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Protestantism did not exist in the County of Nice, then attached to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, nor in the district of Grasse before the arrival of the British, wealthy aristocrats, at the end of the 18th century. Their religion is influenced by Methodism. Some British welcome evangelists sent by the Evangelical Society of Geneva whose mission is to “awaken” the populations and educate them. Despite the few religious freedoms granted, the police persist in tracking down foreign Protestants who do not belong to a Church recognized by the State. The agents of the missionary societies thus passed from one side to the other of the border materialized by a river, the Var, until 1860, depending on the harassment they suffered. These Protestant preachers must in no case appear as agitators in regard to Catholicism, while anti-Catholic controversy constitutes an essential aspect of their job.