The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-09
FRENCH HUGUENOTS
WANT ASSISTANCE To CARRY ON
THEIR WORK IN FRANCE.
THEIR NEEDS AND PROSPECTS
DISCUSSED IN SAVANNAH BY REV.
JEAN KNATZ D'ORIoL.

visitor to savannah Before on
Similar MissiOn-spoke in Morn
ing In Independent Presbyterian
Church and at Night In First Pres
INSTRUMENTATION the Present
Time Advantageous for PrOtes-
tant Missionary Notwithstanding
of History of the Church, and the
HuguenOt in the Worlds His
tory.
Rev. Jean Knatz D'Oriol of France
delivered two addresses yesterday on
behalf of the Huguenot, or reformed
church of France. In the morning he
spoke at the Independent Presbyte-
rian Church. and at night in the First
Presbyterian Church.
In the service of the morning he
read the scripture lesson from Isaiah
Oh. Nv. and after a prayer by Rev.
DR.. j. Y. Fair, pastor of the church,
delivered his address from a text taken
from the same chapter, 80 shall my
word be that goeth forth out of my
mouth: it shall not return unto me
void, but it shall accomplish that
which I please, and it shall prosper
in the thing whereto l sent it,"
The speaker has visited Savannah
before, about two years ago, and in
the opening of his address yesterday,
took the opportunity of telling his
hearers that it was a great happiness
for him to be with them again because
he fplt that fhnU Sfr 70
him nor he to them. Also he said that
he had a most pleasant recollection of
his former visit.
Il come to you to-day" he said, mot
to preach to you, but to carry you
with me to the land of France, and
show you the work of Gods spirit
there. l trust you will be not only
willing to help us continue this work,
but also will be made mindful and
more fully appreciate the great bless
ings that you enjoy"
The speaker sketched briefly some
thing of the history of the Huguenot
Church. THE word that spells its
history in France" he said, lis Per-
secution. 1t has been said and truly
that this church has been the longest
prosecuted in history"
OF the Huguenots themselves he said
that there are few of the great ma
tons and governments of the world
to-day that they have not helped TO
build. When Napoleon III, in the
Franco-Prussian War, covered with
shame and blood, and weak and de-
feated, gave his sword in surrender
to German officer, the man that re-
Ce1VRd If tha ancoanIo-k a
the Huguenot families of France. Not
only Germany but Holland, Switzerland
ana even Russia have been in a
great part made by the Huguenots Of
france. But, depsite the splendid his
tory or those that emigrated from their
country that of those that remained
to be prosecuted for their faith has
been more heroic. If we count it he
roic to die for ones faith what shall
we say of the sufferings of some of
these Huguenots who lived for theirs:
lived for it, giving up luxury, wealth,
kindred and friends, and suffered tyr
amy, lsnominy and persecution. Their
faith and patience is more than hu-
man; it is superhuman; it was given
of God. / ask you, l ask God, could
those sufferings be in vain? No; no
effort for good is ever lost; no man
who gives a cup of water in His name
shall go unrewarded."
Discussing the condition of the relig-
lous life in France to-day, the speaker
said that hundreds of persons are turn
ing from the Catholic church and com
ing to the Huguenots to hear the Cos
pei, and that either these must be
taken care of by the church or they
will drift in atheism. How to take
care of them" he said lis the problem
for of the thirty nine millions of peo-
pie, the population of France, the HUI
guenot Church has only 10000 MEM
bers and 900 ministers In one section
OF the country, where there is a popu-
lation of 10000, 900, there are but sixty
four Protestant churches"
How eager the people are for the
teachings of the reform church is
shown, he said, by the recent state
ment of a French writer, who states
that wherever in France a man goes
with the Bible he is not only heard,
but is welcomed. With enough preach
ers, he said, and money to support
them, within a few years France would
be so nearly Protestant that those Of
this faith could control the destinies
of the country. He emphasized the
statement that unless the people are
given the opportunity of hearing the
Gospel of the Huguenot Church they
will drift into atheism by telling that
the recent census of France showed
that there are 100000 who professed
atheism.
At the close of his address a sub
scription and collection was made with
very satisfactory results.
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