The Anniversaries.

Twenty EShth Anniversary of the = me =


ricnn DibIe Society.
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The Reports OF the Treasurer aud ef the Mana
gers was also read 10y Jos. flTpr, Esq. and Rev J.
G. BRIGHAM, by which i; d. f,earcd r!at the Society
had every reason 10 congratulate itsei on lis pros
poets. The pccuniary Relations ci the Society were
IN most ;loErishng condition.


The receipts daring the yea amounted
| 10: 10 -----.....--.-.-. .Sl54,i93 -
vi expenditures NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. l32,423 -


Giving balance oi............... S2,263 "a


The number of new auxil;;ries addedin the couIzc
OF the year is .torty-sir


The receipts from all sources nre Sl5i4 e5, be-
ing an increase Of }27, ,99l O over those OF the year
preceding


The numb9r of Bibles and Te.iamcnts printed is
pa 600, and the number issued 3li ,40j. The in
crease OF ssnes over those of the previous year is
9T,0OO copies, and mnning an aggregate, since the
organization Of the society OF 3,J3i ,6G3 copies.


Two the vice presidents have died lhe past year
Judge Thompson, Of New York AID Judge Alagru
der, Of Alarylunl.


The scmi-annua meeting, held Mt Cincinnati last
autumn, was so useful in lis results, that the board
have concluded to hold similar one az Richmond,
Va. early in December next.


The number ofugents employed through the year
has been ten, and few others part of the year.


Five hundred Bibles and fifteen hundred Testa
ments have ceen gran;ed TO The American Tract So
ciety, ard as many t9 the American Sunday School
Union, to supply the destitute in places where the
Bible Society has no auxiiaries.


Similar grants, differing in quantity. have been
made 10 various missionary boards for home distri-
button.


Grants of books have then been made for Texas,
Key West, 81. Croix, ST. Thomns, llnyti, Mexico,
Brazil, Buenos Ayrcs Orcgoa West Africa, Italy,
and Hong Kong in China.


Grants of money have been made for printing the
Scriptures in France ) SHl,zcrlaud. Russia, Turkey,
Syria Bombay, Ccs Ion, Madras, Siam, Lodiana and
The Sandwich Islands, amounting IN all 10 about
S2i 000 In 10 former year has the society accom-
plishcd so much as in The last and never were ;eie
such cncouragemcnts in prospect, bot! nt home ard
abroad, for hearty aud enlarged cooperation IN
spreading the sacred vu.ume. Let ever, Christian
and every patriot JOIN in work.


After The reading OF ths reports The ipl'ownS reso-
lutors were read, and unanimously adopted:


First Reso1.i0a. Resolved Tint tie Report. an .h3trac'
o whc has been read. be rrnedahd cicaiec under Tie III


second HGssiat.ca RcoIyea. That supplying dettutc
families Bible the local icymlles b, requested 10
ascertain and e7ori the nun.et WHICH refuse 10 receive III"


Th,rd Resolution Resolved That the hnppy ndapi4iion Of
a.he. The best Of motives to ts nnversa diffusion


F,art Resolution, E4,oyei That the Blbe from its OF
Iisflles I.s17 she"' '''' --


Fin Resolution. Resolved That while the Biblical wants hs
Of other countre dakened by superstition or hehthen
whc we nOw have access demand an increasing aae


In SUPPORT OF ,nese resolutions addresses were de-
vrred b, Rev. u. WAXrR o Ono, u. PIERCE OF
la. Rev. e.. ~. RLADGER OF D"Stom. lev: Mr..
FISHER, HIRAM KErCHuM. Esq. ami lion !HEo-
u"H. FKEtlSGECYsEN ali this C.N. Several o' Inc
speeches iaG.l in terms Of drrl-toned venrra;Ion
and cratiiude tu Those noble patriots who CONFUSED
he American Congress of 1872, VINO snper.Htenied
1, large edion vi Tie Bi5Ir, nnd formally icc1m-
nend-d il 10 the people OF the United SiateS t,'iS
,ubirly d-clarins 10 he :ti"n and the World mar
our free institutions are 5ased upos Tie Oratks o.
the iirtng G0d.


Mr.. FKrLIsGHuYsES said that Congress was a
Bible Congress; Washington was Bible General !;
th- Arm, of the Revolution WAS 10 a great extent II
Bible soldlery; and, in conciusio, sud- let US all
resolve, in the spirit and power 1 lis Heavenly Au-
Thor thar we will live by the Bible, and that We WILL
if need be, die Tor The Blhie.


We regret extremely being unable to give itili
report OF he transactions OF this interesting SOCIETY,"
but prevented by the assigned above that the
Reporters table was fixed precisely where II was
impossible for them 10 see or hear.


Anniversary oftbe New York state Colo
nizn:ion Society.


The twelfth Anniyersar, OF this Society was celc-
hrated in the Rev. Dr. Gone Cnurcn on Heu'ies-
day evening, 9Th inst


Al hall pas, seven o'clock tie President, ASsoN
G. PHELPS Esq. took the Chair: lie meeting was
Then opened wi II reading portion oi scripture ny
the Rev.EDr. CoNE, and prayer by the Key. Dr.
YALE. of Kingston \. y.


Aiter singing by the Choir the Kew. DR.. GAR,
roll. Cor Secretary OF the Society read the annual
reno,t. II contained more gratifying intelligence
recently received from Afriea by Dispatches from
Coz. RoBEgTs ard letters from officers OF the Anne
rcon Souadron stationed ON the African coast, by
which il appears ihut the colony at Siberia Is pros
porous be- ond the most sangulne expectations VI Us
friends The Report gave extracts IRON the dipio-
matte correspondence OF the last year ne!"eeI .''e
Governments of Great Britain and the Unlled Staes
respecting the Colonies on the Nesam Coast ei
Africa showing the importance which those Colo
MES are assuming in the ESTIMATION oil these TWO 20
! yernmenls, and the respect ana pre'ecuoh WHICH
they are likely 10 secure 10 themselves from t"o ~ VI
the mos, enlightened ard powerful nations III cfis-
tendom The Report went onto ci'e tie 's"'nU",
-: Naval Oficers in the African Squadron, and OF
other competent witnesses recently volunteers" Hiiu


cnt TO tins country showing that the great cXper.-
! ment OF African Colonization Is trurphah'iy SUE


.s.iil and l.atihc pubic affairs oi Liberia arc set-
lied on fr.n peaceful ~! lasting iouhdauons' ~
was also stated thai the past year las Dee fel'l".
ably charactcrizedhy by returning CONFIDENCE, anu
kindinq hopes in this grand enterprise. lie Coio
mol Goyeruuent Gns lgrely entered into number oi
rreot;cs with the native tribes and has succeeded III
The purchase Off important portion oil Inc Coas''
embracing some fine hcrbors, tliiS hddihS 10 i'S
sn;e,v, and greatly augmcnting the fachi'ies oi
| lawful tnd lucrative commerce.


Tbe Rev. Mr. McLAIS Corresponding secretary
! n
incton CITY, rose and made short but powerful ac'


dress and remarked thai he he'd rfssny rfcssea @ or
of the Colony Liberia !e enJ
of Gov Roberts and the most full, satisfactory aha
complete document OF lis kind that ne bad eyer seen
Neither the friends the enemies OF the Colohha,
,ior enterprise will hereafter be at loss 'oi
statislica information on this SUBJECT. .,-...
! Wr 1IcJ,lS then gave some account Oh inc i'eH1
.,hroced in 1hs census OF The Colony and entered
into some comparisons with the items IN The history
Of @ other Cooniss, especially tose Of PlYmOu'n and
jamestown in this country, by Thc 'ns Susgsia s, ~
end prosperity Of the Colony al Liberia were sci III
an most convincing and striking poin; Of view


NJ NJ succeeded by kes MI M mlsass soasi@eD OF OF
= .elfdenyine ambassador Of the Cross who has
spent much time in aborns for the spiritual "eais Hs
the poor colo[ed bondmen IN ms own and TO rbe
denomination 10 which he belongs.


Dr.. PARKER of Philadelphia then addressed Inc S
meeting in a most felictous style, and in VEN ol
roncnl objections showed most strikingly the ten
dencv OF The influences and institutions OF the Colo
nv 10 elevate the Colored Man SO as 10 render MN
- -;r.l Oft the White Man here IN the