Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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The Bethel Herald A monthly published during the School year by the students of Bethel Academy and Thoological Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 50c PER YEAR STAFF C. GEO. ERICSON—Editor-in-chief • Martin C. Hamlin—Business Manager SEMINARY : A. Lilicmark ..............Swedish Dept. Anton E. Sjolund................English Dept. G. A. Gustavson...............Rapportor D. A. Anderson ......Ass't Business Mgr. David Gustavson. A. B...........Faculty Ass’t. BETHEL HERALD Snclllng and Nebraska Avenues, St. Paul, Minnesota Entered as second-class matter April 29, 1915. at the Post Office at St. Paul, Minn., under the Act of March 3. 1S79. 0. Milton Lind—Circulating Manager ACADEMY: Conrad Carlson ............English Dept. A. L. Frcdrikson ...........Swedish Dept. Waif red G. Holmberg--Ass’t Business Mgr. Eric N. Lindholin---Ass’t Circulation Mgr. Fred Moberg........1 Olive Johnson......} .......School Items Esther Olander.....J Hc iiry Wingbladc, A. B....Faculty Ass’t TILL DEAN C. G. LAGERGREN, D.D. Det ar med hogsta aktning och tillgiven-het, vi tillagna detta nummer av Bethel Herald till doktor Lagergren. Hogst fi sjut-tioiringar kunna se tillbaka pi ett liv si lingt och mingsidigt i Ilerrens tjanst som denne vir hogt varderade larare. Dot ar nu snart femtio Sr sedan han blev pastor i Uppsala, Sverige, vilken forsamling han tja-nade i tolv ir. Under de pifoljande sex i-ren var ban pastor i Sundsvall, di han, 1SS0. kallades till professorsstolcn av divarande The Baptist Union Theological Seminary of Chicago”. I Sverige liar han gjort sitt namn odod-ligt icke allenast genom sin insats uti bap-tistsamfundet utan liven inom nykterhets-rorelson och pi det litterarar omridet. I Amerika har den nu dryga delen av ett verk-samt liv tillbringats. Sisom fbrestindare och larare for virt Seminarium i nu tjugo-nio r har dr Lagergren bidragit till utbikilling av faktiskt hola vir predikantkftr. Det inflytande, en teologie larare under si min- ga ir utovar pi ett samfund, kan val knap-past tillfullo beskrivas. Det kommer att overleva honom sjalv. Dr Lagergrens nobla karaktar och akt-ningsvarda umgange ibland oss, inom och utom klassrummot, har varit av den mest foradlande och karaktarsdanancle natur. Vi hava lart oss att hogakta ocli iilska honom som en hdgsint och varmhjartad van och la-rare. Med den gedigna bildning, som endast Uppsala universitet kunde giva, tillsammans med mer an ett halvsekels forskning och er-farenhet, kan man gott saga, att dr Lagergren stir framsl ibland virt folk ifraga om bildningsgrad. Som samfundsman har han haft den sjir-egna fdrminen att med sitt eget livs erfa-renliet fitt lanka tillsammans de svenska baptisternas utveckling i tvenne lander. Detta darfor, att han redan som aderton-ftring blev medlem av en baptistforsamling och, knappast lumnen over kvartssekelgriin-sen. pastor for baptistforsamllngen i sjalva lardomsstaden Uppsala.

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20 THE BETHEL HERALD partments, viz., preparatory, academic and college preparatory, commercial, music and theological, to fit themselves to have that part in the world’s constructive program, which will follow the present war. Read the words of influential men on this matter: President Woodrow Wilson: “Christian education has always yielded her best fruit when associated with religion. The object of scholarship, the object of all knowledge, is to understand; is to comprehend; is to know what the need of mankind is. This is the reason why scholarship has usually been more fruitful when associated with religion and scholarship has never, so far as I can at this moment recollect, been associated with any religion, except the religion of Jesus Christ.” Hon. Janies J. Hill: “The small Chris- tian school is the hope of America. Character is essential to statesmanship and these schools are vital factors in the development of sterling character.” Hon. William Howard Taft: “It comes to me every once in a while when I am charged with accomplishing something among a people, how absolutely essential it is that we should have the influence of the church behind everything that we do.” Martin Luther: “The right instruction of youth is a matter in which Christ and all the world is concerned.” To make the world safe for democracy, that the government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth,—this is the task of Christian education in America. For this we must all prepare and to this end bend our every effort and influence. Seminariets Alumneravdelning EN HOST FRAN ’89 Av Rev. L. J. Olson, Ashland, Wis. Jag glommer aldrig de dr jag hade den stora formdnen att sitta sdsom larjunge vid C. G. Lagergrens, E .Sandells och N. N. Mortens fotter. V r skola var d forlagd i det underhart skona ch fridfulla Morgan Park. Det var hosten 1889, dd vi samlades frdn landcts olika dclar for att upptaga skolar-betet. Dr Lagergren hade just antagit Allmanna Konf. kallelse att bliva larare och fo-restdndare for samfundets missionsskola. Vdr aktade och avhdllne larare dr Lagergren var alltid den kristne gentlemannen. Vi, som hade