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establishments for public education . The subject of these numerous appeals was discussed under the former ministry , by the Protestant commission , over which the minister himself presided . In consequence of its deliberations , and according to the decision of his Excellency , the Commission of Public Instruction has
began to promote the religious interests of the Protestant pupils , by granting them a chapel in the Collige Royal , Louis-le-Grand % at Paris . The consecration of that place was performed on the 27 th of July , 1820 , by the Pastor , President Marron . All the pastors of the churches in Paris , the members of the Consistories , several of the deacons and assistants
belonging to those bodies , were present at the ceremony , as well as the provisor , steward and visitor of the College , and the Protestant pupils , with their relations . Fervent prayers , and an affecting
discourse on the words , / was glad when they said unto mey Let us go into the house of the Lord , expressed the sentiments which we ought to feel on this occasion towards our Heavenly Father , who is perpetually showering down his blessings
upon us , and towards the protecting Government which is daily affording us fresh proofs of its justice . fj ' & The assistant Pastor , M . Monody w younger , has undertaken to give religious
instruction , on the Thursday of every week , to the Protestant pupils now in the College , Louis-le-Grand , and to conduct their worship every Sunday , until the nomination of a Protestant chaplain to perform those functions .
There is no dpubt that what has been done for the College , Louis-le-Grand , will subsequently be done for other colleges ; and we trust that Protestant parents will give the preference to institutions in which so \ beneficial a change has been brought about , when they are selecting a place of education for their children .
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Public Meetingof the Consistory of the Reformed Church of Paris , July 16 , 1820 , at the conclusion of Divine Service in the Temple of the Rue Saint Honori , for the reception of the Pastor Monod as a Knight of the Legion of Honour \
After calling upon the holy name of the Almighty , M . Marron , the President , spoke as follows : " My dear Brethren , Members of the Consistory , Eiders and Deacons of this Church , * The occasion is of an interesting nature which brings you together in this
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public meeting . In his benevolence and justice , the King has nominated M . Monod , our dear and much-respected colleague , a Knight of the Legion of Honour . It will give you pleasure , Gentlemen , to contemplate in this nomination a fresh proof of the kind protection which his Majesty , faithful to the Charter
for which we are indebted to him , grants to the Protestant worship , equally with the worship of the majority of our countrymen ; a protection daily proved by such varied benefits , and claiming our liveliest gratitude to Divine Providence .
Our highly-esteemed colleague has given us a precious pledge of fraternity , by requesting of the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour , permission to receive his knighthood by our hand ; and hi 3 Excellency has been pleased to accede to the request . "
Here the Pastor , M . Marron , read what related to the promotion of M . Monod ; he administered to him the oath ; declared him Knight of the Legion of Honour ; presented him with the decoration of the order ; gave him the embrace , and thus addressed him :
" Honour and Country . You read on your insignia the sacramental words , Honour and Country ! These words do not now become sacred to you : true Honour has ever distinguished your character : your Country , the idol of every
good Frenchman , is also your idol . For her sake , you love the King—the father of his people ; for her sake , you love the government created by the laws , and at the head of which Providence has placed him .
" All that appertains to your country , all that is connected with the person of its illustrious head , obtains the homage of your loyal affection , the tribute of your respectful devotion . On one side , behold that revered emblem , the fleurs de
lys ; on the other , the image of the good Henry ; of him who , of all the monarchs of France , is preserved most affectionately in the memory of the people ; of him whose statue they were so lately ornamenting with garlands of flowers .
" He it was who gave to the Protestants of France their constitutional Charter ; that Charter , the revocation of which cost the country so many citizens , so much treasure , so many tears . Would it were possible to exempt his memory
from reproach ! Yet he atoned for a serious fault by so many excellencies , by so much glory , that , even whilst contemplating his error , we are induced to acquit , or at least to pardon him . God save the King . "
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1820, page 688, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2494/page/60/
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