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Retired Minister Succumbs ,
in His Home After Prolonged Illness
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Klaua
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puaed &W&y Tue.adAy at~mc<m at
h~ bom~. 1134 Parnell at.ce~t at~r
an lllneM of aeven.l ~ua' duratlon.
Mr. Aknman wu born Nov. J,
1~ In Swedtn IUld tame t1o th1l
country about tuty )'eara qo. · ·He
h&d bem
a mlnl.steT tor thirty
' ynn, bavinr reUred In 11114.
Burvh1nr. be&k1ta h1a w1te: are
the follcnr1nr ehUdren. 11le Rey,
Nathan All:~rman, Mrs. Anna Oard1 ner, Portl&lld; . the Rn. Zdpr At·
etm&ll,
EYa Mton, Ill.; Wrt. Lerllli!
. EaJuton, thla cltr. and thp fi'Dd-
1 ohlldt'e n.
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ne body wu remowd to the
11 Han.ten & Onion l'uner&1 Home and
., P'rld.ar morntnr &t 10:00 o'clock
~ wW be takm \o
tht l:laht.h 8t..
Mel.hod• chureb, when it will 1M
e In Aate uotll 2:00 o'clock, wMD eery.
lee. wUl be read b1 the dletnet. auperlnt.mdmt, UN ~'· Pnd atrom;· bert of NJnneapolla, Klnn.
In~rmmt wtll be mad.t .tn ~,e eat RoaM eemefMJ.
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THE REV. CLAUS ACKE RMAN
Again d ea th has visited the ra nks of Olll' aged ministers a nd take n
from our midst anuthcl' of the pioneer men. Brothe r Acke•·m nn ser ve d for many yca •·s in th e Northe rn Confere nce anti in scveml of its
churches.
H e was b orn in Sweden Nov. 3, 1850, an1l died July 2, 1935, at
the ripe age of 85 yea rs. He is mo urned by his beloved wire, two so ns,
Hev. Nat han Ackcrn tnn of Portland, Oregon, and Hev. Edga1· Acke•·man
of Evans ton, Jll., and one d aughter, Mrs. J ess ie Egglesto n of l\Inrinc ll e, Wis.
The funeral se •·vice was held a t the Swedish Methodis t Church in
Marinette, Wi s., conduc ted by the District Superint ende nt, F red Stromberg, assisted by Rev. 0 . W. Carlso n.
He joined th e Nort h wes t Swedis h Co nfere nce on p•·obation in
1892, served in several places, was a n enth usias ti c and consecra ted
worker, a nxiously seeking to b•·ing the los t to Ch ris t. In 1!124 he
superannu a ted and made hi s hom!! in ~l a •· in ette, where for several
year s he was engaged in business .
. T h e large a ttendance at the funera l service and the tribute of
flowers a lles t the es teem in w hich he was he ld, the m emo ry of h is
life a wholesome witness of his fait h.
May God comfo rt those who mourn and His blessing abide on
his memory.
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Honald A. Brunger, Arch ivist
Home PhorH': (!i 17) 4!ili-7!J02
An.:hi ves, Ad ri a n College Library
Adrian , Mic higa n 4!l22 1
Tele pho ne: (517) 21i5-fi I Gl
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CAR3 ER of Rev . KLAS ACKERMAN(l849- 50--193'5)
SHEDI SH METHODI ST MI NI ST£R --Lake Superior Area .
Adri an , Hi c hi gan
Feb . 1 4 , 1991.
Charle ne J ass i m,
5301 Day,·rood Shores Dr .,
Mound, Minnesota .
Dear Charlene:
I hope I h~ve your n (l.me ri .n;h t (I h ""ve d ifficu lty todn.y r e ::v1inrr :n:y h"'~.ndNri t-ten
notes of 1-:tst evenine; ). I did not expect to ~Trite you so soon, hut found myself
s o i ntere ~: t ed in your quP-r;r , that I decided to make it my secon:i proje ct of the
day here in our Archives. I think I h 'lve d i ~ covered about 01.11 th.,.t I c :1.n from
our Archives .
