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IN DARKEST CANADA! 
 What the GRANDE LIGNE MISSION is ciohii,'- to 
 
 Lighten the Darkness most Dense. 
 
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 .A>'ri-^r> u[- iHi' M\ii; 
 
 Congratulation. That iliis Mi.- 
 
 nii tin' alVcctions of llir i;,i| •..>ls of M 
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 iiic we rLjM.it .-ul).-.l:in:hu |i|ii;,'rc,-s iii piLiTiiiL,' the 
 
 superstition a;iil i_L;iii>ianrc ■ 1 (^'iichci 
 
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 nui,--ioi.arK-s, ccvtu men ami ~iVi 
 persistently, faithl'uUy w ii)<iii,^'. ar 
 l)yi)iMyer, by cliecrful c\aii;plo, aii 
 darkness into lii;iit." 
 
 A I'lin: ■] HA (■ WaKMI'.I) Iil..^ 
 aiipeal la. I year, lire dc.^!roye^i .i 
 our Scl.ur 
 
 1 !i^dileen faitliful 
 en, aie patiently, 
 
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 hy tc'.-iiuni: 
 
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 )ii ^idelall!e pofiiou of 
 ;ue ; b-.it tile c.daniily 
 
 in tlisy;ui>e, for U .-lirred up stroni; allections 
 
 111 many (juaitM- 
 
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 leenni/ t^ 
 
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 by unmciii ite work in re-builiiiiiL; ; atul il 
 
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 followed 
 fiuarters 
 
 l^ive tiie seiiOLi! !,;reater acenninvuiation tiian il ever had. 
 We can now Ixiard 132 pupils ; and we are hapip^y to rejiort 
 
 that the --chool is alreadv 
 
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 spreads. Tiie numbers who have [massed t'.ir. •i-li the.H'hool 
 aresur|)risii,^ly large, nearly 5,000 all told, and we gratefully 
 aeknowledge (lod's saving grace in be 
 
 ing a 
 
 ble t( 
 
 report 
 
 that Sc 
 
 per Cent, of 1 
 
 leiu have been converted to Ci 
 
 'J'hey are scattered througlio;it Canada and the United 
 .States. Some of them now have charge of our own 
 
 Mission Stations. 'I'l 
 
 le inipi vemeiiti 
 
l)inl<lin!4s co-^t al)o\it $25,000. All prnnounced the 1> 
 ti) he heiti-T tli.in the nit rt'prc.senl-^ ihcni, and w-'ll .- 
 for school pill posi's ; vciililitioii i> !.;oo I, room-; lar 
 ami chfcrfiil ; aluinil.int water is supplied from 
 .s])rint;, liltcreii lluoui;h a reservoir on an elevatioi 
 a (UiarUr of a mile in tear of the ImiMings. I-'.ver 
 i< heated by Ik 4 water pipes, there is water tlni 
 tilt: liuildiii',', aKo hath looins aii-l all iiioilern cotivei 
 'I'll'.' kitchen and basenii r.t me models of neatm 
 l.iun Iry and dryiiit; 100111 ■. are (itted tip in the mo-.t 1 
 wav. S.ur.c twi-n;y-li\e of the rooms have been fi 
 hv v.irious riniiclies and in lividuals, in addition 
 ])iil)r, which has been bea'itifuily furnished 
 Brooklyn (N'.V. ) Ladie>' As>ocialion, and adorned 
 larj^e oil p.-,intiiij; of Madame I'eiler, done by Mr. 
 
 l-JON'iNiW When yoa lemeinber that $Io,ooc 
 all expenses— salaries of eii;htcen missionaries, sal 
 teachers, co.--: fif bonidini;, and help in the school, ) 
 .see hou far vour money is inad.e to ^;o. We knov 
 Mission ii. thi^. country which docs so much for s 
 School fees, and free-will t)lTerinf;s of the I'"i-ench ] 
 Churches, 111 iki: np aliout one-third the yearly ev 
 for the balance, we look to ^',n^Ii^h■>l^eakin_L; fiit 
 the work. 
 
 'riiroii^h the mi^sionarie; and teachers, r,c.Copei 
 reached several times every wei;k by IJie Clospe 
 makes them free men and women in Christ Jesus. 
 
 WiiK.Rh? -The Mission School and one chu 
 . situated on the site where the Mi>sion was found 
 fifty year.s aj;o by the devoted Madame I'"eller, soim 
 five miles south of Montreal, about sixteen miles fi 
 American bordei. Other churches of the Miss 
 scattered throughout the Province of ()uel)ec. 
 
