Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-08-16

hibit feelings Of kindness and generosity.
And az to honesty and integrity in dealing,
beIese it is the general opinion, that they
arc rather more worthy OF trust and conf
dence than the nominal christian.
PRESENT STATE OF THE AMERICAN TRACT
SOCIETY.
The Executive Committee of the Amc-
rican Tract Society feel constrained to call
the attention of its friends and supporters
to its present pccunlary wants.
1t the close of the .Socety's year end ng
on the l5sh of April last, the Treasury was
short ofmcctins dues in the sum of S2,3O3-
O3. That sum is now increased TO Sl2,-
Os6 II, for which the Society's response.
bilitics have been, for the time being, as
sumed by individual members Of the Com
lLi:cr.
While such is the deficiency Of the so-
cic'v's means, is plans were never so en-.
Iarse,i, nor the fields of promise opened
before it so extensive. The circulation OF
the Socic,y's standard Evangelical }ol-
umcyf is exciting 50 deep an interest in our
Iargc cites and towns, and throughout the
community, that the stock in the Society's
Depository must be greatly increased, as well
as new volumes added, to meet the demand.
And besides supplying families, churches,
and associations, the most urgent appeals,
spread before the Society and cntortained
at its last anniversary, arc still pressing for
the supply Of our shipping, steam and canal
boats on our maratimc and internal waters,
with Libraries, involving a probable ex-
pensc of not far from $4,000; and Ter
which the Committee arc gratitied to OBJ
serve that Mdies have commenced SUBJ
scriptions of ten dollars each, in the hope
that others will do the same, to the number
of 5000, and thus complete the amount.
As commencement of the distribution for
seamcn and boamen, the committee have
already granted libraries to the amount of
$l,00O,, for the ocean, and $1,000 for our
Internal waters.
The claims of the Blind have also been
presented: and the Committee have re-
solved % appropriate 81 900 forpriming PH-
grim's Progress in raised letters for their
use.
There remains also but nine months of
the Socicty'syear for obtaining the sum Of
$4,000, which the Society atits last ami
versary resolved to attempt to raise the pre-
sent year for foreign and pagan lands, u sum
Judged the least which it could consistent
ly attempt to raise, and which many who
took part in the meeting, in view of the wide
openings abroad, were anxious to increase
to $4,000 or $4,000. Of the $4,000, the
committee have already designated $4,000
for Russia, in answer to the call of the
Rev. Mr.. Brown, now in this country,
from st. Petersburg; and the whole
amount received for foreign distribution
since the commencement of the SocletyS
year is about $3,T75 II.
The committee cannot but further invite
the attention of the friends of Zion, ofevery
name, to the duty of personal aatirity IN
Tract and rolume distribution. These
publications themselves God is greatly
blessing, and the presentation ofevcry copy
gives happy opportunity for a word of al
tectionatc warning, or counsel, by which
individual Christians may do much, through
the divine blessing, for the eternal welfare
of men. 1t is to be hoped especially, that
the circulation of fvolumcs, which arc fur
nishcd at cost, will be voluntarily undertak.
en- by Christians in every part of the coun-
try, and prosecuted till all the accessible
population around them shall be supplied.
The Committee would sill further invite
the attention ofthe friends ofthe Society
to the last Annual Report, containing a
mass of interesting facts and documents
bearing on each department of its opera
tons, and evidences of the supcradded
of the Holy Spirit, which must
warn, and cheer every Christian heart.
The Committee feel that, to all who look
for redemption OF the fallen world through
the mstrumentality Of Gods people, this
Society now presents at once a most en-
and urgent claim for their pray
ers their personal Efforts, and their h6eral
contributions, which maybe directed in any
channel of the Society's, operations, accord
ing to the will ofthe donors.
BY order of the Committee,
JAMES MILNOR, Ch'mn.
WILLIAM \. HAL1ocK, Cor. Sec.
o. EASTMAN, Us. and Fin. Sec.
New-York, $50 Nassau-street July l6, 1886.
The Society's Family Library now con-
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