~ve do not h:>.ve all the i eneral Minut es of the G'-lner<:t l Minutes of our Annual .
Conferen cns, but He h::w e qui +.e a fe ~-r . ':Te h a ve the Gener==tl l'•1i nute r; for 1910 , a.nd.
I find that the Northe rn Swedis h Conferenc e th~t ye~r w~s h~ld ~ t h ~r inette , WiA ., de
Sept. 1-5 . That year in the J..a.ke 0unerior Dis tri ct c.pn o intment s , " Clt:'.US Ackerman "
\·m.:> n.p -;oint f1d t o Clonue t and Stur.o;eon La ke .
I c a•, r..ot tel l i f h e w :..<· ju'3 t .r;oin~
there , or if h e may have serv~ d the y ~ ~r previoo n ly .
Cloquet in 191 0 reported 62 memb ers , 111 enrolled i n the Sun dn.y ~;chools , 58
members of two Sen ior ~pworth Le a~ues and ~7 in two Junia~ Le a~ue A , so the youth
wor k was stron~ . T!t a 3 church~s on the cir c uit were vnlu 0d at ~4 , 300 , one p Rr s onc.p:e 01.t ~l , 000 ; S?70 h ".d. been P"'id. for hui ldin,n: "" nd i1nprovement~ ; ~ 1 290 on :the
o l d debt , and. the remainin ~ debt w ~s ~686.
'·/e h:we the Fall Conferr:mce T•' i nut es for 191 ?. , 1913, 1911 , ::>. nd 19 18 . Claus
Ackerma n doe~ not :!.npe·l r in the in ~ex 0 '~ th 0 rrlinis ·f·. r'F for the - e ye r ·, hJ.t in
1912 , 1913, :->.nrl. 19111., the r e ar0. four oth e r Ackerm:1.ns li s te:i .
In 1908, " Cl auf.l Ackerman" was appo inted to lf ibb inl": a nd 1firp;ini~, J.U nneso tn .
appo intment ~~s on t he ~aka 0 un~ rior Vi s trint : t l~e ~ upe r inte ndent w~~ J . A. Ande r
son y/ho liv ed o:t 1386 ·: : ,~ rfiel d '~ve ., T-\::>.r i.n~tte . Ti1e ~~ uedish Churches he r e must
h o..ve l1een at a lovr ebb . Tby r eported only 8 members ~ ncl 1 probat i oner . But they
h<>.d b ee n ··· tronn;er Churche s . r;ror th e ir h~o church en H~'~"e v n.1ue.d. at ~2 ,100; h ro parsona~es Here v a lua d at ~2 , 000. ~~e Chur che ~ had pn.id ,~7R on buildin ~ ~ nrt. improvement s , ~ 1 50 on th e olrl. debt, nnd. the ir nre sent in~~bt edn ns wn.s ~500 . So evidently
they ha.d fr i ends of the Ghurch F.l.S we ll as Cl. h '3.ndful of rnemb<:> r s . The Sunday Schoo l
e nrollment w~s only 22 .
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Archives, Adrian College Library
Adrian, Michigan 4~J22 1
Telephone: (517) 21i!i -5Wl
First Log Church
o n th e Rive r Rouge
1818
Clinton, oldest UMC
edifice in Conference
1837
- Pa,o:e Two Now l ooking in the ne n e r a l Mi nutes for the Fall Conferences of 18 92, I find
the NO:lTH-I·TJ~ST S;·rmi :-JJI COI·JF '~RE' f C F.: , me t in T·!oline , ILLinois , ~ ent . 8- 12 , 1B92 .
'·Te f i nd on pat•:e 350--"Que s t i on 2 . '·lho c>.rf:l t\dmi t +. e ~: on 'l'riCI.l ? " C. Au.o:ust ::itru•·!bur,r.: ,
Klaus Ackerman--2. 11
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we fin d th~t h e was ap ~oi nt ed to Andover, Illinois, on the n u r lin,r.:ton
Andover i s ~ few mi l es southe ~s +. of Moline.
