New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-02
ANNIVERSARY OF THE NETWORK BIBLE
SOCIETY.

The Anniversary of the Ncw-Yolk Bible Society, an
Auxiliary of the American Bible Society, was eele-
tated on Sunday evening in the Madison square Pres
bytenas Church (the Rev. DIR. Adamss). The attend
lnce on the occasion was very large.
The Rev. Dr. ADAMS, at the request OF the Board
Of Managers of the Society, presided After deyo-
tOnal exercises and singing
The Rev. Mr.. DAvipsos, the Corresponding Secreta-
", read the Annual Report, from which we gather the
snbionod items Of interest.
During the past year tie work of the Society among
The destitute resident population OF this city has oeen
carried on by their agents, Mr. Watson and Mt Gov
lleman.-the latter visiting the German and trenen
population. The number of families visited by Mr..
Watson hes been Is pa; the numbsr OF volames as
tIibuted 3 eco. The result OF these 'aotfs SHOWS "a
seuera decrease 10 the percenage OF the re'1 ao, me
Bible, and an increase III the percentage OIL tue osu'
ton supplied -
The Committee on Humsne and Ctinnsl Iustitntlo1s
have visited during the past year u OF the nv
npder Their charge and nave oisT 1u'ed 2,ooS oto!s'
al 9i6 Tcst>ments These institutions are es imNs'
10 contain at the present time $4,000 innses leote
Lave been dsributed at the various reofonS sti'S %.
and at Gov,rnrs leland 80 JestamenS aad 20
B.hes t. Sunday indus rial aod other schools, ,'s5
blbos and 8, iC6 Tosiaments, 10 hOe!s 279 Bioles.
The distributions among omsrants arriving at me
port Of New lork during the year have beed iV,1S
volumes all increase Of 80 per cent last year, cad
sQuslipg the distribution of 1854 whom the en'sra'
ton 1855 per cen, greater than it was with the
past year. TIE work has been greatly a'det by Iho
tetablnbmeut of the Caste Garden depot. lae
whole Of tho Marine Department bss boon prosecuted
pncer the cups rintendepCv of Mr. John d. PirsDd tas
Sec oiys agent The distribution ia this department
has been - j3l volumes, Of which 7t5 we're B>ies
a -, 7SS 1estaments. TIE NUMBER of new We ssels
supIi.d Is 2f6, amoug which the clppHc ships Col
cen Racer, Storm King, Silver Star, aad None IA Ia;
the peckCtshiIS Oce-n Monarch and Ironsjdss sud
steamships Adriatic Vanderbilt Ama, Bsrcelona and
Huancnia IL is ostimaec that % 0OO enirauss CON-
ilg 20 this port dudog tho year have Witnessed the
Citibu,icn Of the Testament at sea, and .ds
ihCnscl,cs 70 the number Of IL GEO. have recpi,
cnts.
TIE entire distribution of the Soce.y in is several
dcpa,ncIt is was - 1873 Bibles aud i96s res;snsnts
Inc r,ceiris for the Society during the past year
ave been sal u.s. "A; and after paying exposes IN
X udipg si33 ~ al paid TO the American Biolo 80;
kiAY f,r B,bes and fcs,amopts there hiss been pad
We. to that Society on donation aocoun, :! 10" 81
\ Tbe Rev Il u s ockton, u. D., OF BsN'no'e, ae-
1vered an 81 ,su,ra'e and inicrcsins discourse lie
oko OF TIC B,ble as the Book OF God and Toe BOOK
Man, ind drew An intese,tiog pna!e4 Ds'"eon !.
n6 the tory Of Christ ADD the growing .ee9a. I'
HE oisuibaiicn to accomplish the eads OF ts''
D.. After an able address b, the Rev pr. bo'duH''
3De Assembly wa dismissed Eih a beeo1c1soA.