Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-08-04
LUTHERAN FESTIVAL
Am INSPIRATION


Between Z. 500 and 5000 People Present.
Excellent address in English, Nor
wegfan and Swedish Languages by
Prominent Men.
From conservative estimates there
were fully $500 to- 5000 people in at
tendance at the first annual Lutheran
Festival Of Marshall County held at
Menzels Grove, near Argyle, last Sun
day, August LIST. This festival was ar
ranged by the Lutheran pastors of the
county at meeting held at North Star
College in the month of April.
The morning services began at 11.3O
With the singing of hymn in the Nor
wegian language after which Rev.
Hoaglund, of Oslo, led the devotional.
Rev. l. T. Aastad, of Detroit, MIMI,
president of the Norwegian Lutheran
church in this district, preached an elo-
quent sermon on the 23rd psalm Of
David. The speaker emphazied espe-
cially Gods protection and how man
should calm himself in the assurance
that the Lord is his Shepherd and that
he shall not want. That it is a child's
faith to believe thus. He brought
forth forcibly that one Of the most
telling words in. the passage was the
little word "my." For what would it
benefit me to say, "The Lord is
Shepherd" It would mock me. Should
1 not rather feel my own DISSOLUTION
and restitution the more if I felt that
He was Shepherd to others, and not
to me, and that could not put the
seal Of property on it and say, 'my
Shepherd?' Further the speaker said
that shall not want''-for food. for
grace and beauty, for quietness, for
companiOnship, for guidance, for a well
come back again when I have wand
cred, etc. That the verse states a fact
in David's own blessed experience
That Jesus has saved the life of His
Sheep. By His death, by His obedience
and by His life, by His sacrifice on
earth and by His eternal ministry in
Heaven, by His work as the Saviour
from death and His work as the Pre-
server of the life which he saves, feed
ing it and guiding it until brought from
the perils of the wilderness and folded
amidst the beauties of Paradise, Jesus
has achieved the right to the title of
d "Shepherd."
the other verses~of the same chapter
BE said: Do not seek quietness, Do
not seek peace where there is no quiet
ness nor peace, but seek Christ. Follow
Christ wherever he takes Ken&-aHe is
constantly leading you to quietness and
you will only get to it by following him
implicitly. Yield yourself to His lead
ings. Christ is peace. You have be-
come partakers of His nature. Your
being indentifies with His.
= The chorus under the direction of
Mr.. Aug I. Bystrom sang beautifully
tsHoly, Holy, Holy, Lord God AL
mighty" Miss Livia Bjorkquist, Of
the Conservatory of Music of North
Star College, presided at the piano and
served as crganist and accOmpanist dur
ing the festival
Rev. A. L. Tollevs, pastor of Our
Saviour's Lutheran Church, Warren
presided and in well chosen words wei
coined the people to this festival. He
made several announcements relative
to the afternoon program. The service
closed with the benediction.
The noon recess was enjoyed by ALL;
Everywhere families were enjoying
their picnic meal spread upon the grass
The ladies were busy "dishing up" to
the hungry ones, while the men in the
company were kept on the run buying
ice cream, lemonade, coffee, etc., and
carrying same to their respective
spreads. After dinner there was a gen.
uine old fashioned Misunderstanding per-
Torrance witnessed everywhere on the
grounds. Friends who had not met for
years realized that it was not only
Lutheran festival but a good old Luth-
eran reunion.
The afternoon program began at 2 30
o'clock when Prof G. E. Sjostrand, pre-
sident of North Star College, presided.
A Swedish hymn was sung by the au-
dience after which Rev. Joseph c..
Mattson, pastor of the Alvarado and
Elm congregations at Alvarado, led
the devotional The chorus sang, 'The
Heavens Declare the Glory of God"
taken from "the Great Light" by Fin
ley Lyon, Mr.. Bystrom singing the solo,
Both parts were very we'll received.
The address in the Swedish language
was delivered by Rev. Carl J.. Petri,
ID. D., pastor Of the Augustana Luth-
eran church of Minneapolis. Prof.
Siostrand in introducing DR.. Petri
spoke Of the grand achievements Of the
Scandinavian people, not only in the
state and in this part Of the Red River
Valley, but also of the great import
ance Of their work and influence re-
ligiously, morally and politically in the
United tSates of America. He said
that one Of the most influential men of
our Christian church was present, al
luding to DR.. Petri, and that this mans
name and life's work as pastor and
as an organizer, had already been
written on the pages of Church His
tory in America, and that it would re-
main there forever. DR.. Petri has serv-
ed the Augustana congregation for 80
years. He has been pastor for 40
years. In behalf Of the president of
the Red River Valley Conference Of the
Swedish Lutheran Church, Rev. s. w.
Swenson, Mr.. Sjostrand greeted this
distinguished guest welcome to this
part of the state and Gods kingdom
and then presented him to the audi