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

136 THE BAPTISTS IN SWEDEN.
where a church of fifty-seven members was organized,
which has since increased to one hundred.
"I now went back to Yngsjo, for the purpose of
strengthening the newly-baptized believers. While
there the following circumstances occurred. I was
sitting quietly, one morning, explaining the word
of God to some friends, when suddenly the house
was filled with enemies of God and all righteousness. They pushed me off the chair on which I
sat, giving me repeated blows on the head, and
pulled out my hair by the roots. They then
dragged me out of the house to another place,
where they recommenced striking and kicking me."
At length they desisted, and the meekness with
which the minister of Christ endured all their cruel
and brutal treatment, endeavoring at intervals to
speak to them from the word of God, seemed to
touch the hearts of some of his persecutors. But
the others urged them on, bringing them brandy in
order more to inflame their passions. This succeeded, and they now took him to the district-sergeant, who had him placed in the county prison.
" It was noised abroad that I was in the prison,
and the yard was soon filled with people who came
to see the infamous'baptizer.' And so clamorous
was the mob to see me that the sergeant, to gratify
them, had me brought out before them, when I was
made the butt of their scoffs, jeers, and ridicule.