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The whole number of Members now belonging to the Society is 369.

The whole number of Bibles received by the Trustees since the organization of the Society is 614.

These Bibles, (except four presented by D. Hudson, Esq.) have all been received from the New-York Bible Society, on the following terms:

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Of these, there are now in the hands of the Trustees,

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454

Consequently, the number actually distributed is

These Bibles have been distributed in the following places :

In Geneva, and its vicinity, Wolcott, Genesee, Leicester, West-Bloomfield, Cayuga Village, Romulus, Gorham, Lyons, Richmond, and a few other places.

The Trustees, in the name of the Society, take this opportunity to express their grateful sense of the generous notice which the New-York Bible Society have taken of our humble Institution, and to acknowledge our obligations to that Society for their liberality, manifested not only by their repeated donations to us, but also by their vote, "to furnish this Society with Bibles at Fifty Cents per copy, to the amount of the funds which we may send them for that purpose."

While we feel and acknowledge our obligations of gratitude to our friends in New-York for these acts of kindness, let us also consider them as indications of Providence in favour of the good cause in which we all profess to be engaged; and let us, by our increasing activity and liberality in this good cause, manifest that we are not insensible of our obligations to the great "Giver of every good and every perfect gift," for the rich blessings and privileges which we are permitted to enjoy,By our conduct, let us prove that we, also, (in our limited sphere, and according to our feeble abilities) are willing to unite and co-operate with other more respectable Bible Institutions, in doing what we can to furnish the ignorant and the destitute with "the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make them wise unto salvation, through faith, which is in Christ Jesus."

We have abundant cause of gratitude that the Lord has hitherto prospered our Society, and has succeeded our feeble efforts far beyond what we had any reason to expect; and we humbly trust, that through his blessing on our endeavours, we have already been enabled to do some good: but still we are constrained to say, that much-very much remains yet to be done. The call for Bibles during the year past has been greater than in either of the two preced-ing years. And there are, without doubt, many in this extensive western country who are still destitute of the Oracles of Truth-the only sure guide to Eternal Life.

We cannot but hope and believe that there are yet many females, within the limits of our association, who are both able and willing to unite with us, and contribute their mite in dispersing abroad that Sacred Volume which is " profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness," We appeal not merely to the piety, but to the compassion also, of our female friends; and we ask them to contemplate the spiritual poverty of the numerous wretched families in our country, which are perishing for lack of knowledge; and then, seriously to inquire whether they can conscientiously withhold the trifling annuity which is required, in order to procure for them the Bread of Life? Who, that has any proper sense of the moral maladies of mankind, can refuse to do something to promote the growth of that Tree of

Life whose leaves are for the healing of the nations? The object of our Society is, to give the gospel to the poor. This, if prosecuted with proper motives, is a divine work-it is Christ-like.-One of the evidences of the divine mission of Christ, was, that "the poor had the gospel preached unto them." Let all, then, who would imitate the divine Saviour, and be workers together with God, come forward and join in this blessed work of sending the gospel to those who are, in every sense, poor and needy.

Do we desire to be instrumental in relieving our fellow creatures from this distressing poverty, and in communicating to them the "true riches?"-do we wish to promote social peace, and good order, and the proper discharge of the relative duties of life? Then let us distribute the Bible: For, if the principles of this Holy Book were thoroughly inculcated, and its dictates universally obeyed, there would be no more fraud and oppression-no more tyranny in rulers, nor rebellion among subjects. There would be no more wars and fightings" in the world. The sword would be beaten into the plough-share, and the spear into the pruning-hook.

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Does righteousness exalt a nation?-is national piety uniformly connected with national prosperity?-Then, if women, also, may be allowed to feel and express a love of country-then, let us use our humble endeavours to send into every part of our beloved country that Holy Book which lays the foundation of all true piety, and contains the elementary principles of all true patriot

ism.

We cannot conclude without again expressing our hope that all pious and charitable females in this western country will cheerfully unite with us in our feeble efforts to aid the friends of Zion in other parts of christendom in their laudable attempts to put the sacred volume into the hands of the vast numbers who are now suffering "a famine-not a famine of bread-but of the Word of the Lord." We are friendly to other kinds of religious and charitable associations, and we are willing to contribute to their support; but we presume to say, that none of them can be less exceptionable than Bible Societies. In these, all denominations of christians may cordially unite.-Here, their “scattered rays of light and love" may be collected together, and, by acting in concert, may act more forcibly and effectually in dispelling the dark clouds of ignorance, jealousy and bigotry, which have too long enveloped this fallen world.

