The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-11
City Intelligence.

Tn AsERcis BIBLE UNION BOARD o, MASackss ho,i their
frs' mee;os for 1883 on the It'll inst Dr. Parniy the
Treasurer ea,ee that me receipts for December were
1905 IS, a'd the expenses s2,137 IL W. " wy:kon
the Corresponding Secretary read interesting letters from
Missionaries abroad, as folows-asv. Dr. Perkins, at
Orcomah, Persia Forwarded box Of ancient. aud modern
syriac Scriptures aad Acknowledged re resert q copy
Of the Revision Of JOB. Rev. 7 H. Chewaier from Ban
sok, Siam, is aevotus his attention prlnas and
circulation Of he samcse Scriptures He sadly IN wan,
o. money and any Contributions Cor him viii be ward.
Cd By The Union. Rev Mr. onckor writes from GERMANY
that the work of distributing The Scriptures Is suspended
on account OF me lack % Sine, october s, s767
has been RENTED % him copy Of printed circular
pretending TO be an appeal for .s Union and recommend
ing that donations De 70 Tho Corresponding Secretary
vas read and ds1O11cei a bogus affair." Intended 20 In
5 %ssopsrcs % resa inc N ana R,s seoeser
estly urging he necessity Of new cdi.
ZION Of the Karen scriy,ures. s.nco Is45 hero
have been published toa thousand copies Of TIE Bible
IN this language, and Dow Is proposed 10 publish
thousand more. The revuson has not retarded The work
Of tie Uuioo In the EDglsh department, except n the
issue Of primary revisions About one .honssnd dollars
have been pledged 20 fund BY the board Of oers ths
year The Gospel OF Mark r now in The course OF publ
cation, and he Affairs of the Union generally pros
porous condition. Mr.. j. o. Bcardses s.mlss, nary at
kingston jamaica, sDou. 70 return 70 his fed Of labor
RE will take on. with him for distribution In the Yves.
1pdies and Central America supply VI ne spanish New
Testament, which has just been completely revised BY he
Usion.
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BiBr so1ErY-rAe stated
House, us and III Nassau street. Thursday Jarrsry
!, T4 O'Clock p N.-Rev. Bartholomew Welsh. D. ID,
President IL the chair Alter the usual preliminary ver
vices, such reading the Scriptures and prayer letters
~ senej and reai from several Of tho sooie:ys
agents coporie1rs and friends ron abroad Cor go pre-.
vious month; among Which were letters rom Rev G.
lord, mstic1ary AZ NiDgpo China and Thomas ". Ran.
ncy ESQ, of Ranguon, India The former, speaking o.
China. This country the Of beng y-anod
widely than before Tor Bible distribution when
viii no
greatly increased. We must have a supply 10 meet
The Increasing demands upon ne. I hope 70 hear
lost none Of Jour interest in tse great work Of
giving the Bible 70 this people," Comrnunica
s,akabe eyidence Of tns work OF grace or their folds
~ laborfscts Of most Interesting na.-re contested
talyeere presented, showing the following results for
this MONTH 1s5 visits 70 families for purposes o. Bible
reading and prayer, ta4 persons induced 20 attend
ahi addresses given, 255 prayer meetings attend
"a as vessels and scamcns BOARDING houses visited %
hopefully converted and baptized These statistics do
not embrace The ab,rs Of coporeurs in Germany az 20
Information for the month there had been rcoese at
ibe tine Of meeting: The Board feel much en-
compelled from actual need Of funds 10 discontinue
few q their number THIS was much % be regretted,
hut could NOT well Ne avoief. Meetings during tho
month IN various churches in The city, ayorng the col
Poricur work reported 20 the Beard one OF these
meetings held in the Naciougal street Baptist church
last sunday evening, AT which warm interest mani
Tested and large collection received for this object
Apron'msp,s Of agents being made for Ohio, illinois and
Missouri and orders acted for supply Of Scriptures
in din rent parts Of Me country he meeting adjourned
TpE IN Tmsr AvENuK.-The alarm Of nre for the Fifth
district Sunday morning Al about clock caused
by slight IRE occurring il the dry goods store o John
j. Poole, No l2s First avenue. Damage uinng No In
surencc
FmE Nv cRsuSwrcH srREEr.-Bstvcen IL and O'Clock
last night, the alarm Of Gre for the Eighth district
caed ~ FIRE occurring in the open garrett Of the dwell
ing No 100 Greenwich street The FIRE was found burn
ing amongst n lot Of old boots and rubbish II
CNtinpushed by the fremen damage ~ the building
about SIS Tho old boots &c, belonged 10 Timothy Gal
lagher. Origin Of the Gre at present unknown.
FRxStN BADLY INJuRED.-A brennan whose name we
could no, learn, badly, not fatally inia, by be
ing by Of the apparatus m Cortland street
1is friends conveyed him W the hospital.
FnE AIlRs.-on sunday, at about ~ O'Clock, The I
alarm for the Seventh district cansed by the barring
Df a soo,y chimnw at no. SIS Pearl street
CoRREcucN.Tios. Cassidy called upon yesterday ~
sy that The report of the mes s,reet homicide m
,orrec 90 related N his brothers character TIE
alter he says, bears excellent reputston aud nj
-owdy, as was CrroneOusg stated.