ith the Schools, which were either entirely, or
in part supported by the funds of this Institution, amounted to 7,204l.
12s. 8 1/4 d.

2. Great have been the efforts, made of late years, to spread error;
therefore the disciples of the Lord Jesus should be especially active in
seeking to spread the truth. Fearfully great, in particular, have been
the efforts to rob the Church of Christ of the Word of God; on this
account, all who love our Lord Jesus in sincerity, should seek,
according to their ability, to spread the Holy Scriptures. On account,
therefore, of the especial attempts made, of late years, once more to
deprive the Church of Christ of God's unerring Holy Word, I have had
it particularly laid upon my mind, in every way to embrace opportunities
for circulating it, and especially to place it in the hands of the very
poorest of the poor. In this way, not only in England, Wales and
Scotland, but particularly in Ireland, we have sought to circulate the
Holy Scriptures. And not only there, but also in Canada, British Guiana,
the East Indies, Australia and China. Every open door, which the Lord
was pleased to set before us, I have endeavoured to press into; and, in
this service have been helped by many servants of Christ, who have
sought out the most destitute persons, desirous of possessing a copy of
the Holy Scriptures. With this we have also particularly sought to
combine the supplying of aged persons, who are poor, with copies printed
in large type. Our efforts have not been in vain. We have had instances
brought before us of direct conversion, simply through reading the Holy
Scriptures. Again, during this year also, our labours were owned in this
part of the work. But though we have seen some fruit, we believe that
the greater part by far will be manifested in the Day of the Lord. It
has been given to us, by the help of the Lord, day by day to seek His
blessing upon the circulation of the Holy Scriptures, and therefore we
believe that our labour will not be in vain. We expect results.

The number of Bibles, New Testaments, and Portions of the Holy
Scriptures, circulated from May 20, 1854, to May 26, 1855, is as
follows:

693 Bibles were sold.

890 Bibles were given away.

950 New Testaments were sold.

748 New Testaments were given away.

82 copies of the Psalms were sold.

186 other small portions of the Holy Scriptures were sold.

There were circulated from March 5, 1834, to May 26, 1855, through the