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WESTIN, JiREV FRÅN C. O. ROSENIUS
293
The governor of the province gave his report to the authorities in
Stockholm, and the bishop, accompanied by the clergyman of the parish,
paid him a visit to quiet him. Even government, it is said, wished to
give his thoughts another turn, and send him to represent Sweden at
the Exhibition in Paris, but he declined the honor. He is a gifted
speaker and singer, and may become a blessed instrument in the hand of
the Lord. May He keep him in His fear, in grace and truth.
Such remarkable instances of the power of the Lord we are
constantly called upon to see. This is a time which has no parallel in
the bygone religious history of Sweden, and there is, perhaps, at present,
110 country in Europe which seems to be in so remarkable a way under
the awakening influence of the Spirit of the Lord.
My dear sir, I have detained you long, but I know that you will
pardon me.
Most sincerely would I request your prayers for my country, and
more especially for your humble brother in Christ,
C. O. Rosenius,
16.
[Stockholm, 2nd Dec. 1855.]1
They contain very little that is new; all goes on evenly, and
under the blessing of God—I hope so at least. The only change is, that
I have engaged an assistant, a young master of arts, Mr. Flyborg.
Scruples have kept him from entering the service of the Church. Though
young, lie is faithful and earnest, and though not possessed with any
uncommon talent, the whole tenor of his life and manner is good and
edifying. In the pulpit and at conventicles, you have in hirn a child of
grace, who really believes the doctrines lie inculcates, and wishes them
to be believed by others.
It is certainly a heavy expense in these dear times to have to
maintain a man with lodging, food, and all that he wants; but partly has
1 Detta brev offentliggjordes i sällskapets månadsskrift i mars 1856, p. 84 ff.,
och hade följande inledning:
The Rev. C. O. Rosenius, the Society’s missionary at Stockholm, Sweden,
in a letter dated the 2d of December last. gives the following details connected
with the labors in which he and his colleague, Mr. Ahnfelt, are engaged. The
religious awakenings which are taking place in connection with the efforts of mis-,
sionaries in Sweden for its evangelization, and which are noticed in the subjoined
letter, should lead to devout thanksgiving on the part of all evangelical Christians,
and to earnest prayer for their multiplication, till spiritual despotism and all forms
of evil are broken up and removed from its territory.
Having assigned a satisfactory reason for omitting remarks on the general
state of things in the country, he confines himself to the details of missionary labors.
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