The Manual of the American Bible Society: Containing Information Concerning Its History, Principles, and Work, with Other Facts Relating to the Bible Cause in GeneralAmerican Bible Society Press, 1893 - 54 էջ |
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adopted Agency American Bible Society annual meeting Annual Report appointed Agent April ARTICLE Auxil auxiliary societies benevolent BIBLE DISTRIBUTION Bible House Bibles and Testaments Board of Managers British and Foreign Charles Christian Church classes colporteurs Committee Constitution Convention copies cost destitute Sabbath schools Directors dollars donations Douay Douay Bible editions efforts ELECTROTYPE Elias Boudinot ending March 31st entire Bible expense families field Foreign Bible Society Francis Penzotti furnished grants gratuitously Gutenberg Gutenberg Bible Holy Scriptures hundred and fifty Institution Isaiah Thomas issued James James Lenox Joseph labors languages and dialects Latin LL.D missionary Nassau Hall number of Bibles organization Parent Society persons President published Quarto received Revised English Bible Richard Varick Royal Quarto Bible Sacred Volume Scrip Secretaries sent sold subscription supplied Thomas thousand tion translation tures United various Vice-President Welsh Bible William WILLIAM FOULKE York
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Էջ 50 - The American Bible Society, of which the sole object shall be to encourage a wider circulation of the Holy Scriptures without note or comment.
Էջ 54 - Corporation or in trust for any of the purposes comprehended in the general objects of said society, and such trusts may continue for such time as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes for which they may be created.
Էջ 54 - York, in the year eighteen hundred and twenty-six, to be applied to the charitable uses and purposes of said Society, and under its direction.
Էջ 51 - 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.
Էջ 14 - Under such impressions, and with such views, fathers, brethren, fellow-citizens, the American Bible Society has been formed. Local feelings, party prejudices, sectarian jealousies, are excluded by its very nature. Its members are leagued in that, and in that alone, which calls up every hallowed, and puts down every unhallowed, principle — the dissemination of the scriptures in the received versions where they exist, and in the most faithful where they may be required. In such a work, whatever is...
Էջ 54 - ... 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).
Էջ 50 - The members of all such Bible Societies as shall agree to place their surplus revenue, after supplying their own districts with Bibles, at the disposal of this Society...
Էջ 51 - The Managers shall have the power of appointing such persons as have rendered essential services to the Society, either members for life, or directors for life.
Էջ 54 - 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...
Էջ 51 - Society, and the meetings of the Managers, the President, or, in his absence, the Vice-President first on the list then present, and in the absence of all the Vice- Presidents, such member as shall be appointed for that purpose, shall preside at the meeting.