Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-06-10
This STATE in advance of all Others
Receipts, 9s4,O0O.-Report OF Fiscal Year.

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The same system continues in operation in
Eastern Ohio as heretofore, and with increasing
results for the year just closed. In the twenty.
two counties which compose the eastern divis.
ion OF agency, there are now thirty auxil.
iary and about three hundred branch societies
making 10 all three hundred and thirty-sx dis.
tinct organizations. Connected with the m
are about five handled unpaid local agents
Nearly all these societies have good depositar.
les of Bibles from which local agents have been
supplied for the Biblical wants of their districts
during the year. The nnmber of volumes dis
srbuted during the year is about eighteen
thousand, and the amount Of funds received for
the cause in this district of agency is tvcnty-
seuen thousand eight hundred and eighlyt,vo
dollars, being aI increase of about seven thous.
and dollars over those of the preceding year,
or in the ratio Of about % per cent. This is
much the largest sum ever contributed from
Eastern Ohio, and has enabled all the auxiliary
societies to make donations to the parent soci-
ely besides paying in advance for all books re-
ceived for domestic distribution In this way
nearly tep thousand dollars have been remitted
on donation account alone. An unusually
large number Of life memberships to the pa
rent society have also been obtained during the
year. Out of thirty th >usand families visited ,
less than eleven hundred have been found des-
titute of the scriptures, and all but sxty.four
have been supplied by sale or by grant. The
receipts from Ohio exceed those of every other
State except New York, and are just twice as
much as those of Pennsylvania, being eighty
four thousand and sixty -four dollars an advance
of fifteen thousand five hundred and thirty sew.
en- dollars over those of the preceding year, and
amounting to nearly as much as the entire New
England States together. We rejoice 10 these
increasing tokens of Gods blessing upon this
noble work. and hope that Ohio may still lead
the van in the years to come.
The work of the American Bible Society for
the year past exceeds in magnitude that Of any
previous year in its entire history. Its re-
ceipts from all sources have been six hundred
and seventy seven thousand eight hundred and
ffty,one dollars, aud the number of books is
sued is one million, seven hundred and twenty
thousand. FIVE hundred and sixty-niue.
The aggregate issues Of the society for the
last four years or since the breaking out of the
war are Ave million, three hundred and four
thousand, seven hundred aud three volumes.
The number of volumes donated by the 50.
oiety during the year is seven buDdred and thir'
ty-foar thousand, one hundred and fosFleeu
and their aggregate value together with MOB
led appropriations at home and abroad, is two
hundred and forty.fv thousand, seven hundred
and twenty,seven dollars, Of which sixty-tw'
thonsand. eight hundred and forty-eight dol
lars were appropriated to missionary fields.
The military and naval supply effected by th'
society Is truly wonderful 10 its extent.
Through the single inslruuentaIity OF the q
s. Christian Commission, gratuitous distribu
tions have been made by the society darioe
the year of four hundred and fifteen thousand
eight hundred and forty dollars and at an ex-
pspse OF sixty thousand, seven hundred and
forty dollars To the freedmen thirty-thr 3
thousand. seven hundred and 6fty. four volumes
have been grsoted to southern troops ffty
eight thousand. five hundred to prisoners o
war thirty-three thousand. six hundred and
ninsty-ioar, aud 10 destitute Sunday Schools
twsnt.-ops thousand. sight hundred and eighty
six. fHs
The sbevs = hat bird's-sye visw OF The
yssRs work--apd the society nos enters upon
~ aitissh year Of labor. with stilI wider door,
OI rssfa!pess opening u2 oa svery sids. II.