Asle Knudsen In His Own Words

<p>A collection of autobiographical writings by Rev. Asle Knudsen a founding member of the Norwegian-Danish Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and one of the Conference's most outstanding and influential men.</p><p></p><p><em>Asle Knudsen In His Own Words: Memories of a Circuit-Riding Pioneer Preacher</em> spans Asle's life from his childhood in Hol Hallingdal Norway to his coming to America his conversion to Methodism and his joining the clergy. He was a gifted preacher and served many congregations in the Midwest large and small. A charismatic leader he served 13 years as District Superintendent of the Saint Paul Red River Valley and Chicago Districts.</p><p></p><p>Includes:</p><ul><li>Asle's diary covering the years 1844-1910 newly transcribed and annotated.</li><li>Letters Asle wrote to his church newspaper from 1914 to 1934 translated into English for the first time.</li><li>A three-generation lineage tracing Asle's ancestry back to his paternal grandfather.</li><li>Complete with an introduction by the author a bibliography and an index.</li></ul><p></p>