Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-04

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| by the purchase of the stereotype plates, had
become almost exhausted, to append an adj
dress TO their sister societies throughout the
union, inviting their CO operation. TO these
were added several Interesting articles CAL
culated to animate ard sustain holy zeal
for the best interests of man.
The managers cherish spirit of gratitude
to God and to their brethren. for tine sue
cess which followed this measure, Funds
were soon supplied, more than sufficient to
| complete the edition. While waiting 20 re
| ceiye answers from other societies, it occut>
red to their minds, that something towards
the contemplated edition Of the French New
Testament might be drawn from gentlemen
of that nation residing in this city. They
/ drew up an address in the French language,
| and gave it circulation A committee was
appointed TO wait on Parsons who were most
likely to Contribute. The addition OF $3.50
to the Treasury became the agreeable con-
sequence.
When proper object presents itself, the
managers have had the qualification of OBJ.
serving hcw easily the scnsbilities of pious
| behcvoence are awakened. Towards the
printing of the French estament, the Bi
| bic Society of Baltimore made grant of
three hundred dollars. The same amount
was rendered by the Auxiliary Society of
Philadelphia. Fifty dollars were received
| from the Bible Society of Nassau Hall &
| five handred from that of New Hampshire.
Five hundred dollars have also been for
| warded by John Canning. esq. for the
same purpose. from the Georgia Bible So
cietys two hundred from the Society in New
Jersey one hundred and fifty iron the Vir.
ginia Bible Society and fifty dollars from
the Society in Frederick county. Besides
these, two enclosures have been received
through the medium of the post sfhce. by
the treasurer one containing twenty. five
| dollars, the other twenty eight, to be applied
to the same generous design.
In the moments of Joyous animation,
which these liberal donations produced,
yeur managers were doubling whether the,
might not venture upon printing the whole
Bible. From this attempt they were deter
red, partly from belief that an edition OF
| the Testament would not only be most ca
silly effected, and, in the present state of the
Inhabitants of New Orleans, might proba>
biy be most useful, and partly, from infor
nation received from their sister Society
| in New York, that the effort was by them
contemplated. This latter intelligence had
reached some OF the societies, before they
mad returned an answer relative to their in
vited cooperation in the publishing of the
French New Testament. Under an i'm
preston that this Society and shat in New
York would combine in the o,k, the Bible
Society In Charleston Contributed FIVE han-
| dred dollars, and the Massachusetts Sncie-
y three hundred. for prinSIng the French
scriptures to be at the joint dis. osai Of the
two societies. The managers were happy
| in tho opportunity of adding to their graft.
| tude the request that these last two sums
| might be paid exclusively into the hands of
| the New York Society. The edition of the
New Testament, which is now completed
and in the hands of the binder, is printed
from the stereotype copy of the British and
Foreign Bible Society. The work was com.
mitted to French printer OF this city, and
/ is well executed. Believing that it would
/ ultimately lessen the expense of the work,
| the managers ordered a thousand copies of
the edition to be printed OH finer paper for
sale.
| While this Society is endeavoring TO diffuse
| the streams of sacred knowledge through south
ern II gions 1T is a pleasant reflection that its
sister Society in New York is looking with
commissioning eye. OF regions in the North
| She sees muititudes in Canada, who use the
French Language, almost withouta Bible; and
| feels " that generous and truly Christian spirit
which, in the midst OF war, knows no war"
At their meeting in September last, your ma.
nagers resolved, that compliment of BIZ
I BILE in extra binding be made to the Rev. MIR.
| Schermerhorn, aud another to the Rev. Mr..
| Mills, as testimony OF the high sense enter
| tanned by the board, of the exertions of these
gentlemen in promoting the establishment of
| Bible societies, in their missionary tour" On
this subject they have only to add, that under
conviction OF the Importance Of careful dstri.
button OF the French New Testament, and that
| the design OF this charity may not be defeated,
they have authorised the treasurer and liz
brarian to employ an agent to take charge OF
them: provided the compensation to be made
shall not exceed the surplus funds received Tor
deiraying the expenses of the work. An agent,
entirely to their wishes, they anticipate the
pleasure OF finding in the Rev. Mr.. Mills.
In their last annual report, the managers
have found with regret, that they were incor-
rect in part OF the statement there given, rela.
tive TO the origin and design of the Bible SocIs
ETY. of Nassau Hall. The incorrectness alluded
to, wat owing to the circumstance that they had
not then seen the constitution and address of
that society; bur being highly gratifed with its
institution, took the liberty to state, on inoffici
al communications believed to be strictly eoyrect,
what, it now appears, was, in some respects, or
roneous. The origin and design of that society,
as given in their own address, are IS follows {:
Will it be thought an unworthy motive to
actuate us in snch AN undertaking, if we say
that desire TO manifest our deep sense of the
infinite value Of revealed truth, and the high
esteem we have for the Bible which contains
that truth, we're among the causes which led to
the formation of this society," We would, by
liberal distribution of this invaluable trea.
sure, wipe away the reproach which has so of
ten been ievelled at colleges" that, while they