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A History of the Waldensian Church.
The perusal of the Waldensian Researches while he
waited for an interview with the duke, turned the future
course of General Beckwith’s life into a new channel. It
was in 1827 that he paid his first visit to the valleys; and from that time till his death, in July, 1862, he lived for the Waldensians.
Felix Neff. We must refer our readers to the memoir of the details of his valuable life, and of his unwearied efforts for the good of that people. It is written by Pastor J. P. Meille, of Turin, and dedicated to Miss Beckwith.
The year before General Beckwith first reached Torre Pellice, Felix Neff, the reformer of the Church of the Hautes