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MEDDELANDEN’ OCH AKTSTYCKEN
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[Odaterat.]1
The Rev. Dr. Baird, New-York:
Dear Sir—At last I have found a moment’s leisure to write
my quarterly account to you. It comes later than usual this time, which
delay has been occasioned by the numerous visitors we have had in
Stockholm attending the religious meetings that have been held here
in humble imitation of the May meetings in London. The have never
been so many, or so well attended as this year. The most interesting
were the meetings of the clergy, and that for religious liberty. My
time has, in consequence, been much taken up.
First, I would present to you mine and Brother Ahnfelt’s sincere
thanks for the gift you have sent us, greater this year than before.
Encouraging it was, and welcome in these trying times, which seems
to threaten us even with temporal losses for the sake of the Gospel. We
have not only to assist poor brethren in the country who are heavily
fined, but Brother Ahnfelt is himself called to account for his preaching.
We have not yet received your generous present, as our friend Mr.
Keyser, who had to make the money arrangements, has been suddenly
called from his earthly engagements—a loss to many individuals and
societies. We will, I hope however, in due time, receive it, as I find
from Mr. Scott’s letter that it is placed in safe hands. But enough of
this. May only our thanks be presented to the Society, which so
powerfully supports the cause of the Lord in our country, amidst persecution
and opposition. May the Lord be praised who gives us victory in our
Lord Jesus Christ, and makes His truth known. Never have there been
in Sweden such remarkable religious movements as just at present. The
Lord gives life and light, and the holy fire begins to burn in every
part of the country. Persecution also increases. Government has done
in these days what it has not done in the memory of any one now
living: it has ordered complaints to be made even against such religious
meetings where no disorder has taken place, and nothing been read or
said but in strict accordance with the doctrines of the Church. Hitherto
they have been held on certain conditions, such as not to infringe on the
time appropriated to Divine service, that no disturbance is occasioned,
or nothing done contrary to the Church regulations; consequently the
quiet Lutheran " readers " have been permitted to go on while the
meetings of the followers of each " Jansson " and other sectarians have been
prohibited; but now even the more active spread of the doctrines of
the Church in a living, powerful way, has been interdicted; for in
the same order which directed that Mr. Ahnfelt should be accused and
prosecuted for holding religious meetings, it was acknowledged that he
1 Brevet var infört i förut nämnda månadsskrift, American and Foreign
Christian Union, nov. 1853, p. 516 ff.
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