Annual Report of the American Bible Society ...List of the members are included in reports from 1816 to 1874; lists of new members in reports from 1875 to 19. |
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American Bible Society. THE BIBLE FOR THE BLIND . The entire number of volumes issued in raised letter during the year was 347 , making an aggregate of 10,715 volumes which have been issued for the Blind in thirty- five years . The entire ...
American Bible Society. THE BIBLE FOR THE BLIND . The entire number of volumes issued in raised letter during the year was 347 , making an aggregate of 10,715 volumes which have been issued for the Blind in thirty- five years . The entire ...
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... entire State and destitute portions of others have been canvassed . They have good cause to be satisfied with the results , and expect during the coming year to prosecute this work on a still more extensive scale . This exploration and ...
... entire State and destitute portions of others have been canvassed . They have good cause to be satisfied with the results , and expect during the coming year to prosecute this work on a still more extensive scale . This exploration and ...
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... including these con- signments of 45,617 volumes , was 209,080 , or more than one - third of the entire issues from this city . It is impossible to follow these thousands of volumes of 40 ( 1877 . SIXTY - FIRST REPORT .
... including these con- signments of 45,617 volumes , was 209,080 , or more than one - third of the entire issues from this city . It is impossible to follow these thousands of volumes of 40 ( 1877 . SIXTY - FIRST REPORT .
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... entire country . This plan was adopted and put in operation last October . Gratifying proofs have been received that this change has commended itself to friends of the Society in all parts of the country . The District Superintendents ...
... entire country . This plan was adopted and put in operation last October . Gratifying proofs have been received that this change has commended itself to friends of the Society in all parts of the country . The District Superintendents ...
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... entire year ( 6 66 " part of the year Auxiliary societies , branches , etc. , visited Anniversaries of auxiliaries attended New auxiliaries , branches , and committees formed Ecclesiastical bodies visited • Sermons and addresses ...
... entire year ( 6 66 " part of the year Auxiliary societies , branches , etc. , visited Anniversaries of auxiliaries attended New auxiliaries , branches , and committees formed Ecclesiastical bodies visited • Sermons and addresses ...
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66 cloth 66 roan ADDRESS OF TREASURER Agency Agent American Bible Society AUXILIARIES and Date auxiliary societies Bible cause Bible House Bibles and Testaments Board of Managers Books sent Brown Brown County canvass Charles Christian churches circulation City Clark Clay County colportage colporteurs Committee Cong copies CORRESPOND'G SECRETARIES County Bible Society Date of Recognition David Davis depository Destitute families supplied distribution donated embossed Evans Families visited field found destitute George gilt edge Gospels Greene County Henry Henry County James Jefferson County John Johnson Jones Joseph labours late Madison County Matthew Meth Minn Mission missionaries Monroe County NAMES OF AUXILIARIES Octavo Ohio Parent Society Portions POST OFFICE ADDRESS Pres Psalms Receipts red edge Robert Samuel Scriptures Shelby County Smith sold South Test's TESTAMENT AND PSALMS Thomas Thos Turkey morocco volumes Welsh William York
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Page 8 - Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said William Kemp as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Page 183 - Coleman by /LS / signed sealed published and declared by the said George Coleman the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Isaac Hindley, HO Roe, William Stocken, of Baldock Herts proved Jany.
Page 8 - I860, which provides that no person having a husband, wife, child, or parent, shall by his or her last will and testament, devise or bequeath to any benevolent, charitable, literary, scientific, religious, or missionary society, association...
Page 66 - Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts : for the Coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Page 7 - VI Each subscriber of one hundred and fifty dollars at one time, or who shall by one additional payment, increase his original subscription to one hundred and fifty dollars, shall be a Director for Life...
Page 39 - All sacrifices do but speed forward that great day, when the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.
Page 7 - SOCIETY, of which the sole object shall be to encourage a wider circulation of the Holy Scriptures, without Note or Comment...
Page 15 - A Committee shall be appointed to conduct the business of the Society, consisting of Thirty-six Laymen, Six of whom shall be Foreigners, resident in London or its vicinity : half the remainder shall be Members of the Church of England, and the other half Members of other denominations of Christians.
Page 8 - No person having a husband, wife, child or parent, shall, by his or her last will and testament, devise or bequeath to any benevolent, charitable, literary, scientific, religious or missionary society, association or corporation, in trust or otherwise, more than one-half part of his or her estate, after the payment of his or her debts, and such devise or bequest shall be valid to the extent of one-half, and no more.
Page 9 - Auxiliary unless its sole object shall be to promote the circulation of the Holy Scriptures, without note or comment...