Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-12
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therefore considered stronger and health
!er than any other, besides making lighter
bread ana of course grows every day in
popularity.
hugs OF ell sizes are more fashionable
than ever. Convenience, cleanliness and
fashion go hand in hand, nor is it obliga-
tory to wax the floor until walking becomes
dlthoult feat. The floor can be painted
or covered with mating upon which the
rug or rugs have very pretty effect; one
large rug often taking the place of a car
pet. Again, If you wish to save new car
pet or hide the worn places in an old one.
what idea 30 feasible as small rugs set
ABOUT! Economical rugs are made of
strips OF carpet with fringe sewn on the
ends. RosA11sn NAV.
Work Of the american Bible Soetetv.
The important work undertaken by the
board of managers of the American Bible
society. the re-supply of the whole United
States with the scriptures, involved large
amount of preliminary labor, both on the
part of the various committees and the
officers of the society. The most efficient
methods for the accomplishment of this
work had to be considered, and the field
djstricted so az to obtain the best possible
results. Plans had to be sub
mitted to the board for their ap-
proval and adoption, so that
while the ordinary work of the society
was being prosecuted as usual for the first
| i've months of the fiscal year, it was not
till September that this special work was
fully inaugurated. Many of the auxil-
isries to which circulars wer e. sent in
June, 1882, are now engaged in the can
Vass of their fields with very encouraging
results. Reports have already been re-
celvsd from some of these auxiliaries.
| showing that by their agents and volun-
teer workers 121 ,906 families have been
| visited; IA ,535 of these were without the
Bible, and 8,104 were supplied, besides
| 6,944 destitute individuals.
From September /, 1882, to March 1,
1888, two hundred and seventy colporteurs
have been commissioned by the board to
labor in twenty-five states and three terri
tories. Twenty-six of these colporteurs
have already retired from the work TWEEN
ty-one counties have been reported as
thoroughly canvassed.
| Although the severity of the winter, both
north and south, has greatly interfered
with the work, so that it had to be prose-
cuted under special difficulties, and the col
| porteurs have suffered much from expo
sure, and many of them have been for a
time laid aside by sickness, yet the COM
bined results are very encouraging.
From the beginning of the present fiscal
year to January 81, the colporteurs have
| visited 588,718 families. Of these 1904
were found without a complete copy of
the scriptures in their homes, and 35,242
of them were supplied by sale or gift, be-
sides 1896 destitute individuals; 125,81O
copies of scriptures were sold, of the value
of $46,521, and 1889 donated, of the value
of $9,O96.41; making a total of 163, 149
copies, the value of the same
being $55,61817. The salaries
and expenses . of the colporteurs
have amounted to $4O,32l.66. 1t thus cost
the society little less than fourteen cents
for every family visited, and about twenty
four cents for every copy of scriptures put
in circulation. The work in the territories
where the population is very sparse has
very much increased the ratio of expendi-
ture. With the large number of men now
In the field far greater results are expected
as soon as the floods have subsidized and the
roads have again become passable.