, 1870-12-26
THE BIBLE.
Annual Meeting OF the North
western Bible Society.
Reports Of the Secretary and
Treasurer.
Tbs Work Of the Xear---atatifyiug
Re5ulta.

The annual meeting Of the So1tnwestern Bible
Society was held, last evening, IN the Second
Presbyterian Church, corner Of WABASH avenue
aud Warrington street The evening Was cold,
and the Attendance rather small.
Thu exercises we're opened by the ch0ls sing
Ing
We sefaewisdss 16re 70 be sheLosa"
The Rev. Dr.. Patterson read the nineteenth
Psalm. and then gave out the hy,nn beginning
"Blest ~ the sonlA that heal .ad knaw
The Guspeit joyfui sannd." ..
Then PraJer was made aaa another hsna was
TIE Rev. Dr.. Powefs, of s. 1ohn3 Church, ad-
dreAser the 6udieuce. He spoke Of tue 1ot lasti-
tutIops that clustered around Astor place. u New
bfarJ, the Historical Society, and the outld-
tnes of Ire Btoe soeie'J. the latter be-
ing The 1ehest u ~: !; .s9t out tas nls!e
thereby making desert places blossom Ike the
Enee. liz boldly asserted that the plain pfahciples
OF Christianity could he undesstooa oy ne aFs1-
waB nut dangerous, a. sotne Thought. 70 PLACE
Gca's menkase Ia The hALIs Ut tbs lill.esa:e aud
toe TIE BlSle So co.'s uori. i. I'D III tank tha:
learned Investigation tn'o lts auhen1'city ever
sarid 4 Eoul ard he Was wiling 70 place tu every
learn ire wAy Of sa.y4uou. Tuu necessity of
nnai1,#tnlag the society Was sh1Tn. Ant ~ eAt-
net af peA was Made TO all pfesent to assist IN
ui8Ii4ukUR kQE NCIlt kHtEFs
TUE skcKErARf'5 REroRr.
NJ. J. B. Carter, The Secreia-y =, Presented his
report:
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lutkrssau ca}.t u the psstnEat Of Scan.
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s e
pStty ials tsr bsio what The wants II ia society
,stos1 of tic ystona cauErhe. cooperating with THE
r !;,11I ra.sls 81 A..asia = sse's
1owxs1r soc1Erua. ...-.
Iht ef3orfe the branch societies, the past year.
silv ssent hae h.d ID eounJ merf uoie
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Ihe eseorts W h.ys sao. that ps.rsy ,s.4eh
ast g y the stuntv every !.a''y 5t.ei i nd
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hate drawn 6ck 4 te5 q ts y 'hs AZ, ,alt :: sti:1
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MISSION srsn.r SCHOOLS;
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sa.s
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Association. 81 worth: = various itsiont III; a
lilo mrmtrss ds-rr b1oka. value. saolh3. Tic d
tnInt books In the ueputtury au1enuted 10 et:23
o. ..iee y. - D~pore:y. iot NV. smouhte1
*GIe 4s Ih+ir e.tnasn On hand. a.sa K!hIes; vtlu
a9s3..f There have bern distributed dafnx the re.
c1plrt ptiStuus Of The Htt+. and aEErfa
Of 4!l.Iss riuce the ofexn!zAtion Of the society.
THE rRkAsCKRx5 KgroRT.
! 3fE, {. &. Nelson. The Treasurer, reported tn
he had on nant Al tnc date OF the pre7lous tepo
] {i4.19. AMI that be 1Rd received since enonKn
rake up ;0,69s:3. of y hlch 1870 nlh ne,
Il.tuts4 Il. teayln< balauce on hand Of kf, ,ss.s
The wGls ii TIE sor:tfs was pTosretous, ii
tho 1ehl was u-tng TILED is well as po.s bile nj
the EIHptr of t1boterx, hut mere 'ausrt.4 We
wanted. The anc:ety Was established thirty yea
, nRo. wh L R0a volumes we're Distributed. nnd the
:, hasi- II. aH5 uc:ease snce, 50 thai TO : i
| INf- lie gwen away to tne poor and Il 457ttu
4 Til. .,.utsibu1sont 70 she society hsd Kept pa
9 With with the growth Of the ely. The ch!potteu
waited 10, vi families aursng the 5ssr sS'n, fuu
2ss7 witha1lt the Htle, ard surplt4t 1-st3 Ut tue
nt cGes III f393.9S. With the Increase OF popu
!. .lGn, c1ses Of 'le.tlIut!Dn uuupi'et. and 4 re-
e fotcs ment 1T cuip6r eurs was neceesafy to supJ
;. | tblpl with GHt1'b wof'.
E.EcT1uS or OFFICERS.
| Tht Eer. Dr. Patterson aanHl .Cct shat
/. erection OF Lt3tretB fHr next yaar .u1t 1es1