Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-01-05
EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF l.. RoUs-
I'D. CIV, OF TsET; CANADA MISSION, FOR Is43.

IT was on Christmas eve 1885, that preached
for the first time at Grand Lgne, where the popu-
lation is at least 1900 souls. Soon after this the
mother ola family, with her eight married children
abandoned the Romish Church. In the autumn of
1886, Madam Feller, driven from St Johns by Ro-
msh opposition, came to reside in the midst of these
Protestant families, where she opened day school
with twenty pupils, and an evening school with ten
adults from fifteen to forty-fv years of age In
June 1887, small church of six members was or
gained. The school having been held in barn.
we built cabin to accommodate it during the win
ter. In 1898 we laid the foundation of our present
house. The school had then thirty scholars, and
the church twenty-five members In 1889 Mad
emoisee Jonte, coming from Paris took charge of
the school of Madam Feller, which then contained
from forty to fifty scholars Mr. Cellier opened
school at G. l.. with twenty day. and ten evening
scholars. In 1910 the dedication of the mission
house took place. The schools then had sixty
scholars each, from five to thirty years of age. In
1911 we began our Normal school with three
scholars. At this time we commenced the station
at St Pie, where Mademoiselle Perusset arriving
from Paris, opened a school, In the course of this
Year thirty Canadians were converted, and the sta
ton at Chazy was commenced. In 1919 a station
was commenced at Berea; during that year sixty
souls were brought to saving knowledge of the
truth.
The mission house at G. L. with 81 acres of
i;'a2 ~St h""sos md furniture, cost Sl0,500. The
iISoiOiuiy COlpo 10 CUlHpOSeu VI mduanl Ieller,
Monsieur and Madam Normandcau, Mademoiselle
Jonte, assisted in her school by of her pups,)
myself and one colporteur, who travels in the Vi
entity. We number sixty converts, have three SER
vices on the sabbath and two during the week. AT
Chazy the church numbers twenty members, has
one missionary, catechist and colporteur. At st.
Pie there are tweny-eight church members, one
teacher with thirty pupils and colporteur. The
station at Berea consists of thirty-two members one
teacher with thirty-five scholars and coporteur
Within the seven and half years since we en-
tered this country, we have had the happiness to
see several stations founded and prospecting:
Normal school, with fourteen pupils all pious and
devoted to the service of God; thirty laborers
teaching, preaching the word, and distributing the
scriptures about sixteen hundred copies of the BIZ
BILE have been circulated; eighty families have re-
nounced PopeCy, 2nd enc hundred and fa;-fyc
have savingly heard and believed the Gospel
Having informed you of our work, we will now
speak of our wants. We under the necessity
Of adding a wing to our house. We are crowded
and embarrassed by the narrowness of the place.
glance would convince you that we cannot pro-
gress under our present circumstances. We not
only need aid to make this addition but also to meet
our daily expenses. We are often straitened, and
ask ourselves, where shall our help come? But
we have been taught to walk by faith and not by
sight; and the liberality with which our American
friends have provided for wants, encourages us
to hope that they will again come to our aid. We
feel the need of appealing to their liberality. But
above all pray for us, that God would strengthen
our faith and enable us in all things to gorfy Him.