The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-12
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.

PORTS AND ELEcTIoN or MANAGERS.


PORTS AND ELECTION OF MANAGERS
The annual meeting OF the American Bible Society
was held in their the Bible House yesterday
afternoon, at four clock II not a very lively
meeting nor largely attended one about twenty-five
mcmuers only being present Tho President. William
H. Allen D. d., occupied the chair After the reading
OF the minutes OF the previous meeting tho Secretary
rcad abstract OF The annual report showing that
tho life directors numbered ~, lie members 9JS and
the auxiaries enrolled %; district supern-
tcndenls engaged IN the soc.eys work in tins country
Tor the whole or part OF this year numbered S2 with
Is assistants The county AGENTS employed at The ex.
pcnsc OF aixarics were l7o, anu the unpaid voan-
icer Bible distributors G.O31 Eighty Ave coporlcurs
have been cmpoycd in different countries to circulate
the SCRIPTURES. Expenditures have been made during
the year PROMOTE versions OF the Scriptures IN
Japanese, turkish! and usher languages and
oil tlansl"tons already made "a inc shanghai,
lar ana Tue written Language OF china Tie Board
approved new VERSIONS parts oi the SCRIPTURES IN
the Dakota. tie Musnuhcc AMI Powalc Ians tgcs aud
mo revised textui the lcsA lSlhenan Billie. no
new puut caslus OF sc Bible ousc are four ~ iofcgu
languages anu SIX - Engnsh Copies manufactures a.
tue Bipc iiousc, Uio.JJV nrnicd abroad, II..s0s;
purchased ubro d. 20, 3S; tuts eI6.T10. The dissn-
oi the scriptures by auxiliary uuriug
pact year show. ny the following figures Number
ol destitute antes supplied, 2ScSl; individuals sup
pied ~ addition, iI,a3. sabbath and other sclOols
supplied LOCO Ia auction - these numerous
tnic families have been supplied through auxlnr,cs
have not reported their work, and ty missionary
boards engaged ~ omc csaIgcl'zit,un. 10 winch lD
ctal grants have been mate Tor that purpose.
While IT has been necessary TO incur &c cxpendi
turc every tor salaries Of supernctdcnts, whO
devote almost their entire time 10 lie oversight
1000 auxilarcs with tntir numerous branches IN an
psrs oil the country. tho Boafd 81 Managers tank that
the time has when thls expenditure eau
gradually reduced without impaIrng the efficiency VI
tho ~ stem. provided the officers OF tncsc
faithfully dscnagc their dulles
Every auxiliary Bible socicy is earnestly requested
TO signalze the completion OF the FIRST century Of our
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work Tor which " was organized without depending
upon visits rom district suPcrniendenis. aud to scnL
report OF It's condition ana work to parent
society upon the blank schedules furnished tor that
purpose.
The Treasurer's report the effect that the re-
ccipis for the year were $527.1 ys III including
s2i0,6s7 q Tor publications, S93,si0 50 nom rcn,s,
$ll9,67s IS from legacles s95 s0s 81 donations
and 81, 2oS - from sundry items.
The pay nents 3559. Isl 49, leaving balance in
hand Of $3.50 81
Both reports were adopted. and the following gentle
men were then elected managers OF the society
r. w Dominick. William u. Dodge, w. II. Crosby,
Nathan Bishop. Henry Dickinson. H. A. Oakley, w. +.
Booth, Bowler Colgate and Js Q. Havcmeycr II
decided celebrate the sxtieth anniversary Of the
society In Philadelphia on the 10th OF May.
\ resolution was offered BY Or. Prime 10 the eject