The Baptists in Sweden. By Mrs. M.F. Anderson ...

100oo THE BAPTISTS IN SWEDEN.
to pay the priest his fee. Happily such violence is
now checked. In a recent number of the "News
of the Churches," we find the following:
"In many cases, heretofore, Baptist parents have
had their children taken from them by the policeman, carried to the priest, and forcibly baptized.
It has now been ascertained and declared, at the
instance of the Consistorium of Upsala, that no law
exists warranting this odious and profane practice."
Very shortly after the return of Mr. Wiberg, the
organization of the church was completed by the
election of officers. The joint pastors of the church
held frequent services, preaching several times
during the week in a hall, which, although large,
was too small for the accommodation of the
hearers.
Previous to Mr. Wiberg's arrival, the charge of
the church in Stockholm had devolved, in a measure, on Mr. M6llersvard. This young preacher of
the gospel was sent forth and is still sustained by
the contributions of the Mariners' Baptist Church,
in the city of New York. He was baptized in that
city by Rev. Ira R. Steward, pastor of the Mariners' Church. On his return to Sweden, he preached
in different parts of )alarna, Helsingland, and also
visited the island of Aland.
On the 1st of January, 1856, Mr. Wiberg issued
the first number of a semi-monthly paper, called
"The Fva'ngelist," with six hundred subscribers.