Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-06-08
For the Chronicle
BIBLE

ME-. EDIToR AS your readers viii
notice a call is given in another column
of the CHRONICLE for the Annual Meet
ing of the Trumbull County Bible Socie-
ty, to be held in this city next week. /
enclose herein a short article from the
Tribune, relating to the late annualmeet-
ing of the Parent Society in New York,
which by inserting in your widely read
paper you will greatly oblige the friends
of the in this county. 1t will dc
good in awakening public attention tn
what is being done by the Parent Socie-
ty, of which our Society is an auxiliary.
Please give it a place and much oblige
the friends. NJ.
Warren, June 6, 1870.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE
soCIETY-woRK OF H PAST YEAR.
From the New York Tribune, May 49,
The ffty-fourlh anniversary of this
society was held yesterday morning in
the large hall of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association building, and was well
attended. Mr.. f. S. Winton, the Vice
President, occupied the chair, and
among those present were the Revs. DIR.
Edmonds, of London; DR.. Johns, T. i.
Gracey, of India; DR.. Hall, L. II. Julick,
DIR. Rogers, G.. +. Kettell, the Hon. ].
B. Mexican, A. L. Taylor, &c. Mr.. A.
l.. Taylor submitted the Treasurer's re-
port, which stated that the receipts were
larger than in any previous year,
amounting to S~747.05S.79. OF these,
1882, 1856 were derived from sales,
Sl61, 465.7S from donations, SIG, 9S5.35
from legacies, and S35,S1S.91 from rents
of stores and offices in the Bible House.
The annual report was then submit
ted, and the results of the year present
great reasons for encouragement and for
enlarged efforts in carrying forward the
work of the Society. SiXty-nine new
auxiliaries had been enrolled, which in
creased the number of auxiliaries to
1870, with 5.I56 branch societies. The
Society consisted of eighty life directors
and l,762 life members, and employed
fOrty-two agents in this country, with
twenty-one assistants. In foreign lands
there were three agents with fifty col
porteurs. Five new publications had
been started, four in foreign languages.
The number of books printed at the
Bible House was 1,I26, 76I Volumes
429,T74 Bibles, 657, obs Testaments, A.
6G9 portions of the Bible, and 500 vol
umes in raised letters for the blind. To-
tai value of the issues, S5I3, SIS. 80.
The foreign distributions, exclusive of
books granted from the Bible House
amounted TO 29S,S70 volumes, in more
than fifty languages and dialects. The
total number of volumes issued for dis
tribution during the year was 1,33O,640.
The entire number of volumes issued
during ffty-four years was 26, Bill
Copies of the Bible circulated during the
year, 457, $40.
The gratuitOus distributions and APP
preparations for the year amounted in
value to Sl93, S24.0I. OF this sum, ST.
1880 were for the foreign field. Grants
of books for gratuitous circulation have
been made 10 the Socisty's agents and
auxiliaries, to various benevolent insti-
buttons n to individuals. No merito-
rious application has been declined.
Efforts have been made to reach all
classes of the population. Among the
freedmen many thousands have been
provided with the divine word, and
their schools have been largely supplied.
A careful distribution has been made
along the entire line of the Pacific Rail-
road. Some distributionhas taken place
among the Chinese, of whom there are
probably $4,000 on the Pacific coast, and
measures are in progress for a more
thorough supply. An agent of the socie-
ty Is engaged in circulating the Scrip
lures in the Territory of Utah, where he
has received a cordial welcome. Fami-
lies visited, 400, 305; families found desti-
tute of the Bible, H.S47; destitute fami-
lies supplied, S2,6l6; families refusing
the Scriptures, T,43T destitute indiYidu-
ais supplied in addition, 1880; soldiers,
sailors, g., supplied, 35,S67; Sunday and
other schools supplied, Las.