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The Christian Almanac.

EOHN ANDREWS has received from the
- american Irdct Society copy OF the
CHRISTIAN ALMANAC for the year 1924, calcu-
lated for the latitude and longitude of Pitts
burgh, but will answer with slight variation
fol- the states of Ohio, Virginia. Kentucky, &c.
and he will proceed to publish an edition of
it, with as much expedition as possible, at the
office of the Pittsburgh Recorder. For every
copy that may be sold the Publisher is under
obligations to pay one cent into the Treasury
ofthe Society. The proceeds Of IL, 600 copies
would amount to 800, which would be en-
ployed in the printing of Tracts.
Three numbers ofthis Almanac g. e. for the
years 1921, 1922, 1825,) have been published
III Boston. 1t has been greatly admired and
extensively circulated. lis peculiar excellen-
cles and the advantages Of giving it circulation
viii be apparent from The following extracts of
I the Ninth Report OF the American Tract So.
ciety.
"lhe Committee have. during the past wear.
published No 3. Of the Christian Almanac
This Tract ot 40 pages, with an Astronomical
oiar, pretlAed to II, contains an extensive coll
lection OF facts relative to the present state Of
Christian and Heather countries; numerous
tables, exhibiting condensed views of the vari-
Gus Bene, client Societies. their origin. means
and operations for evangeiizing the world.
and also much information, Interesting to chill
dren and youth, To farmers, mechanics mr.
chants, ministers, and all descriptions of per-
sons; and it IS calculated TO be useful little
manual for every family in the country.
This Tract has been published for the So
ciel., IN Boston; in Washington, Distric, Of
Columbia; and in Rochester, New-York. of
those published i'll Dos on. there has bern a
circulation of nearly 5000. How many have
been circulated, of those published in other
places, the Committee have not Yet beer. in
formed. Ii there have been half as MANY in
all, AS of those published in Boston. il vii,
make about $1,000 copies. These have pro-
baby gene INFO near, as man, families. and
been read by more than 100000 ncivitluals.-
The COMMITTEE are now preparing No. T. Of
the same Tract; and BY avaihng themselves Of
her past experience, and Of the friendl, hints
which have been suggested b, readers of the
'as' nu.nbeIs, they hope 10 make the next
number stu more WORTHY of the public patron
age and to obtain for II still more extensive
circulation. And ii IS devoutl, hoped. thai at
no distant period such Tract viii be pub
hshed m every state, and be found in every
fann' In The country; and that il will bear no
unnportant part, m Fastening the time when
"hniiness to the i.ord' shall be written upon
u" the publications. OF nen.--By the avails
OF THIS Almanac, more than % 90 tracts were
printed the last year And ever, person who
purchased one, may have the satisfaction OF
knowing, thathe provided the means for print
ng copy IT Tractor perpetual circulation"
The copies Of the Pittsburgh Edition VII
sold at ~ cents single, eighty se,,en GEMS bes
dozen, and SIR dollars Ter handrcd for cash.
payable on deliver. 1t is believed that uer-
chants trading to Pittsburgh will fnd il to their
advantage 10 procure suppl, for the seve-
raj places Of their residence Orders from q