Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-03-18

responded q The can spssehss Of great force and
Gordon moved that the Chair appoint tu en-.
/ " delegates to attend the State Consenton. The
Israel Fsnslaw. b NJ Bazter, 1)a, E Morton, John
Jones, Ttos Lindsay John ieasll 5:; ;9ss
Spencer Daniel, Ixsy po7dy, q Cosell, .9os,
Eeph S. Dcy, J.. B. Lindsay, p .. Simmons, Edmund
Jones, q S. dhouse, inc: Simlnons
Secretary were added to- the number IT was also
moved and seconded that the proceedings Of the
meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretary
and published in the DEMOCRATIC & Z piopssT s
SOLOMON AsnBlEr,. 5sec'y 49,
FIRST MONTHLY REPORT
or p. JrlIAs, Cozportepr Of 4meaicdn Bible
Society, IN Wake County, a: @ lhaycn 9, 1854
County respectfully submit the following, my tirst
Monthly Report q
In the first place + would state that owing to the
incemency of the weather. bad roads, and other dis
advantages, which have had to labor under. have
not been able to accomplish as much as might 9th
erwise have been expected 49, *
GER and am happy to say that have found the peo-
pie generally kind and hospitable to strangers plea
SAINT in their manners and disposed to lend help
ing hand in carrying on the great work OF the Anne
rican Bible Society.
i I will here take the opportunity of acknowledging
myself greatly indebted to brother Crowder Colpor
teur of the American Tract Society, in this county,
for the kind attentions and information which have
received from him.
have visited two hundred and ten families, and
found fiftyone of them destitute Thirty five being
entirely destitute of any portion OF the Word of God
and sixteen having either an old Bible with part
of it torn out or only New Testament.
About every tenth family which / have visited
had only one Bible, and that one had, in nearly
every instance, been given to them by o Coporteur
of the American Bible Society
About one fourth of all the families which have
visited have found either entirely or partially des
titute and just one sixth of all the families which
have visited have found entirely destitute of any
portion of the word of God.
have supplied every destitute family with one or
two Bibles, and in some instances where there was
only one two Bibles in family and several chill
dren that could read have succeeded in getting the
parents to buy Bible piece for each Of their chill
dren that could read.
/ have disposed of seyenty-four Bibles and thirty
eight Testaments.
Sales amounting to 1892
Gifts, 12,1S4
Total 61,564
I have received donations to the Bible cause from
several individuals in the county amounting in all
to $14,S74.
The above facts speak for themselves and call upon
Christians and patriots to contribute hber-
ally to the American Bible Society; and would
done for the Bible Society in Wake County has been
done by the citizens of Raleigh. But hope that
in making out my next Monthly Report shall have
the pleasure of publishing some names from the coun-
try liberal at least any from the town. since
they are the population mainly to be benefited by
this blessed work.
All which is respectfully submitted
F. P. JULIAN,
Colporteur Of the american Bible Society,
for Wake County, ". G.