Appendix: Summary of Reports

To show the small beginnings of the work, and its steady progress year after year, from November 1871 to the end of 1878, I add here the leading statistics, as given at the end of each Keport.

FIRST REPORT.

From November 1871 to January 1873.

Number of Sittings.

Belleville,... 108 I Montmartre,.. 150

Menilmontant,.. 123 Faubourg St. Antoine, 134

Total, 515.

French Meetings during the year, 456

Do. for Children, 89

Aggregate attendance, 37,957

Bibles and other Books issued from Lending Libraries,. 701

Tracts, Scripture Portions, &c., given, .... 49,766 Aggregate attendance at ditto,...... 785

Books from English Lending Library-, .... 179

SECOND REPOKT.

From January 1873 to January

1874.

Numler of Sittings.

Belleville,.

Rue Monge,
Menilmontant,.

Grenelle,.

Montmartre,
La Chapelle,
Faubourg St, Antoine,
Les Ternes,
Total-

-Stations, 8; Sittings, 1056.

French Meetings for Adults,,..... 573

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 61,587 Children’s Thursday Afternoon Meetings,.... 142 Aggregate attendance at Sunday Schools and Children’s

Meetings, 19,358

Soldiers’ Meetings, ........ 9

Aggregate attendance at ditto, besides many soldiers at the

other Services,........ 219

Young Women’s Meetings, about 60

Aggregate attendance at ditto, about .... 1,000

Total French Religious Meetings during the year,.. 1,019

Total attendance at ditto, 82,164

Classes for teaching English, 14 4

Aggregate attendance at ditto,...... 6,804

Visits paid, upwards of 300

Scripture Portions distributed, 17,922

Tracts, &c., do., 36,912

Bibles and other Books issued from French Lending Libraries, 1,550 Aggregate attendance at ditto, about .... 1,200 English Sunday School at ditto, average attendance, 24

scholars and 4 teachers.

THIRD REPORT.

From January 1874 to January 1875.

Number of Sittings.

Belleville,.
Montmartre,
Mdnilmontant,.
raubourg St. Antoine,
Quartier Latin,.
Grenelle,

108
314

184
140
150
100

La Chapelle,
Les Ternes,
Montsouris,
La Villette,
Les Batignolles

185
120

80
141

Total — Stations, 11; Sittings, 1610.

French Meetings for Adults, Jan. 1 to Sept. 30,.. 1,040

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 100,437
Bible Classes, attendance 1,632

Prayer Meetings (commenced October), .... 348

Average attendance of Adults per week, .... 2,000 Children’s Thursday Afternoon Meetings,.... 244 Aggregate attendance at Sunday Schools and Children’s

Meetings, 27,722
Young Women’s Classes, attendance .... 1,300

Total of French Religious Meetings during the year,. 1,893

Total attendance at ditto, 131,439

Six Classes for teaching English, attended by a weekly

average of 100 to 120

Visits Paid, 1,418

Scripture Portions distributed, 11,020

Tracts, &c. &c., do., 56,394

Bibles and Testaments circulated, in addition to those lent

from Libraries, upwards of 132 Aggregate attendance at ditto, about .... 1,350

Appendix.

English Sunday School at Montmartre, average attendance,

24 scholars and 4 teachers. Singing Practices. Soldiers’ Meetings at Faubourg St. Antoine and Grenelle

have been attended by

5,145

FOUKTH REPORT.

From January 1875 to January 1876.

Number of Sittings.

BeUeville,.

Avenue de Clichy,
M(^nilmontant,.

Eue de Turbigo,.

Montmartre,
Cite Industrielle,
Faubourg St. An

oine 152

Gare d’lvry,
Eue Monge
Vaugirard,
Grenelle,.

Berc3%
La Chapelle,
Passy,
Les Ternes,
Montsouris,
Total,

. 2,774

La Villette, French Meetings for Adults, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1875,. 1,418

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 147,803

Public Lectures, 9

Attendance at ditto, 1,419
Bible Classes, attendance, 5,359

Prayer Meetings, do., 2,058

Average attendance of Adults per week throughout the year, 3,012 Aggregate attendance at ditto, 25,599

Children’s Thursday Afternoon Meetings,... 340

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 15,070 Total of French Religious Meetings during the year,

Total attendance at ditto, .......

