The Portland daily press., 1889-03-14
THE MALL MISSION.
Annual Meeting of the Portland
Branch Yesterday.
Interesting Address on the carnots
by Mr.. Bracq.

The second annual meeting of the Port
land McAll Auxiliary, was held in State
street chapel yesterday afternoon. The fol-
lowing was the order of exercises:
Scripture reading ....,........ Rev; Mr., Bayley
Prayer............ ........... Rev. Mr.. Lowden
Reports of Treasurer and Secretaries. 49,.
............................ .kev. Mr.. Bayley
The Auxiliary has held eight meetings
during the year and increased in member
ship. SlS0.31 have been contributed to the
work in France.
Mr.. Bayley, after "a few general remarks
on mission work, introduced Rev. j. c.,
Brace, who spoke for one hour on France
and the McAll Mission. He said
In speaking of the religious life of
France two immense powers are at work
Catholicism and, Infdelity. In the years
gone by the Roman church controlled France
wholly. There was no religious liberty.
Now the church, has so lost its power over
the minds of the people that it is hard to
find young men who are willing to become
priests They say to the church: "You
must mend or end" The massacre of ST.
Bartholomew is responsible for more inidel-
ity than anything else. Nine out of twenty
works translated into French from English
are infidel in character. This force has its
literature, its press, Its intellect; it breaks
down creeds, bnt canrot assimilate its fol-
lowers.
The French should receive the gospel be-
cause they are ready and are asking for it.
Except Japan and China, there are no men
so eager to listen to the simple truth of evan
gelistic preaching. Two-thirds of the al
tendants at McAll meetings are men.
Seventeen years ago Mr.. McAll began his
work, knowing then only two sentences in
French. Then there was no bright outlook,
not even the sympathy Of co-laborers or
friends; all was discouraglng. He had no
method; God led him to discover one.
France had no good hymnal. but Mr.. Nc,
| All made 800 selections from American and
| English works. There Is more power In
| singing 1000 hymns than In the same number
| of sermons. There are now 10000 copies
| of this hymnal used in France. In place of
encouragement, has come a great hope born
| mission work, started by Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
| All: from seven to eight thousand children
| 90 twice a week to service held for them.
| There are Al stations In Paris alone, and LA
in all France. Mr.. Brace cited in
by those who had been helped
by the mission. In conclusion he said, las
the father of your country once said of
France, Tell them to do it now or never SO
France says to you In their work Of evangel-
ization.lAl the mission stations will be kept
open in Paris this summer, and two halls
are to be opened at the Exposition. III YOU
come to Paris and offer your services in this
mission work we will give you two things
all the work you can possibly do and no
pay.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
were these:
President-Mrs. Ellen Carpenter
corresponding Secretary-Mlss K. Brown
Recording Secretary-Miss Ellen II. True
Treasurer-Miss Ernestne Libby,
Mrs Mrs.
Baptist, Mrs. o. W. Fullam; Baptist Mrs. f. r.
Chase; Episcopal, Mrs. Asa Dalton; Swedenbor-
gian, Mrs. VIM. b. Hayden
AT the close of the Rev. Mr.. Bracq's elo-
quent address upon the McAll Mission work
in France he gave an interesting sketch of
the distinguished Carnot family. This was
an especial treat to the many present, not
only on from the general interest in this. family,
but also from the pleasure of having the
paper read In the French language. The
great Carnot was first spoken of and a
rapid sketch Of his life, from his
birth In 1853 and his death In 1928 was given.
A clear analysis of his character followed,
ana showing his courage in boldly maintain
ing his convictions of duty in the face of the
events of the French revolution and during
the life OF Napoleon, as well as his stand on
the execution of Louis XVIII. Then fol-
lowed a sketch of the life of Lazan Hippo
lyte Garnet, the second famous man of that
name, and lastly of the Carnot, President of
the French Republic. Mr.. Brace traced a
parallel between the three Carrots and the
German emperors, their contemporaries
After summary of the deeds, public and
private, of these men. Mr.. BRAGG, in closing,
referred to the Boulanger election, and to
the combination that caused his election. In
spite OF the fact that the outlook for the Re
public seems at times somewhat dismal, still
he felt sure that even should the Monarch
lists gain the upper hand for time it would
be but for short time, for he believed that
the Republic was to help France in perpet-
uating liberty Of thought. and that it was
the government for the people and of the
people, and must in time prevail