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JUBILEE ALBUM 
 
 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
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 PREFACE 
 
 With hearts full of praise and thanksgiving to God for past mercies, 
 and with reverence for the memory of all those who have prayed and 
 worked for the Kingdom of God in the Swedish Lutheran Church at 
 Aledo the past fifty years, we wish to issue this book, that these mem- 
 ories may be kept and treasured by the children. 
 
 At the yearly meeting in IQ22 it was decided to celebrate the fiftieth 
 anniversary sometime during the year of IQ2J. The Church Council 
 was asked to investigate the possibility for, and the cost of, publishing 
 a souvenir for this occasion. 
 
 At the yearly meeting in IQ2J it ivas decided that the congregation 
 should celebrate its fiftieth year anniversary May 18 — 20 this year. 
 A committee of five was appointed, consisting of Rev. O. Fred. Domeij, 
 chairman, Mr. E. T. Carlson, Mr. Emil H. Bjorkman, Mrs. Ed. 
 Bjorkman and Mrs. Arthur Lindorff, this committee to have full charge 
 of publishing the book, appointing all sub-committees and to make all 
 the arrangements concerning the Jubilee Celebrations. 
 
 We are fortunate in having all the records of the congregation pre- 
 served. Our aim is to revive the memories of the fathers, their labors 
 and sacrifices for our dear Church, fresh in the memory of our children, 
 and to preserve the past deeds and experiences for the future. 
 
 We realize that our efforts are incomplete, and that we can only make 
 a summary of the historical facts, lie hope and pray that these past 
 experiences may inspire the growing generation to follow in their fathers' 
 footsteps, to serve God and love His Church. 
 
 Aledo, III., May IQ, 1023. 
 
 O. F. DOMEIJ. 
 
REV. A. ANDREEN, 
 
 •ho organized this congregation. 
 
THE HISTORY OF THE SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH 
 OF ALEDO, ILLINOIS 
 
 They then that received his word were baptized: and 
 tin re nere added unto them in that day about three 
 thousand souls. And they continued stedfastly in the 
 apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread 
 and the prayers. And day by day, continuing stedfastly 
 with one accord in the temple, praising God, and having 
 favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them 
 day by day those that were saved. Acts 2: 41, 42, 46, 47. 
 
 FIFTY years of the existence of this congregation is now past. 
 This is but a short time, a fleeting moment of the human race, 
 but in the experience of this congregation it means a great deal. 
 
 It means fifty years of prayers, work and struggle. It means fifty 
 years of grace and God's blessing. In looking back over these years, 
 we see the wonderful ways in which God has led and arranged the 
 events in the history of this congregation. 
 
 Many have "gladly received the Word of God." Many have been 
 baptized, confirmed, married, and buried during these fifty years. God 
 only knows how much fruit has been .gathered from this field, but one 
 thing we do know : that there is a great host in heaven now praising 
 the Lord Jesus for the work done in His Name. 
 
 As far as we know, the first Swedes to settle in Aledo were John 
 Johnson, who came here from the Civil War, Charley Bjorkman, 
 Peter Ringdahl, J. O. Lundblad, Oscar Wallin, O. Xyline, Eric An- 
 
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 derson and Carl Runbom, during the year of 1869. It is interesting 
 to know the history of the first Swedes in Aledo, but we are more 
 interested to record the earliest religious work done among the Swedes 
 here. 
 
 During the years of 1870 and 1871, services were held by Rev. A. 
 Andreen in the various homes. A farmer from Cable came down and 
 preached a few times. The people were hungry for the Word of God 
 and were earnest in their endeavor to secure services. 
 
 Mrs. G. A. Gustafson. Mrs. Oscar Wallin. 
 
 Charter members, who are still members of the congregation. 
 
 Children were gathered in the homes on Sundays by Charley Bjork- 
 man and were instructed in religion. On the 22nd of January, 1872, a 
 meeting of Swedes in and around the town of Aledo was held in the 
 old court house. At this meeting it was decided to ask Rev. P. M. 
 Sandquist and Rev. A. Andreen to hold services in Aledo two Friday 
 evenings a month, and also four Sunday services a year. The question 
 of organizing a congregation was discussed, but no action was taken 
 until the following year. 
 
 On the !<)th of May, 1873, the Swedes of the Lutheran faith in and 
 
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 around Aledo were called together for the purpose of organizing a con- 
 gregation. The meeting was held in the old court house, and Rev. A. 
 Andreen of Swedona was elected chairman and theological student Nils 
 Forsander secretary. 
 
 Those gathered were asked if it was their wish to organize a congre- 
 gation, and the following persons signed as charter members: Nils For- 
 sander, Mr. and Airs. Joseph Oscar Lundblad, Air. and Mrs. Peter 
 Ringdahl, Clara Johnson, Karina Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Swen Larson, 
 
 Mr. Charley Bjorkman. Mr. Swan* Youngren. 
 
 Charter members, who are still members of the congregation. 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. John E. Swanson, Clara M. Swanson, Axel Viktor Swan- 
 son, Carl Frederick Swanson, Air. and Mrs. Charles Bjorkman, Carl 
 Forsander, Frans August Peterson, Osle Johnson, John Aug. Bjorkman, 
 Samuel Anderson Frank, Carl August Nyberg, Air. and Airs. Carl 
 Magnus Runbom and sons Xels Johan and Anders Magnus, Air. and 
 Airs. Erik Anderson, Air. and Airs. John Lindstrom, Air. and Airs. 
 John Magnus Helgeson, Air. and Airs. Carl Johan Peterson, Mathilda 
 Sofia Johnson, Stina Kathrina Johnson, Ida Carolina Johnson, Malin 
 Johnson, Greta Johnson, Air. and Airs. Lars Peter Dahl, Olaf Nylin, 
 
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 Gustaf W. Monson, Oscar Wallin, Jonas Nordlund, Anders Peter 
 Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf Adolph Gustafson, Mr. and Mrs. Peter 
 Magnus Danielson, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oscar Petters, Mr. and Mrs. 
 John Johnson Plym, Mr. and Airs. Swen John Johnson, Ida Christina 
 Johnson, Emma Helena Samuelson, Swen Esau Johnson, John Johnson, 
 Elof Larson, Nels Aug. Swenson, Nels Gustaf Tillberg, Ida Josephine 
 Nyman, Kers Anders Anderson, Charles A. Tuen, Mathilda Charlina 
 Engstrand, Carl Aug. Nelson, John Peter Helgeson, Mr. and Mrs. 
 Anders Johan Spongberg, Emma Nelson, Nels Aug. Nelson, Mr. and 
 Mrs. Olaf Gustaf Olson, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Anderson, Clara 
 Sophina Olafson, Oscar William Gustafson, Swen Rydell, Peter Levin, 
 Per Otto Gustafson, John Peter Plym, and John Swenson. 
 
 The congregational constitution, according to the Evangelical Lu- 
 theran Augustana Confession, was read and accepted, and it was de- 
 cided to petition the Augustana Synod to be taken into that body. 
 
 Oscar A. Wallin was chosen as secretary, John E. Swenson as deacon 
 for one year and Charley Bjorkman for two years. As trustees, J. O. 
 Lundblad and Peter Ringdahl were elected for one year and C. A. 
 Nyberg and Samuel Anderson for two years. 
 
 Nils Forsander was chosen to be its first pastor after his ordination 
 the following summer. He was to serve Aledo, together with Sage- 
 town, now called Gladstone, and was offered a salary of $250 from 
 Aledo. Dr. Nils Forsander remained only one year. 
 
 Rev. A. Andreen of Swedona and Rev. V. Setterdahl of Orion con- 
 ducted the pastoral work in the congregation and held mid-week services 
 and an occasional Sunday service until 1879. 
 
 The first confirmation class was instructed by Dr. Nils Forsander and 
 was confirmed the 5th of April, 1874. It consisted of the following 
 persons: Andrew Runbom, John August Nelson, Charley Johnson, Ida 
 Christine Johnson, Aug. Bjorkman and Ida Johnson. One member is 
 with us to-day, namely, Andrew Runbom. 
 
 People met in various homes for weekday and evening services, hut 
 Sunday services were held in the old court house. 
 
 Already in 1875 the question of procuring their own house of worship 
 was discussed. The United Presbyterian church was offered the con- 
 gregation, but as the price asked was more than the congregation 
 thought it could afford to pay, they did not buy it, but at their yearly 
 meeting in 1877 it was decided to build a church, 52 by 34 by 16, on 
 lots 5, 7, 8, block No. 50. Two lots were donated to the congregation 
 by Mr. Frank Thompson, and the congregation bought one. 
 
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 REV. N. TH. WINQUIST, 1879-1882. 
 
 The building: committee consist- 
 ed of Mr. P. Ringdahl, C. Run- 
 bom and G. Bjorkman. This 
 building enterprise did not mate- 
 rialize, as an agreement was made 
 with the U. P. congregation to 
 buy their church for £400, with 
 the condition that they move the 
 church to a foundation already 
 prepared on the lots belonging to 
 the congregation. A sum of $523 
 was subscribed, for which the 
 church was repaired and painted. 
 The church was dedicated some- 
 time during the year 1879. 
 
 An agreement was arranged in 
 1878 with New Windsor that they 
 should call a pastor together. Ac- 
 cordingly, calls were issued to 
 theological student Petri and Rev. 
 
 Challman, but unfavorable answers were received. Finally in 1879, N. 
 Th. Winquist accepted the calls extended by these congregations. He 
 was offered a salary of $150 from Aledo, and was to preach in Aledo 
 every third Sunday and also some mid-week services. Rev. Winquist 
 began his pastoral duties in Aledo with a communicant membership of 
 65, and when he resigned, in 1882, there were 80. 
 
 Now followed eleven years of vacancy. Neighboring pastors served 
 tire congregations with ministerial work. 
 
 The following students from Augustana College served the congrega- 
 tion during these years: E. P. Olsson, J. E. Floren, J. A. Holmen, M. 
 A. Nordstrom, N. Gibson, G. E. Youngdahl, J. Johnson, Bengston, A. 
 T. Fant, and J. B. A. Idstrom. 
 
 At a special meeting held February 13, 1887, a call was issued to 
 theological student M. A. Nordstrom, but this call was not accepted. 
 In 1886, under the leadership of E. P. Olsson, a Young People's 
 Society was organized with a membership of 22. This society has been 
 a living force in the congregation ever since. It has now, in 1923, a 
 membership of 80. 
 