formdnen att d lara kanna honom pd nara hd.ll, kunde ickc annat an hogakta och beundra bans fasta karaktar, rena vandel, beumlransvarda stadga i tron, trohet och karlek till Gud och manniskor. Hans vasende var fbrsonligt och fridsamt. Tjugosex drs erfarenhet och iakttagelser hava ej forminskat fortroendet eller slitit de innerliga brodersband, som d knotos, utan fastmera starkt desamma. Alltid var dr La-gercren likt en om och omtiinksam fader, rddgivare och van. Ofta var jag inbjuden att gdsta uti deras hem. Dar rddde harmo-lii och karlek. Aldrig skall jag forg ta den godhet, som jag dar ronte. Fru Lagergren var alltid likt en dm moder och van for de studerande broderna. Sdval dr som fru Lagergren vann vdr tillgivenhet genom deras sympatiska vasende. Mer an en broder fick av den omtank-samme lararen mottaga hjiilp i ekonomiska trdngmdl. Om mcra an ett kvarts sckels tystnad fortegat karleksbovis, skall likval Herren. som vet a lit, belona den nu dldrige ldraren for hans uppmuntrande beteende emot oerfarna och rdd villa studenter. Vi gladjns over, att dr Lagergren fdtt oav-brutet fortsatta arbetet i forbindelse med vftra skolor, och vi hoppas, att ban dnnu under mdnga dr fdr giva vdr skolverksamhet kraftiga impulscr utav sina mognade erfa-renheter och den lardom, som under ett lfingt liv forvarvats. Md Herrcns rikaste valsignelse Vila over vdr broder. larare och van.

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22 THE BETHEL HERALD Det iir inte vilr mening att skriva en bio-grafi eller karaktoristlk over v r larare utan endast med n gra rader tillagna honom, som en erkansla och ett uttryck av tillgivenhet, detta skol rs sista nummer av v r tidning. Vi onska Eder. doktor Lagergren, ftniiu m nga fir av den h lsa och vigor, som hit-tilldags gjort det mojligt for Eder att fylla den viktiga plats, som v rt samfund om-betrott St Eder i nu snart trc decennicr. IN MEMORY OF LIEUTENANT AUG. SUM) V ALL (Died in France) Lieut. Sundvall is the first of the Bethel Academy boys to contribute his devotion to his country in the measure of a supreme sacrifice. Recent wires from France brought the sad news that Mr. Sundvall died of wounds sustained in action against the enemy. Air. Sundvall was a B. A. student in 190$ and 1909. He was a member of the famous B. A. football team of that year. At the time of death he was a member of the Eiim Swedish Baptist Church, Minneapolis, having joined that church soon after his conversion at the Eklund evangelistic meetings. Ilis folks still live in Minneapolis. To them we express our deep sympathy. How many more of our boys are to sacrifice their lives in this gigantic struggle for justice and freedom, the future alone can reveal. Lieut. Sundvall Is the first. —H. C. V. THE PATRIOTISM IN BETHEL So many ask us what attitude our school takes toward the present crisis of the world and toward the part our country plays in it. “Are you loyal?”—You bet we are! Most of us, being of Swedish descent, have inherited the peculiar characteristics of our Swedish forefathers. The Swedish people are very little inclined to shout and make noise about their inner feelings. They do not even go wild about their patriotism. They are quiet but sure and dependable as the deep fathomless waves which carry the uneasy and excited foam of the surface. The past history of our country shows the Swedish sons to have been patriotic to the very marrow, and the past is now repeating itself very satisfactorily. With reference to Bethel the patriotic sentiment has not broken out into wild demonstrations as it perhaps has at other schools, but rather into active doings. Figures below will show that we have to some extent tried to do our bit. During the winter months a class of Red Cross workers met every Wednesday afternoon for two hours work under the direction of Red Cross instructors. More than 50 of the students are members of the Red Cross. 150 dollars have been paid out for Saving Stamps and 1,750 dollars for Liverty Bonds. The Service Flag of Bethel Academy is decorated with 28 stars and one star in gold. Some are at present in France, others who are in training camps, are anxious to go across. They are a praying crowd and we at home follow them with our prayers and interest because we believe our country is fighting a just cause. Since being patriotic means to love one’s country and zealously support its authority and interests,” the spirit of Bethel is in lull harmony with the spirit that must fill every true and loyal citizen of this great country. The President’s cabinet itself cannot be more true Americans than our Faculty, and the two Houses of the Capitol cannot breathe patriotism with more loyal lungs than the students of the two schools of Bethel. God speed the day when right defeats wrong and the world is made safe for democracy, and democracy is made safe for the world! THE VISITORS’ DAY on May 1st surely was a success. The day could not have been more suitable. It was one of the most pleasant spring days so far this year. The people gathered from all parts of the Twin Cities, and we were also glad to see some out-of-town friends with us. The afternoon musical program was most interestingly carried out, revealing to us