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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Feb 11, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 6.

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OMAHA.—The dedicatory service of the Scandinavian Adventist church was held Sunday afternoon, January 17. A large congregation was present to witness the exercises.
The dedicatory sermon was preached in the English language by Elder A. T. Robinson, of Hastings, president of the Nebraska Conference. Following the sermon, Brother J. S. Johnson, of the repair committee of the new church, and Brother J. B. Christensen, treasurer of the church, submitted their reports in the Scandinavian language. The report of the treasurer showed that thirteen hundred dollars had been raised in Omaha for the new church, three hundred dollars had been contributed by the Nebraska Conference, and seven hundred dollars had been subscribed outside the city of Omaha. The church property was purchased from the German Presbyterian church for eighteen hundred fifty dollars, sixteen hundred fifty dollars of which has now been paid, and assurances have been given that the rest will be forthcoming in the near future.
Elder L. H. Christian, of Milwaukee, who has charge of the work among the Scandinavians, delivered a short address in both the English and the Scandinavian language, and Elder H. Hansen, pastor of the new church, delivered the dedicatory prayer. The benediction was pronounced by Elder Fred Johnson, of Lincoln, in Swedish. Special musical services were included in the program.
The new church starts out with a good membership. The company in Omaha has been organized about three months, and both pastor and members feel much encouraged over the future of the church. —Condensed from the Omaha (Neb.) Evening Bee.