Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-10-18
$35,DU0, PROPOSED FOREIGN TRACT
w. APPROPRIATIONS.
For the year ending april II, 1887.

EOI tNe yeT chLL'HS -hPI't ~, A-"'.
The AMERIcAN TRAcr SoCIETY at their
lae anniversary resolved, that the fields of
usefulness opened by divine Providence
abroad, claim the sum Of at least 1hirty;frc
thousand Dollars from the Society, the
current year, for Tract operations IN foreign
and pagan lands.
Since the anniversary, extensive cores
pcndence has been received from various
foreign stations; the Foreign Missionary In
stautions of our land have been respectively
consulted; and the Executive Committee. al
ter careful consideration Of all the facts
communicated, at an aiourned meeting,
New FORK, September rs, 1886. unanI-
mouSlv,
Resolced, That as funds snail be received.
appropriations be transmitted TO foreign
slations, under the direction Of the Finance
Committee, as follows: viz.
To China, for use Of American Mission
aries, Rev. NJ. Gutzlatt, Lcang Ata, keuh
Agang, and others, AMI to aid in the prcpa-
ration of Chinese metal type, a work IN
progress both by Rev. Mr.. Dyer, at the east,
and by NJ. Pau hicr and others in Paris,
who find that the 10000 Chinese characters
moi obsolete, may be printed from 5000
type separate and combined; the Chinese
being the written language ofprobably 500
millions; Chinese printing conducted with
out interruption at Singapore, Malacca, DC;
many new Tracts prepared; and openings
in the maritime provinces, and among
Chinese residing in other countries, for Gas
many books as can be printed" Through
American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions $4,000; Board Of Mis-
sions Protestant Episcopal Church $500;
Western Foreign Missionary Society
$1,000. $4,000
To Singapore and Indian archipelago,
probably embracing 80 millions, Chinese,
Malay, Javanese, Bugis, &C.; large print
ing establishment with type In various lam
guage and a stereotype Ioundcry being in
operation; L ,ang Ata, Keuh Agang, and
several others employed at Singapore in
Chinese prin ing; great facilities Of inter-
course with all the neighborins countries
and the ports ofChina; large mission hav-
ing recently been sent out by the Reformed
Dutch Church, to be located at present in
Java. S3,OOO
To Siam, where arc two printing estab-
lishmcnts. with access to millions ofChnese,
Sc, Malays, Peguans, Camboians Laos, &c.
Bankok alone containing 100000 Chinese;
mos: ofthe adult SameSe being able to read;
Rev. |. J. Roberts from a new Missionary
Society at the west, having recently sailed
for Siam, to labor mainly as distributor.
Through the American Baptist Board
$1,000; American Board of Commissioners
$1,000. $4,000
For the Shans, great people, bordering
on, and commingling with the inhabitants
of Bumah. Thibcr, and China; the Amerl-
can Baptist Board having recently establish
ed Mission and press at Assam, with
Burman and Shan type. $500
To Bmmak, for the Burmese, 1ahnGS. and
Karens;amoug whom are Z statens;up Upwards
of 80 Missionaries; 600 converts; a spirit of
inquiry awakened; large printing establish
men,s with stereotype foundery;the whole
Bible printed, and "a Tracts to which the
Society's funds may be applied; two press
es entirely occupied with Tracts; many na-
tive distributors; frequent tours made for
distribution; millions of readers, and God
richly adding his blessing; most Of the Bur-
man Tracts beng translated into TaHng, in
which language, ''the call for books is dis
tressing;" and five Tracts issued and others
preparing at Tavoy for the Karens.
$4,000
For Northern India, for use of Missiona-
ries of Western Foreign Missionary Society
a. Lahore, who have two presses, and have
distributed extensively in journeys and tours;
,he mission being also about to be relntor-
ced. $1,000
To oOrissa, for use Of English General
Baptist and American Baotist Missionaries;
this being the "Holy Land" Of India and
site of the temple Of Juggernaut, annually
visited by near half million pilgrims; great
facilities for distribution, and cheering evil !
dences of the Divine blessing. ''lf Hindoo-
ism is ever to be subverted," says Mis-
sionary at this station, 81 believe Tracts
will occupy the first place as the instrumen-
tai cause" $1,000 !
For the Tslingas, l3 millions in a country
between Orssa and Madras on the Coro- /
mandel coast, for new mission OF Amerl- |
can Baptist Board; large portions of the BIZ !
bic, Bunyan's Progress, and several Tracts !
having been already printed at Madras in
the Teinga, or TeIoogoo language. $500 !
For Ceylon, where are 7 mission stations;
27 Missionaries; 80 native assistants; l22
free schools and seminary ofyoung men;
press; 80 Tracts issued; many native
distributors, and the distributions much bles-