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4o4 VIII. THE MODERN PERIOD (A.D. 18121910).
Unonius, as I said, returned to Sweden in 1858, and in
1859, he received a gift of 3,000 crowns, voted by the
Riksdag in recognition of his long and useful services to
his fellow-countrymen in U.S.A. It was, I believe, on
account of the king s death that he did not receive, as he
had expected, a position as pastor of a parish in his native
land, but he continued to do occasional duty, while he
earned his living in a civil office. He died at Hacksta i4th
October, 1902, much respected, at the great age of ninety-
two (Olson: I.e., 420). He may justly be held in honour
here as one of the founders of modern Chicago.
Mr. Bredberg laboured on till his resignation from ill-
health in 1877. In his time the present church of St.
Ansgarius was erected, largely by gifts from Bishop
Whitehouse, the first having been destroyed by fire in the
disastrous year of 1871. Bredberg translated our Prayer
Book into Swedish, and many of our psalms and hymns.
31
It is important to recollect that Bishop Whitehouse s suc
cessor, Bishop William Edward McLaren, who was con
secrated in 1875, accepted Bredberg without question as a
priest of his diocese. On his death, in 1881, Bishop
McLaren spoke of his reception in 1861, saying:
"
This act was a formal recognition of the validity of the
episcopate of that venerable (Swedish) Church, and was taken
by my predecessor after consultation with the House of Bishops.
Mr. Bredberg succeeded in enlarging our work among the
Scandinavian population of Chicago, and was for many years
esteemed for his fidelity and earnestness
"
(Convention Journal,
1882, p. 59).
Other Swedish clergy have from time to time been
licensed or permitted to minister in our American churches,
the most notable being Dr. Mellin, one of the Professors of
the General Seminary of New York, in Bishop Henry
Potter s time. Dr. Flodin, on his visit to this country, also
officiated in the same way, and his services were very
welcome.
31
Bishop Whitehouse s address to the Twenty-Sixth Annual
Convention, Journal, p. 16, 1863.
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