Show ClOSE OF THE JW3IIEE I Scandinavians Conclude heir 6 I Celebration I 1 TWO SESSIONS YESTERDAY I iI i 1 iI 1I I I The Morning Session at Assembly Hall Was Devoted to the Experiences Experi-ences of Former Missionaries Who I Talked in Their Native Tongues I and Was Full of Interest Addresses Ad-dresses at the Tabernacle in the I Afternoon by Church Leaders and i Miss American v j i j I I Yesterday mornings session of the I I Scandinavian Jubilee at Assembly hall j was missionary reUnion meeting jt I which the addresses were all given In I the native language of the speakers I and by those only who had filled missions in Scandinavian lands The I l attendance was decidedly In OXCCHK of any of the former sessions and among those on the platform who had not 1 before been present were Bishop L IJ Oveson of Cleveland James Christensen Christen-sen of Spring City IT O Maglcby of Monroe J G Jorgenson of Sallnn C A Peterson of Ogden Bishop Hans I Jensen of MantI Anton S Wells and Serrtour 13 Young > Apostle Lund presided and the music I was furnished by the Ogden Scandl naAian choir with IJugbort Anderson I conductor The opening hymn was a translation of How Firm a Foundation 1 I Founda-tion after which prayer was offered by Elder John AndelSon 1 TALE OF PBUSECUTION H 0 Magleby was the first speaker and he told of a Scandinavian reunion j 1 i held at Eplmilm ten years ago when Apostle Lund had promised them that If they continued in their good work i that a Jubilee celebration would bo given them In Salt Lake and that this meeting was a fulfillment oC that promise Mr Magleby then spoke of the acquaintances he had formed rind I of the experiences he had undergone while on missions In his native coun try and of his having been east into I prison ten times in two years fur j I preaching the gospel Joel Hogland I then followed with some general remarks re-marks on the pleasant side of mislon ary life lifeOTHER p OTHER EXPERIENCES I C A Peterson of Ogden spoke In the same strain and expressed gratitude r grati-tude for present conditions and for the I pirt that he had been permitted to j perform iti I John F F Dorlns of Ephrnhn In relating reminiscences of missionary life told of a peasant girl who through curiosity went to see Mormon missionaries mission-aries in prison and was converted That girl he said afterward became the mother of Apostle Reed Smoot 1 know that my redeemer llveth was then sung by Hagburt Anderson of Ogden ELDER PETERSON PLEASING Canute Peterson of Ephralm president presi-dent of tho SanpeU county stake who joined the chinch in IHnols and was the first Scandinavian ordained as n elder was the next speaker Despite his extreme age he spoke In a decidedly decided-ly pleasant vein and frequently brought laughter fiom his hearers Having become Americanized he paid It was his lot to Instruct his countrymen country-men ho followed In the ways of this counliy He would accompany them across the plains and by the time they reached Salt Lake lie would have them educated so that they could mingle with others as their equals His was the largest Scandinavian stake in the church In some particulars partic-ulars In It there ere twelve Scandinavian Scandi-navian bishops one of whom weighed a little less than r 00 pounds He came up the Platte river once with a party of emigrants when Johnsons army was traveling In the same direction on the opposite side but the army did the emigrants no harm except to give them a lame ox from which they had obtained fat living for a number of days O N Llljenqulst of Hyruni concluded con-cluded the recital of misionary experiences ex-periences by telling of the fulfillment of prophecies as to his future life by Erastus Snow PRESENTED WITH A BADGE Elder Andrew Jenson presented a badge of honor to Mrs Helena Han bon Lambert of Kamas who wa baptized in Denmark In 1850 and read the following list of persons baptized in the same year who were not present pres-ent and to whom badges will be sent irs Erlkkc Forsgren Davis of Avon Cache county John B Foisted of Salt Lake Mia Anna Larson of Spring City Mrs Matilda Peterson of Eph ralm Mrs Sarah J Jensen of Brlgham City Mrs Barbara J D Larson of Logan and Mrs F C Sorensen of Ephralm The choir tron sang He Cometh Soon and the audience was dismissed by Elder Andrew Larsen |