The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-19

April Co. to balance treasury OyerdrAwn $3.50 "a
The report accepted and ordered to be published
The Rev Dr. BADcocK, Recording Secretary, read his
report, Of which the following is an abstract: t.
tie year. On the hand has proved to be period
Of unusual prosperity Objects Of interest and import
upon successfully; whe the other hand for the first
time in the history Of this organization Of its
tive officers has been called away BY death in the midst
Mentoes of his intense interest in the work
prosecuting Our beloved brother and associate Morgan
both by his life and death has furpi she'd the most power
full appeal to all Of US who remain to d. with our
might what our hand fndeth and what our heaet pur-
poseth. Other deaths among directors, members, and
supporters of the society," echo the solemn lesson.
Notwithstanding considerable embarrassment and him
drance in the performance Of accustomed duties by
tie necessity Of removal from place of busne
premi.es tempo, ariy occupied, than average
amount Of prosperity has been experience durirg the
year The sales OF Bibles ard Tesanents for the
ust have less than in former years.
also very uncertain and widely VARYING source
Of income have been less than the preceding year by
than S. 000; while the tendencies in regard to
receipts from auxiliary oceties except the few engaged
10 Last report have still operated to nearly the
extent as in the preceding year.
Hence the augmented amount received from churches
and individual contributors-viz. s27,905, or about
GOO more than in any previous year from this source
most cheering and satisfactory proof of the continued
and confidence of the constituency of this in
sstuticn 1t also shows the fidelity and perseverance
Of the agents Of the society. Total disbursements,
In dispensing the bounty comprised in these oontri
buttons unusually large NUMBERED interesting cases,
have received requisite supplies Of the Divine Word
In the home ~ork not less than sixty distinct grants
have been made has been done by the thou
taid distributors among our life members and directors.
The aggregate number Of volumes Of the word of life thus
dsI erted reaches nearly 10000 at the Of about
sSU0. How widely these rills from the life giving foun
IA have wateied and blessed the waste places OF
land eternity only disclose United States ops in
remote csrtopHepts, the keepers of light houses and
lii lps on portion OF our seacoast, the degraded in
cities the emirI ants to Liberia and the large
co!Ored settlements in Canada, well the
German, Irh and other imme rants just reaching our
shores ON the Old Ved have shared largely in these
tenefacisns SO have the young both in the city and
the wilderness where Sunday Schools for the desti
tate requiIed in which they be taught TO read
md rdeTstaDd the inspired Guide Book The foreign APP
IIopriatiops however remain now, they have been
from tie begr ming the graAd feature Of interest and In
Iortarce in operations. In other departments
We are helpers and participants with others in a
great and good work, where, in some At
least theirs Is the leading and ours subsidiary instru-
mentality But wherever have been required to make
.ons into the languages OF the heathen from the days
Of Dr. Carey and his associates to this hour all Baptist
anlstors have found themselves constrained by in
tense AID uniformly operating severity Of conviction that
they must uncomprcmisipgy give the full import OF d.
their hands If others stand sIeof and refuse their ala
we must as We have done perform this work without
their help Hence the burden or the honor and privilege
rather OF this vast and momsntous service which Gods
providence has thrown on us.
In India anc China, Fix or eight Of the missona
res the whole principal part Of their time engrossed
With the work Of ranslng revising and publishing the
Scripture versions required at their hands, and Of
their support to just this EXTENT Is made charge upon
our Then besides this the entire COST of
paper printing binding, and distributing these versions
sustained BY The expense varies from year to year.
and by the wide door opening in Barmah we'll among
the Karens ard regrans the prospects are that very
largely increased demand upon this department i'm
medatey be met As look over the tons of
psst years. amounting in the aggregate 70 $262 500 for
the Foreign Department of work alone, greatly
epcoureed H. moreover regard the large increase Of
late In these operations the view Is stu cheering
In ls4s before any note Of schsm in ranks had been
rounded the foreign appropriations for the year reached
only and for that and the two preceding years.
were e262s0.
They have snce rapidly increased, and for the last
three years have amounted 10 than eo7 coo And
why should they not go TO increase in milsr ratio
in years to Gomez Tho demand warrants 1t, and the
means which f.vorDg Provdencc lns put IN the haLds
Of those among desire 70 be faithful stewards for
God, Is Amply sufhcient TO meet susb . requsiticuL