p. 234 | Lausanne, Switzerland by Daniel T. Bourdeau

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 15, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 15.

Lausanne, Switzerland.

By Daniel T. Bourdeau

THE interest at Lausanne is rather increasing. As the Germans were among our best hearers, Brethren Ertzenberger and Conradi, and Sister Robert, lately from America, have come as a reinforcement, while my brother, after having made a profitable stay of four weeks with us, has returned to Italy to push on the work in the valleys of Piedmont.

The aid of colporters comes to us as a blessing from Heaven, and will be a great relief to some who have been placed where they have had to do far too much work. At Lausanne we have four colporters, and the increase of our audience is largely due to their faithful and systematic labors. We are about to take up the Sabbath question. Of course it remains to be seen how many will obey; but we will have the satisfaction of having done all we could.

One new feature is to have our sermons published, and scattered by the thousand. This refreshes the memory of those who have heard, deepens the impressions received, and helps those who have not attended all the lectures, while it saves the speakers the unpleasantness of repeating so much. We are thankful that our facilities for publishing can now prove so serviceable in this and in other respects.

To-morrow, Brother Comte, who has now spent five months with us, will go to Southern France to obtain subscribers for our French paper, sell tracts, and prepare the way for public efforts. He will be accompanied by an Englishman who embraced the truth at Geneva. This brother speaks French, and has spent most of his life in France.

D. T. BOURDEAU. Geneva, March 16, 1886.