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His sermon divided into three heads. entitled
81, Our state by grace si Gods great intention in
having saved US" He described the condition OF those
who were dead TO the Influences OF Christianity com
pared with that OF those who had avaied themselves OF
GODS grace and were active workers In the cause OF re-
ligon The latter part OF discourse devoted to
the necessity for additional missionary aid in India
China, and other countries OF the Elet. Referring 70
India no said that the time Of the memorable muny
IL was thought that many would aposJaiize. but
all the Christians rejoioed TO find that not single
Of apOstasy had been discovered The speaker de-
soribed the devotion OF of tho native Christians.
who rather than 10 return TO MOhanmedansm or heath
his hearers to continue their missionary efforts ASSN
ing them that although the $50 500 missionaries whom
they had sent had accomplished much good, there was
an Infinitely wider field yet 10 be developed
THE NEEDS OF FRANCE.
By the Rev. r. COOK Of Paris at 81 Posfs Methods. Episcopal
CAsrcA.
The Rev. Emil +. Cook of Paris preached
in ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. Twenty
second-s and Fourth-ave yesterday morning. from H.
Thess.. iil: "Finay. brethren pray for u.s. that the
word Of the Lord may free course. and be gOred
It is with you" After introduction referring
TO the circumstances under which the appeal of the
Apostle made. and explaining what the prayers Of
the Church sh ould be what they may expected TO
effect the preacher spoke OF the necessity Of insisting
upon the efficacy OF prayer in these times when are
inclined TO put aside everything spiritual.
The preachers OF the Gospel needed tho prayers of
their brethren that they might he sustained In spirit
and encouraged 60 speak the truth of the word in purity
ana win power For no country there greater need
OF prayer THAN for France. The pastors OF Protestant
churches in that country were meeting with innumer-
aDlo difficulties France had been given over to Roman
ism, and deplOrable consequence iniidelity had
hOurished greatly there for The following
were some sec subjects OF prayer concerning Chris
tian work in France:
l. That religious liberty might be fully established.
II had been the general bat mistaken opinion thai under
the Empire religious liberty secured. The fact was
that PrOtestantisn Ouly tolerated, t une
stricted. IL the firm and often expressed
intention Of Napoleon Ill that Professionalism
should not be mOlested wherever PrOto5tants
possessed churches. but above all that Roman
Catholicism should not be disturbed in any way COnSe
queuty, pTOscyttng lcciun for their faith. and
distribution Of tracts permitted to Professionals
subject 10 and fine for simply passing tract 10
another the street These laws repressng rec ous
effort stil existed and the time OF their repeal
Preachers and Others working for Protestant
truth would not hesitate To speak the highways aud
byways. ana to circulate tracts, If contuely aud
Wiling or even mob violence, the only things to be
feared but they were unwilling TO oppose the law.
French Professionals appealed for the prayers OF all
Christians that full religious liberty might be granted
their country and that revolution restoration
might take place which would impair that liberty.
H. PRAYERS France should impOre, secondly, that
God would send labOrers into the vineyard Tue hdr
vest was very great but the labOrers very few
This the natural consequence OF the weakness ana
France During the last 20 years candidates for the
study OF theology had been very Few Untll recently
there theological SemlnaIeS OF the reformed
religion Francc-at StrasDurg and MOntauban now
there was only and that was not FULL Ministers OF
that faith had humble position in the country that
Young of Protestant families would not take orders
and the candidates had TO from the peasantry and
only in small numbers from thence.