The Work among the Swedes
By Charles Lee
Translated from an article for Swedish Advent Herald. The Work among the Swedes.
WE are happy again to inform our friends that the Lord’s work goes forward among our countrymen. A brother in Indiana, who received the light of the “third angel’s message” by reading the Harold, sent us an invitation to visit him. On our way, we visited Bro. P. Pambla, at La Porte, Ind. We were very glad to become personally acquainted with him and his dear wife. We understand that this family was the first among our people who accepted this last message of mercy. They are both about sixty years of age. Our hearts were much moved as we heard the earnest prayers of these old pilgrims often ascend up to their heavenly Father that he would pour out his blessings on their neighbors and countrymen. They have for several years been alone in keeping the Lord’s holy Sabbath. Since they separated from the Lutheran church they have been much despised by many. They have hopes that some in the church there are honest persons who sooner or later will acknowledge God’s truth and walk in the light thereof. May God bless them and give them their hearts’ desires! Feb. 5, we came to Porter’s Station, Ind., where the brother above referred to lives. We held twenty meetings there, and the most in his house. God blessed his own truth greatly. There were not very many who attended our meetings; but they who did, for the most part, were souls who were seeking for the truth. God’s precious Spirit melted their hearts together so that many wept for joy at the light of the truth. Their testimony for the truth is strengthened by the words of the Son of God: “This is life eternal that they might know thee, the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.” John 17: 3. Feb. 15th, we held our last meeting, when warm-hearted friends greeted each other in brotherly love, and covenanted to “keep God’s commandments and the faith of Jesus.” Fifteen willing souls put down sums for S. B. which amounted to $30.50. They were all formerly members of the Lutheran church. Some of them were excluded from that church while we were there. We refer them for consolation to Isa. 66: 5. In this State also the truth has found a reception among our people. A brother writes:— “I have found peace with God, and wish to make further examination of the truths of his word. Send me some of your publications that I may thereby be better able to search the Scriptures.” Many encouraging accounts of the progress of the Lord’s cause among our people in Kansas have lately reached us by letter. The Harold has been the only worker in that State. A brother in Iowa first sent the Harold to a Baptist minister in Kansas,103who was honest enough, when the light of God’s truth reached him, to walk out and obey it. We have of late received letters from intelligent friends living there, who, in spite of opposition from their associates, now honor God by keeping all of his commandments. A brother writes that many among the Baptists, who have formerly mistrusted Adventists, begin to be anxious to seek after the truths they advocate. May the Lord bless these dear brethren.