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 The members of the congregation felt that in order to secure and 
 keep a resident pastor in Aledo, they must procure a parsonage. At 
 the special meeting held March 4, 1891, the trustees were given per- 
 mission and power to buy two lots for $160 for the purpose of building 
 upon them a parsonage. A subscription committee was appointed, con- 
 sisting of Fred Peterson and August Anderson. This committee re- 
 ported at the special congregational meeting, July 6, 1891, that $900 
 was subscribed. Accordingly, the congregation decided to build a par- 
 sonage at a cost of about $1,000. The dimensions should be 28 by 28 
 by 18. It should have four rooms and a pantry downstairs and four 
 rooms upstairs. 
 
 A building committee was elected, consisting of Rev. Fred. Nebilius, 
 Fred Peterson, Charley Bjorkman, theol. student A. T. Fant, Aug. 
 Anderson and Erick Hawkinson. Most of the work in building this 
 parsonage was donated by the members of the church. It was finished 
 the same year at a cost of $1,284. 
 
 At special congregational meetings, calls were issued to Rev. J. V. 
 Carlson of Marshalltown, Iowa, Rev. Aug. Johnson of Monmouth, 
 111., and Rev. John Holcomb, Morganville, Kansas. At a special meet- 
 ing, October 20, 1892, a call w T as extended to theol. student J. B. A. 
 Idstrom. To the great joy of the congregation, this was accepted. 
 Although the congregation had been vacant for nearly eleven years, it 
 had still gone forward. The membership had been raised from 80 in 
 1882 to 146 in 1893. R ev - J- B- A. Idstrom entered upon his pastoral 
 work in Aledo after his ordination in Moline, in June, 1893. 
 
 Rev. J. B. A. Idstrom served the Lutheran congregation in Aledo 
 the longest of any pastor, 7^2 years. The members of this congregation 
 w r ere made better Lutherans by Rev. Idstrom's faithful teaching and 
 preaching a full Lutheran confession. Numerically, the congregation 
 increased from 146 to 190 communicant members. 
 
 That the congregation not only looked to its own interest, but also 
 to others, is shown from the repeated decisions made at yearly meetings, 
 that collections taken on the first Sunday of every month should be 
 given to missions, as well as special contributions by various societies. 
 
 A special celebration was held on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 
 congregation, May 19, 1898. Dr. Nils Forsander was the speaker for 
 the occasion. 
 
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 In 1 goo, Rev. J. B. A. Idstrom accepted a call to Cedar Rapids. 
 Iowa, and so the congregation was again without a pastor. At the 
 special meetings of the congregation calls were extended — first, March 
 1, 1 901, to Rev. Geo. E. Youngdahl of Colorado Springs, Colo., and 
 then, on June 27, to Rev. C. E. Olsson of Pomeroy, Iowa — ,but un- 
 favorable answ r ers were received. 
 
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 THE OLD CHURCH. 
 
 Theological students C. W. Andeer and A. T. Lundholm from 
 Augustana College, Rock Island, cared for the congregation during 
 this vacancy. 
 
 The year of 1902 was a memorable year for the Aledo congregation 
 in many respects. The call issued at the yearly meeting, January 2, 
 1902, to theol. student A. T. Lundholm was accepted. 
 
 Feeling that the old church was getting too small, the congregation 
 decided at a special meeting, held February 5, 1902, to build a new 
 
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 church. The trustees were elected as a building committee, and con- 
 sisted of the following persons: Erick Peterson, Ed. Bjorkman, C. O. 
 Anderson, Geo. Lundblad, and Fred Peterson. The deacons were 
 elected as a subscription committee, and they were : G. A. Gustafson, 
 J. P. Berg, Eric Hawkinson, Samuel Almquist, C. A. A. Root, and 
 Charley Bjorkman; Rev. A. T. Lundholm was also included on this 
 committee. The church was constructed of brick, 52x40, in Gothic 
 
 THE OLD PARSONAGE. 
 
 styie. The contract was let to J. C. Robins, April 16, for the sum of 
 $6,487. With the interior decoration and furnishings the church cost 
 the congregation at the time about $8,500. The church was dedicated 
 October 13. Dr. Gustav Andreen was the speaker for the occasion. 
 
 On May 5, 1902, the congregation sold the old parsonage to Mr. 
 C. J. Carlson for the sum of $2,100, and in June of the same year the 
 contract for building a new parsonage next to the new church was let 
 to Harney Bros, for the sum of $1,997, and this was finished about the 
 first of October. 
 
 Thus the congregation within one year secured a new pastor, built 
 a new church and parsonage; truly an eventful year for the congrega- 
 tion. The congregation found in Rev. A. T. Lundholm a young and 
 enthusiastic pastor, full of zeal for the welfare of the congregation and 
 
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 salvation of souls. Rev. A. T. Lundholm did not stay long, however, 
 but accepted a call to East Sveadahl and St. James, Minnesota, in 1905. 
 
 Calls were issued to Rev. N. W. Swenson from Arlington, N. J., 
 and Rev. E. E. Anderson of Gibbon, Minn., but these calls were not 
 accepted. Finally at the special congregational meeting December 4, 
 1905, a call was extended to Rev. Frank Swenson of Ashtabula, Ohio, 
 at a salary of $800. This call w T as accepted, and Rev. Frank Swenson 
 entered upon his pastoral work during the year 1906. The congrega- 
 tion was served during the vacancy by the following students from 
 Augustana College and Theological Seminary of Rock Island, 111. : 
 S. P. Holmberg, O. G. Berg, George A. Fahlund, and A. Swanson. 
 
 On April 28, 1906, a contract for building an addition to the par- 
 sonage was let to J. M. Harney for the sum of $1,040. "The plan 
 called for a two-story addition, 14x28, a study, a bedroom, an enlarged 
 kitchen and back stairway," and other improvements, at the cost of 
 $1,136. 
 
 Up to this time the Swedish language had been used in practically 
 all the services and religious instruction in the congregation. In the 
 pastoral report for the year 1909 the pastor suggested the use of English 
 in the Sunday-school. At the same yearly meeting the congregation 
 decided that those that wished to have religious instruction in the 
 language of the country, could so have it. The pastor said in the report 
 of 19 10, that as a result of the decision made by the congregation the 
 previous year, the whole Sunday-school work has been changed over to 
 the English language. Since 1903, one evening service in English a 
 month had been held until 191 7, when one morning service in English 
 was added, and now one half of all the services are conducted in the 
 English language. 
 
 The present pipe organ was bought and installed in the church by 
 the Young People's Society in 19 10 at a cost of $1,738.30. 
 
 At the special congregational meeting held March 13, 19 13, Rev. 
 Frank Swenson resigned as pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church of 
 Aledo, after six years of faithful service. He held his farewell sermon 
 May 27th, and moved the following week to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
 
 Theol. students M. A. Melford and Joshua Nelson served the con- 
 gregation during the year 1913, and theol. students Joseph C. Mattson 
 and F. G. Granquist during the year 19 14. 
 
 Calls were issued to theol. student M. A. Melford of Rock Island, 
 Rev. Emil E. T. Anderson of Cleveland, Ohio, and Dr. J. A. Krantz 
 
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 The Building Committee of the Present Church. 
 
 of Duluth, Minn., but all declined. At the yearly meeting held January 
 8, 191 5, a call was extended to theol. student Joseph C. Mattson of 
 Augustana Theological Seminary of Rock Island to become pastor of 
 this congregation after his ordination. To the great satisfaction of the 
 congregation this call was accepted. 
 
 The congregational constitution that was accepted at its organization 
 meeting in 1873 was retained by the congregation until 191 7, when the 
 congregation at its yearly meeting, January 12th, decided to accept in 
 full the Augustana Synod Congregational Constitution of 1907. The 
 purpose for changing from the original constitution was to allow equal 
 suffrage to the women members. 
 
 The Parochial School has been conducted every summer by pastors 
 and students since the organization of the congregation until 191 7, 
 
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 when, on account of lack of interest and the change of language, the 
 Parochial School was discontinued. 
 
 Rev. Joseph C. Mattson, after having served this congregation faith- 
 fully for five years, resigned at a special congregational meeting held 
 February 10, 1920, and accepted a call to Alvarado, Minnesota. Theol. 
 students J. A. Parkander and A. C. Edstrom cared for the congregation 
 during this vacancy. 
 
 Rev. O. F. Domeij. 
 
 Doris. 
 
 Anna C. Domeij, 
 
 A special meeting of the congregation was called March 9, 1920, 
 and a call was issued to Rev. Herman Olsson of Waterbury, Conn.. 
 but this call was not accepted. A call was extended to C. W. Andeer 
 of Eskilstuna, Sweden, at the special congregational meeting held June 
 3rd. This, too, was declined. Finally, at a special meeting held 
 September 13th of the same year, a call was extended to the under- 
 signed. This call was accepted, and the present pastor began his 
 pastoral work in January, 192 1. The short time we have been here 
 has been enjoyable to us, and we trust that it lias been to the glory of 
 God's Name. 
 
 Jubila Album. 2. 
 
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 We are indeed glad to have with us to-day the following charter 
 members, who are still members of our church: Mr. Charley Bjorkman, 
 Mr. Swan Youngren, Mrs. A. G. Gustafson and Mrs. Oscar Wallin. 
 What is perhaps unique in the celebration of fifty year anniversaries 
 is that we can welcome to our celebration all its former regular pastors, 
 and that we can have with us the first pastor of the congregation, Dr. 
 Nils Forsander. The only one that has served this congregation on 
 a regular call that has passed away is Rev. N. Th. Winquist, and he 
 had this congregation as an annex to New Windsor only a short time. 
 
 There are many names on the church records whose work and sacri- 
 fices we would like to mention, but time and space do not permit. How- 
 ever, there is one with us to-day, whose name is found on nearly every 
 page of the old church records since before the organization of the 
 church, Mr. Charley Bjorkman. He has been an instrument in the 
 hands of God for carrying forward God's w r ork in this congregation. 
 He has been a pillar in this church, a man possessing good common 
 sense, always standing up for what was right and good. 
 
 Thus we have in a few words summarized the main facts from the 
 history of this congregation. It has in these fifty years passed through 
 various experiences of joy and sorrow, prosperities and adversities, al- 
 ways hopeful, trusting in God. What the future will bring to this 
 congregation, God only knows. May its members remain faithful to 
 God and loyal to His Church. 
 
 The following statistics might be of interest : 
 
 Baptized . 458 
 
 Confirmed 296 
 
 Buried 142 
 
 Married couples 108 
 
 New members received : Adults 399 
 
 Children 156 
 
 Expense in congregation $71,418.89 
 
 For Missions $16,284.94 
 
 May God in His infinite mercy bless and keep this congregation and 
 all its members. 
 
 "Nevertheless that which ye hare, hold fast till I come." Rev. 2. 25. 
 
