Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-06

THk HIbbk.
Anaiversary Of The wa.hInaton Citv So
clety-Addresscs Delivered, aud tbs An
NAL Report.
The forty ourth annisersaty Of the washing.
ton city Bible Society was held last evening In
the Thirteenthsireet Baptist church, (Itey. Dr.
CalhbafL paator,l Rev. Mr.. Maguire, president
OF the soclety, presiiing, The exercises were
opened With reading Of the scriptures, prayer
The President then returned. thanks to he
congregation far the use Of he church, and said
thai he felt rriIeed 10 know that iha sooiety had
thei sympathlea They could only regard II as
divine cause, for God had directed them 10 70
into the world and preach the gospel all erea-
tures A. individual creatures they almei at
their own salvation, but as an otgAui1hlion they
aimed at the salvation Of man.
This society had besn kept alive for iorty.four
ana iSss Non. would help them bs
| Pfutestants, for II was distinctly q Protestant
| organization. This Catholics locked up tho
Tor q Protestant Bibis, and would be told il vas
| not allowed 10 be sold. They bad bssn plaosd
where tbey were to scatter the Bloc Throughout
the world, and they wished the means 10 carry
on that work He thought the society had done
more In the past year than Il had for aconsldera-
bic number Of years past They desired the
70 forward win this good work. The rpirit was
ali 70 search thelr hearts and consldsf what Il
Was their duty g DO towards 'PresdinE the
"Ths society does not actually sus,afd the rsla.
tinn Of a feeder TO the soclety In New Iork-the
Ss oI sss Ot q employ sSy S S
elsewhere than IN this city. lie STATED that the
Rev. DR.. Eddy had eonsented 70 preach a SER
mon. but was detained at the eoniefsnar in New
Rev. DR.. Pitssr nezt addressed the audience,
amer which SsA.tor stevenson, Of Ky, was In.
' A. q. go conciusioa q Inc hast speakers ~
marks the president stated that MS was In
tended Tor . practical mseting, ADD that It was
SS S eithgs Saeds sSa hs srS.s,s thst ~.
congregation wunh support them to the best Of
ssI!..'iSS va: then taken W. :sa sa &.
bensdleilon was pronounced, and the cbnyrssa-
tinn dispersed. p
Tue i5llcvins !, the annual tspur,
tho board Of managers present 10 the society
this their forty fourth annual report.
The past year has been one o Increased
luEs hArs been held At diHsrsnt points IN
the ely, and large numbefs have offended
and listened With . msrs .s.a o.l,ea os ~.
msn who have urvsd the claims Of the society
fTno sctyisss Of az. able anil slnslent agent,
Rev. ~ Oohb, have been secured, AMI he has
entered upon . thorough canvass Of the city,
carrying with him TO every house the blessed
Word o. Qoi; He has visited selt t.mlliest
destitute, and has sappiiSd 70 such ai2coples Of
the Holy Scrlptures.
In the First and Seventh wards, visited BY
our agent, 10 out OF every 100 o. the pophiauOn
were found destltute Of any portion Of Scrip
| lures.
IL IL the intention Of the society, rastained
BY large and LIBERAL contributions, 70 cgaunue
this work until every iA1ily IN ourcitr has boen
supplied with the WORT OF liie
IT'S matter o. prniound regret mat 20 ieu
Of our churchss hAvs Contributed 10 this society
during the past year. ,,,,, .,,-,
eleven ffotestant ehutcnes ou' ~ more ,nas
n MY hs r.nas M n.Ina,I IA ~ pe,ssS
sps .'I.y ~ ~, - n.n,te ~ -, s, 1917
, sy - ,. Nv ~. 49, ~ -
vn sa,t -. sa..i. a., -. a..
n suoSoesl e =, ~ 49, 80 nAao " a-.i. ns
missing reoorls o. we seoiety, ani We e happy
snss ~. ~ ~, ~, 80
~ ~ nhpssh.. ne,.h
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nass ho' sSn ,a,,',,,,n. y" ~ ~
s,n.est aa ~ so.S ~ 80 ,o.is,x ~ 49,