The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-05
Our Tract Cause.

Our Tract Society," though sadly crippled
in its resources, is still alive, and doing what
i can for God and the world. 1t could DO
vastly more if it had the means. At
quarterly meeting Of the Board, held on the
10th inst, the treasury was reported to be
over q thousand dollars IN debt. In view OF
this fact and OF the little probability that 1t
would be able to procure funds, the Board re-
luctantIy instructed me to inform Brother Ja-
coby not to draw Tor the balance OF the ap-
preparation made to Germany at the begin
Ming of the year. l have doue 50 with much
grief. Yet am satisfied that this was our
only safe and honorable course. We cannot
90 deeper into debt and Germany must sui
fer because Of our poverty unless few rlch
and benevolent men will send US the $5OO
needed to pay the appropriation. headcr,
could not you send a fifth or tenth OF that
sum for the sake of dear old tatherlan",
whose sons are 50 freely spilling their blood
on the battle-felds of our Great rebellion
During the past three months nine new
tracts have been added to our list OF tracts
besides three miniature tracts ior the army
In response to my appeals for the army near
" three hundred dollars have been sent In.
This is being faithfully expended suppl ylng
our patriot troops with tracts and Good Ne'0s'
We have already sent out l6,ooO or o| ,4oo
pages of the latter, and lO4,49O pages OF re-
Iigious reading distributed among our soldiers
since the beginning Of the war.
This matter has been circulated prlnclpally
through the Chaplans of Regiments, and
the gratuitous agency of the Rev. IL. e
Westwood of Washington. To this gentle
man the Board is under great obligations fo'
: his very valuable services among the keg'
ments encampcd at Washington.
The friends who have sent the Society
money for army purposes will be pleased tt
learn that we have distributed the fruits
their gifts among regiments encamped a
New York, Yonkcrs, Elmira, the Rela.
House. Md, Annapolis, Baltimore. tortres
Monroe. Washington, Georgetown, A'exan
j dria, Arlington Heights York, Pennsylvania
Trenton. n. D., and Camp Dennison Ono
, Letters from chaplains have been receive
thanking US ior the tracts and papers, an
e test;fying to the superior fitness OF the Zoo
/ Neaos for free circulation among the soldier
: Ten thousand copies could be prohtaoIy Nse'
G shall be happy to find means Tor soae'e' 81
g inc a. nnucn matter as the trends o. u
3 arny may see fit to send to our treasurer,
y cannot promise to reach every regiment De
y ignated by the done1s, because regiment
" Constantly changing It's location, and son son
i Regime Is will hereafter be dittlcuit OF acoe5
IL Dat we will do the best We can, ana maj
every dollar sen: as blessing TO some Pc
,. tion of our grand National army :, ::
>, The circulation Of the Good Wees is !.
sr creasinc. We now print some 53,ooe cop'
N monthly. Ifcvery Church vonld take tax ohn ht'y
j. a hundred copies we should have 2oo,ooo su
as scribers.
n Remember the Tract Society gives t.
o. copies to every Church which sends cole
,e tion to j. B. Edwards for general p"rp0S
,e Where collection is given tor army pufp'
,e cs or paid 10 Conference Tract Society
re cannot send the ten copies Of the Good Nee
no Brethren don't forget the Tract Socie
a3 Give it means and it will 60 immense 90
az ~ I;t+,o cost d, w.