SKIEN, NORWAY by J. P. Jaspersen

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 23, 1879

SKIEN, NORWAY.

By J. P. Jaspersen

In company with Bro. John Roseqvist I left Christiana Sept. 16, and arrived at Skien the 17th. We have had some difficulty in obtaining a hall to hold meetings in, but we finally succeeded in hiring the lower story of a large building which has formerly been used for this purpose. We have rented five large rooms besides the kitchen, at 240 Kr. ($64.00) for six months. The main hindrance in the way of proclaiming the truth in Norway, is the difficulty of obtaining suitable halls for meetings. The only way to do this is to hire a place large enough to hold meetings in and to live in; and it is only possible to do this at certain periods of the year and for a definite length of time; and the expenses are unavoidably large. We intend to begin our meetings the 5th of October. Skien is a city of 5,000 or 6,000 inhabitants, and the people are religiously inclined. There are more dissenters from the State Church in this place, considering its size, than in any other city in Norway. We hope that the Lord has some souls here whose hearts will be open to the message of truth in regard to the second coming of our Saviour, and who will tear themselves away from the yoke of bondage which they have borne. The Lord bless his cause among our people here, and in America and among other nations! We ask the friends to remember us before the throne of grace. J. P. JASPERSEN. Sept. 23.