The New Postilla: 95 Sermons of Lars Levi Laestadius 1960 ~ Laestadian Old Apostolic Lutheran Church ~ Finland/Lapland

Title: The New Postilla - Contains 95 Sermons; An Introduction; Preface and Biography of Lars Levi Laestadius.

Author: Lars Levi Laestadius, Pastor of Pajala

Description: Revised translation of 1960. Black cloth boards with gilt title on spine. Some wear to covers, including a nick in the cloth at the foot of the front cover. Short gift inscription on flyleaf opposite title page (see below), else interior generally clean. pp. 554, [8]. 10 x 7.5 inches. Laid in are 10 pages of printed letters from unknown publications (details for reference below).

The gift inscription has Brush Prairie, Washington and Gackle, North Dakota associations. Inscribed by Hilma Uskoski Sasse and her husband Harry Christian Sasse. Hilma was the daughter of the noted preacher Alex Uskoski (1886-1954), who was known across the United States, Swedish Lapland and Finland. Her husband Harry was the nephew of W. B. C. ''Will'' Sasse (1868-1943), a noted preacher for 37 years in the Black Hills and Wyoming.

[The 4 missionary letters laid in, from an unknown source, are printed on three-hole punched 9'' x 6'' paper. These are: a) Hjalmar Wantaja, et al, to William Eriksson, et al. 26 Jun 1964, Gackle, North Dakota. b) William Eriksson to G. H. Wanataja & William Homola, 13 Nov 1964, Junosuando, Sweden. c) Gunnar Jonsson to Hjalmar Wantaje, 21 Nov 1964, Hirvijarvi, Finland. d) Missionary letter from the Swedish Lapland Christmas meetings at Gallivare, 1969 to Gunnar Jonsson, et al.]


Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

Publisher: [Finnish Lutheran Book Concern]
Place: [Hancock, Michigan]
Year: 1960

Keywords: Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, Laestadian, Lutheranism, United States, Lapland,