Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-06-28

francs. Grateful notice was taken of the
aid received from the American Home Mis-
sionarv Society. Addresses were deliver
ed by the Rev. Messrs. Adolphus Monod,
of Lyons; Morashe, of St. Denis; Vivien,
ofVersaiIIes, and others.
Missions.
On Thursday, at noon, the Society for
Evangelical Missions among the Heather
held its annual meeting, Admiral Yer HUI
ell in the chair. Rey. Mr.. Grand Pierre,
Director of the Socety's Mission House,
read the report. The society has several
missionaries in South Africa, upon whose
labors the Lord is graciously smiling. Its
receipts last year were more than 46,OOO
francs, and its expenditures upwards OF 5o'-
600. 1t is-about to send out reinforce
ment to aid the brethren whom it has III the
field. The meeting was addressed, among
others, by Rev. Adolphus Monod, and Mr..
Grand Pierre; and such was the deep I'M
preston produced by the exercises of the
occasion, that three pious young men came
forward, at the close of the meeting, to offer
themselves to become qualified as mission
aries to the heathen.
French and Foreign Bible Society.
On Friday, at noon, the French and Fo-
reign Bible Society held its third annual
meeting. Prof: Stapter presided, and
opened the meeting with a discourse on the
evil tendencies of the literature of the age,
especially that portion of it which may be
called French literature. and the remedy
which is to be found in the Bible. The re-
port was read by Mr.. ii. Luttcroth. The
society put into circulation last year, more
than $4,000 of the Sacred Scriptures. Its
receipts were $4,000 francs, and its expcn-
ditures upwards of $4,000. 1t has been
most assiduousy engaged in preparing ste;
reotype plates for French, German, and
Spanish Scriptures. In the last named Ian
guage it has commenced publishing the
New Testament. through the aid of the A
mcrican Bible Society. The society con-
templates undertaking to supply every far''
iy, willing to receive it, i'll the city OF Paris,
with copy of the Scriptures. In addition
to the $1,000 copies ofthe Scriptures, in
whole or part, circulated by the two French
Bible Societies, $1,000 copies have issued
from the Depository ofthe British and Fo-
reign Bible Society in this city, making a
total of more than one hundred thousand CO.
pies of the Sacred Scriptures put into clrcu-
iation in France during tho last year!
On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
evenings, there were social meetings of pas.
tors from the departments, with their fellow
christians Of the city. at the houses o'
MessrS. Luttcroth, Pcict, and Wllks.
On Monday evening, the 25th, was a
prayer meeting to bcsccch God to follow
with his blessing the meetings which had
been held.
The Rev. Mr.. Monod, Sen. died on Fri.
day night, the 22d April. This venerable
man was the father of three excellent and
faithful ministers of the gospel in this coun:
try, viz. Messrs. Frederick, William, and
Adolphus Monod. Mr.. VIM. Monod, who
has been for several years prevented from
preaching the gospel, by illness, is, an
happy to say, likely to be restored again tc
that blessed work. \ younger brother Is
also preparing for the same high calling.
am, yours, &c.