The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-28
SWEDISH LUTHERANS
HAVE fine SERVICE
DAY AND EVE
MING SERVICES INTERESTING
AND IMPRESSIVE

Yesterday was big and inspiring
day in the Swedish Lutheran church
| Both morning and evening the spac-
| ious church was filled almost to capac-
ty with crowds that thoroughly ap-
preciated everything on the programs.
At the Thanksgiving Day service in
the forenoon the Rev. F. |. Schmidt
delivered an earnest sermon on the
significance of the day and the nation
al and churchly blessings for which
men are grateful. DIR. Oslund spoke
of the prerequisites, the object and the
of true thankfulness, asing his SER
mon on Eph. 5:19-20. The childrens'
chorus of the Swedish church and the
choir of the Norwegian church rem
dered some very impressive songs.
Under the able leadership of Miss
Olga Anderson and Rev. F. l. Schmidt
the respective organizations are be-
coming very efficient
In the evening occurred the disarm-
ament of, the remaining stars on the
service flag. The ex-soldiers pinned
the gold and silver chevrons on their
own stars. Theodore Nelson, Walter
Johnson, Victor Peterson, Earnest
Arvid Anderson, gave
short talks. Walter Sandelius, who is
to leave shortly for Oxford University
in England, as Rhodes scholar, also
spoke, and the pastor addressed the
big audience on "The Significance of
the Service Flag" He stressed prim- |
arily three points-that the service
flag ore eloquent testimony to the
of stalwart young men
which the church sent out in defense of |
country, it's institutions, and our COM |
mon heritage-that the church had |
kept the home fires burning while /
he boys were representing her at the |
that, furthermore, symbol
zed the faith the church placed in the
Boys, in their worthiness, their integri-
" and dependability, because the flag
lad even been accorded place near
he pulpit. 1t visualized further the
lope and the expectancy of the church
people, that the boys would sometime
'eturn to take up anew the duties in
tate, community and church which
hey left when the call came. And the
peaker advised the soldiers that the
of the service flag did !
lot imply future existence of in
ctivity, but rather a remobolizing
nd rededication of manly, youthful
trength and enthusiasm under the !
amer of Christ, to service for furth-
ringg still more the higher interests =
mankind
This was the third festive celebra-
ion around the service flag. The boys
ave by this time all returned safe ,
nd sound with the exception of the
ne who died in the service, and an
ther who was so badly gassed that
e may loose his eyesight. Three boys !
ere wounded in the thick of the fight. :
The church rejoices over the home
oming of the splendid boys, and the
act that they fitted without friction
{ difficulty into the old surroundings.
is justifiably proud of the fact that i
er own boys embody the strongest 9
sfutation of the statements of writ
IS and self-styled prophets, that the {
sturn1ng soldiers would not be salts a
ed with Biblical Christianity but a
ould demand a new kind of religion, +
lie so-called trench religion" In
lnday school, Young Peoples society, I
the church pew, in practical life, III
they still want nothing f
Sc than the eternal verities of funda- h
entail Christianity as put forth in the b
aperishable Word Of God. The church 3
as valid reasons for gratitude and f
".
After the program the Ladies' Aid
sale of various articles
mated for the purpose and Mr.. {
aurence Carlson gave promise of be- a
ming some day an auctioneer with il
putation. Following the sale, com e
ittee of men, under the unerring II
adership of G. B. Green, served re- o
eshments, and the men showed
to be real rivals of the
omen in that delicate task. N
1t was day to be long remembered te