 O. F. Domeij, Pastor. 
 
GREETINGS FROM FORMER PASTORS 
 
 Greeting to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Aledo, Illinois, from 
 its first pastor, Rev. Nils Forsander, D.D. 
 
 Dear Friends and Members of the Congregation : 
 
 Grace be unto you, and peace from God 
 our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ! 
 
 "And I, brethren, when I came to you, 
 came not with excellency of speech or of 
 wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony 
 of God. For I determined not to know 
 anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and 
 him crucified. And I was with you in 
 weakness and in fear and much trembling." 
 
 These words of the holy apostle Paul in 
 his First Epistle to the Corinthians, 2. 1-3, 
 might also be quoted as a true description 
 of my pastoral work in your congregation, 
 and this service lasted only one year from 
 my ordination in Paxton, Illinois, June, 
 1883. As I preached every other Sunday 
 in my other congregation at Sagetown, now called Gladstone, and was 
 during that year broken down by typhoid fever for about two months, 
 nothing can be told of any visible achievements. Our Sunday services 
 were held in the old court house, and the Christmas service was held in 
 an American church. 
 
 Many of our church members showed me kindness and were attentive 
 hearers of my humble, evangelical sermons and Bible expositions. I 
 
 Dr. Nils Forsander, 
 1873—1874- 
 
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 hope to God that some of those hearers received by His grace some 
 spiritual edification for their souls to faith in our Saviour Jesus Christ. 
 
 The year before my ordination I was an assistant preacher to Rev. 
 Jonas Swensson, president of our Synod and pastor at Andover. Rev. 
 A. Andreen, pastor at Swedona, used to visit the Swedes in Aledo to 
 preach and perform ministerial acts among them, and these two re- 
 spected pastors agreed between themselves that Andreen should urge the 
 Swedish people in Aledo to organize themselves into a Lutheran con- 
 gregation and call a pastor. The result was that I was sent to preach 
 there on Sunday, May 18th, and that Andreen came the following 
 Monday and organized a congregation, which at the same occasion 
 called me to become their pastor and preach every other Sunday. I had 
 also such a call from Sagetown, and afterwards another from Mon- 
 mouth, but I accepted those from the two first named churches, because 
 I was told and believed that their need of a pastor was the greater. 
 
 The Aledo Lutheran congregation has had good and faithful minis- 
 ters, and such is also their present pastor. That is a joy for my heart, 
 and may God bless them all and their church members. May He bless 
 us all and help us "to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord 
 and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever." 
 
 Dear friends, let it be the earnest desire of us all to live in true and 
 daily repentance and faith in Him; we will then meet each other in 
 prayer at the mercy-seat and, when God pleaseth to call us, in the 
 heavenly, eternal dwellings, where Christ Jesus has prepared room 
 for us. 
 
 Rock Island, Illinois, March 14, 1923. 
 
 In the love of our Lord, your sincere friend, 
 
 Nils Forsaxder. 
 
 To the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church, Aledo, Illinois. 
 Grace and Peace! 
 
 It is a great pleasure to me as a former pastor to send you a cordial 
 greeting on the day when you as a congregation can celebrate your 
 fiftieth anniversary. 
 
 You have during these fifty years had many experiences and many 
 trials, but maybe neither as many nor as great, I am glad to say, a:> 
 many others have experienced. For this the Lord be praised, who has 
 been with you during these years and guided you by His Spirit and 
 
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 consoled you by His Word in all of your troubles, temporal and spiritual. 
 May therefore the Word of God always be taught among you in its 
 truth and purity, and you as children of God lead holy lives in ac- 
 cordance with it, then He will henceforth, as He has been hitherto, be 
 your Shepherd and caretaker, and as the one after the other is called 
 away from your midst by the Lord almighty, he will only be removed 
 from the troubles of time to the heaven by rest that remaineth to the 
 people of God. 
 
 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of the Father, and the 
 communion of the Holy Spirit be w T ith us now and for evermore. 
 
 East Union and Carver, Minnesota, March 5, 1923. 
 Sincerely yours, 
 
 J. B. A. Idstrom. 
 
 "I remember the days of old; 
 I meditate on thy doings; 
 I muse on the works of thy hands." 
 
 Ps. 143- 5. 
 
 To him who is trying to pen these words of greeting there will never 
 be another church in the Augustana Synod which will hold the place 
 in his heart that the Aledo church holds. Securely enshrined in our 
 memory our thoughts often go back and we "remember the days of old" 
 which w r ere spent among the members of this church, and we thank 
 God for every one of them. 
 
 Your church was my first love. God led my steps first to Aledo in 
 the spring of 1901, when your church w T as under the care of students 
 from our Seminary. After the service on Sunday morning the old 
 patriarch Charles Bjorkman greeted me and made the request that I 
 accept no summer call until I should hear from the Aledo church. 
 Shortly afterwards a call reached me from Aledo to serve that church 
 during the summer, which call I also accepted. Several calls to pastors 
 were issued that year, but as they all were declined, a call was issued 
 to me to become their pastor after my ordination in the spring of 1902, 
 and God put it into my heart to accept that call, and then followed 
 three years of blessed service until in 1905, when the condition of my 
 health moved me to go back to the rugged climate of my home state, 
 Minnesota, 
 
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 23 
 
 More than twenty years have since elapsed. I am now serving my 
 second pastorate after I left Aledo. New ties of friendship have been 
 formed, and yet the old friends of my first charge are just as dear to 
 my heart to-day as ever, and while many of them have gone and others 
 are going to their eternal reward, their kindness, love and co-operation 
 in the work shall follow us as one of the sweetest memories of our lives. 
 
 The years spent in Aledo were intensely active years. The old church 
 
 REV. A. T. LUXDHOLM, 1902-1905. 
 
 MRS. A. T. LUXDHOLM. 
 
 building gave way for a new and more modern structure. The old 
 parsonage was sold, and the present parsonage was erected by the side 
 of the new church. So loyally did the members of the church support 
 these great projects, that we were able to leave the church free from 
 indebtedness, and yet the church at that time did not number more than 
 two hundred and twenty-five adult members. 
 
 There are two events from those years that are indelibly inscribed 
 on our memory: the dedication of the new church building and the 
 reception which was tendered the young pastor and his bride when they 
 moved into the new parsonage. 
 
 Taken together, all these are memories that enrich life. They all 
 
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 suggest to us another day, when the children of God shall be gathered 
 in their Father's house above and be able to look over the life that now 
 is, with all their sins and mistakes forgiven, happy in the presence of 
 their Saviour and of one another. To that day we look forward with 
 confidence and hope. 
 
 May God bless the Aledo church on this day of its festivity. The 
 past fifty years have been years of small beginnings and splendid achieve- 
 ments. May the next fifty years be years of spiritual growth. Your 
 church was founded and organized by the pioneers of our Synod. May 
 their children prove worthy of their spiritual heritage and never leave 
 nor neglect the church of their childhood. May they advance in the 
 faith of their fathers and ever enlarge the influence of this church, faith- 
 fully praying together and working together until the Master shall 
 return to discharge His servants and give them blessed rest. The grace 
 of God has made possible the past. The present is charged with the 
 same grace. The future will reveal it to us only ever more clearly. To 
 God alone be the glory for grace received and for services rendered. 
 Sincerely, yours in the Lord, 
 
 A. T. Luxdholm. 
 
 Dearly beloved in Christ Jesus! 
 
 Greeting! 
 
 You are as a congregation these days celebrating your Golden Jubilee. 
 You are to-day looking back over a period of fifty years of church 
 activity, seven of which it was the privilege of the undersigned to serve 
 you as your pastor. 
 
 Having been solicited by your present pastor to contribute some feu- 
 words of greeting for your intended manual, relative to your fiftieth 
 anniversary, I deem it proper to base this greeting on a word from 
 Holy Writ. This is the word: 
 
 "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life." 
 
 This is a word of Him who calls Himself "the first and the last, 
 who was dead, and lives again." It is a word of Him who is the Head 
 of the Church and the Author of our salvation. 
 
 This word is spoken to a church which was facing great temptation 
 and tribulation, entering a period during which its faith would be put 
 to a severe test. 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 
 
 25 
 
 It is generally conceded 
 by close students of the 
 Bible now that the Church 
 of Christ is approaching 
 a period of fiery trials and 
 great temptation, the like 
 of which have never been 
 known. 
 
 How can we help but 
 
 see this 
 
 The forces of 
 
 evil are disintegrating the 
 Christian Church. The 
 spirit of Antichrist is 
 operating no longer only 
 within the confines of that 
 bod'y of Christians which 
 boastfully lays claim to be 
 the only true Church of 
 Christ upon earth, but is 
 in our day stalking more 
 or less openly in all the 
 other Christian churches 
 in all lands. 
 
 We have, indeed, every 
 reason to thank God that 
 the Lutheran Church is 
 least of all churches af- 
 fected by the spirit of 
 Antichrist. This is par- 
 ticularly true of that 
 branch of this church 
 to which your church 
 
 belongs. As yet the Word of God in its fullness and purity is pro- 
 claimed from our pulpits. He who would dare to strip Jesus of His 
 
 REV. FRANK SWENSON, 1906-1913. 
 
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 divinity would not be permitted in our pulpits. Let us hope and pray 
 that it may always remain thus! 
 
 But even if we can truthfully say that we as a church have the un- 
 alterated truth of salvation proclaimed in our church, we are, however, 
 in grave danger, because the religious air is literally polluted with 
 religious error. The heralds of error are ever busy disseminating their 
 errors in lectures and in the press. We come unconsciously under its 
 powerful influence, and" need therefore ever be on our guard, lest we fall. 
 
 During the half century of your existence as a congregation it has 
 been your blessed privilege to enjoy the hearing of God's Word in its 
 purity. This is your blessed privilege to-day. The crown of life has 
 been, and is now, within your reach. Many from your church have 
 already passed beyond the point where there is no danger of losing this 
 crown. It is theirs only as a gift, but theirs because they were faithful 
 unto death. It will also be given to you and all who lay hold of the 
 Author of salvation and are faithful to the end. 
 
 There is no need of fear as long as we cling to the Author of our 
 salvation, because He is mightier than the combined forces of all our 
 enemies. We may often fear, especially if we forget to look at Him, 
 and begin to look at ourselves. Let us not forget what He has said to 
 His little host of followers, "Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's 
 good pleasure to give you the kingdom." Yes, let us all look unceas- 
 ingly at Jesus, and ever abide in His Word. If we do that we will at 
 the end of our short journey on earth, together with other faithful who 
 have gone before, finally be given the crown of life. 
 
