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

BAPTISTS IN DALECARLIA. 131
the Church in Stockholm as candidates for baptism.
They were received, and the following morning, at a
very early hour, Mr. Wiberg went three miles out
of the city to administer to them the ordinance.
These gentlemen were Mr. K. and the foreman of
his works, who had traveled one hundred and
twenty miles to comply with the command of the
Saviour.
The following month, at the close of a tour in
Dalarna, Mr. Wiberg visited Presthyttan, Mr.
Kjerrulf's residence. He was gladly welcomed.
Mr. K. had built, adjoining his residence, a hall
for religious meetings, capable of containing from
two to three hundred persons. Here Mr. Wiberg
preached for two or three evenings. There were a
number of candidates for baptism who presented
themselves the following Sunday morning, 22d of
May. In the afternoon Mr. Wiberg preached. In
the evening they repaired to a lake in the vicinity,
where, in the presence of about two hundred spectators, Mr. Wiberg buried in baptism twenty-three
rejoicing believers. The lake being on Mr. K.'s
estate, they had nothing to fear from assailants.
The scene was deeply impressive, and, as one present remarked, it was "a season that will tell on
coming generations." On returning from the water
they assembled in the meeting-room, and there
organized the first Baptist Church at Presthyttan,
consisting of thirty-seven members. The Lord's
Supper was then celebrated, and the interesting