Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-29
". J. BoARDNLE,
B. F. PEIxoTTo
or o. A. BROoKs,
Committee Of the Board of Directors.
For the Clerelnnd Leader.

SIKH Annual Statement Of the Operations
and Receipts Of the AmBFieRn Bible sOcI-
efy in Eastern ohio, for the year ending
March 3lsr, 1862.
In closing the labors Of another year, it is
due to the numerous friends and patrons Of
the Bible cause that brief statement Of
its operations shOuld be presented to the
public.
The policy pursued has been the same as
delineated in my last annual statement, and
which has been in operation for series Of
years. The cause has been mainly conduct
ed as heretofore through the medium of
township societies, of which we now have
in the eastern part of the State about four
hundred. The efficiency of this system, as
developed in the growing result from year
70 year, continues to commend it to the
hearty cooperation of the friends Of the
Bible. Nothing we believe but the intrinsic
exceIIencs Of the system itself could have
prevented a fearful diminution in the re-
csipts Of the society from this portion of the
State the psat year, yet there has been but
a slight falling of from those of the year
be- fore, and with that exception they exceed
those Of any previous year in the society's
operations. The obstacles to the successful
posecution Of the work, as all must realize,
have been great and fOTmioebIe, yet our So
oieties have been OF work through the year
doing what they could, and none Of them
have fallen into stagnanoy or decay. The
motive power in aH these societies has been
the admirable system of local or school dis
sriot agencies. Connected with each ofthess
four hundred town societies are usually from
Eve 10 ten voluntary, OF unpaid agents, who
either alone or with the assistance of the
travelling agent, explore their districts an
uualIy, supplying destitute households with
the word Of God, and soliciting funds for the
cause. They constitute noble army Of
fellow laboreEs, and 10 them the cause is
I ersstly indebted for its success.
Il sbouId be borne in mind that the work
/ Of ~ Bible Society from year TO year has a
/ two-told nature. Il has for its object not
merely 10 raise funds, and BY this means
sarry forward Che work Of distributing the
Scriptures abroad, be also their free and
Sss diffusion among the masses OF onr
v population. Each Of these societies Is
E; &ae with q suitable and we'll assorted
H-I-i,. - Of Bibles and Testaments, from
risSL -, 'Naaaers are supplied ct the sOeie-
W. ~. -, 'eas, and the needy without
= > sgss ~ ". = ShQas pFios. Connected with
- soeistiss = alaO about three thousand
local or unpaid ak 1aily With BioleS Spd
their districts ann ~ ef tbju sVstsT1 sDS
Testsments. By meb ,iidcs. 'ns1s-5. ,Srd AIS y
IA kindred instrument =, S,,,..it,i.i -. y
tvelve thousand destitute ~. n1v'
bsen supplied in this State Nsf'B 'N' pas
Tbsre is another department. 1880 ne -
c;etv'a work the past year which T..o oiJJ..o
notice. refer to the supply Of ours ssIo 7,
I hss been ths aim Of she Society 70 PiA =. = =
me hands Of any soldier not already s'P
piled, q neat pocket Testament or Feltamen;
and Psalms. Most Of the regiments raised
u in this stats have been suPplied IN tnls way
and viewing the country q ltrgss Work 2
great magnitude has been aeeomplished y
This direstion. Upwards Of eos,sOV Of :! o1l
soldiers and marines have been supp!leo
Who can measure the influence that tHes'
messages Of love may silently yes oneesaAAil