Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-09-10
For the Spirit of the Age.
Colportage in North Carolina.

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For the Spirit of the Age.
Colportage in North Carolina.
Another quarter of pleasant toll in
the highways and hedges of Gods vine
yard, has Just closed and although
hindered by family afiiction, l have
been able to visit 438 families: 26 of
skam neglected preaching SO desti-
tute of all religious books except the
Bible, and found 10 who never owned
the Scriptures; AZ never had a religious
visit or prayer around their fresides be-
fore. Also, addressed 16 public or
prayer meetings, and helped to organ
ize several new Sabbath Schools in this
county, which make II schools of this
kind besides those of Raleigh, in which
are more than 1900 children, fathers
and mothers-some 40 years old-who
are learning to spell and read; and
many of them are becoming serious
about religion, some anxious for saliva
ton, and one young man, who is now a
Sabbath School teacher, has been hap
PLY converted from reading the " "Anx-
ious Inquirer" which I gave him some
time ago.
In one day visited eight families,
five of whom had not been to church in
two years, and had no religious books
at all. There were several grown chill
dren among them who had never enjoy
ed scarcely any of the advantages of
religion or education, and seemed al
most entirely Indifferent to them, their
fathers being drunkards and wreckless
to every thing of the kind. After
spending much time in their humble cab
ins, talking kindly to each one, and in
teresting them in books by explaining
the pictures of Cain killing Abel, Christ
hanging on the Cross, &C., they all con-
sented to 60 to Sunday School, which
I soon formed of more than so scholars,
with faithful teachers, where such had
never existed before. At one of these
Sabbath Schools, in dark region, there
has been gracious revival recently
and the minister reports Is converts
most of whom are connected with til,
school.
A tract, "The Russian Tailor, which
! gave good mana few months ago
was the instrument in the awakening
and conversion Of his wife and neigh
boris son, and the forming of weekly
prayer-meeting, in which Christians O
Il Hn,1
IS DeU kaaoaOn to God whose donation
printed that tract, the good infuenc,
of which will deepen and widen through
t time, and in eternity be for a reward t,
0 the donor. Every dollar given to thi
: Society enables it to print and Civ
e away 5 copies of this tract, or any othe
o of it's list of 1000 different publications
! which will make 1900 pages to the dol
lar. How much we can now do fo
God and immortal souls with little o
: what God has loaned US as His stew
l. ards
o During thequarter | distributed near
}. ly 10000 pages Of religious truth, fre
e of sectarianism, the object being t.
e guide the sinner to Jesus, leaving tn
e duty of denominational views and pre-
], ferences to be taught by other instru
IS mentalities. About SO co-laborers ar
r. doing similar work in more than 5
E counties in this State. And in orde
- u to supply the poor as we'll as the ric
Il with books, we are forced to give ava
a about one-third we distribute, and Sc
G. the other at prime cost only, as the wor
e, is wholly benevolent; consequently, f
ID the work to 60 on single day, it mu'
is be supported by donations.
r. AS it is Gods work and entirely b,
IS nevolent, our Colporteurs, men of piet
he and prudence, engage in it day aft,
Il Il day, going from house to house, for ii
Us Us usual salary-$15O year. That the
a. ~ men may be paid this amount quarter
ID d and kept in a supply of books to gi,
r. to our poor and destitute in N. c.,
es am made Collecting Agent to get fun'
lis wherever I 60, or receive them by ma
en- from wherever l have not time to g
lily which we kindly ask as there may
rly ability with all persons to give.
me Since June LIST, have continued
yes receive liberal contributions from 81
@'se use down to SO cents; and each one l b
20 20 lieve gave with cheerful heart. T
warm interest expressed by the peop
for and especially the evidences of go
md done, which God has been pleased
ons show us, fill our hearts with gratitu
rel- and praise for his blessing, and stiu
in late US to persevere in His strength,
I'M humble "helps' to his ministry, un
ef- every poor sinner shall be reached
ing his freside, or by the way, and warn
leo , of sin, and pointed to Christ by pers
81, 2 al conversation and prayer, and by
! 81 lasting voice of books and tracts
non with all.
,me May God teach both laborers Z
the people our whole duty in this and ev
good work, and may we do it promE
ight and cheerfully like faithful stewal
lfter knowing that the Cay Of our stews