Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-06-09
&C every y1g man viii read The Pilgrim

Boy"
Another poor but promising young man
of this City, recently informed me that a tract
and Life of DR.. j. Edwards" l supplied him
with some months ago, when Lvisited a mill
he was keeping, were the means of his ava
kening and conversion, and he is now feeling
moved to be actively useful. "Baxter's Calf
that l gave to a young man has been blessed
in the conversion of 13 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 Colporteurs in this State,
and very many from Ministers and other vol
untary distributors in the different parts of
: North Carolina. A prominent minister from
Cumberland county, recently told me that he
got 'Alleine's Alarm" from our Colporteur,
which he first read with great profit to him
self; he then loaned it to a thoughtless young
man, who was awakened by it, and has since
been converted; and this same book has been
. loaned to more than a dozen young men, sew
eral Of whom have since been converted.
E | have never seen such an interest in get
4 ting tracts the last 3 months. [ have scat
tered many thousands among the destitute,
from the s~ea-coast to the mountains. And
: the calls are increasing for tracts, books and
Colporteur work, in the counties not yet sup
' piled, where ministers and books are very
> scarce. A minister informs me that in one
Z of these counties " there are between so and
= rs Still-houses, where the state of morals is,
= of course, dark and awful, for, generally,
= preachers and people are common liquor
drinkers !' Another minister speaking of
this section, who is well acquainted with the
- Am. Tract Society's operations, says--"Your
system is the only one, | believe, that can
VI reach that people"
Our Colporteur labors have resulted in the
formation and building up of many Sabbath
Schools this Spring. In one county where
Nv there was but one Sabbath School except in
an the town 7 years ago, we now have twenty
If two schools with more than 1900 Scholars
/. We certainly need this work in every coun
ty in North Carolina, that every family may
,ir be visited and kindly talked with on religion
- ApSSSa1fgg,, the destitute anu the ~thousrcress
may De eHectually reached with gospel truth
ana converted, and the pious and intelligent
may pc more fully aroused to action, unceos
ing deta0n, IN helping US to continue reach
ing t9e poor and needy, for we cannot do il
ed without the cooperation and aid of christians
Ie: ana patriots. That every county NAV b.
speedily supplied with a faithful Colporteur
Id L suggest that 80 persons in each county
de agree among themselves to give SIS each an.
I'd nuaiIy, or 10 give $40, or II give $12, so, OF
We b give $50, or 3 give $50 each, or one person
ur give the whole $l5O-let this $3.50 be raised
be IN each county, which will pay the salary Of
gs the Colporteur, who may be a suitable man
= OF the county, or any good tried laborer, and
be the Society will furnish him with publica-
MT tons to sell at cost or give to the poor. MANY
as persons individually, and others unitedIy, or
es a church, in numerous instances give in this
e. way to support a Colporteur.
he Some wealthy, generous persons wishing
w to 90 the most good possible while living, as
OF wen as after their death, give annually $500
e, $1,000, and one in a southern CITY $3 600
1T: and IN their Wills bequeath an amount suf
n. hclent to continue their usual donation for
he years. And | trust I shall soon hear from
ty many in North Carolina thus taking hold Of
at the work. To get good and do qood. is the
BY one object of God in giving us life and mon.
'r- ey. May He help US to use them to His plo.
n ry. Yours truly,
up W. j. W. CROWDER, Gen. ACT.
IS Am. Tr. Soc. for n. G..
a. a. Editors of the State will please pub.
rs lish the above.