Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-19

tanned IN the last report, ave NJ. 'ua.
he pleasure to announce lat hau CIV The
lately received from MIR. Milne. g. ,'a, ~
stract Of the New Testoment' II a .,
lGhinese. !" uls
Mr.. Milne, in his letter appended
the last report, mentions the c;rcnl... %
of $4,000 of a Chinese Catech;sro 'sloa
Tract among the Chinese settlers asd
Islands Of Java, Malacea, and paa ~ ne
the population OF which he est;ms. aaass
10000 souls. as
China itself contains thrce l,.,
millions Of souls, to whom from u ~
Mines account, tracts NAV si,c,.I''
penetrate; 1t having been LONG tbs . ,s
tom in China to distribute tracts ;n, tss'
ling the worship Of their DUNN ;dS'.
I" Thus they may easily," saws H.
Is Milne, put ona Chinese coat and m. ~,
$ walk without fear through tie bre.dS
/" and length Of the land.''
In the, continual intercourse us;a
taxes place between the Chinese settler
in the Islands under The British Cove,
ment and China itself, hoEe NAV T.
INDUCED that the Abstract Of the No.
Testament, and other tracts Shall At A.
appointed season, supplant TIE Chimes.
'idolatrous toacts, and rea the stape,I
'of the ross amid the imnense popv,.
ticn Of the Chinese Territory.
The committee could MT WITHHELD fycc
their Auxiliaries and oth friends fin
pleasing prospects which these dci,is
afford Of a wider extension Of reipins
knowledge, through the means of tart.
In foreign countries ; among which as n,
vast empire of China embraces 50 null.
tudinous population it has a preemireu,
claim to the attention of the Reoims
Tract Society, and all its Aux,Eariey
1t has already been stated, that an Az
stract of the New Testament, in the Chi.
nese language, has reached this countv
but tor what purpose (? Not, surely, ia
crafty the curious, BY the exhibition ot
literary attainments, once deemed to be
scarcely practicable /? No but to stiimu.
late us in the career we hare cntcIed
to produce the generous determination,
that by the help Of Divine Providence. We |
and our successors, will perse1ere in our
undertaking, till the whole pcpuiationd
China be INDUCED with an opportunity Of
walking in the light of the Lord.
The committee. however they may re.
joice inthe light already shining, thrors.
he medium they have specified, upen
these hitherto dark portions Of the earth,
cannot but considerit merely as the dawn
di that day with Which China and all no.
tons shall BE- blessed /; and they Wcald
think themselves very deficient in tAe.s
duty, did they not endeavcr tokndje, in
the hearts other friends, zeal pfep@a
toned to the rising claims o. rheiyfcieign
objects. and most especishrr5 those oftts
vast empire and pQFaiatiOn CT China.
In The foregoing statement, in addition
to the vote for China. tsmaIl indeed, ia
comparison ofthe magnitude Ofihe object
and the contributions to other foreign So
cieties, contained in the last report, i
will be seen that the pare8t institution
mas eXerted itself to The utmost, AID car
not proceed On scale commensurate TO
the exisency which It las brought before
the eye OF the religious public, withtats
large augn ent&ticn Of it's resources.
The committee have now made knOEn
their wants, nor shall they. il is their brpi
belief. intreat for the rcedeahelp inyaln'
A tractis generally considered as TIE pi''
neer for tae introduction Oh tie BEE:
if therefore the auxiliary societies. ana
the other contributors to this lnstut'1n
deal with slack band, will they MOTT
Eject, oh,truct the course cs the si(Ha
lit be eur constant prayer. seeofoec.
" our exerlioas, +" That The word o.
5od may run, have free course, aEc 70
,lorifed y should not this prayer belr'
nediateI' followed up with a more ,'s'
Gus effort to produce an universal OF.
ribut!sn, ct home and abroad OF fefgoas
racts. These, ike the little Hebrew
servant in the family ct AasHAg
estiiy tiiat there isa prophet N isfa &.
These, like the Baptist, point 70 'T M
,reat redeemer, ard say, bspS's
he Lamb OF Sod. which takeih aSaY ''N
in Of The world"
Ii therefore we shGpid contribute iAse
v to the introduction Of he sef!Plat.3
ct judicious and pioas tracts go ioI'h' ),
" Search the Scripture -
hem ye have eternal life, and she' 90
hey that testify of Jesus" ;u,a
Under this impression tie csuH.in<r
:cannut brt be provoked 70 love az aa4 =,
,oo,i works in recommending 70 U.s. -,
ention of their Auai!ialles sfa' w. ~
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