The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-17
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Foa THE DAILY DIsPATcH.i 1

Al the time has agsn rolled round whsn shs
friends Of CsipoIssse BY the VirEins Tract Society,
to aid this home-ssangelzi entsrpriss l proposs
to make b'ief statement of what has BEEN dens by
this Agency within the last twelve wears.
On the lot of November, 1874, l entered on fbts
work alone, and soon found that Thousands in our
State were living unreached by any moral or rsII-
gous advantages arc that pious could be sr.
ployed successfully 10 the work of evsnge,z.tion.
v here ministers not be obtained. Ry ths coss
Of my irst year, had three men employed Ia the
Northwestern part of our State. At the end OF tbs
second year, we had seven men ct work. At the
close of the third ysar, We had extended our WORK
down the Ohio to she line Of Kentucky and had IS
men employed. By the end of the fourth yesg, "a
had explored nearly all that vast region between tt
Alleguany mountains and the Ohio river and had n
efficient men at work By the end of our fifth year,
we had on the sane ground 81 men We then At tie
request of the committee in Richmond, extended cnr
work in Eastern Virginia, and in ths fall of lsts We
had 81 at work In 1852 we had 10 twelve of the
number students during their vacations and every
year since we have had some employed. In 1853 We
extended our work into North Carolina. and foend
the necessity for work greater than ID vr.
ginia and had men employed there and u In yirsi.
mia. In 1854, we had "a In North Carolina and 81 In
Viz eiuia. In 1855, we had so In North Caro- ns and
63 ia Virginia 10 1855, we had Al in North Carolina
and 90 in Virginia; and ct the present time we have
46 In North Carolina and s. Ia virginia. The usnai
sa!ary of these men has been Al50 per aanum fyr
their services and $50 for the Of horse and car
rage and their travelling expenses psid
Several gentlemen and Iades psy the ssisry of sps
of these men annually. In other cases tvo or t; es
join to pay salary; paid BY oongres satiens
or Sunday schools and \ written report of the sSo.
rer Is sent to all such quarterly, if desired We know
of no other way in which the amount Of me ara
will reach and bless permanently many poor ignss
rant men, women and chii tract prIrrmer CIV.
on By Colporteurin North Carolina to poor igDo,
rant man. who did not know letter, was the srs
of teaching him TO read In two years he had Sun.
day school of 120 scholars; church WAS built and
preaching established in very dark neigh aorhood
A poor old WOMAN save the 10 cent piece that psit
for making the book. set t5sas
They hsve visited sd 26S families read the Bible
end prayed with large majority Of them, Twenty.
six thousand of these families according to their own
statements, entirely neglected preaching; is,ess Of
supplied with Bibles furnished by the various A. b.
Societies; S3 ST of these families had religious
books except the Bible fla o56 meetings have bssn
held by these men: some of them have been mints-
ters and preached, and the others held mestnss for
PRAYER and exhertation They have given be oks o
tho poor in vaue &32 7iS, 1856 z72 volumes; seld
ft23, TO- or 1876 $50 volumes.
The total expenses paid for salaries travelling On.
,enses. freight &c- has been Se59SS g. About IS
or csnt of the expense has been collected In ftrs
sinia add North Carolina; the balances dawn from tas
perses have TO be paid by donations, well tha
books given away. Tkirty-fve thousand child ssu
hsvo been gathered into Sunday Schools, Furnished
with books and taught to read In many cssss when,
to alt human appearance, they would psvsr have beer
taught except by this agency. Huodreas OF faess
have c,ms our knowledge, Of drenksrds being TO.
formed and open vice restrained by the reading OF
the publications. sold or given. Tho evil prevented
Between this and the lzt OF January, the Rev. M.
r. Sumner. or myself viii call on - many OF the
friends Of this cause 80 we Can for aid and any who
wish can leave their contributions with b Price
book seller opposite the Am, rican Hote Main ss,--
fifty dollars constitutes Life Director and entities
rhe donor 70 62worth of books or tracts eech year
while they live; sad go Mfs Member md *i
Chureh fiiiI. Nov IL 1886