The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-05-17

persons subject to taxation, 26u were
found destitute of the Scriptures in an
other district, 267 out of 400; and IN
another, S37 out Of 569! In Alabama,
in nine of the thirty-six counties OF the
State, embracing the, longest settled,
and most highly improved parts OF the
State, 1918 families are destitute OF the
Scriptures, while only 1906 families in
the same counties were supplied. II Is
estimated that in the other counties
I7I3I families are. destitute. In The
State of Indiana, containing 10000 fam
lilies, it is estimated that not more than
half have an entire Bible.
Investigations made under the direc-
iiou of Bible Societies In different parts
of the State of Newly FORK, disclose
facts equally painful TO every Christian
heart. From these Investigations, II
appears that in Oswego county one
fourth part of the families do not pos
sess an erlire copy of the Holy Scrip
lures; in nine of the towns in Llvlngs-
ton county, not less than 277 families ;;
in Rioga county, 500; and in Allegha'
ny county, and some of the adjoining
settle ments, at least one thousand iaml-
lies are destitute of the Bible ! The
Society of ST. Lawrence county found
nv rOuIInC7 su ruS- rU'"o sa'o.'.s~.- i.a'-
in their bounds.
The following table presents con-
densed statement of the sums received
by the Society from each of lis differ
ent souI ces Of income:
Donations from Auxiliary Socie,
tics, S!O,64O 60
Donations from Bible Societies, not
Auxiliary, II
Remittances for Bibles, from Auxili-
AIRY Bible Societies, 24,605 90
Remittances for Bibles, from Bible
Societies rot Auxiliary, 1877 IA
Donations from Benevolent Societies, 81 90
Legacies, 2,510 90
Ministers, Directors for Life, 1910 90
Laymen, do. do. 500 90
Ministers, Members for Life, l,l63 O6
Laymen, do. do. 1920 90
Annual contributions, SOC 90
Donations from individuals, 1921 80
Congregational collections, 474 as
Proceeds of Bibles, &c. entrusted to
individuals for sale, or gratuitous
distribution abroad, 344 81
Sales to individuals, entitled to pur-
chase, 3,l52 SIS
Rent from Printer and Binder of
parts of house, 700 90
Dividends CT stock, and interest on
temporary loans, 66l so
Interest en- money loaned to Trus-
tees of Building, 642 80
Donations TO the Sinking Fund, for
paying debt on Society's House, 578 85
a donation of eight hundred dollars
has been received through the hands
of gentleman IN Boston, from an I'M
known individual, and appropriated by
him to supply the descendants of Isll-
mael with the word of life. This
amount has been RENTED TO the Treas
urer OF the British and Foreign Bible
Society, with request that they should
furnish the American Missionaries at
Malta, with copies of the Scriptures
in the Arabic and other suitable Ian
guages, TO the above amount, as they
may order the same, for distribution |
among the persons contemplated by the |
benevolent donor A legacy of $500
has been received from Mr.. Daniel Bur
ger, and another of $4,000, from James
Thompson Esq. both of this city. A
valuable donation of 10 shares in the
bank of Newbern, n. e. worth $1,000
at par, has been received ftom DR.. Eli
as Halves of that place.
The establishment of the National
Bible Society at Bogo.a for the Repub-
lie of Colombia, is considered by the
managers as among the most suspicious
events in the history of the Bible Soci-
cites; and they have RENTED to it a
donation of 800 Spanish Bibles.
From Mr.. Brigham, an agent of the
American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, who has resided for
several years in South America, the
Managers have received frequent and
interesting communications. Dir. B.
has visited the Republics of Buenos
Ayres, Chill, Peru, Colombia, and Mex
leo; in each of which he disposed of
number of Spanish Testaments. He
remarks that the people in these coun-
tries are becoming more enlightened
every day. In Peru, Colombia, aud
Mexico, such was the prevailing ankle.
ty TO possess the Scriptures, that he
could have sold many thousands more
than were entrusted TO his care. He
expressed the opinion that not more
than 1000 Bibles have ever been DIS
tributedn Mexico, among a population
Of 100000 of souls, and that nearly
the same distribution prevails 10 all the
other sister Republics. Some of the
Spanish clergy are very favorably dis
posed to the circulation of the sacred
Scriptures. A gentleman in Mexico,