Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-12-26

gents conpos< d of a number of respectable
and Influential members, 10 collect contfi.
buttons aud four special agents residing
in different parts of the state, who serve q
general repositories OF the Scriptures, To-
the pufpo { Of furnishing them as they
are ordered by the managers and agents
within their respective bounds.
The Bible Society oil Salem and Its VI
cin;,y On aIassae nusettsl bad circulated IL
Tie past year $40 nioles--snd from lis to-
maIoq go Bibles and 90 New festamcnts.
lie Connecticut Bible Society had pui
chased $500 Bibles, sent 500 dollars TO tbs
East Indies tow 4rds repairing the loss d
fire al Sc, amporc, ard advanced 500 do
lars 10 sid ia p,intlng the scriptures II
French.-- they had circulated 9z3 IN tbels
own state and sent Tor grasuiteus distnbu-
ton elsewhere 1879 mpie. From the OF
ganizalion of that Society hey had distflt-
pted in Connecticut 1914 Bibless ard out o.
the State 1927, making IN all 10, l4i; b.
sides loC New Iestaments.
The Nassau Hal Bible Society having
in view at their formation. the supplying
with Bibles those who by sea AID iand were
fighting the battles of their country, bad
sent number on board our ships OF war
and several TO military cops passing ihro'
Princeton SHOW pleasant would II be o
behold the youth in al the seats OF learning
throughout the land imi,aling the example
Of This highly commcndable oociety t
The Bible Society OF Philadelphia had
struck off since their Stereotype press was
pu, ia operation, l4,l25 Bioles and $3.50
New est .rnents. "iheil edition OF 5000
copies of the New Testament IN French,
haG been completed and a conslderabl mum
Der of them committed 10 The care OF Mr.,
Mills On his second missionary tCu through
the southwestern region OF tnis country
This appendix contains list OF sixty
nibIe Societies in the Unlled States on the
3oth November 1914.
The board notice win much pleasu e the
establishment during that year OF seVe' al
Female Associations, formed for the pnr-
pose of combating by ,heir personal al
tentipn as wellas by their pecuniary means,
TO dissan mate the word Of God--ahd hos
observe II will doubtless be considered
an important acquisition TO the cause 81 BIZ
bic Societies 10 have engaged In It's active
duties, that sex 50 distinguished tor their
beneyoence and piety, and SO peculiarly
qualified for dispensing with adv antage 'be
offerings Of this sublime chaIty among
the children Of SORROW and OF want"
fhey regret that more attention ID not
paid Dy the Bible Societies In his country
generally 10 communicate 10 each otnei
through the medium oil pointed reports OF
Otherwise. such facts and observations con-
cernIng the common object IS might teEd
TO sys ematize and improve their respect
i've modes OF proceeding, both with respcct
10 contributing 70 their funds, and cirGuia-
uon Ct The Scriptures.
III noticing The tenth report Of the Bril-
ish and Foreign Bible Soclety, (Which has
been The subject OF The preceding number
they observe, "ihat they had printed OF.
contributed 10 the printing Ut the word !
God in atty ~. aDt,tnf languages and al
aiech, which they enumerated, aau iba
there were in Great U7tain e9wards Of fout
manfred Blb!e Soaet.cs ana branches, auAll
oly to The paren, insti utioI., besides num-
Der Of smaller associations connected win
sNem.
In "a note, they say that the printing Of
The whole Of the Chinese .Nezv 1eSfamen
had been con- ple,ed, and the Nissionary
Society in England had sent by the Rev.
D.. Romeyn, Two copies Of i, printed
in Canton, 10 Ibis county, one to the A
me1ican Board of Commissioners for For
tign Missions, and one TO the Committee
Of Missions oil the General Assembly OF
The P espyterlan Church in the u. States.