Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-05-14
MISCELL4NY.


The great want of Bibles to supply the thousand.
and hundreds of thousands of Americans who are
either tbirsting for the sacred volume or perish.
ing Tor lack Of vision" has been amply made known
70 the Reader, IN the six preceding numbers.
The endeavours OF Bible Societies TO supply those
wants, have been in some degree exhibited
A National Bible Society Is about to be establish
ed in New York, which il is hoped aud expected
will do much towards edecting this important
object.
In Europe extraordinary exertions have been made
to supply the destitute in that part Of the world az
well as TO enIghten the 500 millions of iiea,hehs in
Asia, who know not the way Of salvation through
Jesas Christ.
From the seed scattered throughout the world
BY the hand OF divine Wisdom and ws.ercd " the
dews Of divine grece, Bible Societies are rnp.dy
ringing ~, which, nnns;.hea hy s; s;;-s;sr.s
through the influence Of the divine spirit, promise
at no very distant PERIOD rich harvest Of spiritual
fruit.
In the serious contemplation OF these things.
who can be Indifferent Who inactive but as an
excitement to join Others IN promoting this glorious
cause. The writer cannot do better than to
insert the concluding part Of Letter from the
Rev. John Dunlap, to the Editor OF the Christian
Herald, "a weekly Paper recenty PUBLISH in New
York. The Letter 10 dated April ~, 1916. The
writer having given an account Of bis Tour te the
north as far Canada and OF the want OF ministers
10 ul>peuSe the worn OF lie, says
Will those who enjoy Gospel ordinances, fold
their arms in sIoth, and reply, We cannot remedy
the evil Il
Is this acting like Christians, or manifestng love
either to God or mau? Where is the spirit Of our
venerable and pious Rcformer ? Let such cold
professors view what all classes doing Il, Great
Britain, to build up the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus
Christ through the world Let their attention be
tarned to the Roman Clergy in Europe, who Gor-
merry prohibited the word Of life the laie,y, ur-
der pain of the mos, excrucat NJ torture ard ete,-
oal aamnaton, now putting the living oracles Of
Ged into the hands of their people, and opening the
door OF salvation to those who were perishing 10
ignorance let them stoop down from their conches
Of sloth aad observe even servants consecs8ting
their hard earned penny to purchase Bibles for
themselves and others. Are you Christians, aud
unwilling to put to, the helping hand care you
not whether your fellow men sink into perdtion or
not
God forbid that this should be the result Of your
minds: but snfie, me to call upon you by the ago.
nies Of an expiring saviour, by the joys Of heaven
and the terrors OF everlasting misery 10 arouse into
activity, in seeking salvation for your own souls,
and contributing part OF the good things Godhath
blessed you with, order send sal vation 10 those
who are perishins. Consider that the highest
honour you can enjoy, is to be co-workers with
BOD, and although you are not Ministers, vet YOU
can De as accessory to the spread of the gospel by
your prayers, your counsels and contributions, as
il you were 10 the sacred Office. God claims right
TO part OF what he has given usfor the promoting
Of bis glory aad be confers an honour upon us.
in putting it in our power to give back = Iart Of
what he has bestowed on US, for his service I'm
der the Jewish economy Jehovah required tes,h
Part OF their income for religious use. Under the
NeM-l estament dispcnsation, he leaves H. in some
measure to the charity of Christians to determine
f0r III Il
Master.
Shall Christians he behind the Jews in conttibn-
ting OF their wealth to promote the glory Of God
and the spread oil his Gospel"