p. 267 | Switzerland by Daniel T. Bourdeau

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Apr 23, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 17.

Switzerland.

By Daniel T. Bourdeau

SINCE leaving Italy, I have been busily engaged in securing a house at Geneva for my family and Swiss colporters, in laboring for the Bienne church, and in helping Brother Albert Vuilleumier at Chaux de Fonds, where he had faithfully acted the part of a colporter, visiting and offering our papers in every house in a city of 25,000 inhabitants, and where he had followed up his colportage by preaching, and had, with the blessing of God, led seven persons to embrace the truth. But he had reached the point where a re-enforcement was necessary, and I came at his urgent invitation, when it seemed impossible to respond, in view of so much other labor devolving upon me.

I have given nine discourses, the Spirit of God greatly helping; the work of conversion is going on, and at least seven persons more kept last Sabbath. I believe that although the company here had about lost its identity by the removal of four families, yet by faithfulness of those now obeying, and by holding more meetings in a larger hall in the near future, the church of Chaux de Fonds will soon rank among churches number one in size and influence. May God encourage Brother Albert Vuilleumier in doing similar pioneer work in many other cities.

Among the victories at Bienne, we would mention the conversion of a Roman Catholic, after much patient labor by Mrs. Bourdeau, and after our meeting an able Catholic priest.

Our permanent address is Chantepoulet 12, Geneva, Switzerland. D. T. BOURDEAU.