BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 52, 19 March 1901, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

At St. Andrew's Hall on Mondsy evening there was a very 'large attendanre on the occasion'of the annual mooting of the British and Foroign Bible Society, After a very interesting lantern lecture by the Rev. Mr. £peuser, assisted by the Rev. F. G. Ev.m', the meeting took place, being presided over by tie lit v. S. P. The following report w«s r-iui : —ln presetting the report for 1900, your Committeo has much pleasure in stating that the year has been one of progress from a financial point of view, since the subscriptions have lealised a higher total than in any previous year. During the twelve months there have beer four Committee meetings for the purpose of app dating collectors and making necessary arrangements for canvassing all likely subscribers, and two lectures have b:en given by the Rev. Mr. Spenser, at the last of which, in spite of the inclement weather, a very fair number were present and a good collection was taken up. Tho balancesheet, about to ba read by the T.rea urt-r, has been duly audited and pif-sed by Mr. McKflllar. The Committee thus feel gratified that the year has been the best in the history of this auxiliary, and they hopo that the ue* century which has begun wi'h renewed effort may from time to time sea even better results in their attenap's to support a cause which has for its object the diffusion of God's Word through every country and in every language. The balance-sheet submitted showed receipts at £45 9s Bd, the remit!acre to London being £ls. The amcu'it in the Bank was £29 9s, the on'y exrer.s i being 6s 6d for stationary, while the bahuce in hand was £l4 2s. On the motion of Mr. McDiarmid the report and balance-sheet were adapted. The Rev. Drew then spoke on the necessity of borne work, and considered it the duty of the Society to see that every home contained a bible; that bibles were placed, at the railway stations and other p'acos of public resort; also in the Old Men's Home, in the cell of every prisoner wto was roistered as a Protestant, ac thu bedside if every patient in the hospital rigictoied as aPf otestant. Ho moved that i", be an instruction to the committee tu reserve a portion of the funds for home work.

The Rev. Spenser socoaded and supported the motion. Tbe Rev. Osborne oomp'ained that books could be bought cheaper at the local bookeelleis than at the local dep6s. Rev. Spenser said the remedy for this was for the auxiliary to send Home for the bookd foe the local depot which was under its conti 01. The motion was carried. On the motion of Mr. McDiarmid, the Committee consis'ing of two members of each coogregat'on was reelected. Th * appointment of president was left in the hands of tho local auxiliary. During the evening several hymns were sung. Miss Drew presiding at the organ. i Tbe procoodiugs were closed with the I benediction. I