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

90 THE BAPTISTS IN SWEDEN.
Lord God, strengthen him that he may bear with
submission the chastisement I
"Dear brother, once more I would say, come
soon to Sweden; and this pressing desire is not
mine only, but it is the desire of us all. May the
Lord incline your heart to come soon, and may you
have a happy voyage. All the brethren and sisters
salute you.-Yours, in Christ,
DAVID FORSSELL."
These earnest desires of the brethren in Sweden
were fulfilled, and the recommendation of the Committee in Chicago carried out by the appointment
of Mr. Wiberg to the post of Missionary Colporteur in Sweden. It may here be stated, that in the
spring of the year Mr. Wiberg made an application
to the Committee of the Missionary Union, requesting appointment as Missionary to Sweden. To
this application the Corresponding Secretary replied
that, on account of the financial condition of the
Union, "it would be impossible to entertain the
question of planting a new mission in any country."
Mr. Wiberg had, as we have seen, been engaged
for a considerable time in preparing the necessary
books and tracts for circulation in that country.
After his appointment, he spent a few weeks in
visiting the churches in behalf of his mission. On
the 23d of August, public services were held in
connection with his departure to his field of labor.
An account of this meeting was widely published in