The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-24
From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce.

| From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
| AMERICAN BIBLE SocIErY.-The anniver-
sary of this Society was held to-day at the
Broadway Tabernacle, the Hon. John Cotton
Smith, President ofthe Society, in the chair.
After the reading of portion of the Scriptures.
an abstract of the annual Repor: was read by
John C.. Brigham. Corresponding Secretary.
Abstract of the annual Report.
| In the course of the year two Vice Presidents
have died, Joseph Nourse Esq, of the District
of Columbia; and Hon. Jesse l.. Holman, Of
Indiana. Also. one Manager, Samuel Par
sons, Esquire. New York, of the Society Of
Friends
New Life Directors 90
New Life Members 500
New Auxiliary Societies formed rs
This number is more than three times as
large as that of the previous year. Most of
them are formed in the new States. one in Tex
as, and one al the Sandwich Islands.
The receipts of the year are S134,357 0S,
being an increase of 81 5.497 GO over those of
the previous year. The disbursements have
been Sl39,649 10, leaving the Society in debt
TO the Treasurer, $500 81.
TIE number of bibles printed is 100000,
the number of Tcstamenis lie, 900, making a
total of 276. 900 copies.
The number of Bibles and Testamcnts is
sued is 25T.069 copies, being an increase over
the issue of the previous year Of 1885, 74'
The Board have made great efforts TO in
crease the stock Of books in the depository, yet
so unusual has been the demand for them, that
the quantity now on hand is almost as small as
that at the close of last year. Further efforts
must be maze to increase this stock as fast as
the auxiiaries indebted pay for the books they
have ordered.
Stereotype plates have been prepared for
bourgeois Bible, and also for the New tesla.
ment and the Book Of Psalms in raised letters,
for the use of the blind. These latter plates
have been prepared in Boston, undo: the direc-
ton of DR.. Samuel G. Howe. They have been
attended with considerable expense, but will
last for many years. The unhappy condition
IF those for whom the work is designed, made
the duty of the board very plain.
The board have unanimously decided that
they will print no more bibles or testamenIs
translated from the Vulgate. The plates on
hand of the Spanish bible, and those for a
French and a Portuguese Roman Catholic
Testament. are to be sold for type metal.
Plates for new Spanish Protestant Tesla
ment have been ordered, and books from them
will be ready for delivery in Few mouths
The reason for this measure will be found IN
the report when published.
Ten travelling agents have been employed all
the year, and four more for part OF the time.
These agencies are attended with expense,
yet they arc not employed, when there is evI,
dence that the Bible cause can be sustained
without them. Experience Of quarter OF
century has convinced the board of The great
importance in some circumstances.
Numerous grants of Bibles and Tesiamenrs
have been made for supplying the destitute OF
our new settlements, both families and schools,
for the supply of our seamen, boatmen, Sold
iers, and emigrants, as will be seen by the re
port. Other grants, mostly in English. French
and German. have been maze for Texas, Hahn
Havre in France, Brem" nhaven in Germany
for missions in West Africa, Ceylon, Madras
and Sandwich l.iands.
Monies have been granted as follows, for
preparing and circulating the Scriptures a