 The good Lord grant us all this for Christ's sake! The same Lord 
 grant unto you as a church an increased zeal for the unaltered truth 
 of God's Word! He grant also greater faithfulness and consecration 
 in the next fifty years. May the present anniversary be a source of rich 
 blessing and an impetus to better work! This is the sincere wish and 
 prayer of 
 
 Yours in the past humble servant, 
 
 557 Lapham St., Milwaukee, Wis. F. Swexsox. 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 
 
 27 
 
 O come, lit us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful 
 noist to the rock of our salvation. Let us come hefon his 
 presence with thanksgiving, and makt a joyful noisi unto 
 
 him with psalms. Lor tin Lord is a great God, and a 
 great King above all gods. Ps. 95. 1 — 3. 
 
 Dear Friends: Greetings! 
 
 Since the observance of the jubilee year came into practice as long 
 ago as during the Old Testament dispensation, and was a divine ordi- 
 nance, exhorting the people of 
 
 that time to render thanks and 
 praises unto God for manifold 
 blessings enjoyed, certainly we of 
 the present day have equal reasons, 
 and even more so, to celebrate 
 occasions of jubilee. Although no 
 law binding us to such custom 
 now is in vogue, it is nevertheless 
 true that God is just as bountiful 
 to-day as He was of old. And 
 to hold special services of rejoic- 
 ing and thanksgiving to the Al- 
 mighty, who so wondrously has 
 blessed you during five decades of 
 active church work, is perfectly 
 fitting and proper. May the fol- 
 lowing words of the psalmist like- 
 wise be yours: "I will sing of the 
 mercies of the Lord for ever: with 
 my mouth will I make known thy 
 faithfulness to all generations." 
 
 What should be more natural in the kingdom of God than that its 
 subjects render praises to the Most High? Should not they who so 
 constantly receive gifts from Him burst forth in melodious strains as an 
 expression of sincere and deep gratitude to the One who so freely doth 
 give of His lovingkindness and tender mercy? Sometimes, it is true, 
 there comes into the life of the Christian notes of discord. Not infre- 
 quently he himself is the cause of this. And when it doth please our 
 gracious Father in heaven to send trials and afflictions to His own, it 
 
 REV. JOSEPH C. MATTSON 
 1915-1920. 
 
28 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 is comforting to know that also in those moments His love is active. 
 David is a typical example of how a follower of Jehovah often becomes 
 languished from grief and pain. And yet we hear so sweetly coming 
 from his heart the triumphant exclamation: "Bless the Lord, O my soul, 
 and forget not all his benefits." Nor does David stand alone among 
 the men mentioned in Holy Writ whose lives bear testimony of similar 
 experiences. Paul, the great apostle to the Gentiles, was not a stranger 
 to afflictions, and yet he says: "I reckon that the sufferings of this 
 present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall 
 be revealed in us." And when looking back upon our own life's history, 
 must we not acknowledge that "we lack in nothing"? As long as we 
 live in the fellowship of the Lord this must be true: "My grace is suf- 
 ficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness." Firmly 
 rooted in Him, "neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, 
 nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor 
 depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love 
 of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." 
 
 As you gather in special services these days, dear friends, to celebrate 
 the semi-centennial anniversary of the organization of your dear church, 
 some of you especially, when meditating on days that are gone, will 
 recall many inspiring moments in the house of God. Nearly all the 
 charter members of this parish have left the ranks here below, but the 
 blessings of their deeds and their prayers do follow them after. We 
 hope that all of them are now with the saints in the church triumphant 
 enjoying the fruits of their labors. May God bless their memory among 
 you and crown the efforts of the present members with success and into 
 your hearts instill the assurance that He is with you always, even unto 
 the end of the world. As the Lord has been with you in the past, so 
 will He be with you in the future and bestow upon you even greater 
 blessings than heretofore. Remain faithful unto Him to the very last, 
 and yours is life eternal ! 
 
 The Lord is indeed a great God, and a great King above all gods. 
 He is the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with 
 thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms. 
 
 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. 
 
 Joseph C. Mattsox. 
 
SUNDAY SCHOOL 
 
 Our Sunday School started two years before the church was organ- 
 ized. These meetings were held at the homes until we had a place of 
 worship of our own. In these we were taught the Swedish language 
 and studied the Catechism and Bible History, but now it is all in the 
 English language. Our Sunday School, while small, has been very 
 progressive. At the present time we have six classes for children, also 
 tvvo Bible classes, one for the men and one for the women. A new 
 feature in our Sunday School work is the promotion exercises, inaugu- 
 rated last year, whereby the children are advanced from one class to 
 the other. These exercises were very impressively carried out. An 
 annual event at the close of the Swedish parochial school was the 
 Sunday School picnic which was attended by the congregation and 
 friends, and many happy recollections we have of these annual gather- 
 ings. One week each year the Sunday School children canvass for funds 
 for the Orphans' Home at Andover, Illinois. Our superintendents have 
 been very good and faithful. Chas. Bjorkman, one of the living charter 
 members, was the first superintendent and served in this office many 
 years, and through his untiring efforts a solid foundation was built for 
 our Sunday School. The other superintendents were A. X. West, 
 August Swanson, Christine Almquist, Arthur Lindorff, Minnie John- 
 son, and our present one is John Johnson. Our orchestra consists of 
 five members, who are rendering valuable service and aid greatly in 
 the musical part. Myrtle Luxdblad. 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 31 
 
 CRADLE ROLL DEPARTMENT 
 
 The Cradle Roll is the department of the Sunday School for babies 
 and little children under four years of age. Through it the church 
 and school seek to assist in the religious nurture of these little children 
 in the home and claim them for future membership in the Sunday 
 School. 
 
 It is the purpose of the Cradle Roll department to make a sincere 
 and earnest effort to provide religious influence for these early years 
 of baby's life in order that he may receive these early religious impres- 
 sions. Through the service rendered by the department, the church 
 becomes the friend of all these little children and thus answers the 
 summons of the Master when He said, "Suffer the little children to 
 come unto me ; forbid them not." 
 
 A Cradle Roll was started in this church in 191 9, and several mem- 
 bers enrolled on a wall roll, but no active work was taken up in this 
 department until in the fall of 1921, when Miss Amelia Anderson was 
 chosen Cradle Roll superintendent and the work was taken up in 
 earnest. A small cradle was at once purchased, to which is tied the 
 name of each Cradle Roll member, while on the wall roll is written 
 the names of all who have been enrolled since the beginning of this 
 department. 
 
 Every child in the congregation under the age of four years is a 
 member of the Cradle Roll department. At present twenty-three are 
 enrolled. Promotion exercises are held once a year, when all those over 
 three years of age are promoted to the Beginners' department of the 
 Sunday School. 
 
 The Cradle Roll superintendent wishes to be the friend of all these 
 little children. Her birthday message is a personal message in the name 
 of the church. She speaks for the church when invitations are extended 
 to come to the church and to Cradle Roll affairs from time to time. 
 With pleasure congratulations are sent to the mother at baby's birth, 
 and with joy she seeks to enroll at the earliest opportunity the child's 
 name for the Cradle Roll. It is with increasing joy that she watches 
 over him throughout the three years of his membership in the depart- 
 ment and with a heart overflowing with joy when on Promotion Day 
 she is able to present him as a member of the Beginners' department 
 of the Sunday School for further religious nurture. 
 
 Miss Amelia Anderson. 
 
J it J, i lie Album, 3. 
 
ORGANIZATIONS 
 
 THE LADIES' AID. 
 
 Although no exact date has been found of the organization of the 
 Ladies' Aid, we are led to believe it was formed not long after the 
 congregation, for as early as 1877 we find among our records that the 
 ladies of the church paid ^43. 50 for the first chandeliers, which were 
 at that time lighted by kerosene lamps, and later in 1883 we have a 
 very interesting report: Balance from 1882, $50.82; income from 
 auction, $64.50; and the grand sum of $140.80 for an oyster supper, 
 making a total of $256.12, for which they painted and remodeled the 
 church for $64.52, paid a note of $144.32 and still had a balance of 
 $32.38 in the treasury. This is really surprising when we think ot 
 the small band of women in the church at that time. In the early days 
 this society was called "The Sewing Society," as its industrious mem- 
 bers spent many hours during the year with the needle, and in the fall, 
 in connection with the Sunday School picnic, these articles were disposed 
 of at auction, and usually a good sum was made for the church. For 
 many years the members only paid five cents dues, but later this was 
 raised to ten cents, and with the sociables and other benefits the Ladies' 
 Aid has in many ways aided the church in local expenses. It has been 
 the duty of this society to keep up the necessary articles of the kitchen 
 and dining room of our church, also the repairs of the parsonage, and, 
 aside from this, for many years were able to give $70 each year to 
 mission work. Every lady-member of our church is a member of the 
 Ladies' Aid, yet we cannot claim that all attend regularly, but we can 
 boast that every lady gives us a helping hand when we ask aid for our 
 church, and this is the true meaning of our "Ladies' Aid." 
 
 Mrs. E. T. Carlsox. 
 
36 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 LUTHER LEAGUE 
 
 On October 9, 1886, a large number of young people gathered at the 
 home of J. P. Runbom for the purpose of organizing a Young Peoples' 
 Society. E. P. Olsson, then a student, presided. The name of the 
 society was later changed, and is now called the Luther League. The 
 meetings were held in the different homes — on Saturday evenings at 
 first. Funds were gathered by membership fees, collections, and dona- 
 tions. Books and magazines were purchased and loaned to the mem- 
 bers. Besides the raising of money for different purposes, the meetings 
 w T ere helpful in holding the young people in unity, and in advancing the 
 general welfare of the church. The programs given seem to have been 
 of a spiritual nature and very interesting. Debates were held. Re- 
 ligious subjects were often discussed, and so, besides adding to the social 
 bond of the young people, the spiritual tie was developed and the in- 
 terest of the Master's kingdom served. 
 
 Since the society's organization it has helped the congregation in 
 various ways. Many socials, dinners, entertainments, and New Year's 
 wakes have been held. In 19 12 a pipe organ for the church was pur- 
 chased by the Luther League, which adorns the church to-day and 
 stands as a monument of the love and interest of the young members of 
 the church. 
 
 With a membership at the organization of twenty-two, there is now a 
 membership of eighty. In 1889 the membership dues were $8.65 and in 
 the whole year $32.01 was collected. In 1922 the collections have 
 amounted to $715.00. 
 
 Reading over the minutes of the years gone by, we find various kinds 
 of service planned and given. In times of sickness and bereavement our 
 members and friends have been remembered with flowers. We doubt 
 not all has been accepted by Him whom we serve, however lowly the 
 service has seemed to those who have performed it. Besides the work in 
 the valley, there have been mountain top experiences for our League. 
 Twice the District Luther League convention has been held here, and 
 at different times some of our members have contributed to the pro- 
 grams at conventions held at other places. 
 
