Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-01-09

be RENTED 10 the parent institution, the amount
being returned IA Bibles and estaments.
1. lhe managers shall make il their business to
enquire what families OF individuals residing within
this city county, are III want OF the script ures
and may be proper objects of the attention oil this
society
}. IL shall be the duty of the Managers when
visiting Tie habilatons OF the poor, in the exerc'sa
OF their olce, have some religious conversatios
with them to Impress their minds the great bei-
eits to be derived from the leading OF the aNins
word in their families and the necessity of Il fo'
themselves, ii they hope to obtain salvation through
christ. 1t would be advisable to enquire Whetbe'
they are ia the habit OF attending any place oi pub
Inc worship, and if not, TO endeavour To Perseade
them TO JON some congregation Of chfistidis, anu
attend every sabbath, as often US they possibly
san leave their families.
j. In visi.iag the poor. where none OF the iami !
Iy read, IL shall be .ile duty OF the Mana ser 10
read it To them, and far as possible, To explain
The holy word.
IL appears by the last Report of ibis society, on
the d OF April 1913, thai they had uiade donation
of \ 5JU to ,he parent institution to aid IN the very
important measure OF procuring set oil the stefeo
type plates for printing The holy Bible.
vermont Bible society Ii appears by the sec
ond Report Of this society, communicated at their
annual meeting at Montpelier, october IA, ioi4'
that they had appointed an agent IN eacn county
for RECEIVING aud distributing bibles, WIN power
OF Substituting agents IN the respective toMs 10 ana
IN the distribution. Il hat they had formed
County blble societies in all the counties Dut three
from each OF whom they had received IRON %
$50 dollars which they say furnishes SOME
evidence III evidence could possibly be wantngi iai
this design is favored OF linn, who has put II INTO
the hearts OF the oaopie TO contribute SO literally
Tor the purp - carrying IL into effect"
Ihelr receipts The preceding year pnciatiing a.
bout 80 dollars the treasury at the Commence
aen, Of III amounted to , 1904.
After observing On the edii Tor bibles III that
state and III the United states, 10 whom the word
% saiy alton should he sent-tie Report proceeds
Closes follows:
Nor are these labors of love to be confined To
our own territory. Look abroad IA Tue worid,
breien, aud contemplate lie great muiutade, vino
are how sttiag IN the region and shadow oi death.
hoa.h eighteen centuries have roites. away, siEee
the ID, 5e Of the Lord descended, and snnoullced
the birth OF the son of God, saying To the sheP-
nerds near Bethlehem, behold bring you good IL
dings q great ly, winch snail be 10 az people, Tor
uuo you born saviour, who Is Shrist the s.oFd
and thou III tins Saviour was gNen ior d i5ht To
the 0entiles that he should be for sayatioa to the
eHdS u the tara; yet, alas, darkness covereth the
earth, and gross darkness the people. AT this mo-
m,ent, probably more lhan SIX handred millions Oh
Tue ibbdDNdHtS Oi our WOfiu nave hS'Sa ~" -
Die, OF heard oil saviour. See them brethren, per-
,siilng for lack oi knowledge. Dee them inpiofing
your pity and compassion see than, reaching ioitb
their hands, and saying christians, do give "a the
Bible. Until these are all supplied, our exeriions,
brethren, must not be relaxed. 10 stimulate our
ZEAL in this glorious enterprize, we Know that We
have the couaienanue aud Tie prayers, OF all the
people of uod, throughout the world. We knew
that Thousands and hundreds OF thousands, are uni
a. ,A
what is infinitely more, know, that, II influenced
by the spirit OF that saviour, the knowledge al
whom we proclaim II thai gospel, whichwe Would
put into the hands Of our perishing brehre1 OF the
human family we are coworkers " ith God, and are
iav ored with his appropation and blessing. Let u
then, abound c aud more, in this work OF iath,
and labor oil love. Let us accompany all our eXer-
tons, with united and tervent prayers To the ood
of all grace that he would bless and prosper our eff
forts, and those OF our brethren, throughout the
christian world and grant bis Holy Spirit to apply
the truths of his word, wherever il is made known,
aud cause it To become SAVIOR OF life unto iie and
not a SAVIOR of death unto death. And let us be
careful that we, ourselves, receive the word oil
truth the gospel of our salvation, that we may not,
having mnstered to the salvation of Others, be lett
10 perish, with them chat know not God but that,
when all the reasoned OF the Lord shall be gathered
in, we may unite with them in the joyful and har-
monous concert ascribing blessing, and honor, and
glory, and power, unto Him, who stitch upon the
throne, and unto the Lamb forever"