~he 1893 NOR'Pt~;l!; ' .f ~S T S \•fBD I J H Co~·~ft' 'i;' :; '-/C .~ met :d G:"'.les lJur.<r , Ill., >e rt . 1 3-18, ' 93
"Klaus Ackerman" W' R one or five men li sted" in Studies of the i::iecond Year .'' 'l'he
mi?'listers for m<1ny ;}•ec:us h~d "· four-ye:->.r course of s t udy to comp l ete s a "t i :>fe.ctorily
b efore th Ay could be admitto~ into ful l members hi p i n a Method i st Annu~l Confere n ce . 'rhat ye:'l.r K l a 11 ~ A eke '' m:>.n ~,,_,.-;; a.pn ., inte d to :;e. l n met , Hich ., f ar north in the
Keweenaw Pens i nvula , at the site o! tho f nmo us Ca lumet & Hec l a Coppe - ~i ne.
In 1893 ll.11•lov0r renort n:1 1 14 membe r s , 0 u rob.<"~.t. i 0 '1 "'. r:v m c :nb~rs, "-Drt one lo c.q l
preacher . '"he church -.·!·:'.. S v:1lu e · at 3 3, 0 00 , the ;rR. r -- on<?.<;C at ~n , o oo ; ~75 ha.d 11een
p:ive n to mission" , :no to the n o.<rd o f Chnrch ~xtens ion , ~ 3 t o the ? reed.me~' s ll.id
~)ocie ty , -r;6 to r!dncation , :l.nd Sl to th e Ameri c::t.n ~ib l e ~)ociety .
~fi ~ SRl.<>.!'jT h:-td
been S622. 3 o his f i r ot charg e was a very ~ood one .
in 1894 his Confe renc e N il S C'"' 1 l e rl th e " North e rn S Nedi sh T·'issi o n r:onfere nce."
This Confe r <: nce met in I·; inn er.~. no lis , "J e nt . 6-1 :.> , 1894 . 'l'he Conference i:i i nut ~s
st . ..t e i·h"' t Kl <?.US Acke r ma n •·:-"'.:1 one of tr.r ee men "i n ~· tuc'l ie s of 'l'hird Year ", and
2.1 -;o st ··t e t h :d . Kl;:tns Akerman h .... d heen e l ecte rl H~d ord:dned Dec=tcon pre " iouo1y .
He ·~as appointed for n s e cond yenr to Cn l umet, on the Lake ~ u perior Distri at .
C ~ lumet in 1894 re po r t rld 45 ~ embers , ll prob~ t i ~ ners , ? loca l pr eachers , 15
b;->.pt isms of chi ldren . C2.1umet rePort o cl t10 Pn roll.e fl in ~~ un :1a;}' 3 chool, "· chnrc.b
vlued n t S1100 , a pars o na~ e Rt ~ 1,1 00, ~100 p2.id for ~u il din F ~ i ~ pro v e~ent~ ; ,
~ 1 50 pe.irl on the old debt, a.n cl ~. debt of ~300 rer!'. abinr:.
Acke r m-'1 n h a cl !'Ace i ved a ..,
sa. l ·- r y of ~: 630; ~~ 60 paid for curren~· e xnense ~. ( Sext on , li .<:;ht, fu e l, Sunnay Schoo l,
ate.), $20 r-:i ven t o ?-!'r-:o i on:o , ~ 3 t o ,churc h eYtenn ion , 4n t o '' undaJr .! chool Union,
~1 to •r r~~0 t :) ociet.y, $3 to li'r eedmen :- "i n
ocif:~t;v , lt 2 to .L.duco tion , {~2 to America.n JJi b 1e S ociety, Sl to Ho:-:m.n ' ::, Forei 1~n I.Jissi o!t.?.1'Y S ociety , ~ 11 t o ~~oman ' s Home
Ni ss i o n r-r ry Soc i et;y . The nort h countr;y t·rn.s poor P- r than Illtnois, c1P .., r l :v .
