Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-21
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10 THE FRIENDS on The HlELE CAUSE
Tie General Agnrt al IT.. R;a' S2,;.:y 81 'ag!'''i @
male slfarg:urni. Win II" i!'ss'cis 81 'iL S''ta'
.h,rri in i,cn!nunJ ~ wlIic., h""s I'm: IL" r'h"is
II hi. Society viii b; h;Un."t before t':if resi- CIV
churches in ct :ew ~rcts Anh IL Wua' no."
vrrr ?, =cecttuv hut mos, Earnestly, GpJEG oil who pro-
fca 10 lave the Bible desire ia heavenly ma 'o
,jviog truths disseminated To- crlEe forward una eVc VI
some substantial proof Of the sincerity OF their Poicssop
IL will not do say iose who are perlshn9 LOT iaCh
If knowledge "6e ye Jed while we withhold from 'hen
the breed Ut !!e. e .h p,hIo ,,,ss n
,bere their zca relax their itJrs Inc "hoe "o" u
uuw in cpurollon. God e "ovcrturnn" anc oV'r"'nng
The na tiun of the EARTH his word may gun access 20 m
neu aud have free course and DC ecfhsa ~ every
NJ ,,o ARE changing religion in many parts Oi IN"
n,d. and now is the tine send them n1 btl', sha'
hey may know, and emb:ace The 1uc religion mat came
dnwn from heaven which alone Is able to aat'sY and
save me saul And only is Gud In his providence, thus
ncnny the way for The introduction OF his word, and pre-
up the people receive IT, he has ul!o greatly Increased
hr facilities for multiply ing and circulating The Bible Inc
rsh and Foreign Bible Society alone Issued last year
54 642 copies OF the Scriptures And The American Bible
Sncrv which 81 years ago, published ocly G4lU Bibles
i,sued las. year 799 $50 Ba!es embellishments.
We have now, indeed gin OF tongu with which TO
roll Ihc countless tribes OF the earh each in ;hs own
language Of tho wonderful works of Gud But, we have
what most all Of them read The Word OF God in
MANY tongues. The Bitlu has been translated into more
hnn lGO lneunges dialects And all who truly love the
Bihe and sincerely desire to publish lis truths 10 the mil
inns th.l ri in Darkness and have light dc
through the Bib!s Society.
et If we look no farther than to the limits OF
counry we henud immense field ripe for the harvest,
and recurring immediate attention. Oregon, Tc1ss, New
Mryco and California; not mention other States and Ier
riloes are all filling up with population that must not be
Jeff without the restraints and transforming influence OF the
Bie And is The time for tho patriot the phanhrops
and hc Christian, put forth their combined efforts bring
,b constantly increasing the renewing, elrva
ting and puying Influence Of the Gospel II there was no
there wus hope Joy, nor pence IN be-
eyny-eir present prosperity and happiness and our o"n
peace and safety demand that they be supplied with the
MI Webster moi long before his deu'h met with Col
norteur and taking him by the hand said you have got
mold Of the right string sir If such books not widely
circulu ted among the in this cUnnry and the people
do mol religious do not know VIVA to become ii
US as q nallon.'
And even in Virginia. much sIl remains to be DONE In
some counties In Western Virginia. one half OF The popna-
linn are without the Bible. The orders for books from This
ror,on Of field have been unusually large The present
wear and the agent reports thai the demand s ncreas
np And Il appears, from recent explorations that there
are des,utiuns in Eastern Virginia uso less appalling,
and even more astonishing than those reported from Western
Virginia. In the county Of Nansemnnd OF 652 families VI
sed 23l were found without the Billie, Similar destisu
ons have been reported from Isle OF Wight from South
ompton from Bedford and from other counties.
Now with This immense and Inviting field before u.s. what
are the churches in Virginia doing circulate tho word Of
God Literally nothing, beyond bounds, and not
MEETING fully tho demands, in Virginia The Bible
Society OF Virginia has not received from these churches
for several years past funds sufficient carry the work
of distribution Slate and has been compelled TO
overdray books from the American Bible Society for this
nurpose to the Of fr sir thousand dollars This,
3 lImrntabt TACT, that wien sucn pressing Calls of
Bibles a,e coming up9fom States and Territories,
and from other lands the churches in Virginia are not con-
butng enough supply their own destitute but have 81,
Iowed ,hon 10 become burden the parent Society II
Is not without, reasun therefore, that We now call upon oil
the protested friends OF this cause in Richmoud 10 give US
some substantial proof Of their attachment. me wnoie
contribution OF the churches OF This city some IL or 10 IN
number 10 h!s nobles Of all causea n ie5V less man
$500 in 1851 about SGOU and In 1852 S4J7 DUE how.
10 these churches state that there very decided
inproycnen In he contributions 10 this object last year
One church gave over S5oO ond 'he asSesa'' uouh ~
contributions about SlZUU
But even this sum only about one hall The amount con.
pued 10 the Tract Society The same year. and Is probably
not NOR than half OF wha! might aud ought 70 De given 10
The Bible cause al tis time, view Of The increasing &C.
mnnd for Bible distribution 10 our own State and c5e'
nieo. H., =.
LEI every one who feels interest In this cause lay by
him Ia store what his conscience he THINKS he ough! 10
give 10 such un object and Tie sum Will 60 raised aeI'
Chants expecting be absent "hcu The cause Is pssenea
their contributions 10 the Treasurer Mr Hugh Watt OF
10 tile General Agent; ~
JAS nj. ALLEN, General Agt. B. S. Va
18th. 1854