Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1837-05-24
salvation Of souls per.shlng ngaround them.
Volume Circulation.

salvation CT souls pGF.SDlnS dTOuilo tIIei"'
Volume Circulation.
The events of every year, give new and
more striking indications that God, in hs
wise and holy Providence, will also make
tl.is department OF the Society's labors the
cans of Invaluable good. The standard
Evangelical character Of fhs volumss com.
ntnds them to the appreciation and love Of
all the great body OF devout AMI lv:ng
Christians. The facts, now well ascer!ained,
that the great mass ofour populu.ion, north,
south, east and west, aciA purchase these
volumes, if offered at their own doors at
cost, and that almost every where indivdu.
ais are found ready to contribute sufficient
amount for the gratuitous supply Of the des.
!iiute in their own vicinity: tic fac: that,
where the subject is properly presented,
Christians are found roluntariy TO engage
in circulating the volumes in their respect.
i've rcighborhoods;-t!ie paipablc duty, now
that Sabbath Schools and education are so
universally dffused, Of furnishing alimsnt-
for the.miutl, through ihe saasliiicd -ckifSs
tian press; and of proceeding as rapidly as
possible IN the work, that thus We may sup.
plant Norels, inflel, hcentious, and other
injurious works, and guard against the
wlIes of Porery and every Other ruiHous
error Of doctrine or practice; the influence
Of this work, in which CHRISTMAS Of every
name unite for the diffusion of the great
truths Of the Bible, m indirectly nllaying
coatrorersy;--t!,c facilities which tic Soci.
city enjoys for its prosecution;-and above
all tie fact. that God is most richly blessing
the work, al once TO the laborers themselves,
and TO the spiritual good of every class Of
rcadcrs--these iac:s and considerations
unite to impcl the Society TO tie vigorous
and most extensive prosecution Of THIS dc.
pariment ofits laJors.
With such indictments, and calls in every
direction for books, the Committr~ found
the Department drained, and the work every
where embarrassed for want of books. Tn.s
led to the commencement Of an effort Ia
obtain means for increasing the SGciety's
stock of stereotype plates and volumes in
the Depository, from which the cotnmmu-
nifty may draw supplies AT cosr-it being
in;cnded to SCH the volumes at such prices,
that tine Socicly's means shall neither be IN.
creased or diminished by the preparation
and issuing OF such as arc sold. This being
done, Christians voluntarily enlist in ciru.
lating the volumes as q purely benevolent
design; and the community at large; pereei.
wing it to be such, as we'll as III view vi econ.
omizing their means, purchase most freely.
The circulation of 10000 volumes the
past year has been eiisc;ed through various
channels; chiefly by auSiaries, congrega.
tions aud individuals, who have undertaken
to supply Townships, Counties or States;
and by a few Of the Soc.ey:s Agents, d..
voted to this work, chiefly In Western New
York.
Their method has been, as opportunity
offered, publicly to present the character Of
the volumes, and the reasons why evcrytam.
lily should be supplied; and 10 obtain tic
voluntary aid OF Christians in presenting
them, at cost, to every accessible household
raising donations for Ae sraiu!;ous supply
of the destitute. In this way Mr.. Seely
Wood, with the cooperation Of Nlessrs.
White and Swift, and 1000 voluntary dis.
tributers, have circulated, during the year,
in Western New York 43,500 volumes,
and received for the same $l0,S00. The
most interesting and cheering incidents have
marked their progress in his work; the pas.
tors Of the churches visited have expressed
their high sense Of its usefulness; and u grea:
number ofinstances haveappearcd in which
volumes have been evidently blessed to the
saving conversion Of men OF almost every
class and standing in the community.
In connection with the efforts Oft Vir.
gnia Tract Society, Rev. S. B. s. Russell,
genera agent, about $4,000 volumes haze
aow been circulated in that State, in sim.
liar method, and with the cheering results.
An eminent father in the church and pro.
fessor in Theological Seminary has well
said : 81 am continually graifietd with the
intelligence of the success of the Socie'y's
volume circulation. For TINS bless God.
1t is doing good upon large scale, and
without any drawback"
CONGREGATION OF THE INDEX.
ssThiS cOnUreuation pStohliSh he'd hy Siy;uS