Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-02-26
Religious.


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II,NDpuI or GopN upnN TuE TOR OF THE
Norxr ,,ys.-A colnortcur in Tennessee says,
g Nv field is ON the top of the Cumberland
mountains, and is very thnly settled with Il
moor class OF peopc Great Ignorance and des-
titution prevail over il. | found children II
wears OF agS who could not road. and never
heard a Sermon One woman who had not
been to meeting in thirteen years. could not
read. and rpuld not get her husband TO read
the Bible. rs hc is u despiscr Of fChristanity.-
gave her Baxter Call. coIlverscd and 1rayct
with her, and left her in tears. tfettihg LOST
ono day, Ecane 10 the house Of family con-
sisting OF Il husband. wife, and two daughters,
to whom ] sold several books, including a IA
mily Testament, which they asked me to read.
/ did so, and prayed, during which The dangli-
terS were deeply affected. One Of them has
since united with the church, and the other is
anXiDusiy iDquiring what she must do.
. a wealthy man with whom spent the
hight refused 10 pny books; anu SpoNe asS,n1' ",
ieiislon' siNt l'S paN'v. aS.
saw MN altcrWatds' "neh ~ 'iiu. !
iiietaShl'' r'eohue t'ic - p|ohS "i'o
Saru i'v N.Y. rta" n"Aiet .i os "i,"e ,' .
~ heislinps toii NY ti' IL % ,i,'i y Wv,
cha,iSe ~ nm; ana tl'"e hn h"" ooi'i''io''''"
lca"lng MS blplt' -,
"" nPoks ti"'e Soi,', Si,''N"'ma Nc iu'n' Nv,
twenty mics rom where so,u lheih. liloy ',au
pGei, feal anu I'-rra.. Severui HINES at 4pr,'
~ tNe WY l"V wv" ., ilif most suIIcsSihi uu.i
hllPt. nave eslaohsiiea hNc oapoalh ociiooia vn,'
Wherc li!efs hah never peeh uii9 pciorc' ny
are an IN SUCCESSFUL opcraelon' soihr oi t'ie
mentoets trayeHhg from lin 10 twelve lLalcs
every oHppu'' = ~" MoeN' ~ p'e'en. l''iD.,
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ton, have ever seen on the mountain. The
people listeued with great attention; nine have
since proiesscd religion and united with tho
church. and many others are all seeking Sa-
yiOur's love. From this meeting, q constant
and glorious revival has hecn going on 10 tlH
present Time, aud il is universally attributed to
the instnlmcntality Of tho Tract Suciety.--
MANY thank God That they have ever seen or
heard of the books. Though my iield is rough
and my laborS arduOus, have great reason 10
thank God and take courige and am willing
to wear out my life in this service, believing it
TO bean agency admirably adanted 10 tho wants
Of this destitute people,
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l, ', $50 9l,. ~, ,,'
~ '",'i ~ VIZ ~, r",i..;n,,
books except tho Bible. and one third without
tho word OF God writes, 8. Wo found bad trlv-
cling in visiting some of the back neighbor-
4. VI,
back, and then trudgimg on foot across fields
and through swamps, to get tn otherwise mac
ees,ble houses. The people in these remote
ncighborhoods are for the most part ignorant,
ronr. and iutcmpcrate they received us kind
ly, aud freely accepted hooks and tracts. VIC
found several families who had not been Ia
church in several ycars. \ father with sew
eral grown children said prayer had never
been offered in his house, An old lady offs
\. t4lt
all hrousht ~ in tlie same house win her' mac
| never owned Bible.
+ y t,Ither SAID lie had biblo anu otner re-
fsHgiuuss D0okS' bni Wheh asked LOT lhe blDic
he sand II was at the place no moved rom, NJ
] teen miles dlStal' ms WHO saiu sli't tIe Dlp's
ne was tH,hlus ''noVe 70 no sls'e' & nnu
| his uaHshlet Sala th,t tue 1hiy pooN 'nc!
owiie" was spehhg oooN. =" n'iote, i r,J ~
anu lghofaht iaii,S tilc nlothei Nain spe nav
blD9 an" Wneh oShVu 'or ~ solt uiir ~ ~
Ghlluf1h 40 get u, VINO Drought ihe ~, blslsN
henuof' tnlN ner 'hat u was noU ,mo nip'o
anu Hiie hau hetler Set u ISracn' 'ohG "el'
ana pto"sitl ah o" l,f'se' p""h. .''.,. toit Nv
10 look aEaih, MhGh Sie s'nl 'l,ao muse Wei,
all the books sne haa' anu s"e tl'ousht oho VI
| lhcm wis inc binle.
GATHERING FRrITs.--A German colportcul
in Western New York writes, " In visiting .
neghbo;llpod where lanored TWO years ago
u woman warmly welcomed me, saying sht
wanted to tell me what tl1 Lord had donu iol
her and her husband. In the meantime nc
came in, and could hardly pronounce my name
lorloy' itc Said lhey nav tRHeh ~! a'Nlee
and he believed God had heard my prayer u
their behalf. fhcirhpuse had become houst
Of prayer and the books ] had sold them haS
been read with proht, He wanted numbe
more.
:. Three years ago | visited poor family !
the woods, and found the aged man earning hi
bread by making shingles. Alter pam, PEI
sonal conversation with nm, @hon ms heal
seemed to be touched, inquired II nc wlshe
me III pray with him, lie said he dld, and W
knelt down npon the shatings while bcsougl
God IN his behalf The old man was was so