Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-18

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men, undLff S4lis influence Of the spirit Do
Tvs know JdsE Rh6e Is se4ext Or sni6lf1n the
ieyssoE06if?zal1deeGySS mast sto0 taking
md slttis ate 'pat 4e.heI used;wiEh respect to-
TIE G9sRel and the. .ggsks e G9dig esi. ;.
7ned; and broaghta ab6at the wond6 d6i3al results
of theT esdar1labis hfe.of fthis impostscsC Crom-
wei had opoe taken passage "a Ameriea, but
the hereto, charged the current of his life
We an Know the sequel. Ct .fa1gT5nn;
~ Bnt what been the.resultse Tact Agencies
during the,past thirtyrfour yearsi Let it he
here understood, once for all, that / place the
ministry above all agencies else. But | saw,
in some respects The press has "a adSantage
over the living voice. "a speech expsnds it.
self upon afew hundreds oor : thousands at
most, but the written word teaches millions.
Even the remarks made IN our Sabbath School
Convention will, by being reported in the pa
pers, reach ten times or hahdsed times the
number OF minds that would otherwise be the
case; In our presidential campaigns, few
weeks after the nomination of the Candidates
6y the national conventions, sc, ,O0O, 900 of in
dlyiduais are talking about thean.ij M
But see how God has blessed the printed
page. We all know how Baxter, Doddridge,
Wilberforce and Leigh Richmond. were all
converted through the agency of tracts. And
they thought it well worth the employment of
their highest powers, to write tracts, them
selves, and no writings have been more bless
ed in the conversions of souls than these very
tracts. Look at the harvest that is being
reaped by the little tract s'Come to Jesus"
throughout all the East and, we bope the
West too.
l can never tell an anecdote-at least so as
to. gain the effect ofthe point. But can state
facts.
1wish to tell of what occurred near where
l live In New York. A lady went to the
fourth story OF tenement house, and there
found besotted Scotch woman, with two
smart, but rude children. She talked with
her as far as she could gain her attention,
and then left her. She visited her again the
next month, and the next, and SO on for many
months, talking and praying her each time
The result has been. that. her rude children
have been reformed, well instructed, and good
able families as servant girls This las been
brought about by their first being taken to
Mission, Sabbath School, and afterwards re-
ceived under new and Christian influences,
which have wrought an almost miraculous
change. The mother has also had good
place secured her, she has left off drinking,
goes to church, and at the last visit of the
lady to her, gave hopeful evidence of being a
truly converted woman. Shall any one say
after this that the business of the tract visitor
is little business? as+- sF@-ias ~
But what now, in this light, is the duty of
your City Tract Society,"? Afhr enlisting
from seventy to one hundred visitors (for with
population such as you have, about this num-
Der will be required to do the work thoroughly
you must have in the SO Tza r.J
LIST place, .taith-you must 60 forward to
the performance of your labor with full con-
tidence that your labors will succeed.
End. You must not be satisfied with mere
ly droppinga tract, or pushing it under the
door, if the family does not answer your
knock - ..-.-..s--.. .-,..
3rd. The visitor should read the tract be-
fore taking it out for circulation, and also ask
the blessing of God in his closet upon it.
4th. A visitor should not have more than
thirty families in his or her district. Then,
with full heart, should 60 to the first cabin
in the district, and spend an hour, if need be-
and not leave before getting to the heart of
the parents and children. No controversy
should be awakened, but simply the gospel
taught and the whole family pointed to the
Saviour of sinners.
: The tract is a means Of introduction to
family, and gives opportunity for those re-
marks and that influence which may speedily
result in the enlightenment and conversion of
its members. In fact to do the work well,
it might be best for each visitor to have not
more than ten families in his or her district.
Ii you, here in st. Paul. could secure visitors
enough to apportion the families in this way
have these visitors to work together with
the proper spirit-then truly should YOU
speedily have fruit of your labor, and be an
untold blessing to this community.
Talk of Tract Society having little inf1u-
ence? Why, if an in6del society of equal
| numbers with yours, was to be formed in this
community to- circulate infidel books and
tracts monthly, and all it's members were to
work ardentiy in the cause, do you think the
influence of their labors would not be felt
Would not the whole community be alarmed
at such a state Of things? Truth has more
power than error and if the latter would
produce effect, much more may we believe
that such Societies as this, whose very basis
is the truth, must prosper and bring forth
fruit. E>@s5 :. - 1.s reg
. Remember that you are not working for the
present year alone. Look to the future.
hope myself to live to see the time Wien 1OO,-
OOO souls will be gathered in the region of
these falls, when 200 churches will border
your magnificent river, and academies and
colleges be frequent among them. Here then,
in connection with the Bible Society and the
Sunday School, ,yon are laying the foundation of
immense future influence, to radiate from this
centre. And you, Mr.. President, have the
honor to preside over the first anniversary
meeting of society which / hope will grow
with the growth of your city and State
l hope also to see the day when l shall con-
slider it high honor to have spoken at the
first Anniversary of Society which shall 20
on and increase in influence through time,
and bring glory to God in eternity.
The following Officers were then elected for
the ensuing year: -, 81. ~, b. .-.,,
Presiaent-Rev. John D. Pope.
Vice Presidsnts-Co-operating Pastors Of Evangel-
cal Churches, and Geo. W. Harrington, J. W. selby,
A, H. Cavender, +. Hoyt, snd Samuel Furber.
Secretary II. D. simonton.
Treasu~er-H. NJ. Knox. ts
Board of Dsrectors-w. L. Wilson, Geo. Z Mott, D.
W. Iagersoll, j. 3. Brewster, j. Nicols, R. Marvin D.
D. Merrill R. NJ 8. Pease, Parker Paine, P W. Nichols,
c. J. Burnen and St. r. Bunemsnn.
; - So DIED D. ~
At the residence of A. ALLEN, Esq, in this city,
at IL O'Clock, n ;, LUcY GERrRuDs, youngest daugh
ter of WM. Q. and ELIzABErH q. ALLEN, aged
months and 20 days. ftses ..