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MEDDELANDEN’ OCH AKTSTYCKEN
course of the summer some of these will probably go out. May the
Lord bless their work, and take care of their own souls. It is a
dangerous work, trying to the spiritual life of the person that engaged. It
brings with it so many temptations. They are just now receiving
instruction from a young Swedish clergyman who has lately returned
from Scotland where he has passed several months, Mr. Lundborg.
Another interesting trait is the progress of the paper " Waktaren,"
or the " Watchman." It is the first Swedish newspaper for Church and
State, is published twice a week, and edited with much care and talent.
Its first appearance was a phenomenon of its kind. No one thought
here that it was possible to view state affairs from a Christian point of
view, nor could the world believe it possible to do so with talent and
good sense. Christians would throw every thing overboard which was
not merely spiritual—worldly people did not believe they ever could be
brought to read such serious articles as has now been the case. In fact,
the publication of this paper is a very remarkable sign for Sweden, as
well as the increase of subscribers. It is not to compare as yet with
the numbers who subscribe to the papers containing purely religious
articles, but yet it is constantly growing.
But, dear sir, I detain you so long. Pardon me. I know, however,
you will do so. I need not scruple to give you all the details in my
power. Sometimes, I fear, that you get merely the bright side of things,
hut it is not possible in the brief space of a letter to enter into all the
details that would give you a complete picture of what Sweden is at
this moment. Its position is very remarkable. May the Spirit of the
Lord rest upon it, and may he guide every one of us individual workers
in this field, is the prayer of yours sincerely in Christian love,
C. O. Rosenius.
18.
Stockholm, Oct. 21, 1856.’
Rev. Dr. Mc Clurc:
Dear Sir,—A longer time than usual has elapsed since I gave
you any account of what we have been doing, but Brother Ahnfelt and
1 Följande beledsagade detta brev, publicerat i förut citerade tidskrift febr.
i8s7, p- 47 ff-:
In a letter from Rev. George Scott, formerly of Stockholm, who is well
and favorably known to many of our readers, we find the following very
noticeable paragraph:
Preston, Nov. 18, 1856.
My Dear Sir:—Yours would not have remained so long unnoticed, had
I not daily expected the usual communication from Rosenius. It has been delayed
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