Colonies Supplied.