Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-04-23

It appears from the RECORDS, WHICH haVc po1 ~.
carefully examined and approved, tnat Tue
amount of moneys which have been received
into your Treasury during the past year is three
hundred and fifty-six dollars and seven cents;
two hundred and eighty one and nine cents by
coections-ffty-n mine and ninety Eight cents by
sale of bibles and testaments-tnlrty-o ne ana
thirtv-nine cents by loan from the treasurer,
and fifteen by donation from two individuals,
tn he transmitted to the Parent Board. Out of
this as has been stated already, two hundred
dollars have been given to the foreign supply
fifteen to the same object, by the two lndlvldu-
ale az above noticed-one hundred dollars and
sixty-three cents in payment Tor DlDleS ana tes-
taments-thirty-seven dollars ana TWO cents 10
nav debt due to the Treasurer at the period OF
the last Annual Report-and three dollars Iofty
two cents for incidental expenses. ana thls,
together with twenty dollars and hity-t"o
ceats which is due from us to the Society OF
King George, in the Northern Neck, will leave
in your Treasury deficiency OF fifty one dol
lars and ninety EIGHT cents. To meet this de-
mand, however, the thirty-four dollars for some
time due to us from the Society in Prince Will
liam. together with a small sum in town, and
the bibles and testaments in the Depository, VIII
be quite sufficient besides leaving small sur
plus for the commencement OF the year no"
coming.
At the time ofyour last Report, there were in
the Society's Depository 1913 bibles, and 36l tes-
taments To these-in order to meet the de-
mands of the year, for sale and distribution
there have been added one hundred bibles, and
three hundred testaments. Substractlng from
these the forty nine bibles and twenty-seven tes-
taments now on hand, we shall have the precise
aggregate number of copies which has been
disposed ofby donation and sale, during the past
wear, viz: ia bibles, and 634 Testaments.
This then is all tile Report which your Board
have now to render Whether they have sue
ceeded in realizing the hopes of their patrons
and friends they pretend not to conjecture.
That more ght have been done, with great
er degree Of faithfulness and more fervent pray
er, they feel well convinced: and that more
ought to have been done, --considering the pres
sing wants of the world, and the mighty efforts
which have been commenced for the purpose OF
supplying them-is equally certain. Yet they
rejoice in doing what they have; and while they
distinctly recognize the principle, that ereTy
man is under moral obligation TO do all he can,
and while they mourn that they have not reach
ed this mark. they have still pallidtion for
their deficiencies to urge, in the well known cir
cumstances in which they are placed:-all OF
them being engaged in other necessary avOca-
tons, which engross much of their attention,
and occupy most of their time. Could the So
ciety, however, secure the services Of Board
which would do more, and with greater cheer
'uness and diligence, and selfdened devotion,
il would be to those who are now retiring from
that official relation source Of satisfaction tar
greater and more unmingled than that which is
afforded by the recollection of all that they have
done ReSnectEIlv Submitted