Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-22
Religions Intelligence.
AHNIvERsARIEs AT NEw.YoRK.
From the New-York Spectator.
American Bible Society.
THURSDAY EVE, May

American Bible Society.
THURSDAY EVE, May 9.
Tie twenty-third anniversary of this
national institution was held this morn
ing. At 9 o'clock the Society met at
their House in Nassau street, for the pur-
pose oil receiving delegates, Sc.
At twenty minutes before ten o'clock
the Society proceeded to the Tabernacle,
which, at 10 o'clock, was crowded to its
utmost capacity.
The Hon. JOHN CoTToN SMITH, of
Connecticut, president of the Society, pre-
sided. assisted by numerous vice presi-
denis, among whom we noticed George
suckley, Esq, Hon. Peter A. Jay, Peter
9. Stuyvesant, Esq, Samuel Bayard,
Esq, Hon. Heman Lincoln, John Pint
ard, Esq, Thomas Cock, M. d.
Among the distinguished gentlemen on
the platform we noticed His Excellency
Governor Seward, who arrived in town
this morning. expressly to attend this an
adversary.
Precisely at 10 o'clock the business Of
the morning was commenced BY the read.
ing OF portion of the holy scriptures by
The Rev. DR.. Sharpe, of Boston. The
president then delivered very appropri-
ate address, of which the crowded state of
our columns will not allow US 10 give a
sketch to-day
Abraham Keyser, Esq, the treasurer,
read his annual report. The receipts dur.
ing the year were $95,l26 62, and the
expenditures S98,204 81.
The Rev. John G. Brigham, the cor.
responding secretary, then read brief
summary Of the annual report ofthe board
Of managers. The report first feelingly
alluded TO the death ofthree officers ofihe
Society during the past year, viz:-John
Bolton, Esq, of this city, and Stephen
Van Rensselaer,, Esq, of ALBANY. Vice
Presidents; and Samuel Boyd, ESQ.,, of
this city, one Of the board of managers.
The number Of new auxilaries during
the past year is twenty-four.
Amongst the legacies we notice one of
great muni6cence from James Douglass,
Esq of Cavers, Scotland-viz. RlOoo.
lS4,444) [Wetake occasion to say, from
personal knowledge. that this is only one
ofmany donations to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
made by this genllemAn.l
The report next alludes 10 the calls for
supplies of the holy scriptures in various
parts of the world, to the amount of $50.
600. Many ofthem were so urgent that
the board bad made grants in anticipation
OF It's receipts. to the amount of S43 900.
Ia the belief that liberal public will not
permit the treasury to remain empty.
Daring the past year the issues were
l24.937 copies, and the total number g.
5ss,235. These copies were in seven
teen different languages.
The agents have heretofore found great
difficulty in supplying the demands for the
Scriptures when at distance, particularly
IN the season when the navigation is clos
ed. To remedy this. local deposits have
been made at Buffalo. Detroit, Chicago.
81. Louis. and Alton, thereby placing at
the disposal Of the authorized agents num-
6ers sufficient for any sudden probable
demand. A call for the scriptures in the
Portuguese language has come from the
Methodist missionaries in Rio Janeino, and
supplies have been sent to them of comics
purchased from the British and Foreign
Bible Society. The American Bible So
cieiy have recently printed an edition OF
the New Testament in that language.
which will be followed by the Old Tesla.
ment. thereby aHording the ability d
supplying an increasd demand.
Numerous applications having been
made for the annual reports from the
. formation of the Society to the present
time. an edition of the whole has been
printed. and copies are now for sale at The
society's house in Nassau street.
The report then takes a view OF the
Bible operations in the several States an ]
territories. which on the whole is CRAFTY.
ing, although we must confess there has
not been so much done in alt as is deslra-
Bile.
As we cannot detain our paper untilthe
whole proceedings are gone through with,
we subjoin the resolutions to be offered 81
These are 70 tie supported bv the Rev
Robert Alder of London. Rev. DIR. Yer.
milyea of Albany, Rev. James Ayers Il
NewarlS Rev. Sylvester Holms Of New
Bedford. Rev. Dr. Tying of Philadelphia,
Rev. r. ]. Breckenridge OF Baltimore
Hon. II. W. Taylor Of Onlario county
and Rev. DIR. Minor Of New York.