The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-11
NEW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

sos..st" VI tho NUoNc-nhuleu
The church was completely crowded in every
available space, even along the aisles, and
were seated the members OF the choir.
The following was the order OF exercises for
Invocation; hymn" How Precious Is the
Book Diyine;" reading of the Scriptures by
ton hymn. What dlory Gilds the Sacred
Parker, president; abstract OF the annual re-
portj addresses by Senator Patterson, OF New
Hampshire, Rev. DR.. Boyntoa, and John ID.
Cough prayer by Rev. DR.. rustin; doxology
The following is an abstract Of the annual
report, as read:
6The managers Of the Washington City Bible
Society, In submitting their annual report, feel
constrained to acknowledge their renewed OBJ
legations to God for the success which has at
tended their efforts In circulating his precious
Word, and for the increased interest In the
Bible cause manifested In this community,
during s ne there Pet yes;
Ing destitute families throughout this city
with the Scriptures, undertaken about three
years since, through the agency OF the Rev.
o. =. Pitcher, under the auspices OF this
society, the board are happy to state has been
completed. The blessed effects upon the char
acter and habits OF the masses In this commu.
nifty which have flowed, and may be expected
TO how, from the exploration and supply re.
feIred to, the board think, can hardly be over
"The board record with Qualification the
fact that the receipts into their treasury dur
Ing the year just closed have largely exceeded
those Of any recent one, the city churches, as
they bad been accustomed to do. thereby mani
fesiing an Increased appreciation Of the value
OF Bible circulation very crcdltable to their
Intelligence and piety, as well as honorable to
the 81 citizens n q the national capital.
year to mourn the decease OF two of their most
honored and most faithful associates, viz ;
Col. James l.. Edwards and the Rev. Ulysses
Ward, long associated with the interests Of
Vice Presidents Of the Society. Thus Provi.
dence from time to time calls his laborers to
their reward, but the blessed work, under His
suffered to fsltcr. 1t goes steadily forward.
"The statistical results Of the Society's op-
erations for the year ending April 81, 1907, are
."The Disqualification hand at beginning of
the year, ,u29 Bibles, 70 Testaments, and 1881
ssa bibles and SIS Testaments, at cost Of
tl,o3.:5o; delivered to the society's agent, Rev.
Mr.. Pitcher, t32 Bibles and iO2 Test sme nts-
other gratuitoSs distributions, ai0 Bibles and
$50 nts-value, si597l; sold from de-
posltory 6'3 Bibles and lo2 Testaments, at an
8S7 Bibles, I0l Testaments, and 3,O2a por lions,
cost price being t055.Ol.
'Gratuitous Distribut s-Besides the gra.
tuitous distributions made by the society's
agent, the following grants, OF similar char
acter, have been authorized, viz: To Mission
Sabbath schools, lwhlte,) So Bibles and CO
tsoored 81 Bblss s%a Il H Testame sstnSGf Tor
supply Of Soldiers and Military Hospital, /
Bible and alS Testsments; to Protestant Or
Institute, (colored,) rs Bibles; to individuals
ments."
churchO, IL los 10; from individuals, s702. Os
from sales at depository, &stb. 40; as follows :
From churches, thus: First Presbyterian,
Fourth Presbyterian, s6s. SO; Capitol Hill Pres.
byterian, $3.50; Seventh street Presbyterian,
$i6ls; Western Presbyterian, sl4 o5j First Con-
oandry Chapel So, T%s: Waugh S shsPpe s sg
East Washington Methodist Episcopal, $40
Mekendrce chapel, $50; Hamline chapel, si6
Ryland chapel, tT.oi; Union chapel, s5; First
Baptist, $50; Second Baptist, 80. %; Calvary
Baptist,tsi Ninth street Methodist Protestant,
eloj Navy Yard Methodist, $50; German Luz
theran, tlO25; German Evangelical Associa-
tion, y 60: members OF Trinity church, 1905
st. Adams Parish, %.
African Methodist Episcopal, s25j Nineteenth
street Baptist, sls e2i Asbury, 900; Fifteenth
street stree ,L Prs,syterian, sIs2; ST. PauIs African
From individuals, thus; Henry d. Cooke, A.
Il. shepherd, and Mrs. Coleman, each s50i W.
II. Campbell, go; General U. s. Grant, t2si
the Hospital for the Insane, al 10; me n,bers OF
Congress, e55; Judges of the Supreme Court,
II al Bureau, s,s
ployees. OF Government Printing Office, a. 90;
Pr. L. A. Edwards, as; J: W. Marin and Mrs.
Beck, each tioi also, % from each Of the fol-
Chapman, Mayor wallaeh, Mrs. Mcknight,
George J; schefaly, J. D. steward, Miss Del.
SniI s'seii e. aeya aoa M. Mr. Po Sae
<. Fay, Mrs. nj. Earle, Prof. j. ii. @. Cotiin, ].
=; Bryan, Henry Roberts, r. J. Mcigs, John
Msyei Miss j julia as[a
Schoolcraft, L. NJ. Rollins, Mrs. Riser.
Expenditpres-Ihese are as follows: Salary
OF IN. tSS'1S' compensation 81 de-
freight. United States tax, and car fare Re- Of tie
.ooiety's agent gent, si5i'GCi remittance to parent
The Indebtedness Of the society to the parent
board in New York, April q, 1868, was w. l4T.7T.
Cash on hand to replenish stock In deposit
tory, OF which 1t Is in much need, ssO2.s3.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Green h WILL
hAms, auctioneers, have sold part OF lot ., In
square No. ss2, fronting on Ninth street, be-
the improvements, consisting OF a threc.story
brick house, to John Rock, for u. 1850. Also,
the south third Of lot No. Il, In square No.
Market Space, with the impro yements COZ
sisting of three story brick house, to p. q.
Lelzer, for 1850 The same anc'ionsers have
also sold lot No. 40, In square No. sos, fronting
30 feet on north street, with depth Of 20
feet, with the Improvement Consisting Of a
three-story press brick front house fronting
on street, between FIRST street and NORTH
Capitol street, to Elizabeth Culinan, for 81, 200
cash. part of lot No. 8, In square 424, rs feet
front by 100 feet deep, with the Improvement
street north, between se"ssth and Ei III
streets west to d. Groding, for u, 1000; and part
Of lot No. 8, with the improvement, consist
Ing Of good eight-room house, fronting on
street north, between Fourth and Fifth streets
west, to II. l.. Turner, for t2,so0.
CHEAP FREIGHT RAILwAY.-Hon, Lorenzo
Sherwood spoke on this subject on Saturday
evening, from the City Hall steps. He finds
monopolies, and In alluding to the Pacific rail.
road, asserted that half million OF dollars had
been expended In Washington Gin a conilden-
for that road, He did not expl lain the mode or
manner in which a reform is to be accom-
piished, but said that he had been endeavoring
to get q bill through Congress which would
frcights. As Congress, however, would not
pass his bill, and he did not propose to expend
money to lobby It through, he intended to ap.
peal to the producing interests-tho people OF
the aountry.
Admitted TO PnAoTIcE.-Messrs.S ). y. Car
rington, l.. M. Saunders, and ID, Ii. Searle,
arduous gentlemen, and as having been stu.
dents In Columbian College, passed a highly
oreditable examination before the board
duly admitted to practice at tho bar Of i the su.
preme Court of this District. They bid fair
to make for themselves In life positions OF
honor and profit.
sTAw HATS Ia avery variety for men, youths
and children at Stinsmetz's, halter and fur
Tisr. No. 49, Pennsylyania avenue, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
FINE ARTs,-Hon nv. L. Pruyp, of Albanv