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     A new booklet is herewith appearing which will retell the story of the Bethphage Mission. This is done for reasons that will be understood by those who read it. The compiler does wish to state that much of the source material was found in the Swedish language and it was thought should be used while it is more readily understood. Some of the contemporaries of the founder are still alive and they have been interviewed to get a true picture of the early history of the Mission.

     A special word of gratitude goes to Dr. George A. Fahlund for his life story of Pastor K. C. William Dahl. He was a classmate and intimate friend of the founder and his contribution will be highly appreciated by our readers. My personal thanks are hereby expressed to Prof. C. T. Ryan of Kearney State Teachers College for his willingness to read and correct the manuscript; also to Mr. Oscar Warp, the publisher, for valuable suggestions and inspiration.

     All material found in the booklet was written by the undersigned unless otherwise acknowledged.

Arthur A. Christenson

Axtell, Nebraska

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Table of Contents
(not in original)

Kjell Gustaf William Dahl, Pastor	4
Photo of building	11
"Bethphage", poem by Myra Brooks Welch	12
Miracle of the Prairies	13
Pastor Dahl's Arrival in Axtell	15
B.I.M.A. - Bethphage Inner Mission Association Organized	15
Contributing Causes	17
Miracle Being Performed	20
Dahl's Visit to Sweden	20
First Guest Arrives	23
God Uses Men and Means	24
Home Tabor Built	26
Forward to Ever New Victories!	27
Death of Pastor Dahl	28
Dr. Lonnquist Elected the New Director	29
Decade of Growth	30
Zion Chapel - A New House of Worship	32
Times of Testing	33
Bethphage Must Not Stand Still!	36
Conclusions	38
Directing Personnel	39
Three photo pages	40-42
A Garland for Ashes	45
Cy	46
Carl	48
Taciturn George	51
Inez	53
Chester	55
Claude	57
They Pass in Review - Ina, Mrs. Lloyd, Charlotte	59
Mary Elizabeth	61
Out of the Depths	64
God Provides	65
Before They Call, I Will Answer	68
Man with a Brown Satchel	69
Old Billford	71
Confession from the Founder	72
Letters That Speak	73
Unwritten Letter	75
Whom Shall I Send, and Who Will Go for Us?	75
Home Bethesda Building Fund	78
Remember Them That Are in Bonds	80

Photo Index

Aerial view of the grounds	cover
Rev. K. G. William Dahl	4
Building (architectural style of Bethphage)	11
3 Residences in Axtell Village - Home Bethel, Home Sarepta, Home Nazareth	22
Zion Chapel, entrance	33
Dr. C. A. Lonnquist	35
Directing Personnel - Rev. A. A. Christenson, Rev. G. A. Person, Sister Aurora Swanberg, Sister Julianne Holt	39
3 pages of photos	40-42
Buildings	40
Buildings and grounds	41
Guests	42
Guests -
Cy	47
Carl and Rev. Peterson	49
George Fouts and John	51
Inez	53
Chester	55
Claude	57
Ina, Mrs. Lloyd and Charlotte	59
Group from Home Tabor	60
Mary Elizabeth and Elsie	62
Brothers Carl Young and Carl Martinson	76
16 Sisters of Bethphage Mission	77
Drawing - proposed hospital building	78
Boundary markers at Bethphage Mission	80

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