In 1895 this Gonfer.ence m(")"' in f:k t int Fe1.ul, r.~ inn., 3e r t. 1 2-15. Klaus Akerm<>.n H 2 .n 1i:;te c1 as on"' of four men in 11 Studie:-· of Fourth Ye n.r." Klaus t\kernm.n N <.I S
apno int ed to Nor\·m y :3-nd. Cunard in T•Ti chi,o:A.n.
In 1896 t h A Ilorth arn Swe d i s h ~isni n n ~onfA r encR met in Duluth, ~ e t. 17-21.
" Oues t . 10 . ~hat I."te mbers ;::we Co mpleted. the ConfP. rcmc e Cour.r: e of S t udy? ( a) elected P.ncl ordained Gl derR th i n ye:>.r . Klau~ /l_!c~ rm"~.n, Jo 1-·n A. ~'la.P:' a r, '·H1 l i~.m Lundin,
0usta v A. Bul tF.:ren--.1. " Kl ::o.u s _1\_kerm;:-o.n w 1:- a npo j n te::3 to Ma rinette.
No r Nay Cl.r1d Cun:trr thr1t yo ·1 r re}'ort e d 86 me rnl1ers 60 me mbe"'s , 1 church v r-t lued
a t $1700, ·~1.'"'.
a parsom n;e ,,:or th ~800, ~~?.?to l·~i :> s i ons, 2. s a l a;vy of ~494.
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Adrian , Michiga n 4!)22 1
Te le pho ne: (5 17) 21if>-5 16 1
Clin ton, oldes t UMC
edifice in Confere nce
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1837
- Pa,c:e Thre e :-re do not have
m i n ut e~
f'o r thP F ·· ll
Co nfcre n ~es
in 1 89 7.
T11e 1898 North <?rn ::;..,eo.:' sh P if! r~ i o n Con frm c nc e me t i !! I rom·moii. , Nich • ,
c:ent l 8 - 1?.. In lA98 K l :-?.u~.: A~·'J'rr>:<-'.P '·!-·"' <'- f>P ~i nt 8n to l·'i'lrguette ;:ncl ~>c ~n clia. , in
l·:i chi .o,-n.n. akandia is a bout 1 ?. miles s on thee>.s t of M<".rf!ue tte.
fii:>.rC~ue tt e t~ Sc·: ndi e. in 1 ~96 re nn::--te r'l 5 7 meml1e"s , 1 5 bnpti s ms of infnn t r< ,
hro churche c v <1 lue d a t $3 , 000 , a nr-trs onae;e \·Torth -~n ,000, ~35 for misG ions , D.nd
a sa l ~ ry of 9 52 2 .
In 1 899 th 0 Northern 1wedi s h ri Rs i o n Confe~e nn8 met
Ser>t . 7-11. Kl ~us Akerm~n was r e apn o int e~ to Marnuette
in Red Wing ,
~nd
~inn .,
~ c ~ n dia.
In 1900 the North e rn SHed~sh Confe rence(no lon~er a Mi ssion Conference) ,
met -,t C~ ltunet , Mi c h., Sent . 6 -10 , \-Ti th Bi s hop HcCabe pre s iding . Klas Ackerma n
··a:: ar>-:- o in t.ed_ to I romrood, I-.1ich .
IronYood in 1900 reported 92 memhe r s , oce lo c~l pre:~ he r , 35 b nrti 8 ms of
Ch il dren , two Su n da y S chools wi t h 165 e n ro ll ed , one ehurc h worth ~ 4 , 000 , ? p~r
son~re worth ~500 ( cle n r ly a poor one), S951 pn i cl Qn the old de~t , ~ 60 ui ve n to
Mi ss i ons , ~1 1 to churc h extension , ~ 3 to Freedmnn ' s Aid Society , 8 13 to Educ" ti o n ,
~ nd a snl a r y of 85 3 8 .
'Phe Northern S1·1e di s h Copfere nc e met in T11i nne apo li s , Au,n: . 29- Sept. 2 , 1 901.
Kl.<> s 1\.ckcrm a n w 1.s re <!.ppoint e d. to Irontrrood .
