the age of eight he began his
studies, and at twelve he is said to
have mastered not less than six Ian
guages. He was always a serious
grownup In his thoughts, and early
dedicated himself to the ministry. In
1855 he was ready for the University
at Upsala, and in 1869 he received
his Phi. D. During the following years
he studied under the great theological
masters at Erlangen and Tubingen.
In 1869 he became 4 candidate of sa-
cred theology and began to teach
practical theology at Upsala. Three
years later he married and accepted a
chair of theology at the high school"
(similar to an American college or
university in Sweden) of Gothenburg.
Here he was noted jealous disciple
of Schartau. In 1877 he received the
D. D. at Upsala. He served as editor
OF religious periodical and was q
member Of important ecclesiastical
committees in the eighties. and be-
came bishop in 1889. His learning
asserts itself in great number Of
publications, mostly along dogmatic
and iturgical lines. He stands in the
front rank in Swedish apologetics,
and in liturgics he heads them all.
He is best known through his excel
lent textbook on "The Doctrine of the
Christian Religion" widely used IN
Sweden and Finland and even In
America.
Through Minister Ekengren at
Washington, D. c., the Swedish gov
eminent has notified President VIII
son that full reparation will be made
for the death Of John Eklund, a Swed-
ish gardener residing in Mexico City,
who was murdered by Obregon's SOL
diers prior to their departure from
the city recently. General Obregon
seems to have acknowledged the
criminal feature Of this act, since he
left 1000 pesos to defray Eklund's
funeral expenses, besides papers
which will make it possible for the
relatives Of Eklund to procure pos:
session of property that he held in
Mexico. Minister Ekengren has re-
ceived from the Swedish legation In
Mexico City complaints of how sever.
al Swedish homes In that city were
plundered by Zapata's soldiers and
how many Swedes have been assault
cd by the soldiers In the open streets
of Mexico City. The Swedish gov.
ernment seems to think that it Is up
to tho American government and is
sending strong protests to President
Wilson through Minister Ekengren.
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The efforts to raise endowment
funds for the Swedish Lutheran COL
lege at Lindsborg, Kan, have result
ed to date in total of $97,549.30. OF
this amount $22,442 has been sub
scribed by people in Lindsborg and
the Bethany alumni have to date SUBJ
scribed $7,355. The committee in
charge Of the campaign hopes to
raise not less than $4,000 in Linds-
borg.
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A recent dispatch from Sunderland,
Eng, states that the Swedish steamer
Goosebridge, with cargo of iron ore,
was brought into Sunderland on
March rs by British prize crew. The
Goosebridge sailed from Santander,
Spain, and her cargo is presumed to
have been destined for Germany.
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DR.: Charles J. Lander, a Swede, has
been appointed head physician at the
Panama exposition in San Francisco.
DIR. Lander is native of Gothenburg,
Sweden, and is one of the leading
physicians Of San Francisco.
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Gustavus college at st. Peter. MIMI,
reports = registration of 1914 students
this year. OF these flfty-eight are
members Of the freshman class.
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