V. HERMESLEV by V. Hermeslev

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Oct 18, 1877

V. HERMESLEV

By V. Hermeslev

Denmark.

I ARRIVED at Nordby on the Island of Fanö the 23d of August, and left the 28th. I held seven meetings, sold some tracts, and obtained seven subscribers for Advent Tidende.

There are only two parishes on this island, Nordby and Sonderhö. They have each a large, spacious church. The people are very much attached to the State church, but there are, however, a few who have some experience in the religion of Christ. Great prejudice exists against everything that is not Lutheran, but notwithstanding this I had an audience Sunday evening of about one hundred and fifty persons, who listened attentively to a sermon on the kingdom of glory.

There are a few here who keep the Sabbath of the Lord. Brother Thaanum, from Holstebro, went with me. He remains there to sell our works and hold a few meetings.

Sunday, September 2, I held meeting again in North Saltum. About two hundred had come together, and the word of God was again preached to them in a barn—undoubtedly the last time for this year, as the grain which is being harvested will soon fill their barns. It rejoiced my heart to meet these friends again, and to see that the word of God still affected their hearts. It will be two weeks yet before we can hold regular meetings, but in the meantime we meet on Sabbath and Sunday, and I write for our paper.