The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-30

himself and To think OF The necessity OF preparing 10
meet nj, God Tho great difficulty appears IN get
ling men 10 think, 10 commence that gteas "oiA'
lie thought the general distribution Of those oooAs
families whose opportunities OF Christian insuoeo"
had been limited would be the first step OF
entering the house Of prayer Ne supposed nom ''s
remarks which had fallen from the Rev Pastor VINO
introduced these proceedings that the appointments
10 this highly honorable duty 10 be confined 70
the males Now il was very common remark 'ha'
II there is any mischief brewing is sure to be
at the bottom Of it, For his part, he believed 1t
was rather libel upon The farer portion OF creation
he had no confidence whatever in the truth oil The
aphorsm II there be any good to be done, you can en-
trust to 40 better hands than those OF WOMAN some
of The purest aud best writings extani owe their ex-
i,tence TO woman--the volume containing which
recommend as far worthy of notice than the
mysteries of Paris and great portion OF the PoPu-
lar literature Of the day. sllude 10 the writings OF
HANNAH Nom. Let the public taste turn upon such
works as these and you will soon ELECT the object
proposed. 1t is no money-making scheme that is
presented, but. calculated 10 accomplish a vast
amount Of good in the moral world. They are sod,
as understand, for the simple cost OF pubisihng-
nay the benevolenee Of the design does not stop
here for when families visited who are UNI
able to purchase these tracts and books, they
are giren Had the plan been money making one,
could il have done the good il has The Hon gen
tIeman here read beautiful extract from one Of the
bound volumes which he held in his hand, which is
not recoected These are the principles incul-
Gated aud none others. Having been personally no
tilted OF this meeting, and been fully apprised OF It's
had tried Here can be found in these books pure
truths, which all Jew and Gente--may unite in
proclaimng; and ! wish, instead of disunion, we
were undivided, that might come up as one
united host against the walls of inhdelity then It's
high places would fall No will do me the yani-
,y to suppose that expected to make speech, but to
give the community sincerely my views, and to lend
my aid in distributing these books, which should be
neglecting my duty 10 Christ to refuse How Is this
to be done' Wholly by gentlemen Sir, allow me
to suggest. no, much acquainted with the usage
in such matters but perhaps my position taught me
the advantage of competition You possibly aware
that am much accustomed TO the letting of mail con-
tracts. The Rev. Chairman has proposed the APP
pointment of fifty sixty agents for this work.
Now cannot take my seat without making very
lUpuItaut suSBcsuoh' d ociic'C tiat "o'uah WI
do as much in one week man will in one month.
therefore propose committee of heenty ladies, as
lsn-"oProsITIoS LINE"
| The Rev. John c. Smith being next called on rose
and said If ii were appropriate, he would permit
his lips 10 utter the prayer which filed his heart, and
which he had inaudibiy given ut,erance 10 while on
his seat-for the success of their enterprise. If the
Kentucky ~ lawyer who suppressed the dissertation
of the Sabbath, by disseminating $4,000 mail routes
be with US, certainly may congratulate ourselves
and look up Many regard the American Tract
Society as separate and distinct from the church
No. II is emphatically society, and much OF the
labor connected with il is done by US. Something
has been said about secfaians and far the term
is applied TO the Presbyterian denomination of Chris
tans, | am a seciarian. But the American Trac, So
ciety is composed of all sects-it is free. could
hardly tell the Of the sects which compose it.
It's object is simply the spread of Christian truth
How shall we calcuatei ! should like to hear the
estimate repeated which my reverend brother made
this evening but you all rccollect it. think with
willing minds the object san ,b BIZ efectteai, Can
have moro flisahii enough here. If we con even
get twelve competent aud interested persons
lear no opposition; we could, then, probably effect
glorious results. | suppose If these boxes Of
Jewels which we could obtain on copdition OF dis
] tributing all over and above our wants we would
have no want Of alacrty in the task These are
Jewels, precious jewels which all can have by help
I ing themselves. II we understand the value we
shall not want motive. | rejoice TO see these here
though there some absent. Baxter, Paison, and
Neylns have come, and host Of others. We shall
tbair fac
Du' TO dust, ashes 10 ashes >; but each one, though
DEAD, yet speaketh." Rejoice in their memory We
want agents to introduce such as Leigh Richmond,
as Wherefore they can't go by themselves gold
cannot buy the friendship Of such men-but we can
all go-the aged and the young, the rich as wen as
the poor may be engaged many OF them were plain
and simple men, but they nevertheless good |
VIII we introduce these men Some term il a mo. |
ney-making scheme-but you cannot trample il |
down. BY report made some time since however |
their sales were one and two per cent below cost on
the bound volumes There's John Bunyan, too, |
among them. J remember how used to read that
curious dream Of his when boy. mir. s. here ap-
Piled circumstance mentioned in the Bible which
Is hut indstiDctly remembered and therefore omitted
None are too old, none too young to unite in this
good work; none arc too high or too low; the race
not always to the swift the battle TO the strong
Washington shall witness blessing from the result
Of our labors.
Bishop McELvaHE then followed in a stain of
great earnesiness. He said: IL is always agreeable
to me to lend my feeble powers to the urtheranee of
This cause. An imputation had been cast upon the
American Tract Society, that It has teen general in
ITS organization and in consequences Of the frequent
changes Of IFS publishing committee its tracts have
been The medium, at times, Of doctrines calculated 10
have an injurious tendency. have never. never