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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Feb 11, 1904

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 81, No. 6.

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Norway

By Oscar Einarsen

BERGEN.—Since leaving Denver, Colo., more than six months ago, the Lord has given me a good experience, and with the psalmist I praise our kind Heavenly Father for his tender mercies to us all. “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies.” Ps. 103: 2-4.
For some time here in my native city, I have been busy with the work in the Young People’s Society. We took a club of fifty copies of the Gospel Messenger, and the young people are doing so well in selling these valuable papers that we intend to increase the club to seventy-five or one hundred copies. Several six months’ and yearly subscriptions have already been obtained. One lady buys the paper, reads it, and then sends it to her husband, who is sailing as second mate on a steamship on the coast of China.
On account of a recent big labor strike which lasted for six months in this city, the times are very hard; but I have for some time been canvassing with a number of our good tracts, and the Lord is blessing this effort with success, and thus valuable gospel truth is brought before many of my native people, and I am more glad than words can tell to have a part in this closing work of the third angel’s message. The Lord has also blessed in giving a number of Bible readings.
One young man, a bricklayer by trade, was baptized last Sunday, December 6, about thirty of the brethren and sisters and a number of persons from the neighborhood being present at the baptism. After the solemn ceremony was performed, we walked from the river to Brother Jordal’s house, where a good testimony meeting was held, after which we walked back to the city, and had a good meeting in the evening at the Young People’s Society. The things that I saw and experienced that day will long remain in my memory, and will help and encourage me to push onward in the great battle against the archenemy. May we take the shield of faith, wherewith we shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked, and at last together sing the song of Moses and the Lamb. Brethren, remember me before the throne of grace. OSCAR EINARSEN.