 Once the subject of a talk was, "How Shall we Reach the Un- 
 churched?", which is still a problem that the young people of the Aledo 
 Luther League may help to solve, and the prayer of one of the former 
 
38 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 secretaries, given in one of the minutes, is echoed by every earnest 
 
 member — it is this: "May we with God's help go unceasingly onward 
 with our work." Christine Almquist. 
 
 DORCAS SOCIETY 
 
 Dorcas — A pious woman of Joppa. — Acts IXth chapter, 36th to 
 42nd verses. 
 
 She was full of good works and almsdeeds. 
 
 She made garments which she gave to the poor. 
 
 The fame of this noble woman spread and many believed on the Lord. 
 
 Many Dorcas societies are named for her. 
 
 In the fall of 19 14 a young ladies' society was organized which was 
 given the name of Dorcas. 
 
 This society originated from the Narcissus Club, organized in Sep- 
 tember, 1912. The club met every two weeks and spent the evening in 
 doing fancy work and having a general good time. The members of 
 this club, which numbered twelve, were: Nellie Carlson, Huldah Run- 
 bom, Emma Farm, Selma Farm, Myrtle Lundblad, Hilma Lundblad, 
 Efiie Borklund, Edna G. Borklund, Elsie Berglund, Christine Alm- 
 quist, Freda Almquist, and Amelia Anderson. Several of the above, by 
 the way, have since changed their names. Almost all are members of 
 the Dorcas Society which we now have. 
 
 The society works mostly for Home Missions and for the church. 
 We meet twice a month at the home of some member. Every member 
 pays ten cents at each meeting, and an extra penny which goes in the 
 Flower Fund ; this fund to be used to purchase flowers for our sick 
 members. We also have a Birthday Box, and this money goes to charity. 
 
 We have socials, entertainments, and bazaars; in this way we make 
 the money for the work we do. The following is a brief outline of what 
 the society has done during the past few years: redecorated the church; 
 purchased candelabras for the altar ; remodeled the basement and 
 kitchen, the latter being done with the help of the Luther League ; 
 donated to the Lutheran Hospital at Moiine, Illinois, and Augustana 
 Nursery, and, last year, paid for the new roof that was put on the 
 church. 
 
 The members and their friends take a great interest in this society, 
 this being shown by the attendance at the meetings and the donations 
 
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 given when we have our socials and annual festival. The festival is 
 usually held about Thanksgiving time. 
 
 The society has now a membership of fifty-four. Two of our dear 
 members, namely, Mrs. Clara Anderson and Miss Pearl Anna Marie 
 Borklund, have left our circle and gone to their heavenly home above. 
 
 A little while and we shall meet 
 
 The dear ones gone before ; 
 And we shall clasp their hands again 
 
 On yonder radiant shore. 
 
 A little while and we shall hear 
 
 The Saviour's whisper, "Come", 
 And we shall ever dwell with Him 
 
 In our eternal home. 
 
 May God bless this society and its work. 
 
 Hulda C. Run bom. 
 
 WOMEN'S HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONARY SOCIETY 
 
 The Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society was organized 
 January 25, 191 7, at the home of Mrs. E. T. Carlson with an enroll- 
 ment of 24 members. 
 
 The first officers were: Rev. Mattson, chairman; Mrs. Aug. Swanson, 
 vice-president; Mrs. E. T. Carlson, secretary-treasurer. 
 
 This society is under the supervision of Woman's Missionary Society 
 of Rock Island district, Illinois Conference, Augustana Synod. Two 
 meetings are held each year. The membership dues 50 cents. 
 
 We share our apportionment in various branches of work by fulfilling 
 pledges that are made at each annual district convention. 
 
 In February or March of each year a Home Mission Coffee is given. 
 On the 1 st Sunday in Advent Universal Prayer Day by Augustana 
 women for missionary work is observed. 
 
 Special offering taken at a meeting in 1921 was given to the Beth- 
 phage Mission in Axtell, Neb; that of 1922 to the Seamen's and Log- 
 gers' Mission at Seattle, Washington. 
 
 The "Woman's Building" campaign for building at Rock Island, 
 conducted by the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society, was 
 participated in by all the women of our congregation, all contributing 
 
42 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 to the same; our quota of $423 has been pledged, and $375 has been paid. 
 
 Our quota of six W. S. S.'s. was secured through the efforts of Miss 
 Amelia Anderson with the co-operation of the society officers. 
 
 The enrollment now stands at 72. Eight of our charter members 
 have died; seven of these have been made "In Memoriam" by some of 
 their children or by friends: Mrs. Mollie Anderson, Mrs. Chas. Bjork- 
 man, Mrs. Clara Bjorkman, Mrs. Chas. Johnson, Mrs. Alfred Peter- 
 son, Mrs. Clara Anderson, Mrs. Christine Relander. 
 
 Our life members are : Mrs. Ida Johnson, Mrs. Inga Lindstrom. 
 Mrs. G. A. Gustafson, Miss Clara Hult. 
 
 Comparing the beginning with the present, we rejoice over increase of 
 interest and membership. 
 
 The receipts for the first year were $18.25, that of 1922, $147.55. 
 
 This society is now strictly a women's society. All the. officers are 
 women — Mrs. Inga Lindstrom being our first woman chairman. 
 
 Present officers are: Chairman, Mrs. Ed. Bjorkman; vice-chairman, 
 Mrs. O. F. Domeij ; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. A. W. Almquist ; secre- 
 tary "Missions-Tidning," Mrs. Arthur Lindorff. 
 
 The district convention was held in Aledo, October, 191 8. This was 
 an inspiration to the work thus newly begun and was a great factor in 
 awakening interest of our women for missionary work. 
 
 Mrs. A. W. Almquist. 
 
 WILLING WORKERS AND JUNIOR MISSION BAND 
 
 The Junior work began in August, 1896, and was organized by 
 Mrs. J. B. A. Idstrom at her home. Eight little girls constituted the 
 first Junior Society. They w T ere: Myrtle and Hilma Lundblad, Tillie 
 and Hulda Johnson, Hulda Runbom, Ida Berg, Olive Runbom, and 
 Nellie Bjorkman. They decided to give the organization the name of 
 "The Willing Workers", and' did prove worthy of its name in every 
 respect. 
 
 Mrs. Idstrom continued her work as leader until the end of the year 
 1896, when Miss Amelia Anderson was selected as leader of the Willing 
 Workers and she has successfully and faithfully superintended the 
 Junior work ever since. 
 
 When the society was organized the girls decided to work for the 
 Orphan's Home at Andover, and for many years all the income and all 
 
44 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 articles made by the girls were sent to the above institution. In 1900, 
 when it was decided to build a new church, it was suggested that the 
 Willing Workers w T ork for the altar and statue for the church. By 
 the time the church was ready for occupancy this little band had raised 
 enough money to pay for the statue and altar, and had enough money 
 over with which to purchase several dozen Hymnals to be used at the 
 English service. Shortly after the parsonage had been completed and 
 occupied they put in the electric lights and fixtures for the good parson 
 and his wife. In 1909, when the Orphan's Home at Andover was 
 destroyed by fire and a new building was planned, the Willing Workers 
 at once volunteered to furnish a room ; and besides they sent numerous 
 articles for the home and the children, such as quilts, towels, aprons, 
 handkerchiefs, etc. 
 
 In 191 1 the Willing Workers purchased a piano for the church, and 
 a couple of years later three hardwood floors were laid in the parsonage 
 at the expense of this little band. 
 
 Electric fans for the church auditorium and a range for the basement 
 were purchased and presented to the church in 19 14, and the following 
 year, when Rev. Joseph Mattson took up his abode at the parsonage, 
 the Willing Workers completely furnished the guest room. In 19 16 a 
 baptismal fount and four dozen folding chairs were purchased for the 
 church. This completed the work of the so-called Willing Workers. 
 
 During the years 1904 and 1908 a branch society called the "Pansy 
 Club" was also in existence. It was composed of eight young ladies past 
 confirmation age, who had been former members of the Willing Work- 
 ers. The)' were: Mabel Lundblad, Hilma Anderson, Esther Peterson, 
 Anna West, Cora Bloom, Mable Runbom, Vesta Hall, and Vinnie Run- 
 bom, who were also an enthusiastic group. 
 
 In January, 19 18, at the request of the W. H. and F. M. S. of the 
 Illinois Conference, it was decided that the Willing Workers should be 
 changed to a missionary society with an object to work for the Missions, 
 and the name "Junior Mission Band" was then adopted by the organi- 
 zation. Up until November of 19 18 the society consisted of girls alone, 
 but at the annual fall festival that year a special effort was made to 
 enlist the boys also. The efforts were crowned with success and it was 
 not long until every child in the Sunday School was a member. 
 
 During the years 19 19 and 1920 the Junior Mission Band supported 
 a little war orphan in France at a cost of $100 per year. Since then 
 they have taken up the task of supporting a Bible woman in India. 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 45 
 
 Two "In Memoriam" of departed members have been made; a donation 
 for the Woman's Building at Rock Island has been forwarded, while 
 numerous gifts have been given to different missionary purposes. 
 
 Fifty-two members are enrolled at present. The following are the 
 officers for the present year: Superintendent, Miss Amelia Anderson; 
 president, Mrs. O. F. Domeij ; vice president, Mrs. A. L. Lindorff ; 
 secretary, Virgil Farm ; treasurer, Gladys Anderson. 
 
 Meetings are held once a month in the church basement, when the 
 Juniors give a short program, after which refreshments are served. 
 
 Amelia Anderson. 
 
 THE LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD. 
 
 At the annual meeting of the congregation January 2, 1894, a motion 
 was made and seconded that the men of the congregation organize a 
 Men's Building Society. The church having felt the need of a men's 
 society, an organization was perfected, at the home of H. P. Borklund, 
 January 26, 1894, with a membership of 25. Its purpose was to create 
 a fund for future needs, either to help in the building of a new church, 
 or to further any necessary need. This organization was also to try to 
 interest all the men of the church in its w T ork and to bring them in 
 closer fellowship. At the first meeting the following officers were 
 elected : President, Rev. John Idstrom ; vice president, Charles Bjork- 
 man ; secretary, Wolf red S. Bjorkman ; treasurer, Fred Peterson. 
 
 This organization, with the assistance of the ladies, at times, held a 
 meeting once every other month at some of the members' homes. The 
 meetings consisted of talks and topics concerning church work. 
 
 While this organization only remained active up to the year 191 3, we 
 believe the congregation received much blessing from it. The last 
 meeting was held at the home of J. P. Runbom, January 2, 19 1 3. 
 
