Greece afforded some important fields of Bible labour. The Rev. H. D. Leeves issued 14,671 copies of the Scriptures; of which 13,926 were in the Greek language; and 5,018 copies were for the Rev. Mr. King, American Missionary. An ample supply was, therefore, sent to Mr. Leeves, and most of them were printed under the superintendence of the Rev. J. Jowett. In Turkey difficulties rather increased; yet, there were issued from the depôts 2,218 copies of the Scriptures. Mr. Barker was authorized to visit Wallachia, as there had been printed 5,000 copies of the New Testament in the language of that country.

Two years' reports of the Calcutta Auxiliary Bible Society were now received. One mentioned the issues of the Scriptures as 12,166 copies; and in the last year 18,968 copies. Various translations were being revised with care, and printed in Bengali, Persian, and Hindui. These were called for; and many letters from the Missionaries illustrate the importance of the Scriptures to the native Christians in India.

During this year, the Calcutta Bible Committee were called to deplore the loss, by death, of "the venerable Dr. Marshman, for many years a faithful friend and valuable Secretary of the Calcutta Auxiliary Bible Society. His name, however, will be chiefly found in connection with Serampore, where, with his honoured colleagues, Carey and Ward he long toiled in the work of translation. He was the last survivor of these three devoted servants of Christ, whose labours entitle them to

be regarded as the benefactors of India and the world."*

The calls for copies of the Scriptures in the Tamil, the Teloogoo, the Canarese, and the Malayalim were encouraging; and the issues of the Madras Auxiliary Bible Society were 17,477 copies of the Scriptures.

The Bombay Auxiliary persevered in translating and revising the Scriptures, especially the Maráthí and the Gujaràthì; and the issues of the year were 9,371 copies. Similiar labours were carried on in Ceylon; and the issues of the year were 3,723 copies of the Scriptures. To these several Societies large grants were made by the Committee in London.

Considerable grants were made also in aid of the Chinese Mission, for the circulation of the Scriptures; and copies of the Scriptures, in fifteen or sixteen languages, were granted to supply the depôt at Singapore, because of its importance for intercourse with China and the Indian Archipelago.

New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land were still aided with supplies of Bibles and Testa

ments.

The Rev. H. Nott superintended the printing of 3,000 of the entire Bible in the Tahitian languages; and a pocket edition of the New Testament. And the Rev. J. Williams, on returning to the South Seas, took out 3,000 copies of the Rarotonga New Testament.

In Madagascar, persecution cruelly raged; but the converted natives were consoled by the promises of the gospel of Christ; for whom, as she possessed * Bible Society. Report for 1838, p. lxiii.

the Scriptures, Hafaravary, suffered death, as became a follower of Jesus.

South Africa required a large supply of the Scriptures; and 1,000 Dutch and English Bibles, and 2,000 Dutch and English Testaments were granted on the return of Dr. Philip and the Rev. Mr. Read, with Jan Tzatzoe, the Caffre chief, to Africa. Grants of Bibles were made also to Sierra Leone, and other places of Western Africa; and 1,000 Hebrew Bibles, 1,000 Hebrew Psalters, and 1,000 of the Books of Moses in Hebrew, were granted to the Rev. Mr. Ewald, Missionary to the Jews in Tunis.

South America remained almost closed against the Bible by the policy of the Roman Catholic priests.

The American Bible Society exhibited its accustomed zeal this year, extending its operations in benevolent service to many countries, purchasing Bibles in various languages from the British Society. Its receipts during the year amounted to 90,578 dollars; and its issues were 206,240 copies of the Scriptures.

British North America was greatly agitated, by political questions, during the past year, yet there was a lively zeal, in some cases an increase, for the Scriptures, even in the Canadas.

The West Indies were favoured with the visitation of the Rev. J. Thomson and Mr. Wheeler, as agents of the Bible Society, to the several Islands; and their labours were highly beneficial to the cause of the Scriptures throughout the West Indies.

The domestic proceedings of the Bible Society

were vastly important and various, nobly sustained by Christian liberality. Its grants amounted to £47,044 Os. 10d., this year, including 18,700 Bibles and 45,000 Testaments, besides 2,000 parts of the Testament for the schools and the poor of Ireland; its total receipts were £97,237 1s. 11d.

The Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting was held May 2, 1838, when the great assembly was addressed by the President, Lord Bexley, the Bishops of Chester and Norwich, Lord Lorton, Lord Teignmouth, Sir T. D. Acland, Rev. Dr. Henderson, Rev. M. Merle D'Aubigné, Rev. J. Birt, Rev. J. W. Cunningham, Rev. R. Daly, Rev. R. Newstead, E. Baines, Esq., M.P., A. Stevens, Esq., American Ambassador, and Mr. C. S. Dudley.

THE THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR OF THE SOCIETY,
1838-1839.

CONSIDERING the extraordinary success of the Bible Society, "in the four quarters of the world," the Committee rendered devout gratitude to God for His goodness shown to them in their work. And, in entering upon their labours for the new year, they say in the words of the blessed Book, "Unto Him be the glory in the church by Jesus Christ, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen."

M. De Pressensé shows his labours to have been extensive and successful, in fifty-two departments in France; his issues from Paris were 121,412 copies of the Scriptures; 73,124 copies sold

by colporteurs.

The French and Foreign Bible Society also issued 5,369 Bibles, and 32,170 Testaments; and the Paris Protestant Bible Society 1,508 Bibles, and 3,825 Testaments. The results of these issues must have been blessed to many in France.

Dr. Pinkerton reported an increase of his issues from Frankfort, to 48,350 Bibles and Testaments; of which 11,443 were for Roman Catholics and members of the Greek Church. He reports also upwards of 40,000 copies distributed by the Prussian Bible Society and its Auxiliaries, exclusive of those issued to the military: 5,637 Bibles, and 1,560 Testaments by the Saxon Bible Society; 5,096 Bibles, and 1,353 Testaments by the Bavarian Bible Society; 7,323 Bibles, and 3,162 Testaments by the Wurtemberg Bible Society; and various smaller numbers by the Bremen, Dantzig, and Konigsberg Bible Societies.

Dr. Pinkerton's correspondence regarding the Bible cause in many places, indicates the blessing of God on the circulation of his Holy Word.

Dr. Steinkopff also, in making his report of a tour in Germany and part of Switzerland, bears satisfactory testimony to the progress of the Bible

cause.

Mr. Tiddy's reports from Belgium, show his issues of 3,076 Bibles, 21,110 Testaments, and 54 Parts; a total of 24,240 copies of the Scriptures. This work was chiefly done by seven colporteurs, who experienced much opposition from the priests.

The friends of the Bible at St. Petersburgh issued, during the year, 7,220 copies of the Scrip