The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-11-07
From the Boston Recorder s. Paragraph.

From the BoskOn Hecotuer q 1ett5FdP"'
THE PRESENT WANTS OF THE A
MEXICAN EDUCATION SOCIETY.
This Society has now been in operation
about ten years. Difficulties OF peculiar
kind have stood in tie way OF its success
but a firm and growing conviction OF the |
Importance and pracucability Of its object |
has enabled its Directors and Patrons hIth-
erto to surgnount every obstacle. The resi-
ofution is formed, and by the help q God,
will be carried into entire execution, CT
raising up supply of labourers for every !
part of that immense field which is ripen- !
ing unto harvest in different quarters of the
world. Nothing is wanting but the united
and liberal support Of the friends of religion
and of mankind, to crown the effort with ul-
innate and complete success. The Direc-
tors ofthe American Education Society are
endeavofing to carry forward that part of
the work which is entrusted to them, with
all the energy which their means and OPP
portunities admit. About fifty ministers
have already been given to the world by
their exertions; and nearly ten times that
number are now in various stages of their
education, preparing for the sacred Office,
who have been aided, more or less; by the
funds of the Institutions. A new and inn
proved system of operations has recently
been adopted, the result of long reflection
and experience, which promises to place
the Society upon adorable foundation, and
to remove many difficulties which have
heretofore opposed its success. AS this
systemsis shortly to be published, it is unne-
cessary to explain it in this bfief notice.
The object ofthe present communicate is
to apprize the friends of the Society of the
heavy embarrassments, and pressing neces-
sites with which it is struggling at this mo-
ment. Owing to causes of an incidental
nature, which it is hoped are now begin
ming to be removed, by the appointment
of an individual to take the oversight of
the numerous and complicated concerns of
the Society, and to devote his whole time
to its interests, the funds have been gradu-
ally diminishing till they have become en-
tirely inadequate to meet the engagements
of the Society. 1t will scarcely be credit
ed by those who have not had an opportu-
nifty of knowing the financial state of the
Institution, that while its quarterly appro-
priations amount to nearly three thousand
dollars, the whole sum received at the
= Treasury for current use during the last
quarter, was but -four hundred dollars, si1
or seven times less than was necessary to
meet its engagement to its benefciaries
and yet, the sum appropriated to each ben
sefciary is but seventy two dollars per year,
and while fitting for college, but forty-eight
dollars, which is little, if any, more than
half enough to cover all his expenses, even
where the strictest economy is practised.-
Under these circumstances the Directors
have no alternative but that of appealing
directly and urgently to the liberality of
the friends Of the Institution, or of aban-
doning the objects of their patronage. 1t
seems not to be understood SO clearly as it
should DC, that their recent success in OBJ
tanning schol ,rships, instead of providing
present relief, is calculated rather to lesson
the donations for current use inasmuch as
those who have given them, cannot be ey-
pec,ed to do much for the contingent fund,
and the interest accruing from the scholar
ships, does not ordinarily become due till
one year from the time when they are Civ |
en-. Besides, the Directors need and must
obtain scholarship for each beneficiary. t
instead Of having only fifty such founda- $
tons as is now the fact, before they can r
safely rely upon this resource for support, {
and then large contingent fund will be re- \
quisite to enable the Directors to fill out +
the appropriation to each individual over t
and above the interest of the scholarship, !
which is but sixty dollars. The officers Of
the Society will do their utmost to extri-
cate it from the embarrassment into which
tits thrown, and to prevent the accumula-
ton of debt which is already great but
after all, their reliance must be placed upon
the liberality of the public. No man, and
no body ofmen, can sustain the Institution
and carry it forward with the success which
the wants of our country and of the world
demand-unless there is felt throughout the
country deep and growing interest in its
object, and the hands Of the benevolent are
opened wide in support of it.
Friends fthe Redeemer,and Of the souls
of men! Win you not lend your aid to an
institution which is seeking in the midst of |
difficulties to raise.up and send forth her.
aids of salvation to the thousands at home
and to the millions abroad, who are desti-
tute of the Gospel? Will you regret at the
final day, any sacrifice which you may now
make in this cause? Reflect upon the call |