 From 19 1 3 until 1921 the Building Society met with the Ladies' 
 Aid Society. On February 23, 1922, the men of the Lutheran church 
 were called together to organize a Lutheran Brotherhood, a society 
 having for its purpose: first, to encourage men to be faithful to their 
 home organizations ; second, to instill into the minds of young and old 
 the highest type of patriotism ; third, to assist in furthering the religious, 
 moral, and social wellbeing of the boys of our church. 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 47 
 
 The meeting was opened by a banquet, served by the social committee 
 of the Ladies' Aid Society, covers being laid for sixty-five. 
 
 After the banquet the meeting opened with an address of welcome 
 by Rev. O. F. Domeij, who acted also as toastmaster, toasts being given 
 by the following: J. P. Berg, in behalf of the retiring church board; 
 A. N. West, in behalf of the Men's Building Society; Emanuel John- 
 son, in behalf of the Sunday School; and Edward A. Lundquist, wel- 
 coming the new Brotherhood. A motion was made and seconded that 
 the men here present organize a Lutheran Brotherhood Society and that 
 the Men's Building Society merge with the same. 
 
 The Brotherhood organized with a membership of sixty-two. 
 The following officers were elected at this meeting: President, Rev. 
 O. F. Domeij; vice president, Arthur Lindorff; secretary, Edw. A. 
 Lundquist; treasurer, John Olson. All officers were re-elected at the 
 annual meeting of 1923 with the exception of the vice president, John 
 Johnson being elected. Meetings are to be held the last Thursday 
 evening of each month; dues are to be 25 cents a month. 
 
 Very interesting meetings have been held once every month, consist- 
 ing of talks by many outside speakers, as well as musical numbers and 
 discussions regarding church welfare. Ladies have been entertained at 
 two of its meetings. During the short time since its organization 
 we have increased the membership to 90 and we earnestly hope to make 
 our Brotherhood 125 strong this year. Truly, how can any man re- 
 frain from taking part in this movement after he has learned of its 
 laudable purpose. While we have not had the attendance at times to 
 what it should be, considering the membership we sincerely hope that it 
 will be one hundred per cent, strong in the future, and that much 
 blessing will result, to the members of the church, as well as to the 
 members of the Lutheran Brotherhood themselves. 
 
 Edw. A. Lundquist. 
 
48 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 THE CHURCH CHOIR 
 
 In the early history of our church there has been very little recorded 
 of the work of the organist and the choir. Miss Hilma Lundblad, our 
 first organist, served faithfully for a number of years, with Miss Selma 
 Bjorkman as substitute. Her successor, Miss Emma Borklund, served 
 until the year 1903, during which time the first choir was organized. 
 She was succeeded by Miss Josephine Bjorkman, who served as organist 
 during the years of 1903 and 1904, and she very ably assisted with the 
 work of the choir. Miss Ida Berg served the church as organist during 
 the years 1905, 1906, and 1907, who by her fine contralto voice added 
 greatly to our church services. She was succeeded by her brother, Air. 
 David Berg, during the year 1908. In 1909 we reappointed our faith- 
 ful servant. Miss Josephine Bjorkman, who had served us in the pre- 
 ceding years. During this period the interest in the choir, which had 
 waned, was again renewed and with her help the choir was reorganized. 
 During the next few years, 1913 to 19 16, the choir did very creditable 
 work with Miss Hilma Lunlblad as organist. 
 
 As the years go by we must go forward. Have we accomplished any- 
 thing? Who are the ones that are carrying the burden of the organist 
 and the choir work? In 191 6, our present organist, Mrs. Edna Bork- 
 lund Stevens, took up her work. Seldom has she missed a Sunday service 
 and the weekly rehearsals of the choir. May she continue to serve the 
 Master faithfully. 
 
 Our choir leader, Mr. Arthur Lindorft, by his example of faithful- 
 ness, spurs each lagging member of his organization to greater efforts. 
 May the light of his work continue to shine as it has done in the past. 
 
 The personnel of our choir is as follows : 
 
 Sopranos 
 
 Mrs. Glen Anderson 
 
 Aliss Ruth Forsell 
 
 Miss Myrtle Lundblad 
 
 Miss Mable Lundblad 
 
 Miss Dorothy Johnson 
 
 Aliss Pauline Johnson 
 
 Mrs. Ernest Berg 
 
 Miss Eling Monson 
 
 Aliss Delpha Rehn 
 
 Airs. Rena Johnson 
 
Jubilee Album. 4. 
 
50 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 Contraltos 
 
 Mrs. Ida Abercrombie 
 Mrs. David Bostrum 
 Miss Laura Anderson 
 Miss Mabel Anderson 
 Mrs. Arthur Lindorff 
 Mrs. Selma Almquist 
 
 Tenors 
 
 Mr. Oscar Bjorkman 
 Mr. Charles Erickson 
 Mr. Emanuel Johnson 
 
 Bass 
 
 Mr. Arthur Lindorff 
 Mr. Emil Bjorkman 
 Mr. John Johnson 
 Mr. Forest Anderson 
 
 If we could dwell on the individual excellence of our choir it would 
 rill volumes. There is one sad vacancy in our choir that can never be 
 filled, namely, the passing of Mrs. Clara Anderson. We miss her 
 greatly and she has received her reward. 
 
 As we face the future let each of us give of our time, of our talents, 
 of our lives that the work of our Master may be done. As it is recorded 
 in Luke 6. 38: "Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure 
 pressed down, shaken together, and running over." 
 
 Emanuel Johnson, Choir President. 
 
 THE CHURCH ORCHESTRA 
 
 The first orchestra in the Swedish Lutheran church was organized 15 
 years ago. There were six members of this orchestra : J. E. Berg, first 
 violin; Carl Swanson, second violin; Cornelius J. Anderson, first clari- 
 net ; Rudolph Berg, second clarinet ; Henry G. Peterson, first cornet ; 
 and David Berg, piano. This orchestra w r as organized for the Christ- 
 mas and New Year's programs and furnished some excellent numbers. 
 Soon afterwards it disbanded. 
 
 There was then no church orchestra until the fall of 192 1. At the 
 organization of the Lutheran Brotherhood there was formed the "Bro- 
 
52 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 therhood Orchestra," under the direction of J. E. Berg. This orchestra 
 was composed of J. E. Berg, violin; Rudolph Berg, clarinet; Airs. Ru- 
 dolph Berg, piano ; Arthur Lindorff, trombone and cornet. This or- 
 ganization played at practically all of the Lutheran Brotherhood meet- 
 ings as well as at numerous other church entertainments. 
 
 At about the same time as the organization of the Brotherhood Or- 
 chestra there was formed a Junior Orchestra in the Sunday School, un- 
 der the leadership of Arthur Lindorff. The personnel of this orchestra 
 was: Arthur Lindorff, trombone; Yvonne Berglund, piano; Ralph 
 Munson and Glen Munson, violins; Arthur Olson and Virgil Farm, 
 cornets; Virgil Anderson, clarinet, and Mrs. Edna Stevens, bass. There 
 are at the present time about five active members of this orchestra. 
 
 Since the first part of the year 1923 the two orchestras, "The Lu- 
 theran Brotherhood" and "The Sunday School", have been combined as 
 one organization, "The Church Orchestra", under the leadership of J. 
 E. Berg. The combination was formed to play for special church serv- 
 ices or gatherings. The Sunday School Orchestra, however, still is an 
 active organization of itself and gives wonderful assistance in the Sun- 
 day School services. 
 
 When the entire personel of the "Church Orchestra" is together it is 
 a very commendable organization and furnishes excellent numbers on 
 various church programs. 
 
 The orchestra has at different times been ably assisted by Mrs. Ru- 
 dolph Berg, Harry McFarland, Orman Simpson and Glen Jenkins, 
 who, though non-members of our church, have very kindly helped out 
 with their services, and whose assistance has been truly appreciated. 
 
 We wish and hope that the "Church Orchestra" may grow and 
 prosper, and that it will continue to furnish entertaining music as it has 
 in the past. J. E. Berg. 
 
o: 
 
 THE CHURCH BELL 
 
 Several times during former years the bell that for years past has 
 given notice of our meetings served in other capacities than church work. 
 It has an unusual history. It may add something to the history of this 
 occasion to review at some length its service. 
 
 In this connection credit for information contained in this statement 
 is due to J. M. Hays, of Jefferson City, Missouri, The Waterways 
 Journal of St. Louis, Historian F. L. Woodridge of Parsons, Kansas, 
 and Prof. J. Renwick Wylie, formerly of this city, now of Denver, Colo. 
 
 The bell was cast in 1848 in Cincinnati, by the G. W. Coffin Buck- 
 eye Bell Foundry. It was purchased by the American Fur Co. of St. 
 Louis, which owned and operated a line of steamboats on the Missouri 
 river, used in the interest of the fur trade along the rivers of the North- 
 western states. The bell was installed on the steamer "Saint Ange", 
 built in 1849, tonnage 254, Captain Joseph La Barge master, who was 
 one of the principal stockholders of the fur company. Thereafter the 
 boat made regular trips along the Missouri river, and in times of high 
 water ascended to the head of navigation. It is recorded that on June 
 1 2th, 1 85 1, the Saint Ange left St. Louis for the Yellowstone region, 
 and on June 19, one week later, cholera broke out on board, and the 
 majority of the passengers and crew were stricken. Among the passen- 
 gers were two noted Jesuit priests, Rev. Fathers Hoecken and De Smet. 
 They were going out as missionaries into the wild northwestern country. 
 Father Hoecken took down with the dread disease and died just after 
 he had administered the last sacrament to one of the dying. 
 
 The record shows also that the Saint Ange made ten trips in 1853 
 between St. Louis and Kansas City and Leavenworth, and then went 
 into winter quarters in St. Louis, and was destroyed on January 2. 
 
54 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 1854, being crushed during the breaking up of the ice, and was never 
 rebuilt. Her bell, and such other valuable parts as were saved from the 
 wreck, were placed on the levee for sale. 
 
