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WESTIN, JiREV FRÅN C. O. ROSENIUS
275
been all that time in Stockholm. Twice he has been for a short time
to the towns of Geffle and Upsala; sometimes with me in the country,
which was a mutual encouragement. We held some meetings at which
he sang and I spoke. These were very pleasant meetings, and we hope
and trust in the promise of the Lord that His word shall not proceed
forth in vain.
What can further be of interest to you regarding our present
position, if not the two great questions now pending at the assembly
of the Diet, that of religious liberty and that of the fabrication of
brandy ? Both of vital importance. Next time I hope to be able to give
you some accounts of how the Diet goes 011. May our Lord and Master,
who governs nations and kings and their councils, govern all to the
good and welfare of His kingdom! We believe that he will do so; we
pray according to His promises, and we expect to see how gloriously
He will make His cause to prosper. Pray for us, and keep Sweden in
your thoughts ! We bless you for all your love and good will to our
poor land. May God be with you!
[C. 0. Rosenius.]
11.
Stockholm, the nth March, 1854.1
To the Rev. Dr. Baird, New-York:
My Dear Sir,—Again I must make apologies for my long delay
in writing. My thoughts have been turned to the subject many and
many a time, but my constant occupation has prevented my putting
them on paper. At the time that subscriptions flow in from all the
different parts of the country where they wish to have my periodicals,
my correspondence grows to such an extent that I had some weeks
nearly ninety letters in a drawer lying with unbroken seals. I hope
from Christian love you will pardon me.
This time I have only a few words to say regarding brother
Ahnfelt and myself, our work has now a given form, and seldom presents
anything new to narrate. To the glory of the Lord be it said, however,
that we are constantly occupied in His service, and that His mercy is
not in vain, though with an eye to the great field of labor, and our own
weakness, we feel anxiety. The Lord be praised, however, we are living
in such times that we never could expect to see in our country. The
holy fire that our Lord came to kindle begins to burn in many more
places than hitherto. Just as the work of the Lord increases, that of
his servants seems to decrease in their own eyes. His agency is so
powerful, it seems as if we were only spectators of the great effects,
1 Brevet publicerades i sällskapets tidskrift, juli 1854, p. 338 ff.
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