Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-12-05
For the Standard
COLPORTAGE IN NORTH CAROLINA.

lhUE I'm NON "A.
=. Since September 1st have labored in l3 Coun-
ties visited and talked on personal religion with 42s
families 81 of whom had no Bible; p no other re-
ligous books lO2 habitually neglected preaching.
and 1917 never had religious visit and prayer be-
fore at their houses also distributed $40 00U
pages of gospel truth, mostly in families and Sum-
day Schools, which we have organized in the most
ignorant sections, by which hundreds of parents
and children being taught 10 spell and read, and
directed to Christ. During the quarter have learn
ed Of IS persons who attribute their conversion to
Gods blessing upon the reading of books and tracts
FROM MINISTER.
A minister told me that gave him the tract
"Come to Jesus" few years ago, which was the
means of the hopeful conversion of a whole family.
At the same time, he says, gave him packet of
tracts worth 25 cents which he scattered in Sec
ton where there was not family in ten that
tended preaching because of the distance, DO or II
miles to the nearest their great wicxedness and in
difference. Since then there has been revival, and
church built there; and he has good reason to be-
lieve that the packet of tracts was the means in
Gods hands. of starting this reformation.
FACTS THAT SHOULD BE KNOWN.
Owing to the increased demand for grants of books
and tracts to minister's coporteurs and christians Of
the various denominations at home and abroad for
the destitute around them, being greater than the
increase of donations, the American Tract Society
is in immediate need of funds to supply these stalv-
ing souls that are pleading for the gospel
Dear reader, hope you will respond quickly, as
we must have funds or curta our operations in
carrying the gospel to perishng souls in the high-
ways and hedges of North Carolina In this State
our colporteurs successfully reaching over
twenty thousand families annually mostly in our
more destitute counties, leaving the more favored
counties to be occupied by other instrumentaltics
In one county that recently passed through, We
have faithful colporteur working supported by
one lady. He found over four hundred families
neglecting preaching, and but few religious books,
and great ignorance and wickedness Besides uni
ting the social influence with Gods truth at their
fresides himself, he has got about two hundred of
the most pous and intelligent men and women to
revisit the scattered families for religious in
struction, and there are now eleven good Sabbath
schools where such never existed before 1t requires
most of my time and efforts to supernend and push
forward this extensive work in these dark sections,
where there cannot be money enough raised to pay
for the grants to say nothing of the salaries of the
colporteurs 1t is owing to this fact that the Parent
Society has expended in this State ten thousand dol
lars more than we have ever given Shall North
Carolina thus be means Of embarrassing this
great benevolent catholic Institution? Only about
one-haf of the amount, we are now necessarily ex-
pending for this home cork is given by the people
of North Carolina. Doubtless more would give if
could call on them personally, but for reasons be-
fore given cannot to the extent wish. One hun
dred and fifty dollars is the salary of coporteur
fifty dollars secures Life Dictatorship and twenty
dollars Life Membership; and each dollar given
will pay for fifteen hundred pages to give to those
not able to buy Every dollar you give will be ex-
pended in this State, unless you otherwise direct
hope to hear from, you very soon, All donations
are acknowledged in the American Messenger.
Yours truly,
W. j. W. CROWDER, Gen. Ag't
of Am. Tr. Soc for n. g.
p. S.-Donations may be sent to ME here, or to
Rev. J. Cross, Baltimore Md, or to 0. R. Kngsbury
$50 Nassau, St, n. Y.
RALEIGH, N. C., December, 1860.