 The late John McKinney, Sr., for many years a business man at 
 Oquawka, 111., prior to that time had built a three-story business house 
 at Oquawka, the top story of which he had fitted up for church services 
 for the Cumberland Presbyterians, of which church he was a member 
 at that time. Hearing of the Saint Ange bell, Mr. McKinney went to 
 St. Louis, purchased it, and placed it on his building in Oquawka. 
 There it remained for many years. After a few years the church organ- 
 ization for whose use the bell had been purchased discontinued its serv- 
 ices, and then the auditorium was utilized as a public hall, the bell being 
 used to give notice of the various entertainments. Proof of its substan- 
 tial construction was given when on a cold winter night mischievous 
 boys reversed it and filled it with water. Strange to relate the bell 
 came through the trying ordeal without damage. During that time 
 among the persons who lectured in that hall were Joshua R. Giddings. 
 Horace Greely, Cassius M. Clay, Senator George W. Julian, and others 
 of note. The bell was used in many ways. It gave the alarm for fires 
 and other disasters, especially at night. When entertainments were 
 given during the Civil war for the benefit of our soldiers the bell made 
 frequent urgent appeals for all to attend. The saddest day of its entire 
 existence was the one during which it announced to the grief-stricken 
 people the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. No one who 
 heard its solemn tones on that sad occasion will ever forget them. 
 
 In the spring of 1876 the bell was brought to Aledo and placed on 
 the Academy established by John M. Wylie and J. Renwick Wylie, 
 three years previously. In its new location for a number of years it 
 performed its part in the operation of that excellent school. The 
 importance of punctuality was one of the valuable lessons it helped to 
 teach the students of that time. A pleasing feature of its work was the 
 invitations it extended on Friday night to attend most enjoyable social 
 meetings. In 1893 the Academy was closed and the property, including 
 the building, bell and furniture, sold to Mrs. Delia McWhorter Harr, 
 who during the same year sold the bell to its present owners. It was 
 then placed on the church building purchased by the Lutherans from the 
 United Presbyterians, where it remained until the present commodious 
 structure was completed and made ready for it in October 1902. 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 55 
 
 It is now thirty years since the bell came into the possession of this 
 congregation, and it is seventy-five years since it was cast in Cincinnati. 
 The years have brought to it different lines of service, in widely sepa- 
 rated places, but still its work goes on. From the days of the old Saint 
 Ange to the present time it has always been dependable, equal to even- 
 requirement. The story of its past has endeared it to all who have heard 
 it. To such it no longer seems to to be an inert mass of metal, but 
 rather a living entity. What the future may hold in store for it no one 
 can foresee. Let us hope it may continue to respond through many, 
 many years to come to such service as may be required of it. We trust 
 no harm ma)' ever come to it, and may it ever proclaim, in no uncertain 
 tones, "Peace on earth, good w T ill to men." 
 
 Written on request by 
 
 Hon. Ex-Congressman James McKinney. 
 
OUR SERVICE FLAG 
 
 Monroe Almquist 
 Glen Anderson 
 Clarence Benson 
 Spencer Berglund 
 David Malm 
 Glen Peterson 
 John Blixt 
 Ernest Berg 
 Vern Moberg 
 Carl Lundblad 
 Henry Johnson 
 Ewald Berglund 
 
 Archie Runbom 
 Victor Runbom 
 Emmett Forsell 
 Harold Anderson 
 Andrew Anderson 
 Aurelius Anderson 
 Edwin Johnson 
 Carl Nyberg 
 Harry Peterson 
 Irwin Anderson 
 Herbert Anderson 
 
 The years 191 7 and 191 8 are memorable ones to all members of our 
 church, as those were the years of the great World War. It came upon 
 us w r ith its great sacrifices and heartaches as it did in the many com- 
 munities throughout the land. 
 
 Then we heard the bugles calling, 
 
 Then the angry war drums beat, 
 And upon our ears came falling 
 
 The measured tread of marching feet. 
 
 Then perhaps as never before nor since, family altars were established 
 w r here prayers were continually rising to our heavenly Father for guid- 
 ance and protection for our boys who had gone forth valiantly to take 
 their places with the defenders of the rights of our people. 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 57 
 
 As a tangible evidence of the absence of the boys from our Church 
 services and as a silent admonisher of their need for our prayers, our 
 Service Flag became part of our church and to us became an intimate 
 emblem. 
 
 The first of our boys to go were the ones who went in April, 191 7, 
 with Company B, 6th Illinois Infantry, which later was federalized and 
 became part of the 123d Field Artillery. 
 
 With other contingents going at different times, others went, making 
 in all twenty-three, for each one of whom a star was the silent spokes- 
 man, and of each w r e were justly proud. 
 
 They left their careless youth behind them, 
 
 To face a struggle fierce and stern, 
 We prayed no foeman's steel would find them, — 
 
 "God grant them all a safe return." 
 
 And so God did grant them all a safe return and the Service Flag 
 which had spoken to us so forcibly was lowered, to live in the history 
 of our church and in our memories and lives, as we had become better 
 men and women because of their sacrifices. Delpha Rehn. 
 
CHURCH OFFICERS 
 
 DEACONS 
 
 From 
 John E. Swanson 1873 
 
 fi873 
 
 Charles Bjorkman \ 1885 
 
 jigoi 
 
 [1912 
 
 Olof Gustav Olson 1874 
 
 )i874 
 Carl Runbom / 1880 
 
 Swen Larson , 1875 
 
 Joel Olson 1879 
 
 Peter Plymn - . . . . 1 879 
 
 Samuel Frank 1881 
 
 fi88i 
 
 H. P. Borklund ^1890 
 
 August Warner Peterson 1884 
 
 C. A. Sjoholm 1884 
 
 Johannes Johnson : . . . . 1886 
 
 John F. Anderson 1886 
 
 ii886 
 G. A. Gustafson ) 1888 
 
 (1887 
 Eric Hawkinson / 1900 
 
 Andrew Nelson 1885 
 
 Jonas Runbom 1888 
 
 Frank O. Anderson 1889 
 
 C. A. Rosene 1894 
 
 To 
 
 Total Service 
 
 1876 
 
 3 years 
 
 1 8791 
 1899 
 
 >■ 32 years 
 
 1910 
 
 
 1915J 
 
 
 1884 
 
 10 years 
 
 1879 
 i88 4 i 
 
 9 years 
 
 1880 
 
 5 years 
 
 1881 
 
 2 years 
 
 1881 
 
 2 years 
 
 1885 
 
 4 years 
 
 1885 
 i8935 
 
 7 years 
 
 1890 
 
 6 years 
 
 1886 
 
 2 years 
 
 1888 
 
 2 years 
 
 1888 
 
 2 years 
 
 1887] 
 
 
 192M 
 
 34 years 
 
 1898] 
 
 
 1921J 
 
 22 years 
 
 1889 
 
 4 years 
 
 1894 
 
 6 years 
 
 1898 
 
 9 years 
 
 1897 
 
 3 years 
 

 JUBILEE ALBUM 
 
 59 
 
 C. E. BjOXKMAN. 
 
 J. W. Johnson. 
 
 DEACONS. 
 John A. Olson. 
 A. N. West. 
 
 Nels Benson. 
 Chas. A. Johngon. 
 
/ 
 
 60 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 From To Total Service 
 
 [1893 1899] 
 
 Samuel Almquist \ 1901 1906^ 14 years 
 
 [1907 1910J 
 
 (1896 1899? 
 
 A. N. West / 1 92 1 1924^ 6 years 
 
 C. O. Anderson 1897 1900 3 years 
 
 J. A. Stromquist 1898 1899 1 year 
 
 C. A. A. Root 1901 1907 6 years 
 
 C. A. Peterson 1898 1901 3 years 
 
 (1899 1902/ 
 
 John P. Berg / 1905 1914S 12 years 
 
 Claus W. Johnson 1900 1903 3 years 
 
 G. A. Nyberg 1899 1902 3 years 
 
 \ 1 906 1 909 } 
 
 John Olson /1910 1925$ 18 years 
 
 Aug. Swanson 1909 19 12 3 years 
 
 Henry Anderson 19 10 1916 6 years 
 
 William Johnson 1911 1926 15 years 
 
 Nels Benson 191 7 1926 9 years 
 
 Ed. Lindstrom 1914 191 7 3 years 
 
 C. Ed. Bjorkman 191 5 1924 9 years 
 
 Carl Gustaf Carlson 1916 1922 6 years 
 
 Chas. A. Johnson 1922 1925 3 years 
 
 TRUSTEES 
 
 From To Total Service 
 
 J. O. Lundblad 1873 1882 9 years 
 
 Samuel Anderson 1873 1877 4 years 
 
 {1873 1876/ 
 
 Peter Ringdahl / 1879 i889( 13 years 
 
 C. A. Nyberg 1873 1875 2 years 
 
 (1875 1882J 
 
 Eric Anderson / 1 883 1 885 ( 9 years 
 
 H. P. Borklund 1876 1880 4 years 
 
 Nels Swenson 1877 1879 2 years 
 
 $1878 1879? 
 
 Gustav Bjorkman / 1880 1884^ 5 years 
 
 William Anderson 1881 1882 1 year 
 
A. L. LlNDORFF. 
 
 And. J. Anderson. 
 
 TRUSTEES. 
 
 D. H. B003TROM, 
 
 Treasurer. 
 
 Emanuel Johnson. 
 Swan Berglund. 
 
62 
 
 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 From 
 
 Oscar Wallen 1882 
 
 Jonas Runbom 1883 
 
 (1884 
 
 Geo. Lundblad (1898 
 
 Carl Runbom 1884 
 
 Fred Peterson 1885 
 
 John P. Berg 1886 
 
 John Hedvall 1888 
 
 Swan Youngren 1888 
 
 Andrew Nelson 1889 
 
 August Anderson 1890 
 
 J1891 
 
 S. Ed. Peterson / 1903 
 
 A. W. Almquist 1896 
 
 John Alfred Johnson 1898 
 
 C. A. A. Root 1899 
 
 Eric Peterson 19CO 
 
 C. (). Anderson 1900 
 
 C. Ed. Bjorkman 1902 
 
 Fred Larson 1903 
 
 Oscar Almquist 1905 
 
 Henry Anderson 1906 
 
 Peter Farm 1908 
 
 Ludwig Ericson 1909 
 
 E. T. Carlson 19 10 
 
 Andrew Runbom 19 13 
 
 Oscar W. Anderson 1914 
 
 Ed. Moberg , 19 16 
 
 Frank Forsell 191 7 
 
 A. J. Anderson 19 18 
 
 David Bostrom 19 19 
 
 A. W. Swanson 19 19 
 
 Arthur Lindorff 1920 
 
 Emanuel Johnson 1922 
 
 Swan Berglund 1923 
 
 To 
 
 Total Service 
 
 1884 
 
 2 
 
 years 
 
 1885 
 
 2 
 
 years 
 
 1888) 
 
 
 
 1905$ 
 
 I I 
 
 years 
 
 1886 
 
 2 
 
 years 
 
 I902 
 
 17 
 
 years 
 
 190O 
 
 14 
 
 years 
 
 1891 
 
 3 
 
 years 
 
 1890 
 
 2 
 
 years 
 
 1898 
 
 9 
 
 years 
 
 1896 
 
 6 
 
 years 
 
 1900) 
 
