The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-10

| v,.a,sya EmraRATioN TO KANsAs.--Ihe - NIL
r., rorv,ntion m retcrs6urp adjourned ON Inuss'
law amer forming an asnagrasioM society u 3 ~
called "rho Friends Of Ksnsasrk Contr,o"s'vs
| arc solicited from all to aid the cause sness"'
and sergeants of counties cities and towns are i
aaested to act a. agsnts and win recs've' Per
cent on the amount collected
Agents shall enroll the mares OF ~, ah .s,,s
nisratiap and from time time trans's -" =.
;,k Wv ~ ,t;r tssidence and post pice to
me Execasivs Commrtes and for each person 60 en-.
rolled they shall be aoweu. .Ie nv said asents < :
asvs,r smis,snt enrolled. shall declare that ne u
in fav or Of making Kansas "a ssaa s
he will become citizen ., ~ state into the
The snsrsnts shall be taken from ths places OF rem,
re- .ac;atiou, and on arriving into the territory
,hrs shsii be paid TO each the sum of fifty dollars
IL hall he not less than 81 years OF age, and shall
ec,,he 70 such rules and regulations a. the Execu-
tive Committee may prescribe not inconsntent with
these articles. a,
and children of migrants shall be paid by the Asso-
Citations and for each slave "a emigrant may take
with him he shall receive the sun, Of ten dollars"
John r. Chambliss was chosen President, and
the following gentlemen to compose the Execn-
tive Committee r. K. Meade George w. Boiling,
Thomas S. Gholson, and John w. Syme, of Pc
tersburg; and James Lyons, VIM. FL. mcfarland
and James A. Seldom, of the city Of Richmond.
AMERICAN BIBLE socIErY-This Society held
its anniversary in New York on Thursday morn
ing, Hon Theodore Frelinghuysen in the chair
The death of two Vice Presidents-Hon. Abbott
Lawrence and Hon j. Mop. Berrien--was an.
nounced.
From the annual report we learn
The receipts of the year amount to 1906, LOT 25,
being an increase of $46355 GO over the former
wear OF this amount $l6l, 06o AZ are gratutous,
aud S23a, LOG n from sale of Bibles and Tesla
ments. e p so
The number of volumes issued Is Cos, 225--since
the organization of che Society l, 32l ,9l2. Many
more than formerly of the larger and better bound
books have been issued. 550,268 books were is.
sued during the year. aa@F te
Many grants of books have been made to Aux.
Hilary Societies. benevolent institutions, and indi.
viduals. r. t. ga a3f5 M
new imperial quarto Bible has been publish.
ed, royal octave bible, the book of Psalms In oc
tsvo, small English Testament Is now being print
ed for children, schools, &C., the Gospel of John
and the Acts in Spanish, Second Book of Kings
in Choctaw. The Ojibwa Testament liz now being
printed, also Portuguese Testament, and the Test
ament in Portuguese anb English.
There are thirtythree Agents employed by the
Society, including two on the Pacific coast, one in
South America, and one in the Levant.
The endorsements of tie former year have
not admitted as many foreign grants as the board
desired to make. To publish the scriptures In
France $1,000 have been paid, for the same pur-
pose at Constsntinopie about $4,000; for Syria
$780, for Germany 81 600; for Oroomiah 50, 900;
for Northern India $4,000
Ninety-seven new Auxiliaries have been recog,
nized.
OF Life Directors. los have been made during
the year, and of Life Members 1878.