A Memoir of Felix Neff, Pastor of the High Alps: And of His Labours Among the French Protestants of Dauphine, a Remnant of the Primitive Christians of Gaul
A Memoir of Felix Neff, Pastor of the High Alps: And of His Labours Among the French Protestants of Dauphine, a Remnant of the Primitive Christians of Gaul
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...by the shepherds and goatherds of the High Alps. The following account, transcribed from one of the reports of the Continental Society, of which Neff was an agent, is his own relation of the manner in which he established an association of the Bible Society; and annexed to this account, is a detail of some of his ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...by the shepherds and goatherds of the High Alps. The following account, transcribed from one of the reports of the Continental Society, of which Neff was an agent, is his own relation of the manner in which he established an association of the Bible Society; and annexed to this account, is a detail of some of his proceedings at Champsaur, which may very properly be introduced in this place. " I left off in my last, I believe, at the joyful epoch of the revival here; but I think I have not spoken of the Bible Society, which was formed at the same time. In concert with Mr. B. jun. we called together ten of the principal inhabitants of the different Protestant hamlets. I explained to them, in a few words, the design and progress of the Bible Society, and finding them well-disposed to co-operate, we immediately organized our committee, of which Mr. B. was appointed president. On the 5th of April, an account was taken of all the copies of the Holy Scriptures; at the same time noticing the demands for them. Before the formation of the Society, there were not in all the valley twelve Bibles (almost all from Louvain), and a very small number of New Testaments, most of them Father Amelot's edition, and all in a very bad state. Since the remittances from the London Society, and especially, since the formation of that in Paris, half of the families have been provided with Bibles, and almost all with New Testaments. Most of these books have been paid for at the ordinary price, and have reached us through the kindness of Messrs. Lissignol and Laget. Now, almost all those who still want Bibles, have set down their names for them. We afford them the accommodation of paying for them by instalments, which, in the case of the poorest, extends to two or three years. In t...
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