The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . ted States. Three services were held each Sabbath—Swedish in the morning, German in theafternoon, and English inthe evening. A Sundayschool with fifty-six schol-ars was also immigrants werecared for, suitable employ-ment found for them, andin course of time manyScandinavian families weresettled in the valley of theMississippi. In one yearnot less than three thou-sand persons were directedto homes in the the work of gracewent on constantly in theship, the temporary stay of the vast majority of hearers ren-dered it i
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . ted States. Three services were held each Sabbath—Swedish in the morning, German in theafternoon, and English inthe evening. A Sundayschool with fifty-six schol-ars was also immigrants werecared for, suitable employ-ment found for them, andin course of time manyScandinavian families weresettled in the valley of theMississippi. In one yearnot less than three thou-sand persons were directedto homes in the the work of gracewent on constantly in theship, the temporary stay of the vast majority of hearers ren-dered it impossible to build up a large local the good seed of the kingdom faithfully sown on pre-pared hearts was borne to many a distant seaport or trans-planted to the Western frontier of our own land. The firstyear closed with a local membership of fifty-six. It soon became evident that the constantly increasing num-ber of converts who had thus settled in the West must havea more ample and direct pastoral care than could be furnished. PASTOR OLAF HEDSTROM. Scandinavia in the West 1019 by Hedstroms extensive correspondence. In December,1846, the first Swedish Methodist society in the West wasorganized in Victoria, 111., by Jonas J Hedstrom, a brotherof Olaf Gustaf Hedstrom, and who had been converted dur-ing his brothers visit to Sweden some time previously - The class in Victoria consisted of five members, and themeetinghouse was a small log cabin. Despite the fact thatthe people were widely scattered, hampered by poverty, andcompelled to meet not only prejudice, but persecution, thegood work constantly increased. Jonas was received by theRock River Conference in 1848 and appointed to the newSwedish Mission. When the growth of the cause necessi-tated the employment of an assistant Andrew Erickson wasappointed, and these faithful coworkers were soon able toreport six preaching places, sixty members, and thirty-threeprobationers. During 1850 two additional missions wer
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