New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-09
THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BIBLE
SOCIETY

This Society commenced the celebration of their
Nineteenth Anniversary on W ednesday morning, at l0s
o'clock, in the Baptist Church. Over street, the Rev.
Dr. ID. T. WELSH presiding The meeting was com
menced by Appropriate religious exercises sitter winch
tbs President appointed Committee 10 nominate ofi
gers of the Society for the ensuing year Pending the
action of the Committee the Rev. DR. WELSH returned
th.uks for the position conferred him, and made mp
proprate remarks upon the greatness Of the work in
which they were engaged. The Committee then re-
ported the names of the Rev. I. ID. Welsh for Pres
dent; Horace T. Love for Corresponding Secretary,
and the Rev Or. Lathrop and twenty nine Others for
Vice. Presidents which were adopted unanimously.
The Treasurer Report was then read the principal
items of which will be- found in the Secretary's report
below.
The meeting was then briefly addressed by the Rev.
r. ID. FOSTER of Vermont. The meeting then ad-
ioupcd after singing the hymn, Praise God from
whom all blessings flow"
AFTERNOON NETTING.
The meeting reopened a, o'clock. hymn wa
suDv aud the Rev. Dir. TRACY led in prayer. The
kneeenth Annual Report was then read by the Cor
Responding Secretary, the Rev. HORACE L: Low.
The Report commenced 10y noticing some Of the sad
changes which God had wrought in their ranks
during the year. stephen w. Taylor LID, one of
the Nice-fresiden's' George e. Germond itom among
the Board of Managers, and the Rev. Spencer H.
Cone. ID. D. for IA consecutive years the Presi-
Gen. of the Society and 20 life members had departed
his life since the last Anniversary
TIM xhole amount Teceiyed into the treasury during
lie ,as, year was slO3, 6l7 TO- of which 1852 90
,r e. ds undjrccted by the donors, and s7O, iO5 30
were restricted to particular purposes, OF which st93s1
h.o, 10 the Bible louae fund, 1890 Tor the sacred
S,-;ntnres e., $50 70 for colporteus.
TX. whole amount paid out of the treasury vss
s,O7 400 showing the treasury oycrlrawn on the let
Nav a. 59l The receipts though IN advance OF pre-
y,,ys wears were not enough 10 carry forward the
xoL 18th great efficiency, and cOpOrteurs could not
he emnloyed in many localities where they press
rclv called for. To remedy this want and provide
n, ;nonthly payments 10 the co.pOreUrs the Board
have made a beginning Of plan Of contributions 70
kx- knfa taYl,s m 40 On
the last DAYS of June, September, December and
March respectively OF each year.
The Board of Managers felt 1t exceedingly desira-
blo that the debt still remaining the house, amount
inc 10 s77 935 should be iqudated al the very earliest
pos.ible date The property, then, beside rooms for
ibs executive work of the Society, viii yield 10 the
treasury a net income Of $4,000 yearly; sum more
dan sufficient 10 meet the entire expense OF the Dona-
4On Department.
According to the charter Of the Society II r unable
20 hold in ia own name more than 100000 worth oi
iea estate. The Bible iouse property greatly exceed
ug that sum, they have applied to the Legislature 70
tilarge then power.
TIE amount Of money appropriated Tor blO.s woi \
n foreign fields els si3 expended for Bibles IN
foreign languages and the payment of coporeurs
saaries The demand for the Word OF God in Central
JuoIe was urgent though the spIt If perse-
eeeuion has broken on, afesh in Sch'eswi. Denmark.
Tie whole amount expended in Germany during the
pas year Sl57l2.
With regard TO the result Of labors in the foreign
ne o thc Rcpor. could not speak with exacttude for
re went Of full returns though they have been
Uehl'ey Informed that there some five OF TX
tA0"SSha LVuible-mAdsd Cai4st1ans ~ deIeas paris