Jesuits Assault British Bible Society Colporteur in Bolivia
A NEWSPAPER published at La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, gives a description of the treatment which the British and Foreign Bible Society colporteur received at the hands of the Jesuits in that city. Having heard of his arrival at La Paz and of the Bible work he was accomplishing, they sent a messenger to invite him to their convent. He went, and found an audience of three hundred persons or more gathered in the room. First he was opposed by the prior only, but very soon all the monks united against him as he stood there alone among them all. The newspaper article states: “Unable to resist the colporteur’s valid arguments, these holy men began to insult him. Then the prior gave him a first blow, which was followed by many others from the fathers, until they opened the door and thrust him out into the midst of a mob gathered at the entrance to the convent.” But for the noble conduct of some young man among the crowd, who released the colporteur and carried him safely to his lodgings, he would have been lynched.