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later was merged with the same creamery. Only a t 970's. In the late 1980's, the constitution was few years later, when it became difficult to get changed so that no lots'can be gold. They can be labor just before World War I, the farmers began given to people only at need. The cemetery is to change to poultry. This was almost the governed by the BOard of Property of Bethesda exclusive farm business by the 1940% with Lutheran Church. Bethesda keeps a set of flocks ranging from 500 to 3000 birds. It was at records for the cemetery, but West Lawn this time that the population growth made it Cemetery manages and sets policy for the necessary to expand the industrial and resident/al church property. development west o£ the city of Eugene into the Danebo community. By 1964 the Bethel-Danebo iThe Rev. Samuel J. Hansen was installed on community was annexed to the City of Eugene. November 5, 1926 in both Bethesda and Emmaus. After a concerted effort, Pastor The Rev. A.S. Nielsen' was called to Bethesda in i-Iansen resigned both calls in January 1929, but July 1916 with a salary of $550 a year. There was Was quickly called back into service as a full, much concern as to whether Danish or English .time pastor by Bethesda congregation. Pastor · was to be spoken during Worship. Because Pastor Hansen remained pastor until July 1940, almost Nielsen spoke both EngliSh and Danish, a ,fourteen years. During that time, a weekly gradual change from Danish to English was 6ffering envelope system was introduced, an introduced in 1920. Under his leadersh/p a addition was made to the building for a newly basement was added to the church building in formed orchestra, and preliminary plans for a 1922. JuSt prior to Pastor Nielsen's departure, new church were begun. The orchestra was Emmaus Lutheran and Bethesda decided to call a begun in 1928 w/th 22 members, even though pastor to serve both congregations, many of them knew nothing about playing instruments. Mrs. S.J. Hansen gave violin lessons and the church even hired an "outsider" · :.'?.: -~,,~.,., .... to teach music. The d/rector ": told Fred Ohlsen and Nick '~;~: Bertelsen they should go to the woodshed to practice their ¢Iarinets! He also directed the four choirs: mixed, men, ladies, ahd jun/or, Pastor, Hansen led the congregation in making a total change from the Danish to the English languagei His tenure was marked by increased r,>,,.,~,.,. ,+~ ~,~.~,~ c.~ ....,~!;. ,"? Ji~ activity, spiritual growth, and Dorcas Needle Club - 1919 stabilization of the congregation. Pastor Hansen and his wife.re,ed to the Cqnfstian Renewal In 1926 Bethesda congregation decided to donate Center in Silverton, Oregon,. where their son, the cemetery property on Danebo Avenue to the The Rev. Allan D. Hansen is the director. Intemational Order of the Oddfellows (I.O.O.F.). In return for the gift of three acres, the I.O.O.F. guaranteed perpetual care for the 100 plots (8 lots in each plot) in the Danish/Bethesda section of the cemetery. That agreement is still in place. Lots in the cemetery were sold up until the 3 62