Officers for the year 1816, chosen at the Annual Meeting, January 1, 1816.
MRS. HANNAH AXTELL, President.

MRS. ANN CARY DOX, Corresponding Secretary.
MRS. ANN COLLINS, Treasurer,

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Extracts from the fourth Annual Report of the New-York Religious Tract Society.

IN presenting to the Society their Fourth Annual Report, the Managers have the pleasure to state, that, during the past year, they have very considerably enlarged the sphere of their labours. Notwithstanding they have had still to struggle with the discouragement of narrow and embarrassed funds; yet they have endeavoured to proceed in their operations with a steady course, obedient to the inspired injunction---In the morning son thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, or whether they shall both be alike good.

In giving a detailed account of the transactions of the past year, the Managers, in pursuance of the order heretofore observed, will first notice the state of their stereotype edition of the Larger Catechism, with Scriptural proofs.

In the last Report, it was mentioned, that of the edition of 5000 copies of the Catechism, 292 had been sold; that 200 had been sent abroad for sale; and that there were still on hand 4408, which were estimated, in sheets, at about 700 dollars. Since the date of that Report, the call for this work has fully equalled our expectations.

Two hundred and ninety eight copies have been sent, agreeably to order, to different parts of the county of Oneida, where we understand it has already been introduced, by a number of the clergy, into their catechetical schools.

Early in the last spring, ninety-one copies were sent into the county of Orange, in compliance with an order from the Rev. Mr. Miligan.

In August, sixty copies were purchased by the Rev. Mr. Frost, of Whitesborough, for the youth of his congregation. In the course of the spring and summer, the Rev. Dr. Woolworth, of Bridgehampton, on Long-Island, desirous of introducing this valuable work among the youth of his own and the adjacent congregations, transmitted an order for 200 copies, and soon after, a second order for the additional number of 200. The first parcel, and half of the second, have been sold, and the avails paid into the hands of the Trea

surer.

Application has recently been made for a quantity, to supply several congregations on another part of the Island.

About 60 have also been sold during the last year, to supply the catechetical schools in this City.

There are now on hand 3600 copies. Of these about 700 are bound; and the residue, having been already folded and collated, are prepared for binding, whenever they shall be wanted to supply the demand.

The Board have been thus minute on this head, under the impression that the Society would be gratified to learn, that this excellent system of Divine Truth is gradually finding its way into the hands, and we trust, in some instances, to the hearts of our youth. Should the example of the congregations we have mentioned be followed, as we have reason to hope, by others throughout the State, our present edition would soon fail to supply the demand; and, so far at least as that edition should extend, we shall have accomplished, per

haps in the best manner practicable, the important end for which our Society was established.

It was stated in the last Report, that the Tracts then on hand, amounted in number to 46,345. Since that period, the Managers have printed 70,000, as follows:--

5000 of No. 4-The Lord's Day. 5000 of No. 7-Sin no Trifle. 5000 of No. 9-Poor Joseph. 5000 of No. 12-A Serious Inquiry. 5000 of No. 11 -Converted Negro. 5000 of No. 13-Swearer's Prayer. 5000 of No. 18Covey. 5000 of No. 22-Bible best of all Books. 5000 of No. 27-Pastoral Visits. 10,000 of No. 31-The Dairyman's Daughter. 5000 of No. 32-Sin and Danger of neglecting the Saviour. 5000 of No. 33-Sixteen Short Sermons. 5000 of No. 34-Importance of Sobriety.

During the last year, the Managers have distributed, including the number sold, 85,576 Tracts; a greater number than were distributed and sold in the three former years. The following statement will show where the Tracts have been distributed :

To the Cape of Good Hope, Batavia, and Canton, 180; to the Island of St. Croix, 200; to the Island of St. Christophers, 100; to other West-India Islands, 500; in Lower Canada, 100; at New-Orleans, 327; at Charleston, S. C. 480; in the State of Kentucky, 300; in the State of Virginia, 500; in the State of Ohio, 200; in various parts of New-Jersey, 5236; in the State of Connecticut, 1000; in the State of Massachusetts, 1220; in the State of RhodeIsland, 308; in the State of Vermont, 204.

