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forced to flee? “Not by might, nor by power,

but by My Spirit, saith the Lord.” Zechariah

4:6. “God hath chosen the weak things of the

world to confound the things which are

mighty.” “Because the foolishness of God is

wiser than men; and the weakness of God is

stronger than men.” 1 Corinthians 1:27, 25.

Froment began his work as a schoolmaster.

The truths which he taught the children at

school they repeated at their homes. Soon the

parents came to hear the Bible explained,

until the schoolroom was filled with attentive

listeners. New Testaments and tracts were

freely distributed, and they reached many

who dared not come openly to listen to the

new doctrines. After a time this laborer also

was forced to flee; but the truths he taught

had taken hold upon the minds of the people.

The Reformation had been planted, and it