Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-09-20
coLpoRrAeE IN NORTH CAROLINA.


Another quarter of pleasant toll in the highTayst
and hedges Of GODS vineyard, has just closed ana
although hindered by family affection, nave peen
able to visit 43S families 26 OF whom neglected.
preaching 30 destitute of all religious BOOKS except
the Bible and found 10 who never owned the Scrip
lures; AZ never had regi visit or prayer around
their 6resides before Aso addressed l6 public or
prayer meetings. and helped to organize several new
Sabbath Schools in this county, which make IL
schools of this kind besides those of Raleigh, IN
which than 1900 children, fathers and moth.
ers-some 40 years old-who are learning to spell
and read and many of them are becoming serious
about religion, anxious for salvation, and one
young man, who is now Sabbath School teacher,
has been happily converted from reading the Anx-
ious Inquirer" which give him some time ago;
In one day 1 visited eight families, five OF whom
had not been to chuch in two years, and had no re-
lgious books at all. There were several grown chill
dren among them who had never enjoyed scarcely
any of the advantages of religion or education, and
seemed almost entirely Indifferent to them, their
fathers being drunkards and reckless TO every
thing of the kind. After spending much-tme in
their humble cabins talking kindly to each one, and
interesting them in books by explaining the pictures
of Cain killing Abel, Christ hanging on the Cross,
&C., they all consented to 60 to Sunday School, which
soon formed of more then 30 scholars, with faith
full 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 10 converts, most OF whom are
connected with the school.
tract, "The Russian Tailor" which l gave
good man few months ago, was the instrument IN
the awakening and conversion of his wife and neigh
boris son, and the forming of a weekly prayerneet-
ing, in which Christians of different denominations
arc united 1t is aoeU knoon to God whose donation
printed that tract the good influence OF which Will
deepen and widen through time, and in eternity DC
for reward to the donor. Every dollar gwen to
this Society enables it to print and give away 70
IF
different publications, which will make 1000 pages
to the dollar. How much We can now do Tor GOD
and immortal souls with little OF what God has
loaned His stewards!
During the quarter distributed nearly 4o,ooo
pages of religious truth, free of sectarlanlsm, the
object being to guide the sinner to Jesus, leaving
the duty of UNCONVENTIONAL views and preferences
to be taught by other instrumental'tles ABOUT oo
co-laborers are doing a similar work in more than
80 counties in this State And IN order to supply
the poor as we'll as the rich with books, we are for
ced to give away about one-thrd We distribute, and
sell the other at prime cost only, as the work IS
wholly benevolent; consequently, for the work to
60 single day, it must be supported by dona-
tons.
AS it is Gods work and entirely benevolent, our
CoIporteurs, men of piety and prudence, engage in
it day after day. going from house to house, for the
usual salary-Sl50 year. That these men may
be paid this amount quarterly and kept in supply
of books to give to poor and destitute in n T.,
j am made collecting agent " Set iuuS ne,e'e'
20, or receive them by mail from wherever have
not time to go, which we kindly ask as there may
be ability with all persons to give.
Since June LIST, have continued to receive liberal
contributions from $50 down to 80 cents and each
one believe gave with cheerful heart. The warm
interest expressed by the people, and especially the
evidences of good done, which God has been pleas:
ed to show us, fill our hearts with gratitude and
praise for his blessing and stimulate persevere
in His strength, as humble "heps" to his ministry,
until every poor sinner shall be reached at his fire;
side or by the way, and warned Of sin: and pointed
to Christ by personal conversation and prayer, and
by the lasting voice of books and tracts left with ALL
May God teach both laborers and people our whole
duty in this and every good work, and may we do
it promptly and cheerfully like faithful stewards,
knowing that the day of our stewardship will soon
be gone, and at the reckoning Bar we all must ap-
pear.
Yours truly,
WIN. J. W. CROwDER,
Agt Am. Tract So. for N. G.
Raleigh, Sept. LIST, 1856.