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Rev. Bror Carlsson's
1955, 350-page manuscript "Jag Sökte Icke," "I Did Not Seek My Own"
~ Tracing Lindsborg's Spiritual Founder Rev. Olof Olsson's life in Sweden and America
with the 1860 Swedish Augustana Lutheran Synod
1955, 350-page manuscript "Jag Sökte Icke," "I Did Not Seek My Own"
~ Tracing Lindsborg's Spiritual Founder Rev. Olof Olsson's life in Sweden and America
with the 1860 Swedish Augustana Lutheran Synod
It is quite sad that Rev. Bror Carlsson (1901-1967) of Sweden was not able to have his 350-page manuscript in Swedish published when he finished it on November 4, 1955, and later to have this piece translated into English. His manuscript was on Rev. Dr. Olof Olsson (1841-1900), the founder of the Lindsborg Bethany Lutheran Church and the spiritual Lutheran founder of this city, to which he led his Värmland church colony in 1869. Additionally, Rev. Carlsson's manuscript was about the newly formed 1860 American Swedish Lutheran Augustana Synod.
Fortunately, decades later his son, author Mr. Alf Brorson, saw to it to condense the manuscript and copyright it in 1984. He furthermore saw to it that this version was translated from Swedish to English, was copyrighted and published in 2001. The translator was Rev. Martin Ringstrom (1908-2009), an Augustana Theological Seminary graduate who had retired in Lindsborg with his wife Louise Segerhammar, and the English version of "Jag Sökte Icke" in 2001 was given the new titled of "He Gave God Glory " "The Story of Olof Olsson" which is translated in Swedish to "Han Gav Gud Ära" - "Berättelsen om Olof Olsson."
Fortunately, decades later his son, author Mr. Alf Brorson, saw to it to condense the manuscript and copyright it in 1984. He furthermore saw to it that this version was translated from Swedish to English, was copyrighted and published in 2001. The translator was Rev. Martin Ringstrom (1908-2009), an Augustana Theological Seminary graduate who had retired in Lindsborg with his wife Louise Segerhammar, and the English version of "Jag Sökte Icke" in 2001 was given the new titled of "He Gave God Glory " "The Story of Olof Olsson" which is translated in Swedish to "Han Gav Gud Ära" - "Berättelsen om Olof Olsson."
Cover for the 1984 "I Did Not Seek My Own"
Showing the bust of Rev. Olof Olsson
Showing the bust of Rev. Olof Olsson
On page 41 of Mr. Brorson's "He Gave God Glory," we read:
"During the years following his visit to the United States, Bror Carlsson raised funds for the purchase of a bust of Olof Olsson. He did this by different means, including giving lectures throughout the Karlstad Diocese.
"This bust, created by the sculptor Arvid Backlund* [1895-1985], may be seen in Rock Island, Illinois, Sunnemo, Sweden, and in Lindsborg, Kansas."
*[Sculptor Backlund was well-known and first discovered by renown Swedish artists Anders Zorn (1860-1920) and Carl Larsson (1853-1919).]
The Bust of Rev. Olof Olsson
Source: "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson," page 41
Bror Carlsson in backyard of the Rev. Olof Olsson's home in Moline, Illinois,
with son, Hannes Olsson, and daughter, Lydia Olsson.
Source: "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson," page 43
Bror Carlsson at Olof Olsson's grave in 1951 in Moline, Illinois.
Source: "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson," page 44
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By kind permission, on December 8, 2017, Mr. Brorson granted that his 2001 English version of forty-six pages be shared in its entirety in SWEDES.
Go HERE to 2001 "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson" ~ Alf Brorson's English condensed version of his father's, Rev. Bror Carlsson's, 1955 manuscript, "Jag Sökte Icke Mitt," "I Did Not Seek My Own."
Go HERE to "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson" ~ Contents & Illustrations.
Go HERE to "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson" ~ Transcriptions of "Translator's Foreword" "Foreword" "Acknowledgements" "Postscript."
Go HERE to 2001 "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson" ~ Alf Brorson's English condensed version of his father's, Rev. Bror Carlsson's, 1955 manuscript, "Jag Sökte Icke Mitt," "I Did Not Seek My Own."
Go HERE to "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson" ~ Contents & Illustrations.
Go HERE to "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson" ~ Transcriptions of "Translator's Foreword" "Foreword" "Acknowledgements" "Postscript."
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