MISSIONARY TOUR TO DENMARK AND NORWAY.
By John G. Matteson
In order to be prepared to labor in the Danish-Norwegian Mission in Europe, I have spent about two months writing for the ADVENT TIDENDE. I found good homes for two of our children with the brethren in Neenah, where I stayed four days and held meetings. The large school-house was crowded every time with attentive hearers. The Baptist minister and most of his members attended our two last meetings. Four precious souls were baptized and added to our number. Bro. J. P. Jasperson was ordained as local elder. My companion has decided to go with me and assist in missionary work. May 11th we left our dear brethren in Oakland, Wis., where we have resided the last eleven years. Here we leave our three youngest children in the kind care of a dear brother and sister. We tarried a few days with the brethren in Chicago, and enjoyed the blessing of God in our meetings with them. We stayed a week in Battle Creek, where we were favored by the help and kind counsels of our beloved Bro. and Sr. White, who had just arrived from California. We shall never forget the favorable impressions received during our short stay here. We leave our two oldest children to attend the College. The Battle Creek College is truly an honor to our denomination, and to those who, by the help of God, have succeeded in establishing this worthy institution. The dear brethren who are teachers in this school have been successful in uniting Christian religion, good morals, and obedience to the laws of life and health with a thorough course of instruction to a degree of perfection which excels all that I have witnessed before in this line. The Sabbath-school in Battle Creek is truly excellent. On Sabbath Eld. White gave a sermon full of present truth, and on Monday evening, a lecture on The Great Harvest Field. I found a kind reception at our good Health Institute. May God bless those who try to build up this institution in their mission of love. Sunday evening we had a Scandinavian meeting attended by about thirty persons. We felt the presence of the Holy Spirit uniting our hearts in brotherly love and full harmony with our American brethren. We left Battle Creek Monday night, arrived at New York to-day, and leave to-morrow on the German steamship “Pomerania” direct for Hamburg. The Lord has greatly favored our undertaking so far, and we leave the shores of America with strong feelings of love and respect for our dear brethren in this great country. In God we trust for the future. Brethren, pray for us. JOHN G. MATTESON.