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WESTIN, JiREV FRÅN C. O. ROSENIUS 295

of God, to send our humble colporteurs to such places, that they may
act as fore-runners.

I have mentioned to you before that the work of God in this
country seems to proceed so fast that we who wish to be the Lord’s
laborers (i Cor. 3: 9) are at present scarce more than spectators. The
work goes 011 before us. Among many instances of this, I will select
one which has interested me uncommonly.

This summer I left town with my family and took up my abode
for some weeks at a beautiful place about two English miles distant
from it. Thence I could easily come to town on lecture-evenings, and
three or four times during the time I made longer excursions or
preaching tours. The owner of the place was a worldly man, young and
rich. He lived in a stately mansion, which contains so many rooms
that several distinguished families from town came out to live there
during summer.

The house is beautifully situated near the water. It is approached
by an avenue containing two hundred and twelve fine old trees. In this
shady walk I sometime met the owner. We touched our hats on seeing
each other, having once interchanged a few words on a boat. I can
well imagine, however, with what feelings he would look on us " poor
readers." His grand house was the seat of pleasure and enjoyment, over
which the spirit of this world presided, while we had taken up our
humble abode with his gardener, a pious man who had a few rooms
to let. Here we often had little meetings, with the consent of my host,
who had been my friend many years. Thus things proceeded during
the summer months. When I returned to town two months ago, I could
not expect that the same person whom I had seen as a perfect stranger,
during three or four months, should come in, two or three times a week,
during these dark winter evenings, to hear the person of whom he
scarcely took any notice while living so long on his own estate. This,
however, has actually taken place.

God has employed, as means to bring about the conversion of this
man, first a brother of his, a master of arts, who, at the academy of
Upsala, has been awakened in his conscience, sought and found peace
in the blood of Jesus Christ. This young man came to H—d once in
the summer, partly to see his relations according to the flesh, partly to
see me. We had never seen each other before, but we embraced each
other with rejoicing. We spoke about his brother, the owner of the
place, and wondered if God should convert him, or rather if he should
ever cease with his opposition to God’s merciful call, as he seemed to
be so imbued with a worldly spirit. The brothers had spoken of it. but
seemingly to no effect.

But the Lord could employ mightier weapons than these. When
the summer was over, the leaves fell from the trees, and all the merry
guests left the house, more stillness and peace reigned at H—. Then

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