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 418 HISTOEY OF GOODHUE COUNTY Rev. E. Norelius and Rev. E. G. Chinlund, is found in another chapter. Cannon River Church was established May 11, 1857, by the Rev. E. Norelius. The first members were Andrew Swanson, Nejs Hawkinson, Gustof Anderson, A. P. Johnson, Andrew Lind- strom, C. F. Johnson, Magnus Nelson, John Peterson, Jacob An- derson, Magnus Lundell, August Peterson, Swan Nelson, Gustof Johnson, Olof Ostberg, John Johnson and Jonas Engberg, Jr. The meeting was held at the house of Andrew Swanson, on block 51, in the Cannon Falls city addition, where the mill was after- ward erected. The trustees elected at this meeting were Andrew Swanson, Xels Hawkinson and Jonas Engberg. The latter was also elected treasurer. It was decided to build a church and subscriptions were raised to the amount of #465. At a later meeting, held June 8, 1857, it was arranged to build a frame church. 30x40, eighteen feet high, with a tower. Andrew Limb strom laid the foundation in June, 1857, but the church was not completed. In 1862 the congregation built a church in the town- ship, on section 3, 20x26. This edifice was used until the summer of 1878, when the congregation erected a frame church on section 1, 30x60, with a tower, at an estimated cost of $4,000. An interesting story once related by G. Westman is to the effect thai during the year 1858, the congregation was to have the Lord's supper administered, and a collection was taken up and a bottle of wine procured. On the morning of that eventful Sabbath the wine was to be brought from the south side of the Little Cannon to the north side. The river being high, the seven members residing on the south side were to be taken over in a skiff. With them was the wine. When they reached the middle of the stream, the boat was upset. With the assistance of the people on either shore, all were saved except old Mrs. Angberg, whose body was recovered several months later, eight or nine miles down the stream. It is needless to say that the wine also was lost. Spring Garden Church was organized July 19, 1858, at the residence of Peter Johnson, on section 15^ Leon township, under the charge of Rev. P. Beckman, who continued for some time thereafter as pastor. The first congregation was composed of the following members : M. Edstrom and family, C. A. Haggstrom and family, John G. Wanberg and family, Jacob Johnson and family, John P. Johnson and family, A. W. Johnson and family, Isaac Holm and family, Peter Johnson and family, Nils Chalberg and family, Peter Lundell and family, Bengt Anderson and fam- ily, A. Enberg and family, Paul Nelson, John Holm, G. Holm, P. O. Holm, C. Holm, Johannes Holm, John Edwall, John Lager-