Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-23
COMMUNICATION.
To The Editors Of The ritsniaa.

o b' fsdHofS 81 me famIan.
Ocar SUs-N hilo various schemes. that have
thr public good Tor tiler object, find support il,
your columns, lrnst YOU will cheerinIlv insert the
following communication in regard 10 an .n,cr-
PRISE which proposes To advance the bea int, rests
III tbs oomlnnnls-l 81, " the best interests" be
cause they are unquestionabl, identified, with the
cause ct Education and the increase OF Religious
know lcdur
The rginla Tract Society has recently for
warded from IFS depository in Richmond. between
and oooO rofantes, which are intended Tor dis
ttlhutIon IN this Town aud County, and in the al
Joining Counties OF Bedford and Amherst. Sevo-
raj benevolent individuals have pledged thomsel,e rs
10 carry into effect the DESIGNS of the Soeiri, by
giving them immediate dinuSion-It nav there
tore he well To give some explanation of this on
tefprSc, that the community generally mny know
how to understand and appreciate it, and be pre-
pared To receive these books.
The Virginia Tract Society composed oi Chris
tlanS OF different denominations ha engaged 10 sup
ply crery family the State, which is willing re-
ceive the same with one more of the most appto,-
ed religious books that have ever been presented To
the world, next of course To the Sacred Volume
ihcy have heeh selected - such by the Commit
tee OF Publication OF the Amcrcan Tract Society
winch committee consists of five leading and
well qnahhed Ministers OF five denominations
One OF the law ri their publication is, that no book
shall be issued by them, winch does not receive
the sanction of every m.mhrr-manv OF these
books have been long aud ia,orabI, known 10 the
Christian public, especially those which came from
the pens OF Doddrldge, BAXTER, lIunvan, Flavc,
Edwards, Ma,hcr and Arinc--otlcrs are of later
date, written b, Pike, " lIbcrtorcc, Galllndct and
the tbbous.--Thcv are all cmlncntly instructive,
practical and pnngcn
Ia on "A t1lp\ tod,
these: The work of distribution is done by pcn-
temcn residing in the several countless in all cases
without reward, save the satisfaction " heh always
accompanies efforts 10 do good They are author
i,ed 10 sell the books, when families able and
willing to purchase, III the Actual cost OF pablieo
tan (thc Society bearing all other expenses
which is about AVERAGE ofonc hdit the price for
which they general, be- obtained al the Book
Stores, while the style of binding is mol IA whit IN
irrior--I any ipmlly is mabic to purchase, one
OF the cheaper hooks Is bestowed crattatonsiv.
II will be seen n once that this enterprise is
entirely free from SectarianiSn and characterized
by The most liberal and enlightened benceolence-
II originated with some of the FIRST men in the
State and by others Of like character il has been
recommended and sustained.
Several such have become distributors,
The reasons which have induced the Soei,,, to
!. There prevails IN tins State melancholy
dcstitutIon OF Il preached Gospel of an instructive
ana enlightened character II has been lately sta
ted IN public, on the besl authority, that less than
onc ran of the population attend any ministry
= The restitution OF moral and religious books
is scarcely less lamentahlc-Iu single county $50
families have been found, who do not own "A Bible.
although II Is only few years since the State
was supplied by the American Bible Society.
This case Is not a solitary onc-Il i, believed that
other counties are no better supplied Ii the Bibh
Is not possessed by family, how much less other
religious books Til, is natural inference
and the discoveries Of our distributors max, i;
good
3. The usciulncs, which has ever attended the
circulation OF tlhsc and similar books, has been
very grcat--on this point, need not dwell
he Society has partially or wholly supplied 10
or ID counties, and has disburscd from it, dfpo,i |
tory p, 600 vols The last d,augh has cn,irc yex-
hau'''d the depository, and to an enlightened aud
means to extend and complete this orcat under
taking. We cannot believe they will permit it to
fail.
Donations will be thankfully received and fol
wardcd by any of the distributors, or by either OF
the following gentlemen
in Campbell, by Rev. Mc>Srs. Reid, +. q. Smith,
A. b. Smith. Ilolcombc X Mitchell, and Captains
IIolcombc & McCorklc
In Bedford Rev. NAL Smith, ~ II. Cobbs,
Jesse Wit.
In Amherst, Rev. e. II, Page, Il. S. Ellis, Esq.
Capt. VIM. Waller, Champo Carter, ESP Vim.
L. Saunders, Doet. Davies.