Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-10-15
From the Religious Herdld.
EXTRACTS FROM A REPORT
NORTH CAROLINA COLPORTEuR.

NORTH CAROLINA C0LP0RTEuR.
The people now almost invariably
say, "This is Just the work we need,
because 1t goes everywhere making
good citizens OF those who have ever
been clogs 10 US. During June and Ju-
" | collected sl02 for the society,
mostly from the kind people 81 R,
making in all s42s.40 paid by them
this quarter. received liberal dona.
lions from all denominations, even some
from Universalists and Catholics. !
think l may safely say that this people
will be true to the Tract cause in future.
| have toiled hard this quarter TO do
direct good TO souls. Most families vis-
tied were poor, all were glad tose me'
and bought books as lar as able. Many
stated that mine was the first religious
visit they had ever had. Some ofthese
log cabins resounded with praises to
God, while others witnessed the an
guish Of the penitent. VISITED, with
exhorsation and prayer, "a tam'llessin
one day. But two of them had Bibles
no other religious books at all among
them. or 81 persons over 10 years OF
age, bu; 4 could read and % tell that
Jesus Christ ever existed. Their aver
age attendance at church is onceSin IS
years. All Of one family run of when
commenced praying, to ask a neigh
Dor what | meant to do to them. Some
grown members Of other families ran
away, while Others fell on their faces
crying for mercY.g After restoring quiz
ct, and interesting them in the object Of
my errand, I told the children how
good mothers and Sunday School leach.
ers talked and prayed with little ones.
Mary, a sensible little girl said, with
lsarfolseyes, 4 do vtsh ] J. had suals
s.id 81 ! ia Sc!.t.s. seathsf. = -a
| organized Sabbath School there,
with more than fifty members-vls'ted
this school the 9Th Sabbath in August
found the house filled with boys and
girls, all clean and nice. They soon
crowded around me to shake hands, TO
tell me how far they had got in their
Tract Primers, and TO get some little
tracts. Little Mary was looking SO
lovely and so happy. Hound the moth
er of seven children, who tends char
coal pits Tor a support. She loans the
only pair OF shoes she has 10 her oldest
daughter, that she may 6e fit 10 attend
Sabbath School, and says she will come
herself and learn 10 read as soon as she
saves money 10 buy another pair. Yes
terday evening, we made up the E'oney
10 buy shoes for her.
Three Of these people recently pro-
fessed conversion, and several are anS-
ious inouirers after eternal life. g
We are trying to have a chapel built
Tor these poor people, who really seem
desirous 10 attend on the stated means
Of grace, but they 'eel ashamed to dis
cover their poverty by going TO chape's
filled with well dressed people, who,
say they, do not want US among them.
Here are 40 families-200 souls in all
in an area Of three miles-3church-
es7 miles of. After a pleasant time
with mother and her two children,
she requested me to go and ialk,o her
husband, who was half mile off get
ting shingles-I inquired the way
she offered to accompany me, which
she did with her baby in her arms and
little Sammy trotting BY her side. at
first her husband was very cool with
me. commended his care and Indus
try in securing comlor,sfor himself and
family. Soon he got interested and
stopped hisworkto listen. Alter a few
minutes pleasanttalk, ! said--B see
} here, my friend, do you know that all
these comforts. with our bodies, must
soon diel sYes SIR And do you not
feelglad to know that we have precious
souls, and may have comforts which
will never diet Il reckon ! ought TO
be- Well, my friend, although now
see you Tor the first time, yet this l
know Of you That Christ died fot you,