Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-10-27

agreeable, spiritual man, fine, earnest
speaker and hearty worker. The Sabbath
school is maintained, notwithstanding the
trying experience of changing officers and
teachers almost every month and week,
as they must depend on travellers for this
work. The church congregations are the
largest we have seen anywhere on the
continent. A thorough interest is taken
in mission work, to advertise it by print
and speech. The various missions under
Rev. Mr.. Neal hold meetings every
evening of the week somewhere; and on
half the evenings there are two meetings,
besides eight meetings ell S,bbath after
noon, which is precisely the number OF
missions in Paris. These are located
where population is dense. in the west and
east wings of the northern side of the city,
and also where the hive of communists
swarmed in 1871. Additional, there are
fternoon mothers meetings, evening
young peoples meetings, children's meet
inrs, Bible services and industrial schools
This shows thorough organization and
adaptation of aggressive religious works
Nor has the great assistance of woman in
this age been forgotten. Miss de Broen
has medical mission open four days OF
theweek, aud goSp4l meetings three days
of the week, under direction of Mr.. McAll.
The work is extending into the environs
and bevond The influence must favorably
reach French people everywhere, if it has
not done so already. Are our Frenct
missions awake to this fact?
The Wesleyan Methodist church is no
idle. 1t is centrally situated, has I'm
buildings and is in good working order
The holy spirit is with its ministry. Their
are French and English services. preach
ING. PRAYER and class meeting. There ar
five or seven mission meetings held dur
inc the week by this society; and Their
are male and female workers. Ever
meeting is we'll advertised from pulpit an
: hand bills distributed from table in tn
porch.
t The French Calvinists are well estat
lished. with fine church property. The
: are. we believe, also sustained in part b
4 the government We do not know tbs
: they are particularly aggressive, but the
r influence is on the side Of light and liber
I and love.
e The publications of the religion OF o.
l. Lord Jesus Christ, the religion OF low
are abundant in the French language al
:? very low in price, thus aiding the tr
'r work extensively. The society for t
70 nublication of religious books at TouIou
h are doing noble work. They have issu
OF books, not only in the department OF
Id licion. but also in that of our science
~ history, travels, and books for childr
Up and youth. They have placed the
re together in repositories of good size a
he business commanding situations in
an cities of France. Their work and intluer
he every intelligent person will quickly
10 prehend.
of There is no Sabbath in France.
tly relioion of fear and of accommodate
on to man. of the strict Roman type. she
ln its failure herein, in this and every Ii
Sc where it has held sway for time.
'ed cept the shutting of a few stores, on Sa
m day and Sabbath, one would have no kno
I'VE edqe that Jewish or Christian Sabh
pie existed Stores of all kinds are open
,av trading; the workman is at his benei
~ shoe, carpenter and furniture shop;
ion drnyman is carrying large building st
ac- through the streets, with eight or n
ori- horses drawing; the organ grinder
no playino: the market man and woma
49, screaming on the streets; the men
'"e paving the streets up to the church d
ma while people are entering to worship.
ere is a curse The dragged out look of
in and women, and horses, show 1t.
ror pleasure seeking, the constantly exc
''' the very marked, wasted, consuml
'oer looks of the many give evidences oft.
lelp old world is weary, exhausted, childls
penalty of disobeying divine orders.
.;., the new world never have her Phar
like experience, and die unconscious
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