Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-10-25
THE BIBLE.

to peruse them, information in regard to the great
exertions that have been made and arc now making
in almost every part of the world to distribute that
invaluable book--to the wants of it, in diilereat
places--to the great zeal manifested by the poor
an destitute for obtaining t-and to the gratitude
expressed by those who, from the hands OF bene-
violence, have receive q ii.
No. I.
AS an introduction to this collection it is thought
proper to give some account of the Tenth Report
Of the British & Foreign Bible society.'--A book
containing upwards of ESQ pages, printed chiefly on
small type. 1t contains, 1. the names Of the Of
hcers OF that society, ofwhick Rt Hon.Lorc Teign-
mouth is President, and one Archbishop, ten Bish.
ops, and thirteen other Reverend and Honorable
Gentlemen, Vice-Presdents Q. A number of Res
olutions of Thanks at their annual meeting in May
1914, to gentlemen OF eminence for their great ex-
ertons and services in promoting the objects of the
society. g. The names of its Committee, thirty-six
in number. 1. A list of twenty-one honorary gov
ernors and one honorary member for life, who had
rendered services to the institution. 5. Of twenty
life governors and thirteen members, by payment
of Requests. 6. The Laws aud Regulations Of the
society, by which each subscriber Of one guinea
annually becomes a member--cach subscriber of
ten guineas at one time, a member for life--each
subscriber of FIVE guincas annually, q governor,
aud each subscriber OF fifty pounds at one time,
governor for life. Z. A specimen OF the types on
which their Bibles and Testaments are printed. 8.
The editions Of the Scriptures sale to subscribers
at their Depositary 3. The price Of Bibles in DIFF
ferent languages. 10. A list Of auxiliary societies
formed during the preceding year. viz. In England
90. La Wales 4. In Scotland f3 In British col
onics 6--with their respective contributions, a.
mounting ia the whole to upwards OF 10 t90l. stef
To the Contributions derived from these new
sources of income. tile Committee add returns from
the auxiliary societies Of date previoas to the
then last meeting, amounting in the whole to
II, 1861. fSs.aJd.
II. Grants to other Societies the preceding year
amounting to foOS0i. Is "a.
Il Total OF Grants from the commencement of the
institution, 79, 5A5L is. sd.
f2. The Report states that the number of Bibles
and Testaments issued by the society from the COM
pnencement OF its institution amounts to e85 ,31J,
viz. Bibles $40, 32-S--I estaments sos ,0O2--of
which there issued from Jan. 1, 1912, to March 81 !,
1914, as follows, viz. Bibles t67 Establishments
1875 249. These exclusive OF abont Ii ,52J cir
cuated at the charge OF the society from deposita-
ties abroad, making total Of ,026 $50 copies.
IL. A long list OF subscribers, in number above
5000.
IL. An account Of sums received and paid the
preceding year, viz.
RECEIVED.
From annual subscribers, c. Sf09 10 s
Donations aud life subscribers, 265f 2
Legaces, 9a5 2
Contributions from auxiliary
societies, W 5S4OS 0
BY sale OF Bibles & Tcstaments, 24766 2 10
From other sources, 400 IL I
a.a4
Total 872i6 9