The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-19

oetvod The congregation . deacon
during = period u ~ years. ".
ana Mn. ]. A. Anderson are still
living today. n. Anderson q still
serving - . member Of the board
of deacons."
Gustaf Peterson, Mrs. Magnus
Peterson and Mrs. J. r. Nystrom
are among the few Of the fIrst men,
bers still living and members Of
the congregation. Mrs. Nystronf is
now spending her remaining DAYS
Ct the Old Peoples home in Joliet,
Ill.
The need for : new church build
Ing and a change Of location was
beginning to be felt among the
members Of the congregation, and at
the annual meeting held in 1880 Il
was decided to establish a fund for
the erection Of a new church edifice
However. the congregation, former
" a. now, tOOk no hasty steps, and
1t was not until the annual meeting
IN 1882. that a committee was elect
ed to purchase . suitable site for
the erection Of a church. At the
meeting held In August, 1883, this
committee reported and favorable
action was taken. The congregation
purchased the lot where the pres
emit church is located, paying there
for the sum of SITS.
F, Foundation Laid IN 1eek-
In the fall Of 1886 the foundation
for the new church was laid, the
building being completed the fol-
lowing year.
DR.. T. N. Hasselquist worked in
the congregation for period Of lG
years and during this time re.
ceived the same salary Of $500 a
year, refusing to accept any in.
crease. He also contributed one.
third OF his yearly salary at the
time subscription was taken for thu
new church building.
The new church building wa.
erected at cost of $3.50, which
when compared with the present
building prices IS comparatively
small sum.
I On Oct. 9. 1889. the congregation
decided to build an addition to tn
church in the form of schoo
house, which was completed by tn
4 time the congregation held its an
nual meeting in 1890.
This was the last meeting a
which DR.. Hasselquist presided.
During the year 1907 Rev. c. A
StenhOlm, then student, and DR.
c. A. Blomgren served the cOngra
cation. 1t was during this year
although no regular pastor wa
> serving in the congregation, tha
decision was arrived at to bull,
new parsonage. The old indebt
edness had been wiped out and tn
congregation saw fit to procee
with the building of a new parson
age. and upon completion Of thi
new home the amount Of $500
! could be paid in cash.
Hagglund Called in 1907.
Rev. s. c. Hagglund, who wa
!. located in Chicago, was called t
D be pastor of the, congregation q
a meeting held the goth Of Marcl
: 1907. Rev. Hagglund accepted tn
l call and took w his work here tn
latter part Of October, 1907. and a
:. the new parsonage was then CON
3 pleted, was able to take up h.
!. abode there. Rev. S. G. Hagglun
: was very active man in the churc
4 work and endeavored to build u
s the congregation so that large
: membership could be shown
II On June 10, 1912, Rev. Hagglur
It presented his resignation to IL
t congregation, and although con
: mittee of five was appointed to r.
quest that he reconsider the sam
no change of decision was made
h Later Rev. Hagglund left the COZ
It gregation, removing to Providenc
n r. I.
t. Rev. Karl A. Nilsson, who b:
W worked in the congregation viii
E. Rev. Hagglund was still here, W;
IS called to serve during the vacanc
N and on Jan. 3, 1913, was given
8, call to be the pastor Of the chur'
ly after his ordination in the spril
$. Of 1918.
l. Present Council.
& The present church council al
e officers are as follows:
l. Pastof-Rev X. A. Nilsson.
+ Demonstrated Pealstrom, ].
lie Anderson, Ans Anderson, L.
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