Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-04-06

for such encouragement, and hope it NAV prove
only the beginning Of ansinteYest in the ureat
y good work, whloli shall spread and conIinne
! till every family in oue county and State i
supplied and our part done toward snpolyino
the whole world with the Word of.Gud..
Among the earliest measures adopted b. The
committee Tor awakening and extending an in
iefes' IN the cause. was the appointment OF
Quarterly meetings in different parts az the
county. One OF these was prevented by nm
favorable weather. The other. " hich WIS
held at Mount jackson, was productive Of
good results, though the attendance WAS d.
minished by the state of the weather and the
roads.
The committee have also had in conternpla-
| ton systematic visitation Of the county to as
certain and supply des,i,u,ions, but have no,
yet succeeded in making tile necessary arrange
ments TO effect it, ;.
The only part Of the county which has been
| Systematically visited, is the town of Wood
stock The town was divided into districts
by the committees, and eight ladies 1.-TWO in
each disrict) requested to ascertain the number
Of persons that could read--the number of Ri
bles and Testaments possessed by them-lhe
number of families and individuals destitute
and the number of colored persons who can
read and have no Bible. This rsquest was
promptly and choerfuIly acceded TO and the ex-
animation made. The result showed that in
the hands Of 457 persons who could read there
We're $40 Bibles and 263 Tesaments-4 CO.
pies to ) readers. OF Is families visited only
A were destitute Of the Bible This gratify-
ing result is to be attributed in considerable
degree, TO the fact. that for several years the
children have been in the habit of receiving
Bibles and Tesaments at the Sab School in
exchange for tickets, and many families have
been supplied. The visiting committees sold
Bibles 4 Ieslamenis TO the amount Of 81 ,65,
and gave away Bibles and 5 1esiaments:
2 of the Bibles & 4 Testaments to colored
persons nor supplied.
In selling, the committees adopted the prin-
ciple recommended by the parent Society, ard
put the books at prices which barely covers the
cost Of transportation. Many of them as the
6 "A ct. 1estamen,s ami the morocco pocket
Test. are sold at the n. Y. prices without any
advance.
The Soc at It's last quarterly meeting adop-
ted resolution to furnish every colured person
with Bible who could read and was destitute.
The Com feel the Importance of carrying out
shis resolution. and of taking early measures
for the supply of all the destitute families in
our county. They ask theAco-operation Of their
fellow-citizens who value the Bible and build
their hopes upon it, not only in supplying our
own county, but in helping 20 supply the 49,
900 families reported by the State Soc as des-
titu!e in our own Stale. Nor would they relax
their efforts, nor count their work accomplish
ed, till by the blessing of the God of the Bible
on the means employed for its circulation,
every family on earth is furnished with copy
in a language they can read and under,and
On behalf of the Committee.
w. TORREY, Pres':.
w. A. CRAWFORD, Sec'y.
The officers Of the Society fer the present.
wear. are
President. Rev w. Torrey. Woodstock.
Vice Pres'ls, Rev L. n Monroe, do.
Rev. j. P. Cline. Mt. Jackson.
Rev J. F. Campbell, Strasburg.
Treasurer, w. w Magruder, Woodstock.
Secretary, VIM. A. Crawford. do
Executive Committee. Rev. VIM. Torrey,
DR.. w. w. Magruder. William OFT, Esq,
w. A. Crawford and John Clpadinst, who
takes the place of Samuel Rinker, removed
from the county.
"Snce this was written similar course has
been taken in Strasburg.
OF 70 families visited. only four had no
Bibles. and three of these had Testament
b., bod III Rihlos nd