, 1859-04-21
Interesting Letter from Norway
BlTARD T4fL0R C0NTROlERTED.

'ASo IN 'Atpfa'' March, 's'9. J
~" aoor' 'en n'oh.nS h'''ce "e'e'' "o''it
n'u I'LL ''s "s4f ''!enos, se' eou nas Ut assufeo
tnal ho"e u you nave oeeu 'oFeotten' anu :" Is
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nave io"na Inc p'aces "he'e P'aseo as cAilo'
aud these certainly have their iJnportance to
every we}, h,1anced mind hut # cunp,t so c,n.
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"S1 '''e - ~ "1Ae NV 'o' ~ III. p'see "he'c
inc strength OF my manhood Inns been spent
Norway has made considerable progress during
m. ~ roors ,,or, ,,..r ,hs.,t n ,,r,>o,+;,,v
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10 It's means thlnk It has Kept pace with other
tlatlUn3 DOfl IN nllerlIt ana nlUf1l DEVELOPMENT.
1t has its steamboats,. railroads. tcleoraplI lines
'e7'
aa4 "s "pe'l"aes' puo'le '"'os' WHICH 'aSl c''hce
deSree OF perfection in civil engineering that
would bc II, honor 10 any country: and il # il
t-,o FLAT IL. ,,,1,;. ,n,J, =; oo,,.u L.,
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taAeh US "' i'''eA oi the o1 IN people,
Norway, ccrtainly, deserves to bc ranked anon.
tlp h;rl,rst mn tg,e list Tb,. tr,,,t;nr mill. j.;
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a'>" turning '''e'"af"' ~ e"h'esahccs are
being much improved, and t!'c scenery in many
rtaces is not at al1 inferior tu Switzerland Snr.
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"'t' "'s 'fS" oe'se''''o' e'''''a'e ''c'faicr eS
ce>slrc heal til summer nor extreme cold III Win
Ter. Notwithstanding the high e1eya,ipn above
.l,. s.. and fin 1,iyh ro,.h,.rr t,,;+,,. ,f th,
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Ps9ee "ne'e W. n'sc spent ''e "'"'er' mere has
been no day during the cnsiFc winter that I
could not be out doors without I'LL oy.rcoat. u1-
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+ is trun. },,t ~ tSar, IL ~, tI,n sthpln ;,'1'
i,t ,,,l. actn,i " ,,r3rt, .'i ~" .. "t.. '',. t',
sc",ns ~ ci,rctari;z' IL c;,s|,. ~ 1at'l 1870
,,;.; 1us "i , III, "., ,r a"s
rrest slics where tbcr. i iar'.e frc;n m ;"u
ty,ir The j:.e ,,rry, "1,,,;,,1 an, ~, h,',{,,.
Of tie cu.,uiry is exesji.u,F ''4' '''e HYATT"
In ye];-iuus ma,ters tlry, bscip. in ,,c cons;}.
c1aI,te elimination un,l nto1, Is fnrtfcn,,,iuw
The law Of ISL, which grants free tulrratir.n-
within prescribed lnts-t. NIL religions. seemed
for wears nut ia Gull fnrtb any d;sseut;,,n. fr,nn
tue St,Mc Churvl. cxcsrt lev Nnakr;s ana a
small congregation Of Catholics At tho canitaj to
acconn,o.latc, il was said, certain furc;::urrs
IN III around Christians. Bit to ts I,;xr jatrl,-
bac,l added Mc!1os,s, Il cetiiu s.ct II Kar;sts
and siormnns The Stat. Church, US you Enow,
is Lutheran; and there bvin. III, Fr.e Churrl,
with the Lutheran faitli IN yet, the great body
Of truly converted and rio,is christians remain
IN the State Church; bu. the Impression ltus |
bccn 1!la' til MY mind, since have brrn here,
that: ita fayiras'se 9}l"rtuaisy we're ;iren an,!
y man like tie ini1noria! Chalmers was tQ take
the lt:td, wc would suni .itncss sin!ifsr sccrs.
sion if"ln tic state Church tfat VA. witnessed !
in .>c:'tanl when the Free church. there lel, tl,e
establishment. The real christians are warmly |
attached to the Lutheran t;,jtl fnllr as much IT'S
:, prt:}*'rrian is to his Westminster catcchiS,n,
or MI Epii;cuIaii-4l ~ ii: .. articles: and why
slloutllii't ,lrv boy Ii is trub lt,at 1.,.te 6,e
r,1ny things ii, ,.c State Church which neither |
!. nor any real christian. eau approve nf, and |
unless concessions are made, and reforms are
instituted, t',r State Church will certainly lnsc
srouid yet, 50 ou1 a. ll,e l,i.,''s in ls c1;1s:!:
canp"l enjoy the same failh out of i. link |
they are quite right in remaining. You must |
mt construc t',is ns 4 defence for thu Satr
Church; ior it, us such, have no ,..iencr t, |
make. siu,p!y wish to iustif, the large hody !
nf truly niol,S penplc, WIN have hi,hrr,, t,,n,'. !
j, cvns;stcn. with the dulles they n,y.. to III
and IL themselves, IL ,.,..a:;1 +, it. Tic Stafr
C!surtl, seems to ,nr Ike an aid ,,;,,,;,s,nt
Luidux ccutaiuinr n,uyl, ll,,t ,nay ;ust: h.:
termed IN aiunIuA1jpp in the si.lIt nj i;nt ,rh,
must be purified, aud In endcay0rn. It, d. so Il |
would be easy to tear it 10 pieces: hut oftrr ali
paradox as tits NAV seem, tle vitality, the very
es;r,.r" nf the ch,irc, Of Gud III t|iis land. il
found within this I'D cruulblin1 structure If
therefore IN zeal not accordiu.ffo To E,mw,rt,s j
is In l.. usef in efforts ma,lr fH rcnHyntc !, T.,
mems III rcmr,ls may ho ~ in;r;ous nc the
,Gsn.sa H. soif r.; tts Hra;se of iii mn o:snr,
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WI !na' ha'e loauu '''orc 'a.s eo"''r'ea
.au I,o"s re"pie i .ers th'n you nlEi' suppose
eot'a W '"l"n III tne ,9ats church. r rom many
pp'a!s !."t' year.! 'he t'Gsi,e preached III is
|'at'is, anu WIN power; :na, depend on II, tol
~ ~ many lure ''l'!' "!e kno"h 10 u hss.
!,'e c"iiA!on sen"o!1 III 'nc c"nh'rv are beng
,.:,,, o.. i"u .H eaose q! eoucM'"t, anu
GI,' G''I H. se"e's i'i'e'''sence' Is progressing
"'s9 M:. .1,; ,o. ,. ..;o v,
1s I ~, 's'4 u. ."It rei'.!oa. GU 'ec"'-
.,' ut' 's'e Sna'Ees hA'a'e tasloF haae against
'nc Peop'c o' ser"ay IN ~. thro"s1tI the col
phlns OF inc D. i; 1'7"'"t saa c!sarEes were
70 me enect t'la' tnc r'crc o1 Norway urc an
immoral I''ts' 1A'eflnE SCI. as nltEtlt bc e$-
rected, we S"r"cs,Ans Ill lie anrthWcst felt
vcrf @ much agSrtcTtd at these sweeping charges.
n'lf h"ih!ns was done 10 contradict them betore
lHc +atl1fFic4u Fublc, AltA0nEn IN Norway tlIrT !