The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-02
SWEDISH PRELATE
ACCORDED HONOR
Nathan SoderbIom To Be
Guest In ST. Peter
THERE ON MONDAY
Delegation From Mankato Will
Attend Impressive Cere-
monies Scheduled

Nathan Soderblom, archbishop oil
Sweden and his party will arrive in
st. Peter Monday noon, according to
word received by President o. ].
Johnson Of GustaVus Adolphus col
lege.
More than 1000 visitors from
neighboring cities are expected.
One delegation will come from South
Dakota, and many will drive more
than thousand miles to hear the
world famous scholar and church
man. Among the clergymen who
have informed President Johnson
that they will be here with large
delegations are: Rev. Gustaf San
stead, Balaton; Rev E. F. Ryberg,
Stransberg, s. D.; Rev A. F. Lund-
Quist, Winthrop; Rev. A. D. Matt
son, st. James; Rev. Titus Conrad,
East and West Sweadahl; Rev. o.
]. Nelson. DunneIl; Rev. A. E. Mel
ford, Comfrsy; Rev. Herman An
derson. Waseca; DR.. G. Rast, Itch
field, and Rev. A. e. Seastrand, Cos
mos. DR.. C.; B; l. Boman Of Barna-
dotte, DR.. ]. H. Ford Of Scandian
bon and Clear Lake, and Rev. o. ].
Arthur OF Mankato and Belgrade,
have announced that the majority
Of their congregations will be pres
emit. It will be one Of the biggest
gatherings Of Swedish speaking peo-
pie ever 'heh in this section Of the
state.
Wife and Son In Party
The clerical party consists Of
Archbishop Soderblom, his wife and
| nineteen-year old son, and his tour
manager, DR.. L. G. Abrahamson OF
Rock Island, Ill. The party will be
met at the Omaha depot by a dele
CATION of local churchmen and will
be escorted to the home OF Hon.
and Mrs. H. N. Benson, where a
gymnasium at 6 p. M 1t will be one
of the most elaborate affairs of its
kind ever staged here. Walter Lam
pros has arranged the dinner and
more than 200 tickets at $500 per
plate have been sold in this city
during the week. The public has
been invited to participate and a
post prandial program will follow in
English, at which the archbishop
will speak. DR.. 6. Rast Of Litchfield,
vice president Of the Minnesota
Conference, will speak instead OF DR.
P. A. Mattson Of Hopkins who will
be unable to be present. The Lyric
chorus and the Collegian orchestra
will furnish music during the ban
'Quet.
Singer From Twin Cities
1t Is possible that Nine. Agnes
Rast- Snyder, famous singer of the
twin cities, will be here to take part
IN the evening program, which be-
gins at eight o'clock at the auditor
ium. Special music has been ar
ranged by the Gustavian Choir and
Archbishop Soderblom will deliver
the principal lecture of the day in
English.
Following luncheon, the visitors
will proceed to the college and at .
p. m. they will receive the student"
body from the steps of the presi-
dents residence. Carl c. Carlson
president Of the Student Forum, will
bid the visitors welcome and the col
lege band will furnish music.
Immediately after the program in
Swedish will take place at the audi
forum. The visitors will be here
from the outside congregations at
that time.
The archbishop has just returned
from Germany where he attended
the All World Lutheran convention
and the whole theme of his talk
there was that the churches should
work for universal peace. He is
also an author, and has written sew
eral books in Swedish and NAM
have been translated in English
One Of his recent books Is an advo
cate Of the union Of churches, which
has created much favorable com
ment. The archbishop is the first
Protestant archbishop from Europe
to visit America and is making :
three months tour as the guest o.
| the Lutheran Augustana synod.