Wesleyan Mission press; and the Sechuana New Testament, by Mr. Moffat, printed in England, was sent to him in Africa. Many copies of the Scriptures were circulated at Sierra Leone, and other parts of Western Africa. And some Bibles were distributed among the Jews, by the Rev. Mr. Ewart at Tunis.

In Berbice, Demarara, and the West Indies, several thousand Bibles and Testaments were distributed, especially Jamaica and Antigua.

In British North America there was an increasing demand for the Scriptures: 2,309 Bibles, and Testaments were ordered for Nova Scotia; 6,140 for Montreal; and 3,600 copies for Toronto, besides 8,000 for the schools. A grant of 780 copies was made for the Newfoundland schools.

The American Bible Society held on its useful course, having received 97,353 dollars, issuing 138,000 Bibles and Testaments.

Domestic operations were far too numerous to mention in detail, in connection with multiplied Auxiliaries. The receipts of the Society for the year, were £101,322 9s. 2d. The grants to foreign countries, to Town Missions, to emigrants, and convicts, amounted to £46,342 2s. 1d., including the cost of 12,950 Bibles, and 44,800 Testaments for the schools and the poor of Ireland. The issues for the year were 288,091 Bibles, and 349,764 Testaments; total 637,855, and on the Continent 39,720 Bibles, 223,337 Testaments; a grand total of 900,912 copies of the Scriptures.

The Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting was held at

Exeter Hall, May 5, 1841, when the vast Assembly was addressed by the President, Lord Bexley, the Bishops of Winchester, and Lichfield, and Coventry, Lord Roden, the Very Rev. Dean of Salisbury, the Hon. and Rev. Baptist W. Noel, Dr. Parker, of China, Rev. D. Cargill, of the Feejee Islands, Rev. F. Monod, of Paris, Rev. R. Daly, of Ireland, Rev. J. Aldis, Rev. Smith, Rev. G. Browne, and J. P. Plumptre, Esq., M.P.

THE THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR OF THE SOCIETY,
1841-1842.

EXTRAORDINARY success having attended the Bible Society during the past year, the Committee felt the propriety of the language of the Psalmist, in expressing their gratitude to God. They say, therefore, "Let the LORD be magnified, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servants." Reviewing their operations during the past year, they are drawn first to look across the Channel.

M. De Pressensé issued 146,045 copies of the Scriptures from his depôt in Paris; 95,194 being sold by eighty-four colporteurs. The Protestant Bible Society of Paris issued 156 Bibles and Testaments; and the French and Foreign Bible Society issued 60,267 copies of the Scriptures, which have rendered good service to the cause of Christ in France.

Dr. Pinkerton issued from Frankfort 42,914 copies of the Scriptures, aided by the Prussian,

Bible Societies.

the Wurtemberg, the Saxon, and the Bavarian He made also a tour through several countries to serve the cause of the Bible, in many of the German States.

In Belgium, Mr. Tiddy's issues were 9,750 Bibles and Testaments; though his operations were opposed by the priests.

The Netherland's Bible Society distributed 12,080 Bibles and Testaments. At St. Petersburgh the

issues of the Agency were 11,764 copies in various languages, besides 2,978 copies in Finland, and 20,000 Finnish Testaments, entrusted by the Parent Society to the Archbishop of Abo. Other efforts

were made in favour of the German colonists and the Jews in the South of Russia.

The agency at Stockholm issued 20,666 Bibles and Testaments; and 14,959 copies by the Swedish Bible Society. The agency at Christiania, Drontheim, and Bergen issued 1,008 Bibles, and 3,295 Testaments, in Norway. In Sleswick Holstein, 81 Bibles, and 589 Testaments.

The Prussian Bible Society issued 12,829 Bibles, and 208 Testaments; besides 700 Bibles, and 1,500 Testaments, supplied to the Prussian army, in part by the British Society.

As the King of Prussia, Frederick William IV., was in London, on a visit to her Majesty, a deputation from the Bible Society, consisting of the President, Lord Bexley, several Bishops, noble Lords, clergymen, and other gentlemen, waited on him, at Buckingham Palace, to express their gratitude for his patronage of the Society: and, in reply, his

Majesty said: "The success of your pious labours is one of the brightest features in the history of the period elapsed between the visit of my late father to this country, and the present day. I thank God for it, with you; and I shall feel peculiarly thankful if the erection of a bishopric of the Church of England at Jerusalem will contribute to facilitate the diffusion of the Word of God."*

In Spain and Portugal the Bible was interdicted. There was no demand in Portugal for the Almeida's New Testament, just printed; though some eagerly purchased copies of the Scriptures that might be found in Spain.

From Malta the issues were 3,319 copies of the Scriptures; and some were disseminated even in Italy.

In Athens the Rev. H. D. Leeves issued 9,867 copies, while he proceeded in revising the entire Bible in Modern Greek.

India exhibited a vast field for the Word of God; and Dr. Hæberlin laboured most successfully at Calcutta. His issues were 36,378 volumes; while the Calcutta Association also issued 6,690 copies in various languages. The work of printing at the same time was extraordinary, including 147,700 volumes in six languages; and the same number still at press for 94,500 volumes. Towards these the Parent Society voted 5,000 reams of paper, and £500, with 6,600 copies of the Scriptures in English, Hebrew, and French. The Committee also resolved their "desire to convey their cordial thanks to the

* Report of the Bible Society for 1842, pp. xlvii., xlviii.

members of the Committee of the Calcutta Bible Society, and to the indefatigable fellow-labourer, the Rev. Dr. Hæberlin, for zealous co-operation in promoting the Society's object in India.”

The Madras Auxiliary issued 25,072 copies in various languages; and the Society voted 500 reams of paper, and £1000 to aid in printing, with 588 Bibles and Testaments. The Bombay Auxiliary was zealous in printing and circulating the Scriptures in the Maráthí and Gujeráttee. No report was received from Ceylon.

From China and Malacca little intelligence was received; but from the Auxiliary at Singapore the issues were 3,445 volumes in Chinese, Malay, Javanese, and Tamil, besides 500 Chinese Testaments for Calcutta.

In New South Wales, Port Philip, and Van Dieman's Land, the Bible cause made some progress.

In the South Sea Islands, the Testaments sent to Tahiti and Rarotonga were received with inexpressible delight and gratitude; and the Missionaries were encouraged by grants of paper for the further printing of the Scriptures.

From New Zealand the Committee expected to hear of the reception by the native Christians, of the 20,000 Testaments, granted half each to the Church and the Wesleyan Missionaries. To the latter they also granted 50 reams of paper for printing portions of the New Testament for the Feejee, and 50 more for the Tonga language.

In South Africa, the first 500 copies of the Sechuana New Testament are acknowledged" as the