The New York herald., 1870-05-13
Americnn Bible socicty.

There was q ur5e attendance al the anniversary
exercises OF the American Bible Society. which were
hell yesterday morning at the Young MEMS Chris
tian Association ilall.
Mr. II. S. Winston, vice president occupied the
ch4ir aud the services opened with prayer by Rev.
q. III. Ke!lett.
The assistant treasurer, Mr.. Andrew l.. Taylor
read the reasurer's report This report showed the
receipts during the last fiscal year as s747O55 81,
or tAis sum $432, 73S Is wore derived from sales
sl61, AS 10 from donations S1l6,9S5 3j from lega.
ces, ana s35s13 81 from rents Of AID oflces
In the Bible House.
An abstract OF the 1fty-fourth ann ual report was
next read by Rev. r. l.. r. Smith. TnIs report shows
that during the year two vice presidents have been
removed Dy dellh-- Mr.. HeDan Lincoln aGd Mr..
Alien rumble; one manager has a,so di d. Dr
James l.. Phelps. Nj. I'll nry FsiIer late ASS sant
IRE surer has also beel ca led away by death. Now
auX,Lar es enrolled o. Total number OF auXl iares
1,950, with o,5j branch sJciet es. Life Oh eci rs
constituted 90; NE memLers 1852. Agents Ser
wee IN this country, A. with II assistants. Coun
agents In the service OF auxslarics. 1876, with
40 cOporteurs, aud 24,9t9 voluntary local
agents Or visitors serving gr tuitonsly In
foreign lands there are agents and 80 col.
porteuls. New publications. 8, al IN loreIgn Ian
guag,s. Books prnte at the Blie House, l.I2s 3ls
| tles 3ll,4ol volumes. Total, l,i377l9 volunes.
| Books issued from the Bib Hou.e, l,O3l 76l vol
umes, namely :-32a,7Tf Bibles 657 0iS Tesla uents
| A., $50 portions OF the Biole aud 800 volumes u
| raised stters Tor the blind. Total va'ue OF these
issues. $5l3,61S 3D. The 1oreign distributions, ex
usNe OF books granted from the Bible House
amounted TO 2yS,S7O volumes, In more than fifty Ian
guages and dial Cts Total number OF volumes
issued Tor dis rlbuuon during the year, 1850 81
Ent re NUMBER OF volumes ssued during nfty years
is 26572,J7l. B6ss society Record copies circulated
during the year. 475 $40. The gratutous dstributon
ana appropriations for the year alnonnted In value
TO $l9ss44 ol. or this sum $7l.2s3 20 was for the
reign neld. The third general supply of the
has been gong steadily forward. Efforts have been
mad. TO reach all classes OF the population. Among
with the DIVINE Word, and their schools have been
lar ely suppl d. careful distribution has been
made along tue entire line o. the Pacific railway.
Some distribution has taken place among tie
Chinese. of whom there are probably $4,000 on the
Paoihc coast, and measures are in progress for a
Rev. HENRY G. HILEY offered the following reso-
luton-
Resolved, That IN. report of which has p.en
presented be printed and circulated under TIE direction
the manage
| He said that he had lately visited New Mexico.
The Bibe q been sent there, but no missionaries.
This new field has to-day many noble hearts waiting
! TO hear the Word OF God. After further REMARKS
portr ing the amount OF good that had been
plshed by the society and the luil assurance OF
greater uscfu In the iutnre the resolution was
passed, and Mr. James b. McKean offered second
resolution as fOl0ws:-
Resolved That the Bible the fundamental ana hgher
law' OF this republic.
Mr.. MCKEAN spoke ut considerable length upon
the resolution. ~ they would ask him wnat Is the
fur damental and higher law OF this republic he would
answer 1t is the equality OF man. Strike that sentence
out Of tie Declaration Of Independence and you de.
stroy the republic. Who were those men mat
framed that Decaraton9 Were they politicians 7
Yes: they were politicians OF the higher sort-po T.
tlcilns who took their theory from tile Bible ani
practicd 1t. 1t has always been the theory OF his
government but such has not always been the prac-
tice. The Bible IL at once the higher law and he
capstone to all good works. What do they learn
iIOm the Bibie but the equality of man? lie unier-
stood that pCok 20 say TO the king. 'Come down -
ana to the beggar, ''GO up.o There arr those who
| scholars. Let them first take away the nag from,
those VINO have fought and bcd for II. The resou.
| ton was re ronded by General w. VIII ans OF Con
! nccticut, aud tnen passed.
! Rev i. L. CRACEY, or India, presented the follow
| ing resolution:
Resolved That the blessing which has siready th
circulation Of the Scriptures fn India 10 encouragement
tened aud their condolences awakened
| and moral power TO come from the Bible.
He spoke OF the progress OF the Bible In India and
stated that the ield was in very satisfactory condi
| ton.
| Mr. GEORGE II. STUART, OF Philadelphia seconded
the resolution In few remarks, when the same was
passed
Tue following resolutions were then presented anC
Resolved Tr the prescp, condition the nation calls fo
continued aud increased zeal In circulating the inspired vol
une.
Resolved the retrospect OF fifty years. gibc work IL
the Sandwich Islands. with ills maniod good
the abones o. that group 10 less than 70 the from
other lands settling there, and also TO the inhabitants
other archipcagos in the island world should stimulate
doubled In sending tho Word OF Life well TO The
small and fading 10 the great and growing natona
J of the earth
| Among those present on the platform, except
! those aiready named as participating IN the exer-
I cises, were:-Francis 7. King, of Baltimore; Right
| Rev. Bishop Johns OF virginia; Rev. DR.. Edmond,
| OF London; Rev. Dr. sheldon, or New Jersey; Rev.
| DIR. Prime, OF New York. and Hiram Ketchum, of
| New York.