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MEDDELANDEN’ OCH AKTSTYCKEN
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Stockholm, 6th August, 1855.1
My Dear Sir,—When I write to you I have always to begin with
apologies. Every time I fancy that the next letter will be written more
at leisure, but my expectations are ever disappointed. Always the same
pressure of business and occupations. My paper, which goes on
spreading more and more, and requiring more time and attention; the
number of anxious inquirers constantly increasing; in fact, the state of
Sweden at present, in regard to religion, is so very extraordinary, and
sets every hand and head to work where there is an inclination to work
for the Lord.
Of låte I have been travelling in the south of Sweden, through
parts of the provinces of Blehinge and Shåne, as far as the rectory of
Winslöf, under the pastoral care of Dr. Bergman. This little tour was
very encouraging. I have seen so much of the work of the Lord that
my heart has been sincerely rejoiced, and I find that our weak
descriptions of this wonderful revival give 110 idea of the reality. When I
arrived in the little town of Carlshamn, the abode of my brother
Ahnfelt, he was not at home, but another Christian friend, Mr. Flvborg,
student of philosophy, was my guide through the town. It seemed to
me most wonderful and unexpected to hear so often from his mouth:
" The person you see there is a Christian;" " The person we now meet
is a brother;" " Here I have the pleasure of introducing to you a
sister;" "In this house we now pass live five dear brothers and sisters;"
" In that house, two," and so forth. The crowd attending our daily
meetings in their " Mission House " was great, but I would not draw
any conclusion from such a circumstance, numbers of persons being
drawn thither by curiosity. Our meetings continued six days. From
all I saw I could almost venture to say that, of all our Swedish towns,
in Carlshamn in the south, and in Umea far in the north, there is the
greatest number of converted souls in proportion of the population. It
also seems true, what many complain of, that the line of demarcation
between the " evangelical " and the " legal " party, children and servants,
is verv strongly applied, and that human judging and counting of the
people 011 both sides goes rather to far. It is not in accordance with
love, and certainly hurtful to the weak. At the same time, however,
the Spirit of the Lord acts so powerfully through the very persons
whom we consider too severe in this respect, that I can only say what
I answered a lady who complained of it: The severity of Luther, which
has often been the subject of complaint, and the softening mildness
of Melancthon have both their calling and their usefulness. One was
the means to bring about what the other could not. It is rather a matter
1 Publicerat i nämnda tidskrift nov. 1855, p. 525 ff.
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