, 1866-01-22
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The num6tf oi lille: and Testament; disalSu,sd
donation, u 40c6 Bibles and is Us Testaments % a, ~
portions OF the Bible, amounting 10 S7,95t77 and
an aggregate s1nce the ogan1zaton Of the SOCIETY o
eep.ss ss the Of hs W9 q sod
13t9 Tcsaments or portions OF the Bible y.luea nj
*a1s9: %, md tn tLe hands Of Mr. koaltaat, scen,
$l55-se-iotai, E, eS3.59.
Soon after onf Last annual meeting, and again
abont the 1st Of Msy, the prices OF books N the De.
posttoy were reduced 10 correspond with tho list oj
prices OF the Amencan Bible Society-the decrease
in The premium on gold having reduced the coet oi
making books. The amount VI The reduction. Of
diLconnt, on tho book Of this Society was St aNs
The receipts The past year. rom nll sources, %
amount 10 S9,S3a72.
REMARKS, DC.
The President. after the reading Of this report.
paid hieh compliment to Mr Carter for the ability
and tndcfatjGneiaiy with which be has discharged
ht dattes Tor 20 many years past.
Rev. DR.: PatteEton then delivered the anniversary
address, He ukened this, the twenty y-fii1h nnuiyef
ssy o. th's society, to the 'sllser wedding" Gus
these EtnTed thoughts. he then y x.
Elew tho hfe.ory Of B1ble distribution hJ means Of
tooetaes. IN different portions Of fhe world preiac-
-rrotestaniiem had aousisned and NV notapje d.
g1ee Of mosal progrehs Wsk attained By tue people
ta,e progress and development In The higher trnths
e. ss1op rss T. 'sa
ton q the Word ofGod. The ntst society formed
tor th!a purpose wss the {" British and Foreign"
ss,.oshsd to 1soi but is nobls osecss obtained
paz.s ofthe world, and e.rly as 1876 the1u we're
& DO ies. ~ thnn sixty prominent societies With
sossty Wsa The he net ea' nsk Blns
IN 1sld but the entire number q Dible Societies pow
exatent In al raltso the world cannot be 1css than
%sl,e nss up 10 5 the!F enea Issues
10 the prtenf, 1t Ia believed 1t least &eTeufy,ye
millions. OF fthe.e tho ..nrlstsh ed Fofe,sn md
"Ame94can" Societies t.sued ruly two-thi1ss, Il
tnan one hundred ana sixty different ianguasrs and
dialects. Tear after Jear the great importance Of
the minds and hcartt ot Christians, IND they hase
more and more lIbera1ly came forward to IL sup
port, 1hefe xere, during the past year, contrib
9il7,s:s mose lhsn IN ,he rear pTssiousmas S mae2
az in all the fsrt thirteen yeais OF tie Soc!etys
sIstenec md I'll sA in excess over the eontr1bu-
eo0!ribnton Win sbe money thus s 1sised, tbs tae
Society publtthed 1,7ca579 volumes during tbe
!saf. 1bets itaues IN tho three years ending May,
years Of the tocices existence. Their total ie19es
have been in exoees Of twenty millions Of volumes,
apd Of these fourteen million: have been put forth
the ttatiscs most Interesting to the general pubic
II connection with the American Bible Society, 1he
reverend speaker proceeded 70 rhow Il some
uni,y Of tine Protestant Christiaas@the seifsas.
tannc power of the Bible, and the influence Of that
sacred 1olnme y me protection OF civil end relic-
to1s liberty. Inc tue P!otest4nt Christian, he
teneis. who believed Thai the Bible IL truly frutn
God. aaa 1s ne only guide to conduct men TO
He1ren. and who Innnifess hia filth b. his earnest
eadeAFo[s tof the dissemination Of Ibis work Of
Churches md the Ststorians and eome other ,ects
sfsfed fhst tir nn1r sttemnt PC
Romtth HbIe Socefv ma IN iaas Wbs = ,..a M
de.rrrnd ~ 49, - VI ~ te "AeH u was en-
trihnti11 ~ th pn,,th nSI .o<aStJ 1oT nc als-
-. ~ y. tuE Ato.At'1 H1C!e "Hn AoMiel notet.