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

NiSC. <hl hiSe pun away tuC uO-
sire because / knew it to be contra
~ to the wishes of my family, and
also because I was afraid might
be deceiving myself in entertaining
the idea, but being convinced that
God called me l resisted no longer,
and during the seven or eight years
which followed, | besought him con-
stantly to make plain my path and
show me what / had to do for Him."
After having joined the church
&C the Dissenters, where she found
lore spiritual lite, Madame Teller
formed the acquaintance of Rev.
Louis ROussy (then a student in
Mission Institute) in whom she had
until her death a humble and worthy
as well as jealous and faithful CO.
adiutOr.
Listening to the voice of conscience
and the pressing appeal addressed
to his friend by Rev. L. Olivier of
Lausanne, then at Montreal, they
both felt that God had assigned
them Canada DIS the field of their la
bors.
Taking counsel neither of flesh or
of blood, i'll relation with no socie, V,
and thus more directly dependent
upon God and their own resources,
they SCI out at the close Of the sum
mer to the great grief of their
friends, Madame f. especially whose
health was extremely delicate. Her
physician, the late NJ. Laharpe. said
to Mons. Roussy,s" You will have
the sad privilege of seeing her die
on the sea, and Of burying her be
meath it."
Nevertheless, under the care of
Him who has power to kill and make
alive, after a long voyage they
reached Montreal in safety, on the
31st of October, 1880, to the great
JOY Of their friends, the Olivier's.
During the winter Madame Eel
Ter labored in the city with Mons.
and Madame Olivier, teaching a
school for Canadian children, visit
ing, evangelizing, &c. At the same
time NJ. Roussy, desiring to seize
upon every favorable opportunity
for doing good, accepted a situation
as SchoOlmaStcr at Grande Ligne.
thus laying the foundation of the
first evangelical church in Canada.
The health of NJ. and Nine Olivier
obliglng them to return to Switzcr.
land i'll the spring QS36) Nine. f.
found herself Ton account of priest
~ opp0sition) in an exceedingly diff
ticult position. She afterwards
wrote. " had foreseen all the diff.
cuties of missionary life, its iSo.
lation,neglect and poverty, and even
death III Il hospital, and therefore
could not hesitate.n
Understanding, however, the in.
convcnienceS and weakness of an
isolated position, she felt it her du.
/ ty TO work in concert with Mons.
RouSsy thus more directly uniting
their efforts. With this aim she es.
tablished herself at St. John. there
unfolding the standard Of the cross,
and also visiting regularly Grande
Ligne, where the work of the Lord
was already prospecting.
Opposition Of the enemy rendered
her soiourn at ST. John unfruitful.
and II Judged said she, " that my
place was at Grande Lignc. The
family in whose house NJ. Roussy
had held meetings, having become
ProtestantS, offered me their attic
and | accepted it, separating it into
two compartments, a sleeping room
and school room." In October. 1896
she commenced her school with II
children. Soon the number in.
creased Qn spite of the opposition
from priests to 20, not including
the adults of the evening school,
In June, the heat of the attic be
coming insupportablc, she trans.
ierrcd her scholars to barn.
During this time NJ. Roussy, who
was forced to abandon his school.
was preaching far and near. The
present Mission building was built
IN 1910. Then in Grande Lignc and
the immediate vicinity Y had left
the Romish church,
The work now began to develop
rapidly through the establishment
OF school upon better plan, the
opening OF new stations aud increas
ed number Of missionaries, and her
wonderfully active mind had new
scope.
As her life since then is generally
well known, we will only say that
outside of her labors at home and
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