Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-12-28


immensely populated regions of Asia,
ana thirteen bible societies, aided by in
tslllgent and laboriaus missionaries of
Different denominations. are Transmitting.
publishing and circulating the holy scrip
lures in the languages 9th east. The
whole bible has been translated and pub
lished in Chinese by two individuals, and
issued from two places at the extremes
OF the empire. In twenty-five of the
languages of Asia, either in whole or in
part, the holy scriptures have been print
ed by the Baptist missionaries at Seram-
pore, and in more than fifteen Language
es by other denominations. In some in
stances the volume of truth has been the
sole means of the conversion OF heather.
From the perusal of that book is to be
traced the conversion of some Idolitors
who are now successful preachers of
righteousness, and of others who have
died happily in the faith More recent
ly IN the Burman, the most difficult lau-
guage known, the new testament has
been translated aud published.
We now turn % the progress OF these
=. ~esks or faith" and labars Of love >,
IN our own land. The organization Il
Philadelphia Bible Society, was he pre-
lude TO many more. In few years they
were spread throughout the Atlantic
states, crossed the mountains, and plant
ed the standard of truth in Ohio, Kentue-
ky, and other western states. Some OF
n " al -, s., ctLa I.
ed Samuel Mills and his companion in
Bible labors through the regions of the
west, in 1919, and the first impulse pro-
duced in these " ends oil the earth" the
universal Giro collation. Of the word of God.
More than sixty societies in ditfe, ent
parts of The Union, had been formed,
bu, each distinct and separate in their la
bors.
These different rivulcts were to be
collected in one broad channel of chris
tian benevolence, that should let out a
little rili by every cabin, ed water eve
ry barren spot in the United SiaSes--
that should pour its floods upon The Spa
nish Republics Of the southern hcrnis-
phere, and conyey to every land the
streams OF salvation. In May, 1916,
the 6 American Bible Soclely" was
formed in New-York, and the impulse
given by the patronage afforded to this
national institution was soon lelt in every
quarter OF the land.
This institution, embracing in its $50
som every religious denomination, or
more properly a stranger to all their dit
feren ces, pa,ronizcd by multitude OF
hiB"iy respectable citizens in public and
private life, numbering in its train of life
members more than seven hundred Mi
nisters Of the Gospel from all the demo-
limitations OF the country, embracing
more than four hundred auxillaries, be-
sides numerous branches and Bible AS
sociatiops, receiving ia donations and le-
gacies from year to year, means com
men.urate with the extent OF its objects,
ana managed by gentlemen Of the high
est responsibility and worth; is now pro-
crossing in extensive usefulness, and al
tording the most important and benehciai
aid towards filling the whole world With
The knowledge Of God.
This society has its auxiliaries in every
state, aud distributes the Bible and les
tam ent through these mediums to every
family and individual that stands in need.
thousands of copies We're sold to the rich
and given away TO the poor, BY the biole
SO cie,ies existing previous 10 ne lorna
ton OF the national institution, and yet
that society and its auAlliaries have Is
sued in eight years, three hundred nine
thousand ind sicty tzvo cohies, nearly
eighty thousand OF which have been be-
slowed graluilously in donations to aux
iliaries, and i'll answer to the individual
calls Of inability to purchase. And yei
this flood OF bibles, has served only 70
discover the moral dissolution ous
country. The following sta enent IL me
result of the Investigations OF the mara
sera II se~~rel auxiiiaries. in dlsforenl
states, within two yeaEs past. In lne
city of Washingtan 55l families were
found destitute. Seventy families in one
ward in Boston had no bibie. In Had
son city, one out Of five OF the tamlhes
were destitute. In New-York city, the
seat OF the parent INSTITUTION, ard where
several auxiiiaries have distributed hun
dreds Of copies, 264 families in one ward,
and 1924 IN another, were without The BIZ
Bile, and most Of them wilhou. the means
Of purchasing. In northern county OF
the state were 300 families, and in ano-
Their county 1914 families, were without
the word OF God. In Ohio, where lnves-
tigation has been made, nearly one third
of the families were destitute. In one
township the result was l49. Ross coun-
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