The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-10-07
ADDRESS
TO the Member, ofihs digsvsni chrisiiaa Church
60 ia ihs Stale Of North Caroline

TO the Members ofths digsvtni chrisiiaa Church
60 ia the Stale Of North Carolina
BRETHRES AND FRIENDS: Allow me to
say few things to you, as the lovers Of
our Lord Jesus Christ, concerning the cir
culation of the Word of God. However
much we may differ in our opinions Of
the doctrines taught in the Bible, and re-
speeding Church Government, we all unite
in the belief that the world must be saved
by giving il the Scriptures Of divine truth.
Yon are doubtlessly aware of the exist.
ence Of the American Bible Society, and
that for twenty-five years this National
Association has been disseminating the
word Of God, without note or comment
in our own country and in foreign lands.
You may be pleased TO know that the So
ciety during its existence has sent forth
directly from its depository about three
millions Of Bibles and Testaments, and
that it has also furnished the means Of
publishing no, less than 10000 copies
more in foreign tongues and foreign coun-
tries, through the Missionaries sent out by
the different denominations of Christians.
But what is this compared with the
worlds wantsl A handful of seed scat
tered over a field Of immense extent.
The efforts of the Bible Societies, instead
Of supplying the wants, have only deye-
loped the necessities of the world. The
Officers inform us in their late Annual
Report, that $4,000 is the least sum
which should be raised during the current
wear to answer even the calls for our Fo-
reign Missions. But let US look at our
own country. Think of one state alone,
Pennsylvania, having twenty thousand Ia.
miles destitute Of the blessed Bible; OF
the destitution Of our Western, Southern,
and Southwestern States; of the nume-
rous families weekly being formed in our
country; Of the many thousands OF chill.
dren who should have the word OF God
nut into their hands; Of me sailors 'who
90 down to the sea in ships and should
not be suffered to depart without this spl-
ritual life-preserver; and of the more than
60, 900 emigrants that arrive annually al
one single port Of our country, and who
are to become citizens of the United States.
When YOU shall have taken this view oil
the state of our country, think that we are
a small portion of world, every inhabl.
tant of which should have the Bible and
hear the name Of Jesus. Recall to your
minds, too, that no Christian is permitted
| to relax his efforts until the rich, waving
harvest of our earth shall be gathered into
the garner of our God, or the night @
death shall overtake the servants OF the
| Lord faithfully at work in His vineyard.
The object Of the enlightning and revo
lutionizins whole world is sublime: ant
| i, cannot be attained in day, it cannot b.
accomplished by single effort. Tn
Christian Church must bend all her nigh
to an unremitting labor-pcrhaps for year
before she can hope to hear the shou
OF the worlds redemption.
| And, now, I propose the question y
L voar serious and prayertnl attention
VIVA, should the state Of North CAROLYN
| do for this cause. Before we answer tina
question, allow me to give you the nam
her of COMMITMENTS in only three OF tn
religions denominations in this state-th
Morayians, and Prsslyterians, and IN