The Third Angel's Message in France.
By A. C. Bourdeaux
BRO. SMITH:—The fact that the Third Angel's Message is rising in France causes me to rejoice. Eld. Letourneaux held meetings among the French people in this vicinity two weeks ago; and I had an opportunity of conversing with him about the Sabbath-keepers in France, and asked him if he could give me the name and address of any of those individuals, to which he replied, that he could give me the names and addresses of ten or more; for he had been acquainted with the Advent people there ever since '44, when he came very near being caught in their snare. Gifts are being restored among them. Those who have the gifts of healing are called by the people from without, doctors; and those who see visions are called by the same, prophets, etc., etc. Blessed be God! he will accomplish his work gloriously. Bro. Cottrell's remark on the subject is to the point: "It is a question in my mind whether they received the Message from this country, or from the Holy Spirit and ministering angels. It seems most probable to be the latter. God raised up persons in different parts of the world to give the First Message, who engaged in the work without the least knowledge of each other. And so he probably will do in this. The work is the Lord's, and he will accomplish it gloriously." But this does not excuse us from laboring in his cause. I believe it is the Lord's will that we should communicate to them a knowledge of the work in this country. The Lord help us in our labors, is my prayer. I hope that the lovers of the truth will not forget in their prayers their French brethren beyond the vast ocean. We will have more information about them soon.