The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-05-11

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lie Norah c4roiiaa Bihle seesesy rn-
Asrsaak d Ialnish slse deslitaie 81 OEsnge
wsEh H. nible. | accepted he agency.
as1 enasrcd upan nv izbsurs Win he
aoasieaioa thas there were bhs fsw in the
eaanly uho were destitute 81 he word &C
LIFE bets few 1sys' observation eonvinr-
- &c shst | rs - ~ erros. and - my
ngier ass0nsshmens | found q dsstiinlion
fAnt | rcula nj have believed possible il
aeammaaily sarrsanaed with such high
gospel privileges . sre me eiiizens q
Orange.
The society. sarpnsing lhal three Or
four hundred Bibles, vnuld meet the de-
mand. were willing 10 make = d0nalion
IL thar amount These have bern receiv-
"a. AMI Ill hui ! vesyfssw distributed; he
b lance II diem vii Be plsrrd in The
hands of he prnrer persons in short
fime. From lhe list IL destitute fami-
lies which / n0w have. aai lhe raleula-
asan made. @hirh no doubt will bear IL
self through. there arc vel ii The county
af Orange 100 families destitute q The
DshEr.
This i startling faci. The Society
i willing AMI anxious thai The county
should hs supplied: they hare The RIFLES
II Raseigh. BIZ cannon in Justice io'oiher
coaniics supply any more 10 u unless we
nav Tor Them. and consequently The dis
tnhllion must stop unless funas are pro-
sided.
Prem The ns'uFs of He business in
which have been engaged. have had
fair opportunity 10 examine The moral
condition II Orange. Those who asso-
cia,e with lie middle and upper classes of
society have litile Or no iaea If The rsil
condition. or the pnor and the destitute.
have visited shem. and seen them Is
they are. have sal down with them in
iheir wre;ched abades Of poverty, anil
had 4 fair specimen Of those whom God
fas commanded u II remember. II Is
Frequently die case that not one member
III lie family knows letter in the hnok;
anil in some families do not think there
caald have heea found Z piece Of paper
that had letter on il; and in many Of
iaa;a. where there are women and chill
dren. ii every article If comfort which
illey possess on earth. whether il be 10
ea.. drink. sleep on, Or wear. were sold.
ihey wa1lsl nj bring three dollars. Think
oI Ibis. II ladies' II Orange, who move
il r.sslShg SILKS through yonr panied par
lnrs. decorated with sparkling Jewels: re-
collect thai while Won loalh iha best dam
fiss II the land. many ii yaar own sex,
mt in The interior Of Africa, nor in the
plains Of Sian, hui in The county IF Or
age. are dragging mt wrelched exist
encr il poverty anil wanl, implied, I'M
thought Of anti unknown. and who would
Be thanked for even The crumbs thai lall
frum yuur mnIp. Are you mt willing 10
share some Of sour !. gnnd tlings'' with
them. VIII yon not send them fhe BIZ
tie. that blessed book 10 which YOU are
indebted for all that yon ares Will you
not follow the example Of The two young
ladies who, on the recital of these facts.
drew from their ing-rs their rings, and
presented them to be disposed of for the
benefit Of the destitute Of Orange! Each
one received . Bible to present with their
own hands To those who had none. Such
noble example il worthy 10 be follow
ed BY every lady in Orange-inihe world.
| have found almost in every ease a
willingness 70 possess the Bible, and a
disposition 10 hear every thing / might
say BY way Of instruction or advice; and
very often / have left them in tears, pro.
missing 10 do better and mend their lives.
/ am persuaded that il this class were no.
ticrd more. and advised by those who
move in a higher circle Of life. il would
saon produce a happy change. II is the
duty Of ministers TO visit them. If our
Saviour was upon earth as lie once was,
Instead Of smoking his pipe and lounging
about, he would be visiting the poor and
the destitute, preaching 10 them the gos-
I'd Of peace.
Aese people are almost entirely from
under religions inilaenre; and behold their
conditions. II the influence Of the Bible
will cigilaze tie hearhen and tame the
wild savage. viii il not bring ug from de-
gra.salion and woe oar own cauntrymen.
who are sitting under The shadow of death,
surrounded with a world of light.
There are hundreds Of children now
rising up among this class, and as free
schools are heing placed within the reach
of all, The children Of serea hundred "a
miles are preparing 10 read the Bible
Shall we moi send il 10 them, What a
fields here open for christian exerlion,
and where is the man or woman who
processes 10 love God, but who will glo-
y in bearing some par, Of this noble en-
ierpriZe!
In order 10 carry ont the great chris
t!aaenterprize, the necessary means must
he had. God has nat placed in each
gIarter of the globe treasury with an
inexhausilbie amount 10 carry it on: bat
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