The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1895-12-28

very highly cOlOred,) and BY every
means making known the advantages OF
the country. Nor did they stOp here.
but invited the crowded localities Of the
east, and even invaded Europe itself.
and brought them over In ship loads.
and i'm the enhanced values Of lands. |
they have found the Investment to have
paid them enormous profits.
have cited these facts gentlemen. in
order to show that our plan for the spec
dy development of this country. Is lOgi-
cally sound from a business stand point.
Yon have already male the beginning In
aiding Mr. Bienvenu is publishing a
trade edition Of the Messenger. This IL
splendid commencement. one that
does credit to your Intelligence and Ii
beraIity. and that will undeniably prove
to be the grandest and most far-reaching
advertisement that this section has ever
proited by. There is no way by which
you can measure the good it will do. but
if you would have perfect and rapid sue.
cess crown your efforts. you must not
stop here you should place thousaud or
fifteen hundred copies Of this paper In
the hands of some active man. supply
him with the necessary means, and send
him out as q missionary into those
states where the population is overcrow-
ded, or where the cold Is too severe. or
where the drOuth has ruined the far
mers. or where religious intolerance has
stepped in to punish whole communi-
ties of honest GOd--tSaring. Industrious.
people, and let him seek in these differ
ent localities. the dissatisfied from any
or all of these causes. and hand them
this great immigration tract. which
you are about to issue. and personally
explain to them all the advantages Of
this section between LOreauville and
Arnaudville, and see whether 1t wont
pay ten fold the expense Of the enter
prise.
Why gentlemen you have all read In
your school histories how the prosecu-
ton of the Calvinists or puritans Of New
England drove Roger Williams forth to
brave all the dangers Of the bowling
wilderness of wild animals aud still
wilder savages. and you have seen the
picture of him and his followers as they
. sturdily marched away. to formed the
great and enormously wealthy state OF
> Rhode Island. that they might be per-
mittrd to worship in peace God, accor-
!, ding to the dictates Of their own con-
science. Do you not think 1t probable
that if an intelligent agent could 60 Il
= those seven day advsntists and 6ned. BY
y their Christmas neighbors for working
on Sunday. though they were for more
strict in the observance of their Sab
bath, Saturday. then those same Christ
mas were of their Sunday. (there IL ont
y of the sect in New Iberia, Mr.. BenthaI
who is known to some here to Be one o
: one of her best and most respected citi
: zenS he might not induce WHOLESALE
immigration into this parish Of thos'
worthy people. especially when the!
could be shown that their religion wOult
i not only be tolerated and respected b!
our people. but absolutely protected b!
public sentiment. and the laws Of thi
land. The plan ito which the foregoing
l. has been simply prelude) Is to raise q
= once fund of not less than five hun
: bred dollars, and permit me to say RICH
here, that if l had that sum Of nv own
and it was every cent l had. that
would put it up to carry this idea int
execution.
Then secure full description of pro
: perty in the parish. get an option TO
r the term of six months or longer. In
, writing, STIMULATING. the lowest price
S and best terms. 30 that land owner
o could not jump the prices. when immi
2 grants began to arrive to seek locations
' Then with there options and descrip
tiOns let the agent secure the appoint
/. ment by the proper authorities - immi
grafton agent of the Parish. endorses
. officially by the Governor and Secretar'
= of State. and 60 drst to Tennessee
K among the adventists, seek out the mos
q influential, and 60 with them to thei
| homes, place the illustrated Messenge
in their hands. and fully and truthful!
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