 When ?-0n the first Sunday in Fet 
 
 Collections will lie taken in all the Haptist Churchest 
 that arc interested in the worlc Did you contril 
 year? We trust you will this year also, and we h 
 will be able to increase over last vear. DoulOe the 
 
ml $25,000. All prnnnunced the Imililings 
 the cm ro(iresfnl> iIkmii, and wl'iI aihiptcd 
 ■OS ; sciilililinn i> |.;ii')l, roonw larije, :iiry 
 buiid.int watiT is supplii-d from a lnrj:;e 
 irfuii;h a reservoir on nn elevation aliout 
 lie in le.ii of the IniiMiiigs. livery mom 
 . water pipes, there is water thruuyluuit 
 1 hn'h rooms anl all niodcrn conveniences. 
 1 hascimr.t are models ()f neatness, the 
 n^ rooms are I'lUed up iii the ino'.l in^ lern 
 n;y-l'i\e of the rooms have lu-eti fitted up 
 dies nn<l in iividiials, in addition to the 
 las lieen lien'Uifuily furni.>hed by the 
 Lndie>' As.--ocialioii, and adoiiied wiih a 
 ; of Madame Feilor, ilone hy Mr. Hatch. 
 Vlien you lenieinher that $10,000 covers 
 aries of eij^hleen uiissionaiies, salaries of 
 boiudinj;, and help in the seliool, )-mi will 
 nionev is made to j;o. We know of no 
 ountry which does su niiicli for so little, 
 fiee-will olTerinf^s of the I'"rench Mission 
 \\\i about one-third the yearly expense ; 
 we look to k".nL;li,-h-s))eakinL:; friends of 
 
 lissinnaries arid teachers, I, c.co people are 
 times every week liy the C'lo.-pel which 
 men and women in Christ Jesus. 
 le Mission School and one church are 
 ite where the Mission was founded over 
 : the clcvoted Madame l''eller, some thirty- 
 if Montreal, about sixteen miles from the 
 I. Other churches of llie Mi>sion are 
 lout the Province of Quebec, 
 
 I the first Sunday in February 
 
 )e taken in all the Haplist Churchesof Maine 
 
 >d in the work. Did you contrdiute last 
 
 you will this year also, and we hope you 
 
 crease over last vear. Doulde the amount 
 
 if you can. Orr/vj /i? t'li'ai's^ed cxpcitdiliiir aiij the 
 iitJoi^iiunt as yet yh/Jhii^ hd little it re/an; tlu- 1: eJ for 
 (iilafi^id stthsi-riptieiin to eiincul rxpe/t.us i.- //r:;,//t. 
 
 NVtiv :"— Why do we brin;.; this woik before you? 
 (l) Hocause it is a work which deejily affects th.e welfare 
 of all New EnL;land .States. (2) Hecause it is fJo I's work. 
 We know, from manifdd tokens lie has|^dveaall alont; for 
 more than fifty years, that lie aiiprovcs our method>. 
 (},) r.ecause, if we do iKjt l'.vans;eli/.e Romani.^ts, they will 
 endeavor to deprive u.-. of the sacred liberties of coi:.-.cience, 
 of free speech, of (_!overnment, wdiich, thank-s to the services 
 and sacrifices of Daptists in past year.c, we now enioy. 
 (4) liecause of the neetl of the work, as .-how n by the 
 an.xious cries for deliverance cominfj from tl; ise now in 
 li ondaf^e. Who will help them? The cry i< to us who 
 are free. 
 
 .\s the Annual Meetiti^takes place on the l8th ]-'ebrua:y, 
 it is desirable that this ofierinf^ should be all in the 
 Treasurer's hand,-, before tlial date 
 Annual Report 
 
 as to appear in the 
 
 Please enclose your ofl'erini; in the enclosed envelope 
 and bay it on tlie Collection ]ilate, on the day appoiiited for 
 the Special Offerini; for this Mi.-sion in the Paplist 
 Churches of tlie S'.a'.e of Maine. 
 
 Sunday, February 1st, 1891. (XJ 
 
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 MoNTiiKAi,, N.,v. ]s;)(,. T_ LAFLIU'K. Scrr:t.in: 
 
 Remittances to be sent to 
 
 Josi:i'ii Rnii.^Riis, Treasur,)-, 
 
 114 St. Peter Street, Montreal. 
 
 Tlir uniJi'r.si'iiiii/ Ciilitiii i'fi,' iijtpuinfri/ nt //)■ Mdiiir 
 J!aj>/ isl Missionari/ < '(Duyh/iuii, In iuihir, llf I'/nnrJns nf 
 Maine tomnkc an ojl'erinij for Uh {'•\i.\xi>i\ Piosr. .Mi.'^sion, 
 /ifdrfi/y rn'/iirsr thin rlrcniiir, <nii( ni-nudw tnl tl^ ^'fiirin't 
 to hi lal:< {I I's riiintsli-i.l. 
 
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