Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-11
BIBLE SOCIETY.
CrLEuWAU,oN uF rum o5th nNNI,ux-

rrreo Largo Moc,inG. -,Iooh Attendance uy
Uhurcn nembcr,- rhe Annual ko.
post the society.
The Glth anniversary OC the Lancaster
Bible society was celebrated on Sunday
evening IN the several churches OF this
oity--tho principal meeting bcn. in
Grace LuthcTau church, with an OveTtlOwn
meeting In tho FIRST reformed and u Ger
man meeting In st stephens Lutheran.
The congregations Of nearly all the other
Protestant churches IN the city assembled
NJ these thrCo places, scrviCas III their own
churches being suspended for the purpose
OF increasing the interest IN the anulvcr
saTy.
At Grao1 church tho congregation was
very largo. Row {. RcimeuSnyder prosi
dent OF the B,bo society, conducted the
services. \ hymn was sung by tho con
grcgatiOn, a portion Of the scripture WAS
read by Rev. Roimcusnyder, and R6v. l.. |
l. Reed, of Christ church, led ia prayer. |
Rev. RrimenSnydor then read the follow |
ing annual report, together with the |
! financial statement of the treasurer.
rre.itcnts auuurl Report.
! II Is with sincere and earnest gratitude
! to God that we present this sixty seventh
report of the Lancaster City Bible society.
! We humbly acknowledge our indebtedness
| to Him for whatever good we may have
accomplished through this agency Whilst
We have not dOuo much toward the distri-
! button OF the Bible in our own community,
we have been able to give some help to the
| Pennsylvania aud the American Bible
societies. Wo donated To these societies
during the past year three hundred and
fifty dollars. The amount is not large, but
in tho hands of such thoroughly organ.
izcd, far reaching and efficient society as
tue American Bible society Is known to
be, we may expect from It great and
blessed results.
The Pennsylvania society during the
past year distributed 30, 900 Bibles, 49,
S26 TGstaments, 3,3l2 Testameuts with
Psalms, -, los portions of the Blb'e. max
ing a total Of Ia, 90j volumes of II ditlor
out languages, and in raised letters Tor the
blind.
The American Bible society last year
commenced and carried forward the i'm
meusc work ot resupplying tho United
States and territories with Bibles for the
fourth time. In the prosecution of this
work over 500 men were employed for .
longer or shorter period. They travelled
, $50 364 miles, visited $50 94O families
, found 81, ,OSO families without Bibles IL
their homes and supplied GO. 546 of these
, families, besides 81 5jj individuals. They
, distributed in all 3i9,0 ,0l0 copies Of the
D Holy Scriptures
, This is an age Of enterprise and progress.
Railroads are spreading and multiplying
, all over our country, aud bringing remote
: | localities into easy and rapid communica.
{ | tlOu. And estimating the future by the
l.. past, we shall have IN our country, within
Il twenty years, population equal to that
t now in Great Britain, Germany and France
> combined and the future character aud
( destiny Of the people in our widely eX
. tended and growing country will very
Il largely depend upon the distribution Of tht
Bible among them. Hence we shouo
give all possible aid TO the society in this
great and benehcsnt undertaking. The
society has enlarged and earnestly prose
: cuted its work among foreign nations.
Two hundred and fourteen persons werI
employed last year, who distributed 416,
l. 96i Bibles, Testameuts and portions of th,
y Bible, at an expense Of sl4O, I54.
x The Bible has now been translated int
ID 226 languages, or dialects. The Row. DR.
st Taylor, speaking on the subject, says
st Behind each of these translatiOns there
us a long history of self sacrifice, unwearyin
ty perseverance and uuilinching loyalty I
oi truth, of which little account is taken, an
er before each Of them there is a course q
20 gathering volume and teTtlizing iuilueuC
10 like that of the river which Ezekiel sa,
ne issuing from beneath the altar aud q
y which it was said Everything shall liv
whittier the river cometh.
he This work Of translating the Bibl int
w so many different languages or dialect
CO necessarily involves great expense, and i
u, its prosecution the society needs and shOul
le have our liberal support The whole nun
an Der Of Bibles issued by the society durin
al 67 years amounts 10 AZ OS3,S ,Sl8 And wh
rs can estimate or comprehend all the blesse
ce results of such au immense distribution
~ tho Bible?
ed Knowing what we owe TO the Bible
Oh individuals, what we owe to it AZ o natiol
L. let us all come, with more self sacrifcin
lie lberalty, to the support of the sociei
IT, which is 80 efficiently engaged in the gre;
as work of its preparation and distribute
lt among all nations throughout the worl,
TTessurer's Report.
no LANCASTER Feb. O. 1854
Id | High, Treasurer, in account with Lanca
mr. ter Cily Bible society.
a. | To balance on hand Feb. s, lSS]....S3I2 10
W To cash received from sale OF
he To a2.fS cas- received from annivcrsafy
ne TO cash received from Trinity
gu Lutheran church, lsS3......,...., 25 %
Vs. To cash received IRON st. Johns
ha Lutheran church, lsS3............ 10 Oj
no To cash received from st. Paul's
H. Reformed church, lsSj......,..... So %
as To cash received from Trinity
Lutheran church., 1883. % 90
To cash received from lAdy...... 90
nd --si7O
on BY cash paid d. G. Haveritick for
cJ printing observation-disclosures 436
GU BY cash paid W a Heinitsh, re-
- moving case. Se........,...,......,.,., p
BY cash paid express on BiDles.... 90
by cash paid PennsylYanin Bible
- | hOClely"....'',,.. ..''..'s.'.,,' 40 W
ciety ......,..................... IT'S 90
NJ | by cash paid Tor Bibles. % G3
BY cash paid for Bible donated 10
Lancaster CITY Tract Society Tor