p. 17 | Annual Meetings in Sweden by J. C. Raft

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 2, 1915

Annual Meetings in Sweden

By J. C. Raft

SWEDEN, with its five and one-half million inhabitants, has nine hundred and twenty-five members belonging to our denomination. Of these, six hundred and eighty-six belong to the Swedish Conference (central Sweden), one hundred and eighty-one to the South Swedish Mission, and fifty-eight to the North Swedish Mission. This year, as last, we had two yearly meetings in Sweden, one in the Swedish Conference and one in south Sweden.

The Swedish Conference

held its annual meeting in the city of Orebro, June 16-20. This meeting was the largest and best of its kind ever held in that conference. It was held in a nice spacious hall in the center of the town, and was well attended by outsiders. Of ministers from abroad who preached the word may be mentioned Elders E. Rosenwold, of north Sweden; O. Nelson and J. A. Settergren, of south Sweden; and A. G. Christiansen, of Denmark.

The report rendered by the president, Elder L. Muderspach, showed an encouraging advancement during the last year both as regards the evangelical work and the financial phase of conference business. Several of the conference laborers have been having fair success in their efforts to lead souls into the truth, and the outlook in this respect is considerably better than it has been of late years.

Some two hundred and twenty-five of our people attended, and the Lord blessed us greatly. The good spirit prevailing throughout the meeting testified to the fact that our brethren and sisters in Sweden are awake to the solemnity of the times, and see the necessity of being wholly on the Lord's side; and it is also an evidence that the work in the Swedish Conference will be making more rapid advancement. Elder Muderspach was again elected president of the conference.

The South Swedish Mission

had its yearly meeting in the city of Hesselholm, June 24-27. This meeting was well attended, about one hundred and twenty of our people being present. Brethren L. Muderspach, E. Rosenwold, and A. G. Christiansen were in attendance to speak the word. The Spirit of God gave power to the messages spoken. The same gentle spirit that characterized all our annual meeting made itself manifest here. The interest our people of this mission are showing is a source of joy and encouragement.

The South Swedish Mission is under the direct auspices of the Scandinavian Union Conference. If the brethren and sisters here continue as they have started, however, the time may not be very far off when south Sweden will be organized into a conference. The tithe has more than doubled since the mission was organized three years ago. Elder O. Nelson was reelected superintendent.

J. C. RAFT. Copenhagen, Denmark.