Four Classes for teaching English and two for teaching French, Reading, &c., attendance weekly,.

Ouvroir for Poor Women at Les Ternes Station.

Meetings for the Practice of Psalmody.

Visits paid, above

Scripture Portions distributed,

Tracts, &c. &c., do.,

Bibles and Testaments circulated, in addition to those lent from Libraries, upwards of

Bibles and other Books issued from fourteen French Lending Libraries, ........

English Meetings at Montmartre and Les Ternes, about.

Aggi-egate attendance at ditto, about ....

English Sunday School at Montmartre, average attendance, 25 scholars and 3 teachers.

2,682
197,366
2,500
19,760
72,170
2,578
1,100

FIFTH REPORT.

From January 1876 to January 1877.

Number of Sittings.

Belleville,.

Boulevard Voltaire,
Montmartre,
Passy,
aubourg St, Antoine,
Bercy,
Rue de Rivoli,.

Rue Monge,

15a

Menilmontant,.

Crenelle,.

La Chapelle,
Care d’lvry.

Les Ternes,.

Vaugirard,.

Avenue de Clichy,
Montsouris,
Rue La Condamiue,
La Villette,
Total,

3,763

Rue Chariot,
French Meetings for Adults, Jan. 1 to Dec. 1, 1876,,. 1,919
Aggregate attendance at ditto, 232,923
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Appendix,

Adult Bible Class Meetings (six weekly), .... 251

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 9,322

Prayer Meetings, ........ 91

Attendance at ditto, ........ 4,558

Average attendance of Adults per week throughout the year, 4,746 Aggregate attendance at ditto, 33,770

Number of Teachers, 74
Aggregate attendance at ditto, 33,545

Young People’s Meetings and Bible Classes,... 107

Attendance at ditto, 5,544

Average attendance of Young People per week throughout

the year, 1,440

Total of French Religious Meetings during the year,. 3,705

Total attendance at ditto, 319,729

Meetings for the Practice of Psalmody,.... 249

Attendance at ditto, 32,658

Five Classes for teaching English, and Two for teaching

French Reading, &c., are conducted weekly.

SIXTH REPORT.

From January 1877 to January 1878.
NK.mher of Sittings.

Rue de Rivoli,.

Grenelle,.

Belleville,.

Gare d’lvry,
Montmartre,
Bercy,
Faubourg St. Antoine
Boulevard Voltaire,
Rue des Dames,.

Rue Chariot,
Les Ternes,
Rue La Condamine,
La Chapelle,
Montsouris,
Menilmontant,.

Rue de Meaux,.

Rue Monge,
Puteaux,
Rue d’Allemagne,
Boulogne-sur-Seine,
Passy,
Vaugirard,.

Total,

4,694

French Meetings for Adults, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1877,. 2,438

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 325,653

(Of the above, 367 meetings, attended by 74,849 persons, at Rue de Rivoli station.) Adult Bible Class Meetings (six weekly),.... 324

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 12,468
Attendance at ditto, 10,493

Aggregate Adult attendance during the year,... 348,614
Attendance at ditto, 39,775
Attendance at ditto, ........ 48,742
Attendance at ditto, 23,260

Aggregate attendance of the Young during the yeax’,. 111,777

Total of French Religious Meetings during the year,. 5,121

Total attendance at ditto, 460,591
Attendance at ditto, 50,507

Eight Classes for Teaching English are conducted weekly. Ouvroirs for poor Women are established in five stations,

and three others are lent for the purpose. Girls’ Industrial Schools are established at Les Ternes and

at the Gare d’lvry. Two Rooms are lent for Young Men’s Christian Associations.

Domiciliary Visits paid, above 2,700

Scripture Portions distributed, .;.... 24,528

Tracts, &c., ditto, 70,492

Bibles and Testaments sold, given, and circulated (exclusive of those lent from Libraries and Children’s

Rewards), 250

Books issued from French Lending Libraries (including

290 Bibles, &c.), 3,000

Weekly English Prayer Meeting of Workers at Belleville;

average attendance, 20

Appendix.

