The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-15
AMERICAN BIsLE SOCIETY.


AMERICAN BI1LE sOCIErY.
EDITOR GATE CITr AS many OF
your readers are earnest friends and sup
porters of Of this truly National and Cath
Ollie institution, they will be glad to pc.
ruse the following:
ABSTRACT OF THE ANNUAL REPORT.
During the past year the late President
Of this Society, Hon. Luther Bradish,
was removed by death. One of the Vice
Presidents, Peiatiah Perit, Esq, has been
called away, also Rev. DR.. MeLane, and
Rev. George Shelton.
James Lenox, Esq, has been elected
President, in place OF Mr.. Bradish.
Twenty-eight new Auxileries have
been recognized, and many old ones have
been reorganized.
The receipts of the Treasury from all
sources during the year were $3.50, 578.-
60; of which there were from sales of
books, 500, 76l.9S; from donations,
collections, etc., SiS3, 34S.S5; from l34
legacies, Sl2l ,249 la.
Lille Directors constituted, 80. Life
members, 1865.
Books printed at the Bible House,
lab, 100, books printed in foreign lands,
Il8,487; total OF books printed during
the year, 1883, 1876.
Books issued from the Depository,
1,425, lac volumes; books distributed in
foreign lands, 75,4lS volumes; total du-
ring the year, l,500, 564 volumes.
Aggregate issues during the last three
years lot the war. )3,778, l05 volumes,
exclusive of foreign distribution, valued
at SS4S, 36O.6l. THIS humber exceeds
the issues OF the first twenty-eight years
of the Society. 1916 to 1874 inclusive, BY
1913, 8i5 volumes.
Total number Of volumes Issued from
the organiz aton of the Society ia 1916.
forty-eIght years, exclusive of foreign dis
irritation except for the past year, ls,-
854,2S2.
OF the Bible Society Record, 4l3, 800
copies were issued; average monthly cir
culation, 34,4S3.
Donations by the Society in grants of
money and books, sl6l, 144.83.
Thirty-eight Agents. of whom seven
are in the foreign field, have been EN-.
ployed during the year. Twelve new
agents were appointed. Besides these.
many colporteurs and distributors have
been engaged, and thousands of local up-
paid agents in the service of our Auxilia.
ries in this country.
During the year ending March, 81,
1854, twenty-nine ofthe Society Agents
have sent in their reports, some Of which
embrace only part of the year, from
which 1t appears that they visited during
that time, 1900 Auxiliary Bible Socie.
ties; attended 1887 Bible meetings: de.
livered 3,204 Bible sermons and adj
dresses; sent over $4,000 letters and cir.
culars; collected SIG, 562.l6; obtained
subscriptions to the amount of $50. 1870.
%; and RENTED to the Parent Treasury
Sl45,047.76, besides what they paid into
the treasures of auxilia.ies. The Whole |
amount reported by them a. received from
al sources in their respective fields is
1851, le4.38. Under their supervision
many thousands Of destitute families we're
supplied with the Scriptures; as veil a.
a large number of destitute indiviar-, |
including young pers"-- .-..s,
the in---. x;..cor.osw.r
-.ua.es of asylums and hospitals, etc.,
etc.
The Army and Navy have been freely
supplied through the United States Chris
tian Commission, Auxiliary P" -
ties. Agents, ch'pl''- Us, and other T'J dis.
,iiou"ne -evocies. Besides the very
large circulation by local Bible societies.
specific grants have been made by tie
Board of Managers for soldiers, prisoners
of war. etc., of 362,s02 volumes, 70 the
United States Christian Commission. and
distributed by it without cost to this So.
ciety. The total number of Bibles. Test.
aments, and parts of Scripture granted te
the Christian Commission for the army
and navy within the past two years Is
766,oI5 volumes The total number O,
volumes distributed in the army and nav,
since the war began. by the Parent Socie
~ aud Its auxllaries, is probably near two
millions.
To the Freedmen Of the South in
schools and camps, S,494 volumes hav,
been granted. and the demand is con
stantly increasing. Thousands Of coloref
troops have been supplied, with the ar
mics TO which they belong.
To The Seeded States, during III,
year, grants have been made of 2i7 .gQ.
volumes, and sales of 40,054 volumes
total, 257,s7S. These books are for
warded by flag of truce, with the full Der
mission Of the Government and miIity an
thorities.
FoREIGE WoRK.-Five new Agent
have been appointed for the work durins
The year, making seven In eli, besides sol
porteurs, of which there are now sbou
thirty.
The Scriptures are being publishe;
abroad in various languages Z in italy
Germany, Rassia, Turkey, India. Chm
the Sandwich. Islands. besides Heriptnre,
in Anbic for The blind il Exypk
In lands, ee0,Qe3 ~ ha5s -. a