The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-14
AFTER As YEARS.
Swedish Lutheran Church Will
Hold a Celebration.
Concentrating the Anniver-
sary of It's Foundation.

The forty-fifth anniversary of the
Swedish Lutheran church, Fourth ana
Tyler streets, will be celebrated this
week when a reunion of several or the
ten former pastors takes place
The celebration of the anniversary
starts Thursday evening with an az
dress by the Rev. ]. H. Ahlin OF Usage
City, president of the district Fri
day morning will be a business ses-
sion and Friday afternoon a discussion
on Matthew 25:1-13. The only serv-
ice in English of the entire celepra-
ton, takes place Friday evening when
the Rev. C. Z. Bengston will speak on
use and Abuse of God Given Talents
and the Consequences Thereof" and
Valuation of Spiritual Things
Saturday morning there will be
discussion on 1.-THE Second Advent of
Christ" introduced by DR.. F. Z. Sard.
In the afternoon the visitors Will be
given an auto ride over Topeka. Sa--
urday evening at O'Clock the choir
of the First Swedish Lutheran churcn
viii sing the cantata, The Day or
Rest" This will be followed by an
address by the Rev. A. Norrbom on
Music in the Church"
Sunday school will be held Sunday
followed by communion at 1890 pr
tory service and DR.. Ahlin will preach
the regular sermon.
Historical Session.
An historical session will be held
Sunday afternoon and the pastor, the
Rev. q. y. Anderson, will read the
history of the church. a paper On
twenty-five Years Ago" will be read
by the Rev. Norrbom- The feature Of
the afternoon will be talk by the
Rev. c. ]. Scheleen, the first pastor, on
-sForty-five Years Ago. The Rev.
Scheleen lives at Manhattan and is "a
years old. Short talks will be made
by other old pastors of the church
Lunch will be served at O'Clock
T 7 Will
be a memorial service preached by
the Rev. J. V. Carlson, in honor of the
three ex-pastors who are dead--he
Rev. c. w. Wesling, the Rev G A
comb. Rev. Mr.. Norrbom will read
Revelations 7;13-17.
Some of the ministers who will be
here are: c. J. Scheleen of Manhat-
tan, A Norrbom of Des Moines, Iowa,
J. F. Ahlin of Usage City, J. V. Carl
son of Kansas City, Kan, Charles E.
Bengston of Kansas City, Mo-, Victor
Spong of Kansas City, Mo, F. e. Sard
mute, E. P. Olson of CORTLAND, presi-
dent of the district.
Founding of the Church.
A trip to Topeka was made in 1863
by the Rev. A w. Dahlsten of LindS-
borg. Kan. to ascertain the feasibility
church here. The next year, on
August Is, the church was organized
at the home of Andrew Pearson by
the Rev. c. J. Scheleen.
A building committee was imm6di-
ateIy selected which bought lots on
Tyler street between Second and Third
streets and before New Years, 1871, ii
church building had been erected.
This served as a church home until
the present edifiee, located at Fourth
and Tyler streets, was built in $3.50
This church was redecordted in 1909
at a. cost of $531.33. The old parson
age at SIG West Fourth street was
replaced by a modern structure in
1910 at a cost of $4,000, the last of
the debt being paid in 1912-1S-
The beliefs of the Swedish Lutheran
church are the same as those of the
English Lutheran, the difference be-
ing the language spoken. The ma
terial principle of the church is Gus
tification by faith only" and the for
NAL principle the exclusive normative
authority of the holy scriptures" 1t
believes firmly that each pastor should
be his own evangelist and therefore it