I do not h nve t h e G,ncrCl.l P.ii nut (-!:1 fo r 1902 . The 19 0 3 Nort h e rn dt-re i s h Conf e re
e nc e me t in Mari n et te, Sept. 1 0 -14 . K l ~R A ke r~a n w~, n.nnoin t e d ~~a in to Marquette
a nd Sca ndia .
I n 1907, t h e Nort he rn uw?. di s h ConfP.rence me t in Duluth, Sept . 5- 9 . Cl a u s
*kerma n( not e chn nJJ;e "" in spe llinrd H?.:~ auno jnt erJ to Princ e ton a n d 3kr-tnidn , fr1 ic h /
Thi s was R n ew c ircuit. uk andi a h nd been re move ~ f r om the ~R rq uette c h~ rge which
the yr. C' r before •.·r"'.c; c ~ ll ed " TI1a rou.ette , etc ."
I n 1 908 the -·• orth ern 3 t·redi sh Co"lf~ :-e n ce "let in ~ t . Paul, SeT't . ?tt- ? 8 .
Drinc e to n ,'?,., Sk.n.ndi c. r e port ed onl :y 36 me mbers , 30 in on e Sunda.y Schoo l, ancJ. no
churc h eA or nn"s ona.o;8s . Goin":' to PTbl1 in ~ fl.nn ~T ir;;:ini a , he •·n"' .croin e: to a poor
ch~r~ e aeain :
n e r ec eived onl y 8334 a t Pr inceton ~ S kandi ~ .
Th e 1912 CNorthern ~h;ed i ::; h Confe e nc e met in Iron Mon n+;:dn , Aur::- . 21"\-sep t. 2 ,
19 1 2. Th i s :vear Kla s Akerma n \-11'1.::; one of 5 Trier s of Appeal s , <'1. 11osition of some
h onor in the Conference . He ~~D auno inted to Cloou et and St ur~eo n Lake , ~ inn esota .
'fh i s \va.s e vi dentl;y- hi s third yea r h e re.
In 1 9 14 the Hort.he rn S~ve di s h Conf eren c e met in Nor :-ray , Mi chi P."F~. n , Sent . 3 - 6.
At thi s Conference Kl n.s Aclce r m:'tn retir ed at the P.P.: e of ov ~"' r 64 . ~~"·T.h o :3-"e t h e Re~et i red Mini s t ers ? Klas Akr-! rrna.n , A . G. Hult .rrre n--2."
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Th e Nort~ e rn Swe rti sh CcnfPrenc e in 1913 me t in Linds t r om, Minn . , ~ ent. ~ -7.
Klas Ake rman H2.~ annoint 8d for a tl-t h ye~.r to C lonu~ t .:=t~d Stur,q-eon La.ke, T.ri n nes ota .
In 1 9 111- for 11ev . A k~rrnan' fl l .<t:. t :',rear , "Cloquet, etc . " rerot't orl '1 s;1.lr>. r;v of 1~ 500,
80 enro ll ed in the t! ree :. un d ~y Schoo l s , 73 me~ be r~ , 35 you th in the Senior En~o- th
Le a~ue , 3 churche s wo r t h S5, 600 , ? pnrs ona~~~ worth ~ 2 , 5 00, 8 100 pnid fo r i mpro vement s , ~- cie bt of 3417, :"20 f.; i vento mi s sions , !;30 to Home ?•liss ion :-: ::>.n d e hurc h ~-:tens ion.
No•,, I h:-'.Ve fou nrl th:1 t in d>ur f il ~ on l·T:o.r q u e tt e r: r nce Chu rc h, fcn·merJ.:~r th0.
SHe di s h i·:fethodi st. ;,;hur c h, ·.·e l e :J.rn th::>t Rev . f\.cke rm<>.n w : the pt:>.Sdmrfr · · 1 898 to
1900 . A new G~u rch w ·~ ~u ilt l ate in 1899 qn d cie~ic ~ ted on Dec . 31. q ·· v . ~c · ·crmnn
vent to 'l'e :,as 1900 to 1 902 , : nd return e '1 for fl. second. pn}:torate 190?-1905 . So here
i s a bit of ne1·m . I '-:i ll con;.r 3 nu,o;e s from ;:m Hi n i'o ri c~ l SlCetch of thn.t Church .
