Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-02
PUBLICATION BUSINESS PRosrERED
Immense Amount OF LAteraturo sent out
by the BaptIsts.


SARATOGA, N. V, June AFTER the ad-
dress Of the president at the Baptist ami
versary today the seventy-irst annual re-
port Of the board OF managers of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication society was pre-
sented The sales for 1894 were s497 SO7;
those for 1895 are s5S2 763; ali other receipts,
sl9.9i9; s6,74O has been transferred from
the profits of the publication department to
the missionary department.
In the missionary work OF the society
deficit of S3,S6S is reported. This. added
to the deficit last year. gives a total de-
felt in the missionary department of SIS ,4Ol.
The entire amount received for bible work
was Sl5,242, and for missionary work $ll2.-
COS.
Sxty-three new publications have been is
sued during the year. making fourteen more
than last year OF these nearly 3G3. 900
copies have been printed The entire num-
Der Of books pamphlets, periodicals, trects
etc, new and old. printed during the year
is 34,917 $40 copies. During the year there
have been issued 33.635,000 copies Of diff
ferent periodicals.
The number of importunate appeals from
all parts OF the continent has greatly in
creased during the last year of floods, fires,
failures OF crops and depressed business.
Many who in ordinary times are self-reli~
ant now cry for aid. Churches, schools,
pastors, missionaries and state conventions
plead and urge great and present needs
Three chapel cars have been Mt work dur
ing the year, one is in Arkansas, one in
California and one in Minnesota. Thousands
otherwise unreached have heard the gos-
pei. Gospel car No. 4 is now built and
ready for dedication for this anniversary.
The annual amount received during the
year for bible work was Sl5,242; to meet
the needs of bible work until bible day in
November next $lO.S50 remains The Amer
haa I'D n al a
and now circulates a revised version of the
scriptures in the Danish language, which
seriously as we believe, peryerts the last
commission OF our Lord Jesus Christ and
teaches doctrines contrary to the intent OF
the scriptures and the faith of evangelical
Christianity. Matthew 2S:l9 is made equiv
alent to the reading: Make disciples by
baptizing them" etc.
The following officers Of the Publication
society were elected for the ensuing year:
President Samuel A. Grocer OF Upland,
Pa: vice presidents. Rev. DR.. Thomas
Armitage of New York City, Edward Good
man of Chicago, Joshua l.. Evereing OF
Baltimore and Rev. George E. Horr. jr., of
Boston; secretary, DIR. J. A. Roland OF Phil
adelpha: recording secretary. Rev. DIR. j.
G. Walker of Philadelphia; treasurer,
Charles E. Bane of Philadelphia.
Rev C. II. Spading of Cambridge, Mass,
spoke on the work in the east Rev A.
w. Pogue of North Carolina addressed the
society in behalf Of the work done in the
south. The work in the west was reviewed
by Rev. J. w Harris of Illinois.
The American Baptist Historical soci-
ety's forty-second annual meeting was pre-
sided over this afternoon by Rev. DR..
Wheaton Smith of Philadelphia. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President Rev. G. d. Boardman of
Philadelphia; vice president, Rev. DIR. c.
c. Biting; secretary, Rev. B. A. Mcmillan,
Philadelphia; treasurer, II. e. Lincoln, Phil
adelphia.
Addresses were made by Rev. George II.
Charles on Data for History, Its Gathering
and Preservation" DR.. Phillip Jones of
Philadelphia on Creation and Custody,
and Rev C. c. Biting on Our Society,"
general discussion closed the meeting.
The dedication of chapel car No. took
place late this afternoon, when an address
was made by Rev. e. ID. Baird Of Boston.