Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-05-31
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nAerioaa Bible Society was held this morn y
ing at the Tabernacle. The President. the
Hon. John Cotton Smith, president; sever.
! al OF the vice presidents, from various parts
OF the Union, were present, and many other
distinguished gentlemen. The exercises Of
The day commenced by the reading of q por-
lion OF The Scriptures; this was followed by
an address from the presiding officer The
report of the treasurer was read, which was
followed by the managers report, read by
the Rev. MIR. Brigham, the corresponding
secretary.
The following is an abstract Of this docu.
ment:-
The report commences with an affecting
notice of the decease Of John Nitchie. ESQ
the late lamented treasurer, who had been
devoted servant of the society for nineteen
years.
10 the course the year, % new auxilia.
ry societies have been formed in the different
states, making in the present total about 900.
some OF these societies are in a declining
state, and made no report the Last year OH,
ers are highly prosperous.
Inc receipts OF The year from all sources,
amount 10 SS5, 679 SO, being $4,000 less
man those OF the preceding year. This is
less reduction than was anticipated cons
sidering the pecuniary embarrassmenls of the
times.-Some moneys collected in distant
paris OF The country have not been remlled
TO New York and could not have been with
out great loss on exchange.
New stereotype plates have been prepared
during the past year for French, a Spanish
and German Testament. These books ere
now nearly ready for delivery. new pock-
Ell Bible of diamond type is now in press, and
will be ready for delivery in the course Of
two or three months
Bibles and Tesiaments have been import
ed, 10 the number Of 975 copies, in Porru-
guese, Italian, Welsh and other foreign
tongues.
The number of Bibles and Testaments
prloted in the course OF The year were, in all,
~, 700 copies. TIE number issued amounts
ed to los, 25S copies, in eighteen different
tongues. This number is less than tba. dis
rieuted last year by soroe thousands In
some sections OF the country, owing in part
10 The times, very few orders have been made
by The societies. The board canno, but hone
That such societies will double their diligence
The coming year.
The entire series Of the society's reports,
from The beginning, is now reprihting, and
will be sold in One large volume at cost.
The managers have caused careful COL
lallon OF their present Bible with the first e.
dHi0n OF King James, in 1911. The depar-
lures are found 10 I've of trivial character.
relating TO punctuation, Italic words, Sc,
not affecting the sense. The COLLATION. has
increased Ine confidence in cur unparalleled
version.
Distributions Of the Bibles or Tesismen,s
have heen made The past year, moi only in
our oiBsrent states and territories. but in
canada, Texas, Mexico, New Grenada.
Brazil, al ifavre in France, in Greece, and
at The Sandwich Islands. They have also
been furnished (for use of the missionaries
ana mission schools,) to the American Board
o. commissioners for Foreiga Missions 10
The Protestant Episcopal Domestic and For.
e'gn Missionary 81 ;iety TO The Bsptis, Board
Tor Foreign Missions, TO ibe Methods, f.
f'fcopa' missionary Society, and to The Re
formed Presbyterian Board Of Missions.
ne managers bave paid out S17 900 to-
ward publishing and circulating the Scrip
lures 10 foreign countries, namely, in Ger
many, Russia, Syris, Africa, Bombay, Mad