National Republican., 1873-05-28
sPREAD or THE aOsPRI.
Meeting Of the Washington City Bible So
ciety-wotk ofthe Parent Association for


the eYear-Re.olutiens Of Respect.
The board OF managers OF the Washington
City Bible Society held their monthly meeting
Monday evening at the rooms Of the depositary,
President John G. Harkness In the chair.
Meeting was opened by reading the 10Th psalm
4 request reques, for a dozen Bibles, for use at the
Young Mems Christian Association, was ,e,. gr,n.ea
from the annual report OF the parent society,
presented as communication from that society
TO It's AuNiliaries The receipts tor the year
10 meet the outstanding engagements OF the
society Is estimated at $4,000. New transla:
tons and revislOns are In progress In Arabo-
Turkish, Armeno-Turklsh, Hebrew-Spanlnb,
Aserbijin- turkish, Chinese Mandarin- -coiloquial
aud japanese. Seven sets Of new clectrotype
plates have been made or are In progress ~ the
Blble-housc. Fye sets for the Arabic scrip-
lures are In progress at Beirut and one set for
au Armenian reference Bible at Constantinople.
Volumes manufactured at the Blble-house, leo,-
$50 2I9, ,966 printed and purchased abroad;
al5 volumes issued, including 93e,ooS from the
Blble-house, in thirty-seven languages, and 9Io,-
II2 abroad, altogether representing about sixty
different languages and dialects.
in yaiae to taeS ses Of this sum sS us were cash
expenditures on foreign fields, besides more
than II ,5si volumes sent from this country; toS
suxlliaries are reported as engaged % In ,.,p sspPT
the year bl9, ,2s6; number Of families found des-
titute OF the Bible, 52,aO2; number Of families
supplied, a9,2tS. The aim OF the society h 70
make the Holy Bible, without not note or com
ment, accessible TO all classes OF people NJ the
lowest rates, and In styles adapted 10 the various
uses Of the family, the Sunday school and the
public assembly.
Nj. Ballantyne announced In feeling terms the
death OF David Bassett, for many years one Of
the directors Of this society, and on motion, Rev
A. W. PitZer and VIM. Ballantyno were ap-
pointed q committee to prepare paper express
siye OF the sense Of the board, who reported the
Resolved That In the death Of Mr.. David Bas-
sett this society has lost q warm friend and 9
faithful member OF the board OF managers, and
that we hereby express our sympathics with tue
family OF the deceased, and that the secretary
be directed TO furnish them copy OF this
minute.
After remarks by Mr.. Pitzer upon the loss the
society and Church OF Christ has sustained In
the death Of Mr.. Bassett, the paper was passed
unanimously.
DR.. Mcfarland was elected 10 MI the place ren
dered vacant by Mr.. Bassetts death.
Rev. Mr.. PitLer presented q suggestion tha
the board institute efforts to liquidate the debI
OF so95, now due the parent society, which wa
warmly seconded by Rev. VIM. Mcclure, {. {
Burr, and others.
The following committee was, on motion, ap
ponted by the president to prepare plan where
by this amount may be obtained and the deb
Cancelled, and report at the next meeting, viz
Rev. VIM. Mcclure, Rev. A. W. Ptzer, Messrs
Ballantyne, Burr and DUNCAN.
After concluding the business OF the meeting
the board adjourned, to meet on the last Monday
In June. Prayer by Rev. ". Cobb.