The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-06-14
TERMS--S2,5O PER ANNUM
For the Sentine.

For the Sentinel.
The Bible Cause In Eastern Ohio
9th Annual Report Of the
FIeld-This State In Advance
Of al Ofhers-Recelpts from
II $50. of the FiS-
cal NJ ar.
The same system continues in operation
in Eastern Ohio as heretofore, and with il,-
creasing results for the year just closed In
the twenty-five counties which compose the
eastern division Of agency, there are now
lhirty-six auxiliary, and about three hund-
red and thirty-sx distinct organizations -
Connected with them are about five hun
dred unpaid officers, and three thousand
unpaid local agents. Nearly al these Socie-
ties have good repositories Of Bibles from
which local agents have been supplied for
the Biblical wants Of their districts during
the year.
The number of volumes distributed DUR
ing the year, is about eighteen thousand,
and the amount OF funds received for the
cause in this district of agency is t,centy-
Sectn thousand eight hundred and eighty
taoo dollars, being an increase Of about sev-
en- thousand dollars over those of the pre-
ceding year, or in the ratio Of about Is 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 society, besides pay
ing in advance Tor all books received fo" do
mcstic distribution. In this way nearly ten
thousand dollars have been re,nlltcu u. TO-
ration alone. An unusually large number
OF ift memberships to the parent society
have also been o tanned during the year,
Out of thirty Thousand families visited, less
than eleven hundred have been found dest-
tute of the scriptures and all but sixty-tour
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 Pennsyl-
vania, being cighty-tour thousand and sixty
four dollars, an advance Of fifteen thousand
five hundred and thirty seven over those of
the preceding year, and amounting to near
ly as muah as those Of the entire New Eng
land States together. We rejoice in these
increasing tokens of Gods blessing upon
this noble work, and hope that Ohio may
still lead the van in 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 histo-
six hundr, and seventy-sevcn thousand
number of books issued is one million seven
hundred and twenty thousand five hundred
and sixty-nine. The aggregate issue Of the
81 cl tv for the last four years or since the
breaking out Of the war are five million
three h n1led and four thousand seven
hundred and three volumes. The number
OF vo'un es donated ty the society during
the year is seven hundred and thirty four
thousand one hundred and fourteen; and
tn arg egate value together with mon;ed
appropriations at home and abroad is two
undred aud forty-iive thousand seven hun
d~ri and tw ntv seven d Ears, Of which
sixty .two tho" and eight hundred and forty
eigl dollar, were appropriated to mission
ary f,Ids.
!. he mi tary and naval supply effected by
The society is tray wonderful ir its extent.
II rough he single instrum, ntality of tho
Z. S. Chr; stian Commission gratutouS dis
tributon have been made by the society
during the year, of four hundred and fifteen
Thousand eight hund, ed and frty volumes
AMI an expense OF Of sixty thousand seven
hundred and forty do lars. To the freed
men thirty three thousand seyen hundred
and fifty four dolars have been granted; to
sou Lern troops ffty-eight thousand five
hund ed; to prisoners Of war thiry-three
thousand six hundred and ninety-tour, and
to destitute Sunday Schools twenty-one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-six.
The above is but birds view of the
years work-and the society row enters
upon its fftieth year of labor with still, wi
der doors Of usefulness opening up on every
side.
HARTsHORN,
Gen. Ag't A. B. S., for Eastern Ohio.