SEVENTH EEPOHT.

Ekom Januaky 1878 to January 1879,
LIST OF STATIONS IN PAEIS.

Sittings

Salle Evanglique,

Place du Trocadero, Passy-,

. 520

Centre de Paris,.

37 Rue de Rivoli (corner of the Rue

de la Tacherie),.

. 270

Belleville,.

102 Rue de Belleville,

. 400

Montmartre,

56 Boulevard Ornano,

. 550

Faubourg St. Antoine,

142 Rue du Faubourg,

. 372

BatignoUes,

4 Rue des Dames,

. 387

Les Ternes,

53 Avenue de Wagram,.

. 202

La Chapelle

29 Boulevard de la Chapelle,

. 204

Menilmontant,.

90 Boulevard de Mtnilmontant,

. 184

Quartier Latin,.

72 Rue Monge,

. 190

La ViUette,

90 Rue d’Allemagne,

. 310

Popincourt,

123 Boulevard Voltaire,.

. 200

Vaugirard,.

161 Boulevard de Vaugirard,

. 162

Grenelle,.

59 Rue Letellier,.

. 180

Gare d’lvry,

169 Boulevard de la Gare,

. 192

Bercy,

74 Boulevard de Bercy,

. 101

Quartier du Temple,.

77 Rue Chariot,

. 200

BatignoUes,

15 Rue de la Condamine,.

. 120

Montsouris,

21 Rue de la Tombe-Issoire,

. 78

La Villette,

93 Rue de Meaux,.

. 80

Puteaux,.

5 Rue Saulnier,

. 150

Boulogne-sur-Seine,.

70 Rue d’Aguesseau,

. 80

Total number of Sittings in Pai

is,. 5192

LIST OF STATIONS IN LYONS.

La Guillotifere,.

173 Grande Rue de la Guilloti

re,. 120

Les Brotteaux,.

65 Avenue de Noailles,

. 165

Vaise,

2 Rue de la Pyramide,

. 135

La Croix Rousse,

4 Petite Rue de Cuire,.

. 190

Total number of Sittings in Lyons,. 610

SUMMAKY OF THE YEAE’S WOBK.
Paris.

French Meetings for Adults, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1878,. 2,788

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 421,370

German Meetings (15) at Salle Evangelique, attendance,. 250

(Of the above, 473 meetings, attended by 100,023 persons, at the Salle Evangdlique, and 365 meetings, attended by 85,012 persons, at the Rue de Rivoli station.)

Adult Bible Classes, 294

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 13,374
Attendance at ditto, 10,356

Aggregate Adult attendance during the year,... 446,108
Attendance at ditto, 41,708
Attendance at ditto, 42,981
Attendance at ditto, 25,421

Aggregate attendance of the Young during the year,. 110,110 Total of Religious Meetings in Paris during the year,. 5,471 Total attendance at Religious Meetings in Paris during the

year, 556,218
Attendance at ditto, 43,710

Several Classes for Teaching English are conducted weekly. Ouvroirs for Poor Women are established in seven of the

stations. Girls’ Industrial Schools are established at Les Temes and

Gare d’lvry, attended by an average of 160 per week. Two Rooms are lent for Young Men’s Christian Associations.

Domiciliary Visits paid, above 2,200

New Testaments earned by regular attendance at Adult

Meetings, 1,400

Bibles and Testaments sold, given, and circulated (exclusive

of those lent from Libraries and Children’s Rewards), 100

3y Appe7idix.

Books issued from French Lending Libraries, including 120

Bibles, &c., 2,781

Scripture Portions distributed, ...... 26,203

Tracts, &c., distributed (including 48,000 at Salle Evangelique, and 600 in various languages on a Continental Tour), 151,535

Weekly Prayer Meeting of the workers of the Mission held at the Mission Office, Belleville.

Lyons.

(Mission commenced 17tk November, 1878.)

Meetings held, 41

Aggregate attendance at ditto, 5,815

Tracts, Scripture Portions, &c., distributed,... 4,838

EREATA.

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