I fo u n ci a s I thour;ht , t h..,t H~ h :we one i ssue o f th r.- S1'!edi sh Confer e n ce Ninute ;.in our Ar ch i ves . By t h i s time th e Conference ·.•~ s C" l le d. "The Centr" l North1·rest
Conference ,'' and we h nve the 1941 c onfaren ce minute~ o r journa l . In the lis t
of the dec e a~ ed :n i ni ~t c rs HC find. hr! n'l.me of 11 Klas Ackerman" He H., ~ adm itted
to t he Confe r e nce in lffi92 ; h a d ie dat M~rine tte , Wis . , on July 2 , 1935 at the P..~e
of 85. Thi s mea ns thnt h e HRS born in 1849 or the fi rs t h ~ lf o f 1 8 50 evid"ntly,
a n d. Hhen he join ed -the Confr· rence in 1 892, h e 1-1<1.S a lre -" 'dy 42 , mr>.;ybe A3, ··ears o ln.
He \·lent into the mini s tr.y r a teb r l ate . Ho \•1 i n t erest in.<>: it ~·!au l d he to k n t=r.·r --.1~ out
h is f ~mily and h i s earlier life, a.n ci ;.rhA.t i -t; l·IR ~ t 1•at l ~d hi m into tl1e minist;r;y
pas t the prime or meridi an of _life .
Now, I su~~c~ t th ~ t you ~at i n t o1 ch with my f ri an ~ The lma naeder, 1'1.rc hivi s t
o f t he Minne s ot a Annun l Conference, anci see if they do no t h~ve the 1 935 Minutes
of the S;·Tedi sh Met horlist Church , n.n rl :-tlso tr.e Jo t'rn -:o l •· fo r 1 897, 190? , l fJ 05 , 1906 ,
P~.nd 1909 , to compl e t e for s ur e the lof" of h i ~; mini 8try .
P?.r.ti cub.rly in the 1935
J ou rna l, you wnn t a co ny of his ~em oir( ~e t hodi ~ t t e rm fo r Obi tuary of mi ni s ters )
whi c h we hope willbe a ~ood one a nd ~ iv e you s o me ~an ted det a ils on hi s life , and
hi R f a mily.
Thelmn Deeder liven in Minneanolis. He r workin ~ nrl dre s s is at 1 ~2 w. Franklin
Ave . , Room 400, Minn P.~.po lis 55113 . 'rhis hu i 1 din.cr: is for the Minnesot a r:o, ncilof
Churc h~F , ~n d prob~b ly you shoul d look unde r t he nn me of United Method i ~ t Church
in your phone books . As the r e were s o ma ny Swe diP h Met h odi s t Churches in Minn ea.no! is,
I feel confi~ent t hat th ey hnd R FOOd f il A o f the Con fer ence M inute ~ . If they cion't
h o.ve the 1935 J,·J inutes , l et me Jcno :-r n.nci I Hill contact our mttional n r chi ves a t
Dr e w Univ~ rs it y in Madi s on , New Jersey .
lfi!i do not ma ke a. char g e for th P. Hark He do for in~" uirers , but i f :yon c a re t o
make a. s m;1.J.l contribut j o n to th e :-:upn ort o -~" ou r a r c hives , He 1•10tlld r ece i ve it
~rat e fully.
It h as been a pl ea"' ure t o 'ilOrk on your interes t in~ q u f' ry.
I think th e p r efe rred S!Jel linp: of h i :; n a me i ::J " K1 a s", a lthough it ;:; sneill ed in
v .:>.r i o·,s 'iYP.ys . I n h i F o l rl age ,.1hen fa!"l il;>r tr:'ldi tion t e ll s th F! t he l ived n e,.,.r l'~P.r in et te, and rode hi~ b i cyc l e Rcross t he •r i~Pe to serve tHO Churche ~ in M i ch i ~a n: I
f~e l s ure the se ,.,ere Me n om in e e ,9r. Hal l a ce. Once t hey triecl ?·feno minee & Peshti.o-o but
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