Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-05-23
the mists of Paganism and Introducing the
knowledge Of Christ. 49, -.

1.-THE mists of Paganism and Introducing the
knowledge of Christ. ~ -. -:
Thesafecting appeal from Madras fol
an. immediate appropriation of at least
$4,000, for their tract operations, has been
recently spread before the Christian com.
munity. "Our wheels are stopped they
say. will you set themsin motion2 Is
the American Tract Society coming up in
earnest to our hel p! Are you intending to
do any thing commensurate with the
wants of the dying millions around US
| Or do you intend to throw In your mite
merel Y, and leave US with the iheug BIT that
you have done all that God requires oil
you? am fully persuaded that you vii!
answer the last pant ofthis inquiry in such
a manner as will chetr US. o then make
haste. Help us quickly. Time flies. I'm
mortal souls, by millions every year in
this eastern world, are having their eternal
deStInies sealed for place oftorment."
70 Orisso, embracing thessste Of the
temple of Juggernaut,, Rev. Mr.LacY has
now returned from England, with a press
and apparatus for printing, binding, &C.,
10 commence a printing establishment at
Cuttack, TO be under the charge OF Rev.
Mr. Sutton.
In Northern India, a most wide and
interesting field is opening for Tract ope-
ratIons.
Blu, the press has perhaps nowhere re-
ceceived such eff 'iency as in Burmah.-
In the heart Of the city of MauImein is a
building of brick in the form of an L,
seventy-eight feet long each way, and ff-
ty-sly wide, two stories high; containing
Tufts poeoer press; four hand presses
twenty-five cases of type; founts in Bur-
man, Karen, and Peguan. and type-foun-
derry for casting il each Of these langua-
ges; bindery complete, and twenty-five
natives regularly employed. Fire addi-
tlonGt presses, with large supply of pa
per, were sent out in October last two
presses are to be located in Tavoy for
printing for the Karens-one Of them to
be who'll y run upon Tracts. The miss,
ionaries, and large number Of assistants,
are prosec uting their work with uniring
fidelity; and their journals are filled with
the most interesting narratives of tours
made in every direction, on the rivers and
in the interior, for the purpose Of Tract
distribution, conversation and preaching,
to those who are yet ignorant of the great
salvation. Four of their standard Tracts
have been translated and printed in the Pc
guam, or as it is called by the common peo-
pie, Talaimg language
In Siam, the two missions are efficient
" progressing; and find "no difficulty in
distributing as fast as they can print" In
an excursion made by Rev. Mr. Dean and
the late Iamented Mr.. Reed to Yuthia, on
the river about sixty miles north of Ban
kok, a point never before reached bv pro-
testant missionaries, taking with them a.
bout 900 Siamese Tracts, (alI that could
be had,) and 5000 Chinese Tracts, they
proceeded, hour after hour, to distribute
from the boat to the mutirud-s who thrcn.-
I'd them. 1T was deeply affecting" says
Mr.. Reed, Ito see the anxiety of these
poor people for the bread of life. AS we
departed, after our supply was entirely ex-
hausted, some boats lowed miles 10 over
take us" that they also might get some
copies Of the books.
Besides The millions of China, the great
Islands of The Archipelago contain rroba-
bly, not far from fifty millions, among
whom the Chinese are widely dispersed
and nothing bars access to them. The
large printing establishment at Singapore
has eleven Chinese block cutters, & eight
or ten printers actively employed and not
far from tuenty Chinese Tracts, chiefly
scIipturaI, have been lately prepared by
Rev. Mr.. GutzIaf, Mr.. Medhurst and 9th
ers; the preparation of metal moreabe
type is favorably progressing; Mr.. Gutz-
Iaff continues his tours on the Chinese
coast as opportunity presents inroads are
making, and some footing gained at vari-
oVs points among the dark nations and
tribes of the vast Islands ofthe Archipea-
go; and'e the denial of an entrance BY
the ship Morrison to Japan, caused the
shlpwreckcd Japanese sailors she carried
| to return, who are now with Mr.. Gurz aft
aiding him in the translation of the New
Testament into that language. Thus the
way OF the Lord seems preparing in this
populous and bcnighted portion Of the
earth and in answer to the prayer of
faith and blessing on the sef-denying &
persevering labors of the people Of God,
It's millions shall yet own their allegiance
to the King of Zion
The Report contains valuable documen-
tarv testimonials and statements on the va.
rious topics presented, many interesting
| details and rich evidences of the Divine
blessing on the Soclety's publications and
the several departments Gifts labors. both
at home and abroad.
EroV the N. Y. Observer.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
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