TY - BOOK AU - Elwood,Juanita A TI - A study of evangelism among the youth of France: with a proposed new method AV - BV4070 .S783 1955 PY - 1955/// KW - Columbia Bible College KW - Dissertations KW - Missions KW - France KW - Evangelistic work N1 - Typescript; Chapter I. The Problem and Scope of the Thesis; Chapter II. The Spiritual Condition of the Youth of France; Chapter III. French Youth and Communism; Chapter IV. The Spiritual History of France; Chapter V. A Survey of Evangelical Methods Used to Reach the Youth of France; Chapter Virgin Islands The Answer to the Youth-Love, Sacrifice, Adoption of Traditions; Chapter Virgin IslandsI. The French Youth Hostel Organization; Chapter Virgin IslandsII. Christian Youth Hostels-A Method to Reach the Youth of France; Bibliography: leaves 135-140; The Problem --; The Importance of the Study --; Organization of the Thesis --; Sources of Data; The Soul of the Youth of France --; Youth Disappointed by the War --; Youth Influenced by Philosophy --; The Spiritual Darkness Today --; Statistics of Religious Conditions --; Witchcraft --; The Cause of this Spiritual Darkness --; The Failure of Catholicism --; The Failure of Protestantism; What is Communism --; Communism Grounded in Eighteenth Century Philosophy --; What Communism Plans to Accomplish --; France was Ready for Communism --; Methods Communism Is Using with Youths to Reach These Goals --; Gaining Youths' Confidence --; Gaining Control Through Organization --; Agitation --; Propaganda --; Placing Key Personnel in Strategic Positions --; The Results; The First Planting of the Gospel in France --; Fleeting Glimpses of the Real and False Christianity as They Vied for Prominence --; The Period form 600 to 1500 --; St. Martin of Tours --; Clovis --; Irish Missionaries --; Chalemagne --; The Period from 1500 to 1700 --; The Albigenses --; The Huguenots --; The Gems of Persecution --; The Eighteenth Century "Age of Reason" --; Nineteenth Century Revival Called for Reality --; The Enemy's Counter Attack-A Reality; Section A. --; The Evangelical Work of the Nineteenth Century --; Revival Fires-The Pietist Movement --; Early Baptist Work --; The McCall Mission --; The Salvation Army --; Section B. --; The Evangelical Efforts of the Early 1900's --; Section C. --; Evangelical Efforts to Reach the Youth of France from 1940 to 1955 --; French Religious Organizations --; The Team of the Outstretched Hand --; CIMADE --; The Foyer International --; European Student Relief --; Student Christian Youth Conferences --; The Social Christianity Movement --; Le College Cevenol --; Evangelical Bible Schools --; American Mission Boards --; The Alpine Mission to France --; Baptist Mid-Missions --; The Bible Christian Union, Incorporated --; The Brethren Assemblies --; Children for Christ, Incorporated --; Christian Children's Fund --; European Evangelistic Crusade, Incorporated --; The Evangelical Alliance Mission --; Greater Europe Mission --; International Fellowship of Evangelical Students --; The Slavic Gospel Association --; Youth for Christ; The Reality of Christ Must Be Seen --; Illustrations of French Christians --; Sadhu Sundar Singh --; The Marechale --; Felix Neff --; The Alpine Mission to France; Youths Go Hosteling --; The History of Hosteling; Summary of Previous Chapters --; Concluding Recommendation-A Christian Youth Hostel --; The Objective --; Organizing a Hostel --; The Hostel Parents --; National Houseparents --; The Christian Atmosphere --; The Outreach --; Finances --; Future Growth --; Advantages --; Conclusions from a French Point of View; 2 ER -