Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-06-08
For the Belmont Chronicle.
The Bible Cause in Eastern
OhiO--9th Annual Report Of
the Fieid--This state in Ad-
vance Of all 0thers--Receipts
from il SSf ,OOO--EaepOrt OF the
Fiscal Year,

The same system continues in operation
in Eastern Ohio as heretofore, and with in
creasing results for the year just closed. In
the twenty-five Counties which compose
the Eastern division of agency, there are
now thirty-rix auxiliary, and about three
hundred branch societies, making in all
three hundred and thrty-six distinct or
ganizations. Connected with them are
about five hundred unpaid officers, and three
thousand unpaid local agents. Nearly all
these societies 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 during the year is
about eighteen thousand, and the amount
received for the cause in this district Of
agency, is t,oenty sercn thousand eight hun-
dred and eighty two dollars, being an in
crease of about seven thousand dollars over
these of the preceding year, or ia the ratio
of about % per cent. This is much the
largest sum ever contributed from Eastern
UNIV, CudDiCu thc dnAllIuIy So
cietiest to make donations to the parent So
ciety, besides paying in advance for all
books received for domestic distribution.
In this way nearly ten thousand dollars
have been remitted on donation account
alone. An unusually large number of life
memberships to the parent society have
also been obtained during the year.
Out of thirty thousand families visited
less than eleven hundred have been found
destitute of the scriptures, and all bat sixty.
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 Pennsyl-
vania, being eighty four thousand and sixty
four dollars, an advance of fifteen thousand
five hundred and thirty,seven dollars over
those Of the preceding year, and amount
ing to nearly as much as the entire New
England 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
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 his
tory. Its receipts from all sources have
been six hundred and seventy-seven thous-
and eight hundred and fifty-one dollars, and
the number of books issued is one million
seven hundred and twenty thousand FIVE
hundred and sixty-nine.
The aggregate issues of the society fer the
last five years, or since the breaking out of
the war, are five million three hundred and
four thousand seven hundred and three
volumes. The number of volumes donated
by the society during the year, is seven
hundred and thirty-four thousand one hun
dred and fourteen; and their aggregate
value, together with. .monied appropriations
at home and abroad, is two hundred and
forty five thousand seven hundred and
twenty-seven dollars of which sixty-two
thousand eight hundred and forty-eight
dollars were appropriated to missionary
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The military and naval supply effected by
the society is truly wonderful in its extent.
Through the single instrur6entality of the
u S. Christian Commission, gratuitous
distributions have been made by the society
during the year of four hundred and fifteen
} Thousand eight hundred and forty volumes
and at an expense of sixty thousand seven
hundred and forty dollars. l...,, q
To the freedmen thirty three. thousand
seven hundred and 'fifty-four volumes have
been granted; to Southern troops, fifty