The Litchfield County post., 1828-06-12
From, tue ~. Y. O6servey AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.

Notwithstanding this society has been bles- sed the past year in distributing the scriptures little comparatively has been done in the way of collecting funds. By late report of the society. it appears that the expenditures of the last twelve months have exceeded ,bv more than S7,000, the receipts of the same period. Having had on hand, at the beginning of the year, several thousand dollars. the presses of the society have continued in operation yet every one can see that such an increase of expenditures overthe receipts cannot be long sustained without pressing want of funds.-- Indeed the Society how begins to feel the ne- cessity of aid. Its treasury is well nigh emp ty, and yet soon will # have bills of great a. mount to pay for paper, printing and binding, and also call for money to procure Greek scriptures for distribution by the Rev. Jonas King in Greece. Before the anniversary of the Society, five hundred dollars were placed at his control for the purchase of these books From late intelligence as to the want of the scriptures in Greece, and the present facilities for distributing there, the board have, since the annual meeting resolved to appropriate one thousand dollars more to aid these sacred distributions in that oppressed country.- Where this thousand dollars is to be procur ed remains yet to be seen. So important is the object, however, for which this money IS needed, that the Board have strong tonfid- ence that it will from some source soon be forwarded, with generous additions. Cannot some wealthy individuals now make them selves Life Directors of the society by con tributine $l5O, or Life Members by paying $SO, and thus give the society means to pur- chase the Greek Scriptures? Cannot many congregations, which have not yet done it. now make their ministers Life Members of the society! Cannot some congregations, which have alre ady given thirty dollars, and thus constituted their pastor Life Member, now contribute S12O more, and make him a Life Director? This would aid much in g- wing the Greeks the word of Life.
 Cannot Auxiliary Societies be formed in our colleges, and large academies, whose ob- ject shall be to raise money and furnish the bible to the descendants of those from whom came our beautiful classics, Xenophen and HerodOtus, Homer and SOphOcles?
 A FRIEND OF THE GREEKS. Iemperancc.- Temperance Society of Thetford, Vt. in their annual report state that the diminution of the sale of fardent spirits in that town the last year was nearly ONE HALF. The sales amounted to S5OOO in
 1928, and only ss,64e in 1927. The quanti- ty consumed is still alarming. although many
 have abstained from using and furnishing ard en: spirits, and their experience is decidedly in favor of abstinence. They find no difficult ty in hiring laborers; their fields are free from
 babblings and contentious; their work is done quicker and better than formerly; and they
 believe that the man who drinks but single glass, during the day will lag behind those who abstain, before night. Some of the far
 mers who had labOurers who loved rum, told them that their crops should rot in the fields, if they could not be gathered without the aid of rum. When this point was settled, they
 had no further difficulty. Men who had been
 in the habit of drinking, were much satisfied with the result.
 The great cause of Oftemperance is advanc-
 ing. Those who think at all see that some.
 thing must be done, and that all expedents
 except entire abstinence are useless. Let not the friends Oftemperance give hack. The only word is, PREss ON. The progress may be slow, but it is the march to victory"