The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-10-09

sfate that this Society has bAen recognized as
Auxiliary to the .4nlerican Bible Society, on
the condition that, retaining The 6 1000 as
permanent fund, the interest of this sum,
and all other means be transmitted to the
Treasurer of that Institution, and that in no
year we draw from the National Depository
above the amount Of money transmitted.
In December last, $500 were paid into the
Treasury of the American Bible Society, and
from their Depository 200 limo Bibles, As 8vo
Bibles, and 100 Testaments were received
the whole amounting to $3.50. The remain
ing $3.50 were appropriated to the general pur-
poses of the American Bible Society
Since the reception of the Bibles from New
York, there have been distributed 1872 l2mo
Bibles, 19 8vo, and SO 1estanents. There
are on hand, for future distribution, SO limo
Bibles, 81 8vo, and "a Testaments.
BY the Treasurer's account it appears that,
deducting the $1,000 permanent fund, there is
in the Treasury only the sum of S1O:O1. The
Directors therefore are constrained earnestly
to solicit subscribers and other pious and cha
ritable individuals to grant their aid, that all
the poor, who are destitute, may be furnished
with the sacred Scriptures.
For general'information, the following par
ticulars are subjoined. The payment of 81 90
constitutes an individual member of the So
ciety. The annual payment of this sum con-
tnues his membership. The payment of go
constitutes an individual a member for life.-
Every settled Minister of the gospel in the
County, of every denomination, is, &c oficio, a
Member. For every dollar paid into the Treas
ury an individual is entitled to one copy Of the
12mo Bible. Those in needy circumstances
may purchase the octave Bible at 81 50--the
duodecimo at 90 cents-the Testament at 80
cents; all of very superior quality.
The Directors join the Society in fervent
prayers for divine blessing on all endeavours
to distribute the word fife.
A. BANCROFT, per order.
P. M. A discourse was delivered before the
Society, by Rev. J. ALLEN, of Marlborough.
from John V. 5. C Who is he that orercona,
eth the a0ord. bat he that beliereth that Jesus is
the Son Of God pa collection was then
made, to promote the objects of the Institution.
Ltu.--The decision of the Supreme
Court, in the case of Dwight vs.. Brews-
ter, was declared at Northampton last
week, in favour of the plaintiff. Brews-
ter 1.-THE Mail Carrier having under
taken to carry packet of bank hills
from Northampton to Springfield, failed
OF his undertdking-that is, the packet
was lost on the way. TIE Court decid-
ed, that as such a packet was not within
the prohibitory clauses of the United
States Law prohibiting mail carriers
from carrying letters, not mailed, PAST
an established post-office; there could be
no objection to the maintenance of tie
action on the ground of a fraud prac-
tised upon the revenue by the parties
but that in the transportation of packets
other than letters, written messages;
independent of the mail, the undertake
ing of the stage driver was that of a
common carrier, and as such nothing
could excuse the loss except the act OF
God, or the pubIick enemy The a.
mount recovered against Mr. Brewster
was about 1850 dollars.
Hampdsn Patriot.