Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-06-16
QUARTERLY REPORT OF coLPoRrAG
Respectfully, 5
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nv. WJ W. CRoWDER.

The success attending nv humble efforts in the
Tract cause during the past quarter, greatiy en-
courages and stimulates me to be more faltnlui III
helping to speedily extend this blessed work TO every
county in this State, that every family, rich ana
poor shall be visited and revisited by plous, pray
ing Coporteur that the ignorant may be instructed
poor sinners pointed to jesus and cnrlslans
to diligently seeking deep and active .pety. In
three months ] visited, distributed books 10, anu
prayed with 376 families; of whom 40 had no rellg'
ious book except the Bible, and never owned the
Bible and found 81 habitually negecting church
took part in holding 90 public religious meetings,
met and addressed more than 800 children IN sap
bath Schools and cotton factories scattered oy sae
or grant 800 worth of printed truth, ana re-
ceived donations in money and subscriptions amount
ing to $500 for Coportage, besides near $4oo TO
build church.
In four neighborhoods, that l visited year ago,
found 1877 families-1o3 of these had no bioe' l4I
no religious books except the Bible, and the average
of the whole attending church was once IN about
years-some of the parents had not been to church
in SO years, and many children nearly grown hao
never heard a sermon prayer, and but few knew
what Sabbath School was Out of the l97 taml-
lies. only 10 took newspapers of which were re-
ligious but not single paper taken for children.
know of ST religious papers now beng regularly
taken by these fames-sixty of which are the
"Child's Paper" and II the american Messenger.
In each of these four neighborhoods there is now
good Sabbath School supplied with books by the
Tract Society, 217 children ~ tathers ana 10 noun
ers are being instructed every Sabbath IN these
schools many of whom are now able TO speh ana
read who two years ago knew not the alphabet
There are two churches being completed IN two OF
the neghborhoods, and good sc 1901 mouse IN an
other and old grog shop in the other is used Tor
the school and preaching. Many of these, who were
heretofore reduced to beggary and disgrace by the
bottle and other vices, are now sober, INDUSTRIOUS
and respected and several nave oeeh hopeiuiy eoi'
verted to God.
The Reports of the other Colporteurs whose iabors
now extend over about 40 counties in this State,
show similar degree of ignorance, restitution and
DEGRADATION and also similar results from their re-
ligious visits and the printed truth left behind
I am greatly cheered in seeing the hand OF ProVl-
dence guiding this humble work in North Carolna,
which is very manifest in the raising up OF Copor-
terrs and bringing in means for the work. An eN-
celent man, under embarrassing circumstances
agreed on one day recently, to become Coiporteur
and the next day gentleman proposed to me to
give the usual Colporteurs salary, $780, to help sup
port this Colporteur. Another well-qualitled man
walked lG miles to sec about engaging as Col
porteur to enable him do more good to souls ;
and the day after his visit, two gentlemen told me
they would help literally to pay his salary every
year And others are giving $40 and $50 to constI-
tute them Life members and Life directors OF the
society-some of these given without my apph-
cation; and amounts, down to a shilling, are beng
freely given and gladly received, to help push for
ward Gods work in saving perishing sinners
Nav God continue to direct us all in this, and
every work for evangelizing the world, and to Him
shall be all the glory. .-,
Asst .4gt in n. 3. for Cozportage By the A". TT.
S0ciety.