Among the Swedes by Charles Lee

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 8, 1875

Among the Swedes.

By Charles Lee

IOWA.

ANOTHER three weeks’ labor in the Lord’s vineyard, to make known God’s love to fallen man has closed. I came to Crawford Co., Iowa, March 5, where I have held twenty-six meetings. The people here have been greatly prejudiced against our faith, and many, calling themselves teachers of God’s word, have done all in their power to misrepresent us, and to keep the people from attending our meetings. The world’s conversion and the temporal millennium are the principal doctrines held by the people in this community.

Still there are about a dozen here that now love the truth. Seven of them have covenanted to keep all God’s commandments; circumstances seem to keep others back for the present. All of the dear friends here have given evidence of deep Christian experience. When they gave the reason for their hope, as they united their hearts to walk in the light of God’s truth, many were present out of curiosity, and with tears in their eyes acknowledged that the hand of God is in this work. Two souls were buried with Christ in baptism. The friends desire to be taken under the watchcare of the Iowa Conference, and have pledged to that Conference the sum of $28 for the coming year.

CHARLES LEE.

Deloit, Iowa, March 29, 1875.