(1922) Hellen Graduates from Seminary

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Bethel Serminary Students
Reading the Wecko Posten
Lisa & David Colldén
reading together in back row
Hellen Colldén front row right
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Hellen graduated from Bethel Seminary in Stockholm (confirm the date). This was quite an accomplishment. She had not even graduated high school. She had to work to help bring in money ore the family after her father had died. In her same class many fellow students decided to go into foreign missions. Sten Lindberg, Titti Schlyter, Dollan Swedberg-Strutz and herself decided to go into missions in China. Ebba Berglund-Carlsson, Iris Engbom and Anna Lisa Karlsson-Svärd chose the Congo. In another class Edit Andersson-Skoglund also decided for China missions and Hellen's brother David and his future wife Lisa, Ester Ericson, Lisa Högfelth all decided for Congo missions.

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Hellen Colldén in forefront left
with Fingspong Lasarett Hospital
Collegues Circa 1922

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Afterwards she attended an intensive nursing course in the Finspångs Lasarett. There she had the privilege to study under Dr. Ollén and Headnurse [the Swedish word is översköterska] Maja who was a candidate for the Mongolian Mission.

In America the sisters Margaret and Edith graduated from The Mounds Park Sanitarium at the First Swedish Baptist Church, St. Paul Minnesota on Wednesday, May 3rd.

In China

Meanwhile in China the work continued to grow. The mission opened and orphanage in Zhucheng.

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Footnotes
  CHAPTER
  • Read This
  • Acknowledgements
  • Background
  • Forward
  • (1866-88) Beginnings
  • (1888-90) Bethel Seminary
  • (1891) Johan & Hedvig Engaged
  • (1892) God's Prophet
  • (1893) Out to this Far Off Land
  • (1894) Sailing to China
  • (1895) Escape to Chefoo
  • (1896) A New Home
  • (1897) Germans Take Tsingtao and Kiaochow
  • (1898) Margaret Born
  • (1899) Twins Born in Sweden
  • (1900) Boxer Rebellion
  • (1901) Oscar's Childhood
  • (1902) Oscar to Boarding School
  • (1903) Girl's School Begins
  • (1904) Lindberg Children off to Boarding School
  • (1905) First Baptism Chucheng
  • (1906) Furlough in Sweden
  • (1907) Edith to Boarding School
  • (1908) Another Missionary
  • (1909) Church in Wangtai
  • (1910) First Clinic in Kiaochow
  • (1911) Egron Travels to Sweden
  • (1912) Oscar Leaves Boarding School
  • (1913) Church Consecrated in Kiaochow
  • (1914) Oscar Attends Seminary
  • (1915) Journey Overland
  • (1916) Girls School in Chucheng
  • (1917) Edith Graduates
  • (1918) Conscientious Objector
  • (1919) Sisters to America
  • (1920) Oscar Meets Hellen
  • (1921) Oscar & Hellen Engaged
  • (1922) Hellen Graduates
  • (1923) Oscar & Hellen Marry
  • (1924) Hunting Rabbits
  • (1925) A Son is Born
  • (1926) Meeting of Dr. Sun Yat-sen?
  • (1927) Margaret & Roy Jewett Married
  • (1928) Fighting in Kiaochow
  • (1929) Peace Again in Kiaochow
  • (1930) Fighting Near Kiaochow
  • (1931) Oscar Leaves Göteborg University
  • (1932) Poppies and War in Shantung
  • (1933) First Chinese Pastor Steps Down
  • (1934) Sports, Severed Heads & a Mission Conference
  • (1935) Successful Mission Schools
  • (1936) Sacred Aspen
  • (1937) Travels to America and Sweden
  • (1938) Japanese Take Tsingtao
  • (1939) Sharks Attack Officer
  • (1940) New Pastors for Chinese Churches
  • (1941) Passing of Johan Alfred
  • (1942) Blomdahl Shot
  • (1943) Piano Lessons
  • (1944) Lally & Dollan Baptized
  • (1945) Peace & War
  • (1946) Liberation
  • (1947) Communists Attack Kiaohsien
  • (1948) Dollan Emigrates to America
  • (1949) Hedvig Leaves China
  • (1950) Hellen Leaves China
  • (1951) Last One Out
  • (1952) Sweden Again
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Named Persons
  • Place Names
  • Organizations
  • Addresses
  • Audio & Visual Recordings
  • International Cemetery
  • Passenger Lists
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    Foreign Devils: A Swedish Family in China 1894 to 1951
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