Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-06-04
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mising and powerful as the opening offspring.
Bio'c Society exists in each Of the states of
vermont, Connecticu Rhode Island. Deawayes
ohno' the District OF Columbia, Maryland, Ken.
,acky' tennessee, North Carolina, George a, the
mississippi Territory. and Louisiana. Two so
c.e'ies are found in the province of Maine, AID
the same IN Eew Hampshire, in New jvrssy e
m south Carolina. -Four in each OF the 'Ates
!" massachusetts and Pennsylvania, ard Tue
same number IN Virginia, and ten in the state OF
s3~ YORK making in the whole forty three
eio'e Socief'es It is probable that ether scci-
s.ies are organised or forming, of which your
ton. lll ~ ''o '
Whiie other institutions occupy the re fleetion
Ad inspire the gladness Of the friends of reveal
60 truth, the mind is insensibly led to admire
sne progress OF the British and Foreign Bible
society, the common parent of them all. A few
years ago II was seen .. a bridegroom coming
out OF ms chamber" it is now " strong mani
running triumphant race. Their line liz
gone out throughall the earth, and rheir words
70 the end of the world" The receipts of the
society, for the year ending March 81, 1873,
we're seventy-siS Thousand four hundred and
hity>hve pounds sterling. From the commence.
,seht OF the institution, in 1904, to tie 3Oth of
September, 1878, three hundred and thirty thou-
saha three hundred and fty-one Bibles, and
nve hundred and forty eight thousand chit
hundred and thirteen Tes,aments, had been is
sued, exclusive of those circulated at the Charge
OF tue Society, in various parts abroad. They
nave already printed and are circulating the
scriptures IN the English, the WEIGH, tn, Gaze
iio' the Manks, the Irish, the Arabic, the mo-
dern Greek, the French, the spanish. The Por
tuguese, the Italian, the Dutch, The Dan,sb. the
German, the Mohawk, and The Esquimau1 Ian.
guases Since the commencement of this no.
bic charity, to the date last mentioned, they
nave expended one hundred and exhty.two
thousand nine hundred and eighteen pounds,
nineteen shillings and eight pence sterling, in
the diffusion OF the best OF books. They have
literally assisted in the TRANSMITTING the Bible in.
to the languages of India, and in repairing, as
Tar as benehcence was capable, the loss sustanr
ed by fire at Serampore.
The managers possess authentic information.
that " the British and Foreign Bible Society
gains continually new accessions Of strength, by
the increase of auxiliary and branch societies,
wnic. amount, within the United Kingdom, to
about three hundred and thirty, or upwards, be-
sides Bible associations, of winch many of the
societies have several attached to them.''
Duriag the year of release, under the Old
Testament economy, the Hebrews spent their
time in readisg and hearing the law OF the Lord.
The disciples of Christ, of every name, are con.
hicntly expecting a GRAND YEAR OF RE-
LEASE; when war shall desoiate, ignorance
mislead, and iniquity defile our world no more
Bible Societies, in the good providence of God,
are furnishing the nations With the irs pircd vo-
iume; that when the acceptable year" shall
arrive, they may read the hciy pages, and find
" the face of the covering cast over al, people
and the veil spread over all nations, taken away
and destroyed"
A new era has opened in the church of God.
The zeal and assoc iations of christians for the
spread of the Bible, are without parallel in
ecclesiastical history. Good men are surprs ed
alike at the success with which their labours
are crowned, and at the cupable apathy or he.
station which prevented them from earlier
commencing so divine course. Taught by
experience. that no great benevolent objects
attempted by the religious public, has failed
for want OF support, they are encouraged 10 un-
shaken perseverance and evangelic enterprise.
Liberal exertions have even a present reward.
The pen of heaven has inscribed on every fa-
brio of benevoence "H He that watereth Q.
tners, shall be wateredhimseif." Dsper sing
the word of eternal life, the mere private chris.
tian becomes in manner the public teacher.
and may confidently hops, that the holy spirit
of God will make him wiser in its mysteries.
and happier in its consultations. Bible estab.
lishments are vernal showers. To an extent,
beyond calculation, with the blessing of Jeho.
yah, it may speedily be seen, that " instead of
the thorn shall come up the fr-tree, & instead
ofthe brier the myrtle tree aud il shall be un>
10 the Lord for a name, and foe an everlasting
sign that shall not be cut Off"