Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-12-05
THE BIBL F.. No III.

arrival in that port, soon aitEs HE commencement,
of the late unhappy wa with &c. 8f,ain, of d
number of Bibles found blegi British vessel
bound to Nova-SCotia, llat VIZ. Captured by a n
DIRK privateer, and, ae riCies- exertions that
were made TO purchase le4 f1# la use and benefit
oil those tor whom theywe'e or'gInay s...ple1. he
appendix to the Report which has been the subject
OF the preceding numbers contains letter from
the Massachusetts Bible Society to the Rev. MIR
Black Of Halifax, regretting the occurrence desi-
ring Information as TO tile real propretors of the
books, and desiring to know To whom supply
should be seat TO make up the loss or the amount
OF the Invoice transmitted. This letter which Mr.
Black tetWed very handsome and une pected, he
transmitted To the British and Foreign Bible soci-
ETY., who pun them on board vessel belonging L.
and commanded by Capt. Lander, for distribution
in some parts Of Nova Scotia, where supply was
needed.-it contains also letter to that respecta-
bic society, enciosinsa bill for 1851. which was
Judged sufficient 70 make up the amount Of the in
voice Of said Bibles and the cost of insurance. This
was transmitted, agreeably to the opinion of Mr.
Black that IL wouIdbc better 6 than to encounter
The difficulty of sending the same number of Bible,
TO Halifax any Of the British provinces" The
address of the Massachusetts Bibte Society and a
list OF The subscribers who furnished the money TO
procure said bill Are therein inserted Indeed the
sum subscribed Amounted to 90I dollars. The o.
verplus was applied 10 the funds of the society.
2. TheJourth Relpn ofthe Ne,o YORK. Bible Socit.g.
This states that The whole number of Bibles dis
trlbuled since the organzationof the Society in
i0O9 ~ o23y 1t notices the Reports OF several SIS
TEL institutions, atI The number OF Bibles dstrbu-
ted by them, viz
he Bible Society of Salem and its vicinity $50
in twelve months.
The Albany Bible Society $50 in 12 months.
The Oneida Bible society, 1850 in "a months. 4-
Also the recent establishment of IL other Bbe So
eietIes in the u. ;. he number has since greatly
increased tf
ETtrGct-" We arc grooming under the desola-
ting scourge of war: come then, ana let US pre-
sent upon this altar, portion Of our substance, as
a peace offering 70 the prince Of Peace.
8. TIE PhthrdcLph:a Bible Society
November IS, 1913.
kriract O Letter from Robert EGi$ton, Treasurer
:" he number Of Bible Societies il the =. 5. has
reached % and there is prospect of Two more.
one in North Carolina, and one in Delaware
There are now10, probably more.,..[ Nov. G,J.J
he Bible Society of Newly orS has resolved on
printing edition of 5000 copies Of the French ti-
bic, and the Bible Socic.y Of IhiIadgph are print
ing 5000 copies of a French New Testament, fol
1. The Louisiana Bibte Society.
This Society was formed at New-0rleans, March
%, fdl3, under great Encouragement aud small
prospect OF success. Mr.. Refs Baptist Missena-
:. having observed that after heng there near two
mOnths, he was unable to give away more than
thrte or four French Bibles out Of tw dozen that
la been committed 10 him for distribution, and
tie former, rejecting that there no protestant
minister settled there, and never perhaps before
the preceding winter had been visited by protest
aut missionaries. They were, however, Joyful
encouraged by the counteuance Of the Bshep an,
Clergy 0, the Roman Catholic church; aud as
soon as The society was organized, the two dozen
Bibles committed to the care Of Mr.. keis, were b.
ii very short tine distributed, and frequent cali
were made every day for more; and t was thought
that In les than two weeks, 200 more might have
been striblted.r
Since writing the above, the writer has seen 4
lie, orr If the Bible Society of Louisiana, Of Apru
20, 1915, by which it appears that 500 copies OF
the French Testament has been received a. New
Orleans, and distributed. Some extracts from Thu
Report will be given hereafter.
Ertracis.--" There has been no edition Of ia
Bib, printed rcs! Of he mountains and tue induce
ment to merchants 10 take out many, WAS vetJ
small, a. will appear from The following anecdote.
\ merchant III Tennessee observed during the
earth luakes in 1871 y 1872 that before these TOOK
place. he used 10 sell len packs 0 cards oeFe he o0t
one Bible. n0l0 he sold ten Bi6leS 10 one puck q
cards.
I" The Bishop Of Orleans observed that he did
not believe there were ten Bibles among all the
Catholics in NeW-Orcans. This il probably cor
rect for we were informed that when the Amer-
cans took possession Of the country, it was moi
til alter long search that Bible could be found
10 adm mister the oath OF Office and the at last
procured, Latin vulgate from one tho priests.
:. Their country contains free population OF
100000 souls, of which about 20 900 are Catholics
and slaves about 10000. Here are also 70,oo0 Of
our adopted brethren without a Bible, who ale ca
ger to receive it. And can christians, who have
Bibles enough and To spare withhold from them &
our destitute brethren in the west The oreod u life?
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of
Askclon.o
1t is then recommended TO the Bible Society of
Philadelphia to commence correspondence with
the Bible Societies OF the Atlantic states, on the
subject of printing, in union with the Louisiana
Bible Society, the French New Testament for dis
tribribution in louisiana and Missouri lte
French inhabitants are upwards Of 10000.
IT, Since the dag 81 publication qfhs GAz-
ETTE hos been altered from WednesdGys 10
TUESDAYS, 1t all be accessory orr advertising
friends should hand their fduors early Monday
morning, an order 10 ensure an insertiga IN the
meet paper
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MAnhIkD,
In, this town, by fbcr Webster, ESQ on
Thankag' ing Evening, M John z. Lowell 70
Miss Edy Lunt.