Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-05-13

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ties which they severaiy represented. Those ae'
counts were in very high degree sfatliylns and en-
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Al nine o'clock A. NJ. on Thursday, the Officers
Managers. Directors Delegates, and visitors assem-
bed in the same place, and after ransactng the or
binary business of the neeting they formed pro-
cession, and moved to the City Hotel IN Broadway,
the place appointed for holding the annual meeting
of the Society," Precisely at ten O'clock, the Pres
ident Richard varick, ESQ took the chair, and after
reading chapter by the Revd. DIR. Hyde, Of Mass
achusetts, the meeting was opened by an interest
ing address from the President.
The Treasurer's annual report was then READ by
John Adams, ESQ. treasurer of the Society
The annual report of the Managers was read by
the Rev. John c. Brigham, Secretary for Domestcl
Correspondence, by whom It had been prepared
giving distinct account OF their proceedings our
ing the preceding year, and a general view OF the
state of the country, and OF other parts OF te
in relation to the operations Of the Society, and oil
other kindred institutions. :.
Many Of the facts and statements contained III
the Report were of the most gratifying description
In the course of the year there have been htyfhree
new Auxiliary Societies recognised, making, IN thel
whole, since the formation of the Society," SIX hun
|dred and and six The receipts into the treasury thel
past year amount TO S75, 879 SO ;-exceedng thosel
of the preceding year Sll,tl5 30.
The number of Books printed and IN press .he
past year, amount to 1l8,25o-viz. blDies III Hh-
glish IS. $50, resaments in do. 53,OOO. Inc num-
Der of Books issued the past year, in Engst Span
lish. French Dutch. German, Portuguese, Welsh,
Gaelic, and Mohawk, amounted to l34 ,oO7 elng
an increase over the preceding year OF o29oo. Inc
whole number of issues since the formation VI Tue
Society, viz. twelve years, is o4o,Z7o.
! The Society have now twenty printing presses ID
operation, and in short time, soon as they can
provide the necessary room. will have what Will be
equal to forty common hand presses In order TO
obtain this ROOM they have procured lot OF ground
near to their present house, and expect IN snort
time to erect and finish building TOR the express
purpose Of printing Office where the Society VIII
be able to prnt at the rate Of 100000 books in a
year.
An interesting portion Of the report relates to
the proceedings of Societies, in different States and
districts of territory, which have undertaken, with
degree of zeal and liberay in the highest degree
creditabe 20 them to supply every destitute family
in their respective limits with copy OF the scrip
lures. The account of these proceedings Will Dc
read as they heard by the Society," with the IL
lyeliest emotions of pleasure and gratitude.
The societies have Auyiliaries in every State o.
1.-THE Union. In the course of the past year, hy nave
distributed books in every Republic OF Spanish Anne
rica. and in several of the West India Islands. A
! late meeting of the Board of Managers, an aPpro
priation of FIVE hundred dollars was made for tint
puI chase of the Scriptures IN the Greek language
. to be placed at the disposal of the Rev. Jonas King
who is about to visit Greece.
. -Four of the Vice Presidents of the Society wer
!. present viz: Francis S. Kew, Esq. OF Georgetown
r in the District of Cou obia. the Hon. Sm'h ihomp
son, one Of the Judges of the Supreme Court OF tn
United States. John Bolton, Esq and Col. Kober
Troup ;among other persons of distinction were tn
q Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer,, member OF Con
eress from this State, the Hon. Judges Sutherlan
and Wordsworth, of the Supreme Court OF thus state
;. and Major General Gaines. Of the United States
Army The collection of clergymen and genteme
q from different parts of the Union was unusually nu
- merous. The large room in the City. Hotel wa
# filled at an early hour-and it is probably the lac
!. thai al least an equal number, who were aesrou
" Of attending, were obliged for the want OF room,
N ratre from the door. 1t is much to be regretted
= that The Society were unable to obtain permssio
to occupy one of the churches in the nelghbourhoot
A. which would have enabled much greater numbe
n of persons to have been present at the exercises
the day.
Those who were present we believe were IN
n Ibiph degree eratifed The meeting were address
h ed nv the Rev. Messrs Van Vechten, Knowle.
n. Sanford Levings, Rice, and Bodell. and by Mess
Kew and Freelinghuysen. On no similar occa slor
.r. have we witnessed finer specimens OF eloquene
ID than on the present The affairs OF the Soclet
rs have been far more furnishing and prosperous n
es past year. than at any preceding period since its to
- nation The spirit of the country appears to hay
: suddenly awaked, and a determination to turns
r.. every family throughout large portion of the unto
he has been formed and is in rapid and vigorous tra
e of execution. The revenue has had large increas
Ii. and measures have been adopted by the manage
on for the publication of vastly greater number
Bibles than heretofore.
With such success, such encouragements, an
TO- such an animatng prospect opening before 1hen
the Society will proceed in the prosecution of the
ects of this sublime charity, with new resolutit
and energy, until every family, and we trust eye
individual, in this widely extended country. shs
be in possession of the Holy Scriptures. and Z
knowledge Of the doctrines which they contain, shs
tY a ...;4n tho reach of every member Of the rep2