The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-01


The Anniversary Of the New York Bible Society was
tcid last evening 10 the MADISON square Presbyterian
church, (soy. Dr. Adams, Madison avenue corner Last
Twenty fourth street Toe church crowded 70 Va
most capacity b. highly respectable auditory. Ana the
usual tuodurory devotional exercises the pond
ing secretary. Charlie, Davidson Esq read the annual
report, an abstract Of which is here subioned--
he annual report Inc Beard or Managers was read
By the CorrUsponaing secretary.
During tue last ytG The work Of The socery among
Vie oesi'rie teudert population ef the city Da- been
carried On BY these sF,ris Mr. wa,on and Mr. Gouble-
uon. The number Of iamies ysiiec BY Mr. wstyon has
been Il 40 the number Of volumes distributed has
3too The resuH Of these abors show q general DC.
crease IN the per ceptage u retusa Of TIE Bible and
Increase y The rsr ceEtsee or desutution sappled.
The Cc~ miiicc On Humane and Criminal installations
drruK the pa,t ycsr thirty enc Of TIE nsttu
Ton und.r tner clare. All have made distribution OF
2,s0s Bibles sSd 2 go Testament. These Institutions
are estmstcd 10 contain a. the present time 30 coo In
mates. 1kere have been distributed the various re-
cruitrE s'a'orr, and NJ Governors Island b26 Testa
ncnts ard 40 eibie' 70 sundry Industrial ard otter
Bibles
The Distribution among emsrsnts arriving a, The port
Of New fork curing the past year has been 05ss vol
Umg-sr increase n thirty three per tent over last
ycsr, and equalns the d,,rbcton Of 1884 when the
migration wes l3b per cert greater than the year.
The WORK a distribution among immigrants ha. been
greatly aided BY the tae,hmest Of ne general dspo,
A. Castle GsruCn
The work Of The marine department has b, On pro.e
cuted utdcr tbs ,upernioncence cf Mr. John Pieryon
the scies sgen. The distribution o volumes IN this
department. has been - 52f, OF which 7s5 Bibles
and So 7sa were Testansnu The number OF ner ves-
sells supplied has been 24s among others, the clipper
ships Goidtn Racer. Storm Kinr silver star Nine
tsha the rscsei hips Ocean Monarch aud Tronsdcs me
s,esnthps Adrftic, vanderbilt Alma Barcelona and
Ramon
4 estimated that %. 600 immigrants coming 10 hi.
port euirg the past year have Witnessed the dkrbon
o. tho Issispsn q sea, and The Immigrants them
selves 10 the pumbey q 5,C0c have been pients
Tbe fnire distribution n ire society 9Th several de-
LsrneEis Of s6or Ia. been ls1ss Bibles, and le,ts2
Tho New ofk Bible socely 70 auxiliary 70 the Ame
rtsn Bible society, and b" the city OF New York for ne
nehd Or operst'ors
az ss ~ snd after payment Of al expenses including
f35TT al yad 10 American Bible Society Bibles
Testaments, there has been paid that society
donston account 80, $50 81.
The congregation then ioned in singing the hymn
CON mepcng, How Precious 10 the Book Devine" Rev
7. n Stockton, D., Of Baltimore was introduced. He
commenced by observing that tho justification Of such
Efforts IN the pest snd such contemplate for the future
those which they had lstered the report VAS 10
be found in the character Of the sacred velume The
mbs said the speaker, distinguished from all 9th "
books by these two grand cb1actersscs s the book
~ God sro the book OF An the book of God The
Bible incompatible nrodutt,na The contempla-
sn q GO yn N suno, q ,..r , n s. .sn,s We,
the msktrg 81 many books there was no end. Ten
thousand times ~ many, he supposed, were nos made
~ vere tben ret The end seemed 20 be ~ fr % . ever
Interesting and impressive 10 BIN vas his- the world
o. booksn But The Bible not Of human authorship
~ costsnss committed 10 parchment and Paper BY
higher direction than that OF the human spirt Author
ship Ike everything great IVES Of The soul How nvoh
a Gods perfection wM 70 BE- 49, 70 nafure-ye w.
nature In thss simple ok thaz he he's spread Over
ali me creation. rs mind opened thsre; rs heart
nrVsbss here ~ u pt1er IhrcSbed IN naiufe H. eyN