Swedish Mission Work in Stanton, Montgomery County by John F. Hanson

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, February 26, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 9

Swedish Mission Work in Stanton, Montgomery County

By John F. Hanson

Stanton, Montgomery Co.—I was here ten days, and gave eight discourses. The first two meetings were well attended; but on Sunday the Swedish preacher advised the people not to encourage me by attending my meetings, as they had the truth, and that ought to satisfy them. This diminished my congregations.

I obtained eight subscribers to our Swedish paper, and sold about $4.00 worth of Swedish, Danish, and English publications, besides giving away 400 or 500 pages. I find not a few among the Swedes who are religiously inclined. I conversed with several of this class. Hope my visit here may be the means of doing much good.

On the 13th I came to a Norwegian settlement in Cass county, intending to labor there, but the doors were all closed before me.

Feb. 18. JOHN F. HANSON.