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And then, too, what a strange chance was it which had thrown me into the society of my two Waldensian fellow-travellers! They had met me on the threshold of their country, as if sent to bid me welcome, and conduct my steps into a land which the prayers and sufferings of their forefathers had for ever hallowed.
The captain of his own was our English Guy de Montfort, on whom rested the power and the fate of his grandfather, the pursuer of the Waldensian shepherds among the rocks of the wild goats. The last, and it is said the goodliest, troop was of the exiled Guelphs of Florence, under Guido Guerra, whose name you already know.
The spirit of atheism stirred up in France; the prevalence of a cold materialistic philosophy in those seminaries where the students for the Waldensian ministry had to seek instruction; the absorption of the thoughts by the reports of military expeditions; the bewitchery attached to the name and achievements of Bonaparte, not only made the young men of the valleys willing to enrol beneath his standard, but also had a tendency to restrict the simplicity and the piety so characteristic of their forefathers to those who from sex or age were left outside of that turbid wave which swept others into the current of its power.
First Entrance into Italy Never can be Repeated The Cathedral of Turin The Royal Palace The Museum Egyptian Mummies Reflections Landmark of the Vaudois Valleys Piedmontese House of Commons Piedmontese Constitution Perils that surrounded it Providentially shielded from these Numbers and Wealth of the Priesthood Want of Public Opinion Rise of a Free Press Its Power The Gazetta del Popolo The Bible quoted by the Journalists The flourishing State of the Country The Waldensian Temple and Congregation Workmen's Clubs The Capuchin Monastery A Capuchin Friar Sunset.
And let British Christians aid them in this great work, assured that the door to Rome and Italy lies through the valleys of the Vaudois. The last day of my sojourn in the Waldensian territory was Sabbath the 19th of October, and I worshipped with that people, rare enjoyment! in their sanctuary. The day broke amid high winds and torrents of rain.
"Noon of day after to-morrow is the hour. Edward, do you know that our good doctor is a Waldensian?" "No, I did not, and am pleased to learn it; though I was satisfied that he was no Papist." "Yes, he is one of that long-persecuted noble race, and will take you to see his pastor on our behalf.
His influence with Roman Catholic princes was constantly and strenuously exerted for the benefit of their Protestant subjects. In the spring of 1691, the Waldensian shepherds, long and cruelly persecuted, and weary of their lives, were surprised by glad tidings. Those who had been in prison for heresy returned to their homes.
To the right, almost at their feet, embowered amid beautiful trees chestnut, walnut, and mulberry La Tour, the Waldensian capital and home of Lucia and Henri, nestled among its vineyards and orchards.
He had spent much time and labor collecting data on Italian history for it, and the loss was irreparable. "Joshua Gianavello" is a biographical story of the great Waldensian chieftain who loved religions liberty and feared neither inquisition nor death.
He had often given them information about the Waldensian line of Bishops. He had told them how that line ran back to the days of the early Church. He had told them how the Waldensian Bishops had kept the ancient faith unsullied, and had never broken the law of Christ by uniting with the wicked State. To that line of Bishops he himself belonged.
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