Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-01-15

10y HTeiy ana emphatlcally speak t
nunafeds Of thousands, and the accumu
laled aggregate of their gifts, lbonoI
seVefoiiy minute, will provide an abund
ant store. Thus the goodness of On
cause has been turned to hurt, and r.
laVor which it has gained has prove,
superficial end inert in proportion as
mas been widely extended This ininr;
o ~, misrepresentation should be corrected
ne effective supporters of the missionar,
enterprise, who give heed to lis claims
anu sympathize IN its vicissitudes. anc
come promptly to its aid when in DANCER
as Tor a personal concern, are comnara
''vely lew. The feeling too often avail
ened' is unthnking and evanescent. :;
6eors no fruit. The early, pledged and
ialthtni friends Of missions mus mot 70
lax 'he'r exerions, in the hope that 9th.
e:s' VINO at best can fulfil their own ser.
wee. will supply what is lacking in theirs
WIN It be said that the inadeoua,v 81
our receipts results from the late general
pecunlary embarrassment We ADM,
as general fact that to give literally in
I,lnes IKE the present, may involve more
than ordinary Inconvenience. and exac,
an unwonted exercise of Christian tenpv-
oence and self-denial. But what amount
OF seil-denial has been called into av1,r'
c'Se hitherto? How severe and how
extensive the privations incurred bv ind;-
vaua!s ana churches-the sufferinos thai
nave been actually feH-to fill up, In this
service, what remains Of the suffetinos Of
ChrISt? A few solitary instances. ex-
ce2'ed, prIvaton and suffering, for this
OBJECT are not to be found amopo us
1 ne methods of seIf-denial and retrench-
,mrnt, for the sake of Christ and the
neashen, by vast majority of the mem
oelS OF oar communion, are vet to be-
earned. a samgie dollar a mouth froo,
one IN hundred Of her consmun;cauts
would at least save our missions from
distress. Is there one in a thousaad who
gives this monthly sum? ''' -
But whatever the occasions Of the in.
adequate receipts of the treasury. or the
amount Of selfdenial contingent II ,bn;r
necessary increase. that increase, we trust
Will be speedily made. The known aud
!Ned contributors to the funds Of the
Board, who founded, and have thus far
supported the missions, have not become
weary of their charge Their svmna.
ny Tor the perishing heather is not readv
o vanish away. They are not incanabje
y the efforts and sacrifices required 10
fleet their salvation. BUTT is necessary
lear brethren, that you know-.-that AMIR
m'nGS became thoroUghly possessed Nth
'ae tGcts-that EVEN NOW THE ulss1oNs
ARE SUBJECTED TO PAINFUL EMBAR.
EASEMENT ; that ALREADY THE RoApn
HAVE BEEN COMPELLED, IN ALI. Tup,p
MISSIONS, TO RETRACr AND RETpPxcr
Err ALLOWANCES: AND IN SEVERAL
INSTANCES TO WITHHOLD SUPPLIES. and
mat instead OF attempting to enlarpe
THEIR VERY PRESENT soLIcITuDE IS To
REDUCE THEIR OPERATIONS WITH THE
LEAST POSSIBLE DISASTER.
1t only remains that, with these facts IN !
view, you determine what amount Won
vii contribute for the relief of the miss |
IONS, and contribute that amount wifhout !
aetay. A lew more months like those of
ne closing year, and we shall announce
10 you the suppression of our schools, |
ana the dismissal of our native assistants:
Inc press will be stopped; the translation
Of The scrlftures and the preparation of
tracts will cease; our missionaries
many as shall survive the overwhelmed
calarnity-wi,l return, and our missiona.
~ service will be ended. To prevent
his catastrophe, we repeat it, aoe must
haOe your help and that speediLg. Let !
no one wal. for another. Let every
church, and every individual, decide in
lependeniIy how much they owe their
Lord and whatever they can do for his
glory and the salvation of the heather,
do quickly.
Bap. Miss. Rooms, Dec. l6, 1889.
- Editors of BAPTIST papers, will con-
Ter favor by copying the above.