Scandinavia, 1885, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Scandinavia, 1885, Vol. 2

While such a state of things existed, there lived, some forty years ago, in one of the Middle Provinces of Sweden, a man by the name of Eric Jansen. He was born December 19, 1808, the son of a small farmer. On account of the poverty of his parents he was prevented from attendance in the public schools, and conscquen tly his book learning was of the most limited kind, being prin cipally acquired by the aid of the minister of the parish while preparing for his first communion. The tendency of his mind was religious. He maintained that already at an early age he had experienced a deep repentance of sin and become a convert, feeling at the same time the greatest desire to gain knowledge in matters spiritual. For this purpose he read with avidity all books on such topics within his reach, but he soon threw them all away as unsatisfactory, and thenceforward the Bible became his only study for guidance and consolation.

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