Show scandinavian conference organization in the box elder stake hold interesting session in this city last sunday very successful conference ot of the scandinavian organization in the dox box elder stake ot of zion was held in the tabernacle last sunday the visitors from salt lake city were and andrew jensen the meetings presided over by 0 N stohl MORNING SESSION singing prayer by elder ole die petersen prest stohl made a fc w opening remarks explaining that lie thought there would have been a better attendance but for the fact that a mis tale take had been made in advertising the time ole olsen president of 0 the mantua bianch of the scandinavian organization gave a short report of the ww done there elder axel olsen of ogden wasi he next speaker elder olsen olaen has ted brigham city quite often since coming to utah from his native land expressed the pleasure received front from such visits lie ile felt feit that the gospel was just as dear to him now as when he first embraced it elder gall call recently from copenhagen extended regards from the saints of that branch and bore his hia testimony to the goodness of god toward alim him elder andrew jensen brought regards s from anton 11 II lund who intended to have been here too but was hindered he ie drew numerous paral ISlA aels jels between Steen gods gad I 1 i op it the children of israel anil and tho latter v jay saints he saul hat while I 1 h e children of israel drifted way away a from abe ie so aar ar as to set up u MON idols to worship they had not gone quite bo ao far as the present day clay christians who try to create faith in a god who is everywhere and nowhere and consequently a nonentity ile he a admonished the saints to live better lives each dav alny and when they wished to know something for their owa good whether it be temporal or spiritual to see seek I 1 god in prayer elder J M was pleased it td know that thai we had regular scandinavian meetings s and lie he believed bell eved that they were a good thing and pleasing in the sight of the lord ile he said that statistics showed that a great many who come from their native land tall fall away front from the faith and believed that in many instances this was due to the fact that they did not noi have the he chance to hear the gospel preached in their native tongue the tongue in which they had first heard it and learned to love it ile he paid a high tribute to the leaders of the church saying that the closer ono one associated with them the more he learned to love them which was an evidence that their characters were good stuffing singing benediction by st if S ashow allow AFTERNOON sl SESSION singing prayer by elder peter sorensen singing I 1 tho the sacrament was administered by y the of the ath ward singing the stake officers of the scandinavian organization were presented and sustained as follows 0 X N stohl president 11 II C counselor peter sorensen 2nd and coun anton nelsen secretary norman lee chorister lars I ars P nelsen assistant chorister itna christena Chrls tena stratford organist emma Lu reported the relief society organization they ar are getting gelling along fino fine and doing a good work through tigh the little contributions that have been made eighty immigrants mi gants have been been assisted they they hold their meeting twice a i month and between times a few of the officers and members volunteer to go around op continued on page three scandinavian conference continued from first page and visit the old and infirm who are unable to leave their homes and where these old people are at all in want they contribute a little money to help them along we believe this is the only association of the kind in utah elder christian olsen jr referred to his missionary work and bore testimony to the tru truthfulness of the gospel prest luclus lucius A snow spoke in in english of the scandinavian pioneers saying that he be realized what hardships they had been called to undergo anti and know knew that their alah faith had i been of a sterling strlla g quality in order to to ie ar up under thorn thom elac r J hansen spoke in praise of the he scandinavian relief society i bety as well as tike like associations abroad the speaker said that lie he believed that we are today to day just as dear to god as were the children of israel or the children of any other dispensation elder nephi anderson andersen called atten tion lion to the tact fact that in this country the scandinavian languages are often corrupted also spoke of his recent trip through scandinavia elder J al referred to tile the saying of paul and elaborated upon the text applying it to local conditions 1 and wha whatsoever ae e do in word or in deed do all in the name of the lord jesus giving thanks to god cod and the father by him he if e ridiculed the attitude of some people that we should not seek the guidance of the spirit of god in temporal things lie ile said that in the beginning all things lied had their origin in religion literature paintings sculpture music and law maing making elder andrew jensen spoke in english for the benefit of those who were unable to understand the scandinavian di din avian language an biage and portrayed very nicely the feelings of the scandinavians towards their country and their mother tongue in closing he said we love our native country dearly dearl but for all that we wd love iove america none the less ile he closed hii hi remarks iiii marks ilis in baniss dallsa ahat hat ohe one who Is ashamed or of ills natio nationality nalliS or attempts to lo deny it is not to lie be trusted because he has deserted Ms his old fai eadd and betrayed them and lie he may betray you lie ile described scandinavia geographically and ethnologically gl gi cally grouping sweden and norway under the first anti and norway and denmark denvarl under the second singing benediction elder peter forsgren the beautiful flowers given by J J nielsen for decoration were very much appreciated |