The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-09
"svcnty-Nihth Anniversary OF tho American
Bible Society. frfsf


Bible Society. f~'a
Re as is always the attendance at the anniver
az of this important Society, an increased au-
denee fthose OF formeryears attended the annual
celebration yesterday. This took place at 10 o'clock
A ~, in the Tabernacle, which became entirely full
sove al minutes previous to the time of com
oso ing. In short time after the business began
a vicinity of the platform and every commodious
foiat ofthe house, became inconvenently throngcd,
anu the unfayorable position Of the reporters table,
placed it was on the platform, in the rear OF the
speakers, rendered what said frequently inaudi
BILE.
The services began in the usual form with sing
ing prayer and reading the scriptures, by the Rev.
Mr.. MURRAY The Presidents address was not heard
at the reporters table, owing well to the low voice
in which he addressed the assembly as to the bad
position of the table.
The report, in taking review of the past pro-
ceedings ofthe Society, alluded in feeling terms to
John Pintard, LII. d., both Of whom had acted in
the capacity Of Secretaries the Society Seventy
new auxiliary societies have been added the MAORI
ty Of which are county societies; four hundred and
seventy-five new life directors and members had
been added also: In the course of the year, there
have been issued 092 bibles and tesaments from
depository, not including those printed at the ex-
se OF the Society abroad, being an increase Of
1910 over the issue Of the year preceding, and
.eys abors, lof 4Ol3, 1852 copies Of the word. These
bookshave gone into every State and territory of the
Union and Canada, Texas, West India islands
exco, Brazil, Buenos Ayres and Greece. Fifteen
dred modern Greek new testaments, and $500
worth OF other books have been granted to the Bap-
list mission there. A new bourgeoise bible, new
'-ench and Spanish Testament have been pub
ned, and Bible in raised letters for the blind is
ing to press, to which the Massachusetts Bible
-iety has contributed five hundred dollars, and
'e Douglass, Esq, of Long Island, like sum-
ION Is undertaken to supply the wants of
a large expense being in five quarto
printed only on one side.
agents have been employed by the So
lch nine have been in that capacity for
and eight for part of the year. The
lber is fourteen and are only sent where
,es are indispensable. The Rev. S. H.
closed his agency in the Levant and
missionary on Mount Lebanon. During
Of the labors of this gentleman in those
here the word of God was first given
% and Tesaments have been circulated
receipts from all sources are $l66, 652 !;
Increase of $l2,2l2 over the preceding
this has been expended, and debt OF
papers and other liabilities has been con-
.mong the various items of expenditure
$lS,792 81 for publishing the Scriptures
France, Turkey Switzerland, Syria,
rthem India, and the Sandwich Islands.
v. DIR. BLACK of Pennsylvania, rose to
st resolution, which reads:
l, That the report an abstract of which
zen read, be adopted.
erved that God had provided means by
lers are to be saved (; had revealed how
)e inst and the itsfer If thoaa uho ba