Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-06-16
I concur in the abe
For the STANDARD.
~ ;~ N~~<L r-

FOR the STANDARD
Encouraging facts of Colportase in North-Caro.
lima.
Since the LIST of March have had constantly In
creasing encouragement is this humble, though bles
sed work, of reaching the poor and needy with Cos
pie truth, free of sectaranism, at their houses and
everywhere. More than 80 have informed me that
the buoks and tracts sold given them, have been
blessed in their awakening and conversion.
A prominent young man says in letter. tsevers
weeks ago you placed in my hands The Pilgrim
Boy" which read the night after had staked my
first money in gambling room, and although was
successful, yet it SO convinced me of this evil prac
tce, and of my wretched condition as sinner that
fell upon my knees, after reading this book, and
resolved in Gods strength never again to engagein
gaming, and to continue seeking the forgiveness Of
my sins. By day and by night sought the Lord
nearly three weeks, when it pleased God for Chrss
sake, to give me pardon and peace. o, what shallI
render unto the Lord, you, and the Am. IT, Soc for
this the greatest of bessings In this precious book
see the providence of God in giving the instruc.
tons and prayers ola pious mother. do trust that
every young man will read the Pilgrim Boy"
Another poor but promising young man Of this
City, recently informed me that tract and "Le Of
DR.. j. Edwards" supplied him with some months
ago, when visited mill he was keeping were the
means of his awakening, and conversion, and be is
now feeling moved to be actively useful. "Baxters
Call that gave to young man has been blessed
in the conversion of Is persons; 4 of whom had
never read a religious book before. could add
many facts Of this kind from my personal knowledge
and scores of them from our more than 40 Copor'
teurs in this State, and very many from Ministers
and other voluntary distributors in the different
parts of North Carolina. prominent minister from
Cumberland county, recently told me that he col
"Allene's Alarm from our Coporteur, which be
first read with great profit to HIMSELF he then loan.
ed it to thoughtless young man who was awakened
by it, and has since been converted and this same
book has been loaned to more than dozen young
men, several of whom have since been converted
have never seen such an interest in getting tracts
rs during the last 8 months. 1 have scattered many
thousands among the destitute, from the sea coast
the mountains. And the calls are increasing lot
tracts books and Colporteur work. in the countesn NV
yet supplied, where ministers and books are very
scarce. A minister informs me that in one Of these
counties there are between 30 and 70 Still houses
where the state Of morals is of course dark and aS'
full for, generally preachers and people are common
liquor drinkers!" Another minister speaking "
this section, who is well acquainted with the An
Tract Society's operations, says-''Your system ,s"
is the only one, believe, that reach that peops
Our Coporteur labors have resulted IN Wv
formation and building up Of many Sabbath ocnV w."
this Spring. In one county where there was Wv
one Sabbath School except in the town, years asS
we now have twenty-five schools With more '":n ~
every county in North. Carolina, that every au;y
may be visited and kindly talked with on rens .Ud
and education, and be supplied with good books s.si
tracts, by which, through Gods blessing, the oss
tute and the thoughtless may be efectualy fe..d
with gospel truth and converted and the p'ous
intelligent may be more fully aroused to as s;"s
nce0sing action helping us to continue ieae .hs
the poor and needy. for we cannot do it witnGa.
co operation and aid Of christians and pa'' U.h
That every corlnfv nav he sneedv supplied wiz"