Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-06-28

the oOth year, S642, ,625 6f and now for
the year just closed S73i, ,0S9 Ii. Bibles
and Testaments issued the first year, 6,4l0
volumes the 50th year, 95l ,9i5 volumes
and tho year just closed, l,0l6,337 total
number issued by the society during 81
years is %, ,6i0, ,404 volumes, and the issues
from the Bible house from the beginning
Of 1861 TO the close Of 1866 exceeded those
Of the first thirty three years Of the Socie.
ty by 107.09l volumes. Books donated
by tho Society during the past year ex-
elusive Of foreign grants, 173, III volumes,
and TO tho foreign field books amounting
TO s63,674 %. The gratuitous distrlbu-
tions and appropriations by tho Board in
books, money. discount on sales 10 aur'iiar-
ies, and debis Of feeble societies cancelled,
Is $50 900 90, during the year ending
March 3ist,. 1867. Other facts and figures
might be given, but for want Of space in
our report for the State, tho above must
suffice, and for further information we re-
fer our readers 10 the annual report Of the
A. B. s., simply adding, "What bath God
wrought" Aud while figures show the
amount of money received andtho number
of volumes Of tho Holy Scriptures issued,
many millions Of which have boon given
to those found destitute Of tho Bible. yot
tho moral influence Of the society over the
world and the spiritual work il has accom-.
plished in the salvation Of mon, cannot DO
seen or known until the Judge of all tho
earth make known TO the assembled world
tho grand results.
THE CAUSE IN INDIANA.
The following brief summary will show
10 part what has been accomplished during
the past year ending March 3lst, 1867 !:
The State Agent visited loo auxiliary aud
branch Diblo Socieiies attended G2 CON-
miitee meetings; attended 1T Bible meet.
ings delivered III sermons and address.
es on The Bible Cause; travelled ,575
milos by railroad aud stage sent out G,2S0
letters aad circulars on Bible Society bust.
ness; attedncd 81 auxiliary aud Bible
Society Anniversaries obtained on sub
scription and cash by personal effort
81, 800 received from all sources and re-
mittcd to the Assistant Treasurer at the
Bible house Sl3,il3 s5i and attended to
all interests of the work, such as securing
county agents for the field, initiating tho
same; preparing documents for use on the
field, aud many other important items
which cannot be given in an annual ro.
port.
The following is summary Of tho labors
of the County Agents: Miles travelled by
them about 25 600; families visited 35 900,
and found destitute 2,020 supplied with
the Scriptures, lilo number Of volumes
circulated about 1900, of this number
81, ,lo7 23 were sold, aud books amount
ing TO about $500 were donated to the
families in Bibles and Tesiamcnts who
woro found without the Bible; raised by
donations, about Sl7,4S0 collected on
the same about S12,S0S 30 sent out on
Bible Society business 300 letters aud
circulars organized l25 Branch or Town
ship Bible Societies attended POI Branch
and County Bible Society Anniversaries
Total number organized and visited by
them 4lG; delivered 1,l25 sermons and
addresses. Beside all this our fellow la
borers did very good missionary work,
and We trust many precious soul will
be brought to Christ through their labors.
The average number Of agents for the
State the past year was seven, who canvass
ed the fields of sixty-five auxiliary socie-
ties, at a cost Of less than half cent to
each person on their respective fields
Thus it will be seen by the above report
that our county agents have done good
work, aud we commend them to the sym
pathics and cordial cooperation Of all
among whom they may labor the present
year.
Life Directors and Life Members Of tho
A. B. S.--although the number is not
largo as compared with Illinois, yet We
are annually increasing the number, and
during the past year four persons have
been constituted Life Directors, aud thr-
ty-two made Life Members of the Ameri-
can Bible Society, while forty eight more
have given $50 pledges, payable in So or
$40 installments, TO constitute themselves
or children Life Members Of the A. Il. S.
Books circulated in the State during the
past year about 1900 copies, value about
$1,000.
iSaLbah Schooh.-Thc State aud Coun-
ty Agents have visited large number
during the year, and tho children are.
found to bo very much interested In the
Bible work, aud number Of Sabbath
Schools connected with the various CO.
operating churches have made their jubilee
donations OF $40 and upwards TO the
American Bible Society.
By careful perusal Of this our second
annual report, II will be seen that the
Bible cause is advancing in our State, and
IL tt,n M xunrt nd -
mends itself TO all Christians and to all
philanihropisis. The cities Of Indianapo-
lis, Evansville, Lafayette, Tcrro llauie
and Laporto have been canvassed with
very satisfactory results, while a large
number Of counties have been explored
with equally good results. The whole
amount raised in our State aud paid TO
the A. b. S., after defraying the expenses
of the agency and incdcntals, is little
over S22 900, which shows falling off
from the previous year of $1,000. Tins
is in consequence Of the money pressure,
and the loss of two wheat crops in suc-
ccssion, with other causes which contrib.
uied to diminish tho receipts; we hope.
however, the present year will be one Of
success, and that large increase will be
the result Of hard toll for our great work.
We commence another year with l23
auxiliary Bible Societies-and 425 Branch
Societies total 5iS Bible Societies in our
State; 2,700 persons who sustain official
relations TO these societies and comprise
the various Boards Of Managers / 800
local or unpaid school district agents,
whose work is gratuity, and to whom we