Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-08-05

him. One day, when Madame Feller had taken
her child to the balcony on the top of the house,
the little creature looked around on the broad and
open scene before her-then raising her eyes to
the sky, she appeared to feel herself nearer heay
en-, and the first words she said were-' Now
mother, show me Godi'
1t could not be, but that these conversations of
the child should awaken the mothers heart to the
subject of religion. An event soon to oc-
cur, which would stamp the impression with the
sacred seal of the Holy Spirit. The child was
to die Yes, the only ehld-the darling daugh
ter of Madame Feller-was suddenly called to
the bosom OF the Father she had much wished
to see. And though scarcely past the age Of in
fancy, her death was lesson of deep import
she was SO happy, so triumphant-forsh she assured
her mother that angel stood by her bed, and
smiled on her, and promised to take of her.
Could the mother wish to hold her child back
from heaven? She did so wish-and it opened
her eyes TO the selfshness of her own heart
She saw that she had made an idol of the gift, and
neglected to love and reverence the Giver.-
From that time, Madame Feller devoted her
heart and soul to do the win of God. The death
of her husband, which took place few years af-
| ter and which was also that of Christian, left
her alone in the world, but not lonely; every
creature of God had claim on her deep Chris
tan sympathes. The good she loved-the evil
she pited Her strong and ardent mind could
not be satisfied with that passive Christianity, in
which most of our sex are content to pass their
lives She wanted to work in the cause of her
Saviour. She felt that laborers were needed in
his vineyard, and determined to devote herself as
a missionary. The question was-where should
she begin She had frends-M Olivier and
wife-who had gone out to Canada as missiona-
ries to the French Canadians, and had begun
their work by opening a school at Montreal.
After much consideration and many prayers,
Madame Teller resolved to go to Canada, Join
her friends, and become a teacher in their school.
She reached Montreal in 1885. She found the
state of the poor people in Canada much more
distressing than she had anticipated We will
not here enter into any consideration OF the caus-
es which have operated to keep the French colo
nists in Canada from participating in the improve
ments which, during the last half century, have
been rapidly going on throughout civilized
Europe, as well as Independent America. But
whether it were owing to the agency of the Brit
ish government, the influence of the Catholic
priesthood, or the faults of the colonists them
selves, certain it is, that they in a most
wretched condition. A recent writer thus graph
ically describes them: "We could hardly find in,
any heather country more degraded race
Without the common necessaries of life, without
instruction, ignorant of the Bible, and of the love
of God to man, they have long lived in the most
stupid Indifference and insensblity, and died
with scarcely hope thought ofeternal life
Such was the character of the people whom
Madame Teller wished to serve. But it is a work
great difficulty to begin improvements The
very benefits conferred often awake distrust-
even dislike-in the hearts Of those who receive.
them, towards their benefactors. The blind can
not know the value OF sight, and partial resto-
ration usually perplexes the mind, BY showing
q men trees walking
1t is not strange that the poor Canadians dis.
trusted their disinterested benefactors, and perse-
cuted the Protestant missionaries. Partly from
the opposition he met WITH and partly from i'll
health, NJ. Olivier and wife were compelled to
leave Montreal soon after Madame Teller joined
them. But she remained, strong in the faith and
hope of doing good. She had brought with her from
Switzerland, fpnds sufficient, as she supposed, to
support her for life-intending that all her be-
| nevulent exertons should be at her own expense.
The money was placed in the hands of gentle
man in Montreal, who was considered good and
safe But he failed in busness-and SO com
pletely, that Madame Feller lost her all. She
was soon after driven, by persecution, from Mon
treal, and took shelter at st. Johns. Here she
tried to get up a school but having no funds,
could do nothing She had written to her friends
in Switzerland of her destitute condition, but be-
fore help arrived, was reduced TO great extremity.
In one Of her letters to her friends, she remarks
=" No one, perhaps, ever had greater fear of
being poor than myself | had seen many in
stances where dependence upon man was pain
! ful, that that condition was the one | most
dreaded. And then had always found it much
pleasanter to give than to receive. When left
our beautiful Switzerland, the Lord had subdued
my heart no longer shrunk at the prospect of
poverty, fit were to be encountered in the SER
vice of Jesus"
Still her utterly fororn condition at St Johns,
weighed heavily on her heart. She remarks,
chat II Was Tho only time since her arrival in Can