The French in New England
By G. G. Roth
Superintendent North American French Division NOT very long ago, we had a tent campaign in a large city of New England where there are many French. Hundreds of people came to hear the preaching of the word of God, in spite of the warning that had been given them not to do so. During the second week of our campaign, a strong opposition began its work. After almost every possible means had been tried to discourage the people from coming to our meeting, a shower of stones was sent. Some of these weighed nearly five pounds. Many holes were made in our tent, but nobody was hurt. We felt in a special way the protection of the angels of God during the eight weeks we stayed at that place. In another tent campaign among the French also in New England, we found the situation somewhat different. An old priest requested the parents to watch their children to see that they did not create any trouble or disturbance in or around the tent. When I called on him at his home to thank him for this advice, he said, in speaking of the rights of every religion, “Everybody carries his apples in his own basket.” To this I replied, “Yes; and one dozen apples in your basket and one dozen in mine surely is all right.” The old priest understood, smiled, and we parted. The Lord is constantly working miracles to deliver His children from the dangers to which they are exposed in preaching the gospel of the kingdom. All our workers who are laboring to preach the good tidings to the many French people here in America are of good courage. But we are in great need of help; for the workers are few, and we have four million French-speaking people in this country.