National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-05-08

country hoping to gain strength of
body, and also to pass few weeks
in England for the purpose of in
teresting Christians there in the
evangelization of Canada. Her
strength however was not sufficient
for the latter. Her principal aim,
indeed her only aim, her constant
desire was to glOrify her Saviour in
doing good to all, in leading souls
to Jesus.
In the midst of physical infrmi-
ties and weakness her noble heart
and high intellectual capacities were
actively occupied in the work of her
Master in the missionary family and
among the dear Canadians.
During the last weeks of her life
here, as if she had a presentiment
of her near departure, she seemed
to US to be redoubling her efforts for
the instruction and especially for the
conversion of our scholars.
In her last sickness she exclaimed
joytully, "Oh, how satisfied | am
with my Tuesday" referring to the
last day in which she had left her
room, and whose evening after 10
o'clock she had spent in praying
with the boys in the chapel and in
her own room.
Finally, OH the morning of the
10Th of March, after an illness of
four days, she left this earthly tab.
ernacle to go and be with Jesus
Her last words were, "Oh, Life, the
life which is in Jesus by faith-by
faith alone.h Go. 60" said she to
the two friends standing by her bed.
:" go and tell them (the pupils and
those who had assembled for reli.
gions seryices) that the time is
short that they must be ready, be
established, be grounded in Christ
by faith"
May her faith, her zeal for the
conversion OF souls, her love for her
Saviour, her incesSant activity in
his service he the Inheritance Of all
her lellow-laborers and successors
Louis PAsCHE.
In closing this sketch will you al.
low ne to insert the following para.
graph from the Montreal Witness
the day after the funeral.
"Thc occasion which called forth
so many tokens Of warm affection
and deep respect was no ordinary
one. It's like never occurred IN Can
ada before and never can occur
again. 1t is only once that com
pany can assemble around the coffin
of the founder Of evangelical mis-
slOns among the French Canadian
people, and such was Madame Eel.
Ter; for, although she was preceded
by Swiss clergyman, yet he only
laboIed for IA short time and left the
field. There is something sublime
III the idea of great soul wholly
consecrated tGone object, and spend
ing life II its accomplishment
With Madame FeIleI the salvation
of the French Canadian people was
the one object of life. For that she
lived and laborcd and PRAYED; to
that she couSecrated all her Great
powers and energies; for that she
left her own beautiful country. and
highly cultivated circle of friends.
to labor almost alone in the midst of
all the hard hips and obloquv Of
mission llte-a true successor of the
apostles in spirit and labors. She
could have appropriated to herself
a goodly share Of ST paul's remark,
able catalogue Of trials and suffer
ings, and truly we think did NJ. La.
ileur prophcsy, that, although she
was comparatively little known to
the great mass Of the French Cana.
dian people during her life, yet the
time would come when her loving
labors would be appreciated, and
her memory he revered by the whole
of the nationality to whose highest
interests that life was consecratcd.',
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