Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-01-26
CONVERSION or PApIsTs.

Mr.. Rate, a missionary in France has lately
presented to the public a narrative Of the f.
vanqehcal Church at Lyons, from which the
following Interesting facts are derived
Roman Priest A Roman Priest having
openly renounced Popcry had TO encounter
not only the bitter repruaChcs Of his father,
who denounced him as an aposiaie and the
disgrace OF his family--hui also the rage Of a
fellow Priest who threatened to destroy HIM
whenever he should meet him. Noiwlh-
standing the Convert is cndeayoring most
diligently 10 turn the surrounding Romanists
from the error of their ways.
JecS.-'Two Jews, after experiencing the
frmesf and most unremitting hostility of their
relations have openly protested their attach
mont TO the Messiah, and are now zealously
engaged in advancing his kingdom.
SoidiyS.-Several Of the military have en-
braced the Gospel, and are now eXer,ing all
their influence among their comrades, that
they also may become soldiers of Christ.
A Poor Womdn.--A Protestant woman,
sick in the hospital at Lyons, was visited by
nuns who sirenuously labored to induce her
; TO abandon the faith; but their endeavors were
Ruthless. A wealthy lady next proiiered her
a comfortable situation if she would embrace
Popery The woman repealed the temptation
by answering as In prayer-"lhc Lord pre-
serve me from selling my Master as Judas
! did :" 4 few nights after that refusal, one oil
/ the Nuns carried the sick woman what she
pretended was dose OF medicine. Suspect
ing the Nuns design, the patient took but a
small quantity of the liquid which produced
almost instantly a violent and alarming sick
ness On the next day she showed the phia
to tho medical attendant who told her, that
! had she taken the whole contents, they would
! have made her seep forever
4 Nun.-A nun, having given all her for
tune TO a convent in the south OF France, ther
went to reside in it. But, afterwards, her con
science being disquieted with her course o
life, she privately obtained access to Col
porteur and learned from him the Gospel o
salvation Exposing herself TO the persecu
ton of her friends, and sacrificing her proper
ty, she abandoned the convent, fled to Lyons
| and became a member Of the Evangelical
church in that city. Soon after, she received
letter from her sister, desiring to see her
! that she might be instructed in the~ay OF life
The distance to her fathers house was 3G
mlcs-and when she arrived there, she loun,
that the whole design of the invitation wa
this, that she might be forced to return to tn
Popish bondage Menaccs and promise
were equally futile One of the Priests en-
ragged at her consistency, enquired-"what dev
il incarnate has put such sentiments into you
| head l''--and said that she should not avOv
them before the world. She replied, that sh
| should be happy TO proclaim them before al
the inhabitants Of that vicinity. She was theI
conducted before a magistrate, as a luuatic.-
but after bearing n triumphant testimony f
her faith and hope in Christ Jesus; she wa
set at liberty. Subsequently, she returned t.
| Lyons, and is now supporting herself by he
own labor; while by her holy example, she i