Foreign-born Americans and their children; our duty and opportunity for God and country from the standpoint of the Episcopal church . SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC, SAINT ANSGARIUS SWEDISH CONGREGATIONAT PROVIDENCE, R. RI-Y EUCHARIST Reverend Philip Brobun/ is our nezc ansuciate ijeuer?dies are in the Enr/IisJi laniiuaf/e the Scandinavian Christians and this isnot a matter of making proselytes fromthe Lutheran Churches in America^ foralas, at least 2,000,000 of the Scandina-vians in this country are without anychurch home whatsoever. Thus it isthat our Church has a tremendous op-portunity and duty,
Foreign-born Americans and their children; our duty and opportunity for God and country from the standpoint of the Episcopal church . SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC, SAINT ANSGARIUS SWEDISH CONGREGATIONAT PROVIDENCE, R. RI-Y EUCHARIST Reverend Philip Brobun/ is our nezc ansuciate ijeuer?dies are in the Enr/IisJi laniiuaf/e the Scandinavian Christians and this isnot a matter of making proselytes fromthe Lutheran Churches in America^ foralas, at least 2,000,000 of the Scandina-vians in this country are without anychurch home whatsoever. Thus it isthat our Church has a tremendous op-portunity and duty, to minister tothe unchurched Scandinavians. Notlong ago a Danish farmer happened togo into one of our churches in a NewEngland town. After the service hesaid to the rector, with tears in hiseyes, Why this is my Church! Thenext time the bishop came, his familyand that of several neighbors were con-firmed. Since then they have been driv-ing in regularly ten miles to thousands of others would come tothe church like the church they werebrought up to love, if only they knewthat such a one was right near at handand ready to welcome them. / niissioner to the Scandinavians. The above picture was tak
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