The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-06

Ninth annual report Of The Managers Of
the Eynehburg Bible Society, Nay Goth,
1898.
The managers in rendering an account
Of the manner in which they have attended
10 the trust rrposrd IN them, have the
pleasure Of stating, that they have had
greater success in the distribution Of books
during The last year, than in any OF The
preceding, since the origin OF the lnstltn-
ton.
Demands for Bibles have been more fire.
queut than heretofore and though we
received IN the last month supply Of 100
mlnion lrstamcnis, very few now remain on
hand. We regard this AS an omen for
good, and are encouraged. During this
year, The society has LOST sixteen members.
Five by death, and eleven by removal
At present it consists Of 10 annual eOntri-
butors, aud three life members.
There were in The Depository on the last
anniversary, l58 Bibles and G3 Testaments.
Since that date We have purchased Of the
American b. Society 2l2 Bibles, of which
twelve were French and 800 Tcstamcnls.
The price ofthcse, with cost uf transport
uaion, amounted TO S2i6 37--Thc NUN
Der on hand, with those purchased in the
year, amounted 10 $50 Bibles aud 363 Tcs-
tamenls.
IN the last year we have distributed, gra-
tuilonsly, ld8 Bibles and 232 Testpments ;
and have sold ~ Bibles and l0l Tesla
ments for 900 ~. There is nov inthc De-
posiiory, III Bibles and so Testaments--
Of these Bibles seven ate French, and IL
German.
Since its organization, this society has
purchased ans Bibles ndTestamcnts, and
distributed 1870. Thus we have been
Instrumental in putting into circulation
in the surrounding country, no mconsidc-
rablc number of that precious volume,
which makes WISE unto salvation all who
read and cordially believe its heavenly doc
triDcs.
Since the last report s365 81 have been
recrivedip t0 The Treasury. OF this sum
S2i6 81 have been expended in the pur-
chase of books. From thcChmiottc coun-
~ Bible Society $50 have been received
aud from the Gid Concord b. Association
$50. The whole amount of funds receiv-
ed by ti,is society since its formation, i,
Sooti~~o VI tllS SUM S~ht~ o. udNG uSCi
disbursrd.
Your managers are, upon the view ofth,
case, encouraged to persevere and de-
most earnestly and aflectionately urge il OF
all the members, to advance with renewed
and increased Zeal Ia this most important
work. Ii is by human agency, the pow er
being of God, that the Gospel Of the King
dom is To be sent and preached To ali ma
tons. Thousands of our fellow men in
every part ofthe world, are associated for
the purpose Of disseminating The doctrines
of the Bible. The glory Of God in the sal
walton of lnan is the object. This is en-
phatically, the era of Bible and Missionary
exeriion. The world, according to the
untallns word of prophecy is 10 be evan
grlized. The Jews are to he brought in
with the greater hllness of the Gentiles.-
Every tribe shah hear and read in the Ian
gnnge in which il was bora, the wonderful
works of God.
Not only are the dversities of Protcs-
tants engaged in this work, bat Jews and
Catholics also, laying aside their peculiar
hostllities, are becoming co-workers in thu
adNancementofth this heavenly charity. In
the appropriate language of a sister society
multltudcs Of institutions are emulatinp
each other in diltusing the light of the COS.
pei, aud glitter like 50 many stars in the fir
nament of christianity"
Amongst The mutitudes of Bible Socie
ties which exist in every quarter of the
globe, the British and Foreign Bible Soci
ETY. still leads the van, aud shines with IN
ereasng splendor. She is indeed star o.
tue first magnitude, and commands the
| admiration of the world-In her train fol-
low between 200 and 1000 auxiares.-
In tlae eighteen years which have ELAPSED
since the formation Of that society, she has
distributed 3,j63, 97i Bibles and Testanlents
nom her depository and foreign presses, al
her expense.
The Russian Bible Society, of much
more recent origin, is most vigorously
empiatng the example Of her nlustriolis
patron. This society has printed In 81
editions ard ia 90 different lang all.
600 copies II the Bible and Testament
and efthcse she has distributed through the
vareus regions of that most extensive en-
pre-, 275,660 Bibles and Testaments.
Third, in this distinguished train OF hene-
VIOLENT institutions, foilows our own paren,
society, the American Bible Society. Into
ner treasury more than three hundred aux
liiaFies pour, annually, their tributary houn-
y and from her depository, as from ra-
dating centre, is daily sent forth, to every
part of this happy and lourishiug republic,
many copies Of the sacred volume. She
mas, during the first six years of her exis-
tence, distributed l95,slG Bibles and Tes-
taments.
But after all that has been done, more
than soc millions ofthe human race are