Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-09-07
For the Spirit of the Age.

Facts of oolportase in North eareli-a.
Since June 1st, this cause to aid in car
rying the gospel to the poor and needy at
their homes, has been greatly blessed of
God in the increased labors and good re-
suits of those Colporteurs who have been
toiling faithfully many years from house to
house and also in securing the services of
several new Colporteurs, who from their in
telligence, piety and energy, promise great
usefulness in some of the most needy coun-
ties in n. G. With one | labored two
days in a neighborhood of 80 families, IA
of whom never owned Bible, % had no
other religious books, ii entirely neglected
church, which is about miles from them,
where there is generally preaching once
month /; there is no sabbath school within
II miles, and scarcely no interest in cdu-
cation-not one in eight of the children
ever went to school, only mothers and
fathers could read and write. At their
own firesides we began teaching II moth
ers, 8 fathers and AZ children, and many
of them were greatly delighted and prom
ised to continue studying the Tract Primer
which we supplied them with, and also Sc
cured the services of two pious persons to
visit them twice month for instruction
and prayer. A wealthy lady in that conn
ty to whom We stated the condition of
these families proposed to take and edu-
cate two of these children, who are now
being properly cared for and taught. One
man was so ignorant that he refused to
have books because they were "men's
works." but after interesting his children
by the pictures and reading IN "Peep OF
Day." he consented for that book to be left,
which he has read twice, and has since
brought Cline upon Line" and "Precept
upon Precept,' and he now says that he
wants all the books like these, because they
help him to understand the Bible, and his
own duty so much better than he ever did
before. By thus going to the families we
can see their wants and adapt the talk and
books to them.
A promising young man who is now
preparing for the ministry, says that visit
| made to him when he was at work sever
al years ago, and the tracts and books
, supplied him with, were instrumental in hi
t conversion. And during the present yea
r he has given himself entirely to study ant
active religious efforts in prayer meeting
; and Sunday Schools among the poores
' and most wretched families, where his la
: bors have been blessed for great good. 4
benevolent, firm friend, living in Fayette
!. vile, gave me delatiol, last Spring, t
}, make some needy and active persons Lif
|. members of the 4Am. TT. Soc. $40 o
o which appropriated tocoasttute the abov
) young man Life member, by which h
r drew the 1900 pages (which will be du
him annually,) and gave them to the poo
d children in one of the Sabbath Schools h
# is connected with, where much good is bc
ing done. Feeling that he had been s
Y much benefited by Gods blessing upo
r books and tracts, and wishing to improv
d his time for the greatest good to others, b
spent several days during his recent vacs
d ton as a voluntary Colporteur, not williu
o to receive cent for his services. He wer
among strangers on fool from house I
e house, and God opened~nis way most 81,
'e nally for good-and t.e scattered over so
! 900 pages. In his letter he says-'G fin