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tagcs, have taken to himself an omni.
presence, so 10 speak, which in hisday
would have been almost as miracu.
lous as rai-ing the dead. He would, by
some little epistle proclaiming the won.
deriul works OF God, have visited eve.
ry hamlet 10 Western Asia. Yes,
before he died, all Europe, and Atri.
ca, and the East, would have heard
IN their own tongue the wonderful works
of God. Would not Paul have circu lat
ed Tracts, had he enjoyed our advan-
tages Think of the pains he took to
send one epistle 10 the city of Rome, two
TO Corinlh, one to the churches of Ga
laIia-one TO one city, and another to
another city. And such was their power,
that 1t was said OF them, " his letters are
weighty and powerful" though q his DO.
Oily presence is weak and his speech
contemplate" Such was Paul, and
would to God there was a Paul in the
midst of our American churches, TO
sound the alarm, and rouse US 10 our
duty.
When, Brethren, shall we feel our re-
sponsibiliiy When shall we awake to
the glorious prospects before US Christ
invites US to be co-workers with him.
He presents before US his bleeding hands
and wounded side. He promises to be
with us, and says tina, as our day is SO
shall our strength be. He fore,els the
trlumphs OF his cross. He shows US, BY
the signs OF the times, that his universal
reign Is approaching. By his providences
he beckens US TO come up to his aid.
And he has made our joy and peace, in
life and for ever, to depend, through
grace, on our fidelity to him. Why
should we be doing no more for bis
cause F! Here are ta!cnts--here is wealth
here is freedom--here is every faclli-
ty--why shall we no, bring them " to
the help of our Lprd--to the help of the
Lord against the mighty :"
While the Committee regret, that,
with SO many motives urging them to e.
fort, they have done so little, they desire
TO bless the good providence of God
which has enabled them to do so much
little indeed, in comparison with what
they feel could havo been done--lil,le, in
comparison with what they hope will be
done--much, in comparison with whal
has been done in years past.
In the year ending May 1929,
The Committee published 255, 500 Tracts.
The next year 10000
The last year they have
Making the whole number
published by the society
in eleven years, 5,l46,000
Among those published the las, year,
there have been printed, OF the first Sc
rles, "a numbers in editions of COCO CO..
pies; 4 | numbers in editions OF 1000 !;
and one in an edition of 1000; making
an edition Of 1855 numbers. Of these,
al are from stereotype plates, eighty
three OF them are ornamented with en-
cravings, and fifteen are new Tracts !;
wv.
,No. Pages,
As. The Christian Atonement u
76 To Day s
ll4 Serious Thoughts on Eternity &
1l6. Sabbath Occupations
ll8. Friendly Conversation 4
1856 Life of Col. james Gardiner ~
l69. Memoir of Mrs. Harriet Newell "a
no. To Christian Females on Simplicity
in Dress 4
III. On Parental Faithfulness IL
1I2 A Time to lance A
l73. The Cross of Christ 16
l74. On Qucnching the Holy Spirit 4
US. Address to Mothers s
i76. Improvement in Farming ~
l77. Prayers fer Female Schools l6
OF these new Tracts seven are reprint
ed from the public ations Of The Religious
Tract Society oil London; one from the
Connecticut Branch !; two are selections !;
and five, Nos. no, III, ia, l7e, and
III, are originals.
In the second Series o! Tracts, de-
signed especially for the young, the
Comminee have published eighteen
numbers, viz.
No. Pages.
l. Advice to Sabbath School Children Is
2. Memoir Of Bowyer Smith Is
3. Bible Happiness Is
4. The Christian Drummer 10
S. John OF the Score IL
6. Life of Rev. John BUnyan 10
Z. Principles of the Christian Religion. by