Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-07-06
INDEPENDENCE
DAY ENJOYED
Fine Weather and Crowd at
Askov; Locals Win at
Baseball.
The Rev. S. D. RodhO1m,
Des Moines, Spoke on I'm
portance of Home.

With ideal weather, recent bene-
fetal rains that made the farmer feel
good, and with more of an air of op-
timism concerning the economic prob
lens of the country, it was a good
natured and happy gathering of more
than 500 that celebrated the Fourth
of July in Askov Tuesday. Neighbour
ing communities especially to the
north, were represented.
Two good baseball games, kitten
ball, and other sports amused the
gathering, and there was plenty of
soft drinks, ice cream, coffee and
other refreshments. Many families
brought picnic lunches and enjoyed
the food under the shade trees in the
park, on tables provided for that. The
with paths neatly cleaned for the oc-
casion. The band, under the direction
of Leonard Frahs, entertained with
many vigorous marches and other
numbers, both in the bandstand and
over at the baseball grounds.
Former Askov Pastor Speaks.
Members of the American Legion,
No. 243-the Jens H. Jensen Post
under whose auspices the celebration
was put on had been so enthusiastic
that two speakers were engaged for
the occasion. The Rev. S. d. Rod
holm of Des Moines, Iowa, former
Askov pastor for seven years, until
1925 when he moved with his family
to Des Moines, gave the principal
address of the day. The pastor to-
gether with Mrs. Rodholm and two
of their children came to AskOv Sat-
friends and former parishioners. He
delivered the sermon in the church
Sunday morning, dwelling on the hui
man religion, and that evening spoke
before the Young Peoples Society in
mastery lecture. The discourse
was about some things in life can
not be experimental with"
Speaking at the Independence day
celebration the Des Moines pastor
said that the Declaration of indie
pendence had much to do with world
the affairs of state
after that. The French revolution
was later event. Speaking of the
necessity for team work and co-opera-
ton it was recalled that Benjamin
Franklin upon signing the Declara-
ton of Independence together with
55 others, said that I'VE must hang
together or we will hang separately"
Home is the Greatest.
The former Askov pastor went on
to say that though an ably written
document of much Importance the
greatest thing had not happened with
the signing of the Declaration of In
dependence, but the greatest event
was the building of the first home by
the Pilgrims in the Plymouth colony
of Massachusetts. The speaker en-
phasized the value and the great i'm
portance of the home to the individ-
ual and the nation. The Pilgrims
were a home loving people who
wanted the liberty to worship God
according to their deepest convic-
lions. The speaker also said that we
do not know people before we know
their home life and that if the Amer
lean home is destroyed America is
destroyed. The prevailing national
question of unemployment is a ques-
ton of the home.
Discussing further the Importance
OF the home to the nation, the Rev.
Rodholm said that the real serious
ness of the farm problem is the fore
ing of the family to leave the home.
There is a difference between profit
making and home making. Profit is
OF course necessary thing under
our system but the real duty of the
farmer is the home making. A Chap
lain in the American army during
the World war and having rubbed
shoulders with the boys at the front,
the pastor said that it was his opin-
ion that the boys were fighting more
for the preservation of the home than
anything else. Danger of losing the
home will spur men to fight. Govern
ment, profit, everything else, should
be only means for home building
the security of the home, concluded
the pastor.
Got Needed disqualification.
The speaker was introduced by Rep
resentative Hjalmar Petersen, who
also added few remarks about leg
lslation passed in the last session of
the Minnesota Legislature with ref
erence to the preservation and secur-
lty OF the home. He dwelt briefly on
the value of a brass band to any
and expressed the hope
that the local band would continue
to function, also commencing the
local post OF the American Legion for
the good work done by officers and
members in securing needed hos
pitailzatlon for their fellow members,
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