 
 
 1913J 
 
 19 
 
 years 
 
 I902 
 
 6 
 
 years 
 
 1904 
 
 6 
 
 years 
 
 19OI 
 
 2 
 
 years 
 
 I903 
 
 3 
 
 years 
 
 1909 
 
 9 
 
 years 
 
 I9IO 
 
 8 
 
 years 
 
 1906 
 
 3 
 
 years 
 
 1914 
 
 9 
 
 years 
 
 1907 
 
 1 
 
 year 
 
 1917 
 
 9 
 
 years 
 
 I9l8 
 
 9 
 
 years 
 
 1919 
 
 9 
 
 years 
 
 1916 
 
 3 
 
 years 
 
 I920 
 
 6 
 
 years 
 
 1919 
 
 3 
 
 years 
 
 1923 
 
 6 
 
 years 
 
 1924 
 
 6 
 
 years 
 
 1925 
 
 6 
 
 years 
 
 1922 
 
 3 
 
 years 
 
 1926 
 
 6 
 
 years 
 
 1925 
 
 3 
 
 years 
 
 1926 
 
 3 
 
 yeais 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 
 
 63 
 
 CHURCH SECRETARIES 
 
 From 
 
 Oscar Wallen 1873 
 
 John E. Swanson 1874 
 
 A. Anderson 1875 
 
 Charles Bjorkman 1876 
 
 (1888 
 John P. Berg ) 1902 
 
 (1890 
 
 H. P. Borklund (1894 
 
 Andrew M. Runbom 1892 
 
 fi8 9 5 
 C. Ed Bjorkman \ 1899 
 
 [1919 
 
 fi8 9 6 
 A. W. Almquist \ 1903 
 
 [1920 
 John Gustafson 1905 
 
 p907 
 John Ryden ^1912 
 
 [1922 
 
 August Swanson 1910 
 
 Axel Hemming 191 5 
 
 Oscar W. Anderson 1916 
 
 To 
 
 Total Service 
 
 1874 
 
 i year 
 
 1875 
 
 1 year 
 
 1876 
 
 1 year 
 
 1888 
 
 12 years 
 
 1890) 
 
 
 1903 i 
 
 3 years 
 
 1892) 
 
 i8 9 5( 
 
 3 years 
 
 1894 
 
 2 years 
 
 1896] 
 1902}- 
 1920J 
 
 5 years 
 
 1899I 
 1905 \ 
 1922J 
 
 
 7 years 
 
 
 1907 
 
 2 years 
 
 1909] 
 
 
 I9i5^ 
 
 1924J 
 
 7 years 
 
 1912 
 
 2 years 
 
 1916 
 
 1 year 
 
 1919 
 
 3 years 
 
 CHURCH TREASURERS 
 
 From 
 Jos. O. Lundblad 1876 
 
 (1888 
 
 Geo. O. Lundblad \ 1903 
 
 J. P. Berg 1889 
 
 A. W. Almquist 1899 
 
 C. Ed. Bjorkman . . 1905 
 
 (1911 
 E. T. Carlson / 191 4 
 
 Oscar O. Almquist 1912 
 
 Oscar W. Anderson 19 19 
 
 Frank Forsell 1921 
 
 David H. Bostrom 1922 
 
 To 
 
 Total Service 
 
 (not recc 
 
 >rded) 
 
 
 1889) 
 
 
 
 i905i 
 
 3 
 
 years 
 
 1899 
 
 10 
 
 years 
 
 1903 
 
 4 
 
 years 
 
 1911 
 
 6 
 
 years 
 
 1912/ 
 
 
 
 1918J 
 
 5 
 
 years 
 
 1914 
 
 2 
 
 years 
 
 1921 
 
 2 
 
 years 
 
 1922 
 
 1 
 
 year 
 
 1924 
 
 2 
 
 years 
 
To 1 
 
 ^otal S 
 
 ervice 
 
 1875 
 
 I 
 
 year 
 
 1879 
 
 4 
 
 years 
 
 1881 
 
 2 
 
 years 
 
 1882 
 
 I 
 
 year 
 
 1887I 
 I9II - 
 I923J 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 years 
 
 
 
 1888 
 
 I 
 
 year 
 
 1919 
 
 8 
 
 years 
 
 1924 
 
 1 
 
 year 
 
 64 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 CHURCH SEXTONS 
 
 From 
 
 John E. Swanson 1874 
 
 Carl Runbom 1875 
 
 Swan Jacobson 1879 
 
 Chas. Bjorkman 1881 
 
 [1882 
 P. A. Johnson -^ 1888 
 
 [1919 
 
 John Runbom 1887 
 
 Peter Dahl 191 1 
 
 Geo. O. Lundblad 1923 
 
 S. S. SUPERINTENDENTS AND ASSISTANTS. 
 
 Superintendents Assistants From To 
 
 Nels Swenson Joel Olson 1877 no record 
 
 C. Bjorkman (None elected) 1883 1887 
 
 C. A. Sjoholm (None elected) 1887 1888 
 
 C. Bjorkman Sam Almquist 1888 1896 
 
 A. N. West C. Bjorkman 1896 1898 
 
 C. Bjorkman J. A. Stromquist 1898 1899 
 
 C. Bjorkman C. Ed. Bjorkman 1899 1900 
 
 C. Bjorkman Samuel Almquist 1900 1901 
 
 Geo. O. Lundblad CO. Almquist 1901 1902 
 
 C. Bjorkman A. N. West 1902 1903 
 
 C. Bjorkman . C. O. Anderson 1903 1905 
 
 Aug. Swanson ( None elected) 1905 1907 
 
 Rev. Swenson C. Bjorkman 1907 1908 
 
 Aug. Swanson (None elected) 1908 1909 
 
 Rev. Swenson Aug. Swanson 1909 19 10 
 
 John Gustafson Aug. Sw^anson 1910 191 1 
 
 Rev. Swenson Aug. Swanson 191 1 1914 
 
 Aug. Swanson Oscar Anderson 191 4 191 5 
 
 (Ed. Lindstrom) (None elected) I9I - igi6 
 
 /Aug. b\vanson\ 
 
 Aug. Swanson Christine Almquist 1916 1917 
 
 Aug. Swanson John Gustafson 1917 191 8 
 
 Rev. Mattson John Gustafson 1918 1919 
 
 Arthur Lindorff (None elected) 1919 1922 
 
 Miss Minnie Johnson (None elected) 1922 1923 
 
 John Johnson Mrs. Ed. Bjorkman 1923 1924 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 65 
 ORGANISTS AND SONG LEADERS. 
 
 Organists Song Leaders From To Total Service 
 
 Joel Olson no record 
 
 Hilma Lundblad \1882 1890) 
 
 (Gustafson) (1891 i895\ 12 years 
 
 Emma Borklund 
 
 (Johnson) 1895 1902 7 years 
 
 (1902 1904) 
 
 Josie Bjorkman / 19 10 191 1 V 3 years 
 
 Ida Berg 1904 1908 4 years 
 
 (1908 1910) 
 
 David Berg / 191 1 1912! 3 years 
 
 Hilma Lundblad 
 
 (Ford) 19 1 2 191 7 5 years 
 
 Edna Borklund 
 
 (Stevens) 191 7 1924 7 years 
 
 Arthur Lindorrr. . 1921 1924 3 years 
 
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68 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 Anniversary Programs 
 
 FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1923 
 8 P. M. 
 
 Selection Orchestra 
 
 Song — No. 143 Congregation 
 
 Invocation Mr. Robert Acsell 
 
 Address of Welcome Rev. O. F. Domeij 
 
 Vocal Solo Mrs. Hattie Anderson 
 
 Greetings in behalf of the women Mrs. Ed. Bjorkman 
 
 Selection — Lord God of Hosts (Macy) Ladies' Chorus 
 
 Greetings in behalf of the men Mr. Emanuel Johnson 
 
 Violin Solo Mr. Ernest Berg 
 
 Recitation Mildred Clauson 
 
 Selection Sunday School Orchestra 
 
 Address Rev. Joseph C. Mattson 
 
 Song — No. 186 Congregation 
 
 Benediction Rev. O. F. Domeij 
 
 Selection Orchestra 
 
 SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1923 
 
 Rock Island District Mission Meeting. 
 9:30 — 10:30 a. M. Business session. 
 10:30 a. m. Lecture Dr. John Ekholm 
 
 Subject: The Function of the Christian Minister as a Preacher. 
 2:30 P. M. Diskussion over amnet: Jag tror pa en helig, allmannelig 
 
 kyrka, de helig as samfund. Inledare Rev. E. F. Bergren 
 
JUBILEE ALBUM 69 
 
 SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1923 
 10:00 A. M. 
 
 Address to the Sunday School Rev. Geo. A. Fahlund 
 
 10:30 A. M. 
 
 High Mass with Communion. 
 
 Preparatory Sermon Rev. J. B. A. Idstrom 
 
 Song — Psalm 84 (Wennerberg) Choir 
 
 Sermon Rev. A. T. Luxdholm 
 
 Song — Praise the Lord (Maker) Male Quartet 
 
 SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1923 
 
 3:00 P. M. 
 JUBILEE PROGRAM 
 
 Overture — Poet and Peasant (F. von Suppe) Orchestra 
 
 Song No. 189 COXGREGATIOX 
 
 Invocation Dr. Nils Forsaxder 
 
 Vocal Duet — The Lord Is My Light Buck 
 
 Mr. axd Mrs. Arthur Lixdorff 
 
 Historical Sketch Rev. O. F. Domeij 
 
 Song — Hark, Hark, My Soul (Shelley) Choir 
 
 Address Rev. Dr. Gustav Axdreex 
 
 Song — No. 193 Coxgregatiox 
 
 I Dr. G. A. Braxdelle 
 
 1 
 
 i Dr. Peter Peterson 
 
 Greetings ■> 
 
 1 Rev. C. O. Morland 
 
 I Rev. J. B. Pollock 
 
 Benediction Rev. J. B. A. Idstrom 
 
 Doxology No. 5 Coxgregatiox 
 
 Selection Orchestra 
 
70 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 SUNDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1923 
 
 8;00 O'CLOCK 
 
 SACRED CONCERT 
 
 Cantata: PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING— Adams 
 
 Overture — Light Cavalry (F. von Suppe) Orchestra 
 
 Invocation Rev. A. T. Lundholm 
 
 Cantata — Part One Choir 
 
 Address Dr. Peter Peterson 
 
 Cantata — Part Two Choir 
 
 Selection Orchestra 
 
 Benediction Rev. Joseph C Mattson 
 
 
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA 
 
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