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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIII A Macedonian Cry from Canada "And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed, saying: Come over to Macedonia and help us." (Acts 16: 9.) Two very important letters had been addressed to me from Quebec and Montreal in the beginning of January, 1859. The first was signed by about live hundred well-known names,--the second by about one hundred of the principal Roman Catholic French Canadians of the latter city. Both letters were pressing invitations to go and address them on my reasons for leaving the Roman Church. Many times before receiving these letters, the thought had come to me that it was my duty to go to Canada and attack the Church of Rome there, in her very stronghold. But I had postponed that work on account of the formidable difficulties and dangers connected with it. No two other places, probably, in the whole world, could be found, where Rome is so strong as Quebec and Montreal. To go and attack that giant power where it was surrounded and protected by its most impregnable oitadels and armed with its most terrible weapons seemed to me a foolish thing,--a sure suicide. Such was my way of reasoning till I received these two letters. But my views had to be modified and changed after their reception. How could I shut my ears to the cries of those precious, but perishing souls, who were so pressingly asking me to go and give them the bread of life? At the voice of one Macedonian, heard through a vision of the night, Paul had left everything to meet the appeal. Was it not my duty to go, when, not called by only one voice through a night vision, but by so many hundreds, and in such a public and solemn way? Having been assured by Mr. Gustave Demers, our ablest young evangelist, and...
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- EditoreTheclassics.Us
- Data di pubblicazione2013
- ISBN 10 1230227709
- ISBN 13 9781230227702
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine152
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