In the following Counties of the State of New-York-West-Chester, 1367; Rockland, 780; Orange, 2020; Sullivan, 300; Ulster, 600; Greene, 600; Dutchess, 1000; Columbia, 1664; Washington, 920; Rensselaer, 400; Essex, 200; Franklin, 132; Albany, 600; Schenectady, 400; Saratoga, 200; Jefferson, 600; St. Lawrence, 500; Chenango, 384; Oneida, 2132; Ontario, 880; Seneca, 200; Cayuga, 850; Niagara, 240; at the Montezuma Salt Works, 408; on Shelter Island, 550; in various parts of Long-Island, 2982; on board of the Steam Boats during the year, 4170.

In addition to the above, there have been presented to different Societies for their distribution, as follows:

To the Newark Cent Society, 800; to the Tract Society of South-Salem, 200; to the Providence Female Tract Society, 500; to the Utica Auxiliary Society, 1000; to the Tract Society at Rome, 1000; to the Female Tract Society at Brooklyn, 550; to the do. do, do. at Flatbush, 550; to the do. do. do. at Hanover, N. J. 200.

The remainder have been distributed in the Alms-House, the Hospital, the State Prison, the Debtor's Prison, the Bridewell, among Charitable Institutions, in the Markets, on board of Vessels, and among the inhabitants of the City.

Since the last Report, there have been sold at the Depository 27,898 Tracts, and 28 Copies of the last Annual Report, amounting to $345.87.

Of the number sold, 22,891 were purchased by different Societies, as follows:

Female Cent Society at Newark, 800; Female Tract Society at Brooklyn, 3000; do. do. at Flatbush, 2655; do. do. at Hanover, N. J. 100; do. do. at Providence, R. I. 2650; Auxiliary Tract Society at Utica, 6054; do. do. at Rome, 5332; Tract Society at South Salem, 200; do. do, at Lyme, (Con.) 2100.

There are now on hard 30,660 Tracts.

From the statement of the accounts of the Society, it appears to be in debt to the amount of 417 dolls. 85 cts.

To meet this balance, and to enable them to continue the printing of Tracts for distribution during the year which now commences, the Managers have

within their reach no other resources, than the annual contributions of the Members of the Society, and the sales of the Larger Catechism.

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Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Princeton, N. J. dated the 16th March, 1816.

"I was present last evening on a very interesting occasion. It was the first annual meeting of the Dollar Society, established at this place, in conformity with the recommendation of the General Assembly of our Church, for the assistance of the Theological Seminary that has been located here. A sermon, suited to the occasion, was preached by Dr. Green, the President of the College, from the last clause of the 14th verse of the 29th chapter of 1 Chronicles: For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. The subject was illustrated with great clearness. At the close of his discourse, Dr. Green applied the subject by observing, that the Supreme Judicature of our Church had taken measures to raise funds for the support of the Theological Seminary here established; that one of these measures (and the most important of all, if it can be carried into effect) is to form a Dollar Society in every Presbyterian Church within the United States. This concern,' said he, is one of the highest importance to the Church of Christ. I think it not irreverent or unbecoming to say, that it resembles the one that produced the text. The scanty and imperfect exertions heretofore made to provide Gospel Ministers, and to give them a suitable education, has been like keeping the Ark of the Covenant in a tent. We want a temple for the We want a temple for the purpose, and we are trying to erect it. And who is there that does not wish to lay a stone in this sacred edifice? Then let every one contribute willingly, remembering that God loveth a cheerful giver---that God gave him all his property, and now calls for a little of his own, which, if rightly given, he will remunerate with an eternal reward.'

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"After sermon, a collection was made, when, besides the annual dollar from about sixty members, a handsome sum was raised from persons present, not members of the Society. If the several congregations belonging to the Presbyterian Church would evince a zeal on this subject, proportioned to their wealth and numbers, how noble a monument of their piety and beneficence would shortly be exhibited in this place! Our numerous vacant Churches would then, in due time, be supplied with a learned and pious, an able and faith

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