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WESTIN, JiREV FRÅN C. O. ROSENIUS
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children, have devoted part of their Sabbaths to the distribution of
Tracts, Bibles, &c. &c. talking with those who do not come to church,
and consequently never hear the word of God.
Then in a wider circle, some have undertaken to be " colportors,"
(a word which we have adapted from the French " colporteur,")
travelling far and wide with Bibles and good Tracts. Two such have
been travelling during the winter months. One more has just now
started. One of the former has been my assistant, and is particularly
well adapted for the work of an evangelist, his speech being pleasing,
but seasoned with salt. From him we have lately had interesting news.
Having wandered about for some weeks in the country, he came at last
to the little town of Norrtelje, in the dark Province of Roslagen. No
one had there proclaimed the Gospel in the remembrance of any one
living. Touching his first visit and what he then experienced, our
brother writes thus: " During the first week I went about among the
rich people of the town, and some of the poor, offering my books for
sale, and conversed with them, when I had an opportunity, on the
subject of the ’ one thing needful.’ Great spiritual darkness and opposition
showed itself in most places, and I sold few books. I met, however,
some souls who sighed for the consolation of Israel. Some also came to
me and told me of the state of their souls. At last I was visited by
the Prosecuting Attorney of the town, and the singer of the church,
both on the last mentioned errand. They spoke to me on the subject of
my work, and when two more joined the party we united in prayer.
These two men returned one day and begged me to read with
them once more from God’s Word; ’ because,’ said they, ’ our wives
and some others wish to hear it.’ Sunday evening was fixed for this
little meeting, and when the time came, three rooms were full of hearers
instead of our only expected few. I sighed to the Lord that He would
Himself be speaker, took my Bible and began to pray. We were disturbed
by a voice of opposition, but that only gave me more warmth in prayer.
I read the third chapter of John, and spoke according to the grace
vouchsafed me of the necessity of the new birth, &c. &c. The crowd
and the heat were very great, but tolerably quiet, and devotion seemed
to prevail among the people. We finished with prayer. From that day,
however, there has been much disturbance in the town. Some say that
I make the people mad, some threaten me with stripes and imprisonment.
Some men have said that they will beat their wives if they go to hear
me. Last Monday this was made the subject of discussion at the Court
of Justice of the town. The enmity that was shown was great, and it
was decided that I should be accused of holding unlawful meetings, but
there was one man in the council who opposed this—the Prosecuting
Attorney himself, who had asked me to do it. (’ Thus the Lord always
has some Gamaliel in the council.’) I was called yesterday to the
Burgomaster, who threatened me severely for my meetings, though he saw
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