New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-07
PRoTEsTANTHlt IN FRANCE

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BY REV. NJ La Platte,
Missionary from TIE Evangelical Society OF P.ancel
Rpoytett0r TIE Tribune
Having been introduces. to one OF the nest at
tentiye and respectable audiences we hare ever
seen, by the castor oftle Tabernacle, N. La Platte
spoke as follows He hoped there would be some
allowance made for the difficulty under which he
labored. in consequence OF his Imperfect knowl-
edge of the English language but he knew, and
he was satisfied his hearers knew, there is a Ian.
guaee of the heart capable oiunlyersa nterprets-
ton, and by this language he doubtedno; he would
be understood. Few persons IN this highly favor.
ed country, could imagine to what distressing cir.
cumstauces, the Protestant Church of France, had
been forced to submit few would believe the aw
full prosecutions the members Of the Church had
endured In the I,th Century, when Pyotes-
tantisn was comparatively prosperous in France
the Roman Catholic Priests, jealous OF the quiet
and prosperity they enjoyed 50 worked upon the
minds OF the existing authorities by false repre-
sensations, and wicked surmses, that IN short
time the very name OF Protestant seemed TO them
associated with something tathlcss, injurious and
suspicious. Hence prosecutions against Prutes-
tants multiplied until at length the fearful and
bloody tragedy Of ST. Bartholomew closed the
scene Indeed, in one instance, as had been
related to him. prosperous little Church, with all
It's members and their families, were completely
destroyed IN a single day. The facts were
these: The innocent people were assembled in
their place OF worship, and engaged IL the So
IsmDities of divine service, when number of
monks, accompanied by the fierce soldiery, fell
upon them anG slew them without regard to age
or sex; those vino fed through the doors were
saushtered outside the building by the troops
stationed to guard the passageway. In order to
make an efleotual and total extrpation of the
Heretics, as they who protessed the Protestant
faith were then called the Priests and their newly
acquired friends the Imperial rulers, we're con
tinually employed decapitating, dragoonms and
massacrng their unfortunate and unreslstlng We
TINS; the tears and entreaties of women, ind the
shrieks and wailings of children, could draw no
commission from them they knew no pity, could
feel none for Heretics But mark the hand OF
Providence said NJ La Platte. When PtotestNnt-
ism was driven from the land, did the honan
Catholic Priests rule the councils OF the nation,
as they expected No. Tar, very tar from their
hopes was the result. lulideI tyranny was then
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victims to De lmm9ia[ed On TIE 4lteLol lnHleIlly;
Hundreds who had sIored IN the destruction OF
their Protestant neiBhbols, persisted themselves
beneath the fatal Ani'e OF the GQlIIotme' or were
forced to lorsake their possessions and homes
and fly from the country. AS a missionary be-
longing to the Evangelical Society of France, NJ.
La Platte said it was his duty to be stationed IN
the very poorest part of the City Of Paris. a
large hail or ball was rented l2r the pur-
pose OF ACCOMMODATING ms hearers en- ne hAd con-
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