Árdís - 01.01.1954, Side 42

Árdís - 01.01.1954, Side 42
40 ÁRDÍ S As a further explanation of this second quotation I might state the fact that the Sunday School Committee of our group had been active in trying to establish permanent Sunday Schools in outlying districts having no resident pastors. The lack of leaders in these districts was one of the obstacles to contend with. If we could hope for attendance of young people from these districts at courses in Leadership Training we felt that the difficulty could be overcome there. We were fully aware that the need for leaders was equally great in other districts. At the beginning of the following year (1939) the members of the League were fairly unanimous that it was time to launch out on the new venture. We felt the field had been ploughed, the soil seasoned and it was not unreasonable to expect some harvest. The Canadian Sunday School Mission Camp was rented on behalf of the League by Mrs. Henrickson and myself from August 10 to 20 at $12.00 a day. Rev. E. H. Fafnis was chosen as dean. Rev. S. Olafsson as dean of boys, Miss Kristin Skulason dean of girls, Mrs. H. F. Danielson, registrar, Mrs. F. Johnson, dining room hostess. I was chosen as camp mother. Miss Emily Bardal was engaged as camp nurse and Miss Petra Jonasson as cook. A fine group of 45 young people registered and stayed for the ten days. Lectures were given by our ministers during the forenoon of each day and one lecture during the afternoon. Entertaining programs were given in the evenings. When the course was over we felt the time had been well spent. The students proved them- selves excellent campers and were interested in the course. At the closing concert I expressed the thought that perhaps from this beginning something might develop far beyond what we at the time dared hope for. The two following summers the work was continued along the same lines and in the same place. I quote from Ardis: “Campers registered in 1939—45; in 1940—48; in 1941—50. Seven young people were at camp for the three years: Josephine Olafsson, Baldur Danielson, Karl Olafsson, Jon Olafsson, Lloyd Sigurdson, Olive Oddleifsson and Thorhallur Erlendson, all of Arborg. Twelve young people were there for two years: Helgi Austman, Njall Jonasson, Grace Eyolfson, Sigurberg Oddleifson, Teddy Erlendson, Arni Sveinson, Maria Josephson, Margret Johnson. Agnes Oddleifson, Elenore Gudmundson, Jonas Sigurgeirson and Stefan Helgason.
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