OF the New York Bible society.
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This Society held its 2lst Anniversary meeting
IN the Tabernacle, Broadway, last evening. The
attendance was both numerous and respectable -
This society has been in operation 2l years, and
has distributed upward Of Ien, 600 Bibles and Tes-
taments. II IL the most important among the aux
llaries OF the American Bible Society, and from
the time OF Its rst organization has been constant
extending its operations. The dngs OF
the evening were commenced by voluntary on
the organ and singing. The President OF the So
ciety then introduced to the meeting the Rev DR..
BANGS, who read the 10Th psalm.


Mr. G.. H. Williams, treasurer Of the Society
read the balance sheet Of the state of The funds
for the past year, its receipts and expenditures, by
which II appeared that the receipts have been
$7,O7l 81 and the expenditure for Bibles and Tes-
aments, so, ,495 a; salaries, &c. 81 1877 AZ; rent,
printing, Nc. 1878 &C. Making the total expend,
ure the exact amount of the receipts.


E. II. BLATcHPoRD, Esq, the Corresponding Sec
retary, then read volumnlous report, principally
consisting OF extracts from the monthly report Of
the general agent of the Society, Mr.. L. P. Hub
bard; by which 1t appeared that the annual distri-
bstion Of Bibles, &C., during the past wear was
l,25S 6l3 copies In the last month upwards OF
AZ 600 copies had been distributed.


Rev. DR.. LEvINs, the Financial Secretary of the
Society, moved The adoption Of the report, and its
being printed under the direction of the Board.


Captain SAMUEL. ELLIOTT moved resolution re-
CoHuicHuiuS ihCIcdseu eueTEy IN spreading the
Holy Scripture among seamen, whom he argued
required it more than any other class OF men in
existence.


J.. THOMPSON, Esq of Poughkeepsie, moved
resolution declaring that the Bible was the only
true foundation of morals, and contained the true
principles of political philosophy, the only true
foundation of popular liberty The gentleman
gave Lengthy address on this subject, and showed
that the Holy Scriptures were the only irne source
OF every thing that was good, and when the Holy
Scriptures were not in general circulation among
the people, every thing that was evil prevailed.


The Rev. Bishop CHASE then came forward, and
forcibly and feelingy addressed the meeting at
considerable length, urging the claims the society
had upon the public, the great good it was doing,
and calculated TO do, throughout the length and
breadth of the land.


There were several beautiful pieces of music
sung during the proceedings OF the evening by the
powerful choir attached to this place of worship