Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-18
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
May IL, 1880.

4 meeting of Delegates to the Americ an Bible
Society was held in New York last Wednesday,
Extracts from the report of the Board of Man
ayers were read by the Rev. John {. Bingham,
one of the Secretaries for Domestic Correspond
ence. The increase of receipts the last year,
compared with former years, was very large
This perhaps, in great measure, is owing to the
resolution passed at the last meeting of the Soci-
ETY., in relation to supplying every destitute fam
lily in the U. S. with copy of the Holy Scrip
lures within two years. For this purpose exclu-
sively, upwards of forty-three thousand dollars
have been received, and toHy-three thousand
t,co hundred and ninety copies of the scriptures
have been gratuitously issued. The total re-
ceipts of the year, from all sources, is one h,ua-
d~ei and serenity thousand and sirty-seuen dol
lars and Hy;foe cents, and the total issues 258,
585. The Total number printed during the
year is S08,G00 copies.
Among the letters received and read on the
occasion was the following from the late Presi.
dent of the United States:
The Rec. j. c. Bingham, Secretary Of the
.4mericon Bible Society, Ne,o York.
WASHINGTON, Goth April, 1880.
.Sr:--YOur letter of the 22d of March was du-
" received: and while regretting nv inability
to attend personally at the celebration of the
anniversary of the Institution on the 5th of next
month, pray you, Sir, to be assured Of the gra-
LITIGATION which have experienced, in learning
the success which has attended the benevolent
exertiOns of the American Bible Society.
In the decease of Judge Washington, they
have lost an able and venerable associate. whose
direct cooperation not less, than his laborous
and exemplary life. contributed to promote the
cause of the Redeemer-yet not for hun, nor for
themselves by the loss of him, are they called to
sorrow as without hope, for lives like his shine
but as purer and brighter lights in the world, af-
ter the lamp which fed them is extinct, than be-
fore.
The distribution of Bibles. If the simplest. is
not the least eficacious of the means of extend
ing the blessings of the gospel to the remotest
corners of the earth-for the Comforter is in the
Sacred Volume, and among the receivers of that
million of copies distributed by the Society, who
shall number the multitudes awakened thereby.
with good will to man in their hearts, and with
the song of the Lamb upon their lips?
The hope of christian is inseparable from
his faith. Whoever believes in the divine inspi-
ration Of the holy scriptures, must hope that the
religion of Jesus shall prevail throughout the
earth. Never since the foundation of the world,
have the prospects Of mankind been more en-
couraging to that hope than they appear to be at
the present time; and may the associated distri-
button of the Bible proceed and prosper. till the
Lord shall have made bare MS holy & arm in the
eyes OF all the nations; and all the ends of the
earth shall see the salvation of our God.''
With, my respects to the Board of Managers,
please TO accept the good wishes of your friend
and fellow citizen,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.