This collection consists of a scrapbook primarily containing newspaper article clippings (1898-1913) documenting the pastoral activities of Rev. Martin Hebert in south Louisiana among French-speaking communities. Hebert wrote some of the articles, which originally appeared in the New Orleans Christian Advocate, a weekly newspaper published by the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The clippings include the following topics: outreach to French-speaking communities in south Louisiana, the popularity of dance halls and alcohol, the lack of Methodist publications written in French, and a devastating hurricane that struck Terrebone Parish in 1909. The clippings include information about the following areas in Louisiana: Lafourche Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Vermilion Parish, Bayou Blue, Bourg, Dulac, Houma, Isle aux Cannes, Jeanerette, and Lacassine. The clippings include information about the following Methodist ministers: Clyde Vernon Breithaupt, Joel T. Daves, O. Derouen, J. C. Duplantis, William V. Falcon, S. R. Henderson, James Mathew Henry, R. E. Martin, William J. Picot, and A. W. Turner. The scrapbook also includes handwritten notes on the following subjects: “revival methods,” “getting men saved,” “inquiry meetings,” as well as specific biblical verses.

The final pages of the scrapbook contain newspaper clippings (circa 1895) about Martin Hebert working as a school teacher in south Louisiana. These clippings include information about the following communities: Grand Chenier, Grand Lake, and Lacassine.