Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-09

The WASHINGTON CRY BIBLr socrKrY An
NIvKRsARY.-The Presbyterian Church, Four
and a-half street, was attended last evening by
small audience, who listened with profound at
tention to the exercises which celebrated the
Twenty-second Anniversary of the Washington
City Bible Society
The meeting was opened by reading selected
chapter OF Holy Writ, and after the Throne Of
Grace had been invoked i'm PRAYER the report of
the Bead of Managers and Treasurer,s ANIMAL
statement were received
Inc following summary exhibits, under ap-
ProprlaIe heads, an abstract of the reports
ISL Ihe General Exploration and Supply -
inns work, commenced in the latter part of last
year, and prosecuted with system and energy I'M
der specific instructions from the Board OF Man
assIS' was completed in the early part of this
year. The entire country portion of the District
was visited from house TO house. and supplied bv
citizen of Howa d county, Md Number Of
families visited by him 500; found destitute of
any portion of the Sacred Scriptures 2s all of
which were supplied by sale or gift Two hun
dred children, Of suitable age, were found not
attending any Sabbath School, OF whom $50 pro-
missed to commence attendance Part Of the Sec
onu w ara or the city was explored and supplied
by student from Gettysburg, Pa who was Ia
ken sick, and on that account compelled to re-
llnquish the work and return home. Mr. VIM.
J. hedstrake, OF this city, was subsequently en-
ploved, and has since completed the entire city
visiting from house to house in every part Of It,
except the portion of the Second Ward above
c"'io"cu' nc loiIo"ln9 statement eXhlOns
me results OF this important work SO far as tig-
ures can indicate such result. The aggregate
number OF families visited is : .3l5: found desti.
tute OF any portion of the Sacred Scriptures 4li:
supplied by sale 1O4; by donation III: and IA ex-
pressed no desire to receive even as gift, and
We're, consequently, left unsupplied. One hun
dred and thirty-ive children OF suitable age,
were found I'm these destitute families not az.
tending any Sabbath School, of whom IS were
Induced or promised TO attend. Number Bibles
ana Iestarnents sold, 4Si; number distributed
gratuitously171.
2d. The TreaSuyy.-The pecuniary resources of
the Society, including the balance, as per last
report, OF $40 %, have been from subscriptions
and donations. S73l AZ; from sales of Bibles and
Testaments, S6Oi 2O-making total for the year
of 8 ,33j g.
OF this amount 81 ,U35 50 has been transmitted
10 the American Bible SoCiety-S2OO Oh account
OF life director and life memberships, and Ss35 -
for the purchase OF Bibles and Testaments 40
PAID as compensation to the depository, SI62 as
compensation to the exploring and distributing
agent, 81 10 for freight, printing. advertising,
&c.-leaving in the hands Of the treasurer bal,
ance Of S1O67
81. The Depository The number of volumes
In the depository at the commencement of the
year was ll2 Bibles and l5i TeS.ampnts of the
value OF SIS ii. There have since b, en- pur-
CHASED 9O9 Bibles and | Isl Testaments costing
seU2 VI The issues from the depository. during
the same period have been, BY sale 52S Bibles
ana '9l IrstarnentS, amounting to 1865 10; and
by gratuitons distribution, including those de-
Ilvered TO the distributing agent, 1S5 Bibles and
3ol Testdments, OF the value of Sis 81: leaving
IN the depository Jos Bibles and 766 Testampnts
OF the value, at the regular fixed price Of S32S 3
am. Donations 10 Sabbath Schools &c The
following donations have been made during the
BiblpY TeSt1menfS