The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-10-03


books. and no way Of getting them unless
they are carried to their houses, for there is
not bookstore within one hundred miles OF
them. BY the colporteur's visits Of instrac-
ton and prayer in these families they begin
to see the value Of such, and are now meet
ing in Sabbath.schools, which they hereto
fore opposed.
In an eastern county colporteur writes
{" visited one hundred and fifteen families
in which found many in great neglect and
ignorance, but willing to receive instruction
and books after explained my work. The
greatest difficulty is. that there are SO many
poor wretched families who cannot read.
The father Of one OF these families recently
met me and thanked me for my visit to his
house, saying that it had caused him to start
his children to the common school which he
before cared nothing for. When first yisi-
ted this family found the parents am, SIX
children SO very ignorant Of books, that J
spent the time in talking to them about the
value Of good books. showed the pictures and
alphabet, gave suitable ones TO them, urged
him to send his children to school and united
with them in prayer This colporteur also
writes: II went to political meeting where
| distributed a great number of tracts, aud
talked with many about their souls. One
man there told me that gave him the tract
Come 70 Jesus some time ago, which had so
aroused him to think of his soul that he now
wanted Bible to read"
LIFE DIRECTORS AND nEaBEgs.
In addition 10 the colporteur system Of
searching ont aud supplying the destitute
families, we now have in North Carolina be-
tween three and four hundred Life Directors
and Life Members of the American Tract
Society, who draw and scatter their annuities
Of tracts and books, to great extent, among
their poor neighbors. BY this means hun.
dreds Of the most pious and intelligent men
and women are making their influence TO be
ielt and perpetuated by their example aud
effort, in following up our colpurteur Iabors.
by their frequent visits, gifts Of tracts and
books, and instructions aud prayers. The
donation Of twenty dollars at one time con-
stitutes Life Member; the addition Of thur.
ty or fifty dollars at one time Life Direc.
Tor. A Life Director cln draw, gratis. each
year three thousand pages Of tracts or two
dollars worth Of bouks. A Life Member can
draw fifteen hundred pages 81 tracts. Many
UdIGnts themselves anu tdIU VI
their children Life Members or Life Direc.
tors; and they Thea select some poor family
or persons whom they think likely 10 appre
ciate aud improve from reading the tracts aud
books drawn and make them Life Members
A lady IN this county has been thus selecting
children in different families for years, ma
king them Life Members. BY which she i
helping TO raise up little army Of readers
and workers in Gods Vineyard. Many con.
gregatnns, and sometime individuals, make
their Pastors, Sunday-schoul Snperinten
dents, aud teachers Lie Members or Diree.
tors, BY which they can draw books aud tracts
annually bread and give 10 others. A pious
gentleman, seventy live years old. recently
wrote TO me saying: I" You will please send
nv annuity as Life Director. in tracts and
primers, for AMI my daughter shall take
4 great pleasure in making our usual visit 10
each Of my neighbors 10 supply them with
something to read on sundays aud when thes
may wish. q, have seen 80 much good al.
feet from reading tracts. The primers are
for the pnor children. through whom we can
frequently better reach the parents. We
should always speak aud act kindly 10 chill
dren."
A distinguished christian patriot in heart
and effort, who was recently made Life ID.
rector, writes: +" No agency connected with
the promotion Of the gospel blessings MI
I the cause Of Ghrist-Sith the enlarging Of the
bounds Of Zion and the diffusion vi beneyu.
lence, has mpre u nv appreciation than the
7 American Tr4ct Society. Be pleased % send
7 my share ~ tfact., winch shall be gwen oct
amoog our people, 10 whom they are often
blessed VI God d his must effective mials-
tiers"
/ cHEEEiSG FACT.
Il is a cheering fact that notwithstanding
the political excitement this summer. yet l
have not seen great anxiety aud effort ID get.
ting aud scattering tracts. the !" .4mericaa
lhsseager" aud "CliiFs Pgper." | have
scattered about two hundred and twenty five
thnusand pages this quarter. aud sent grcst
many more TO ministers aud other active
christians. During the last month ! learned
q sixty three persons who attribute their
awakening or conversion 70 the blessing Of
God upon Tie reading Of printed truth. One
wasa prominent gentleman, Oyer eighty years
oil. who had been seeking religion more than
twenty years, and was about 10 dismiss tile
subject IRON his mind. 4 christian friend
Of his told me that he got some tracts Of our
lcolpnrteur, one Of which he gave 10 the aged
man tglfa altar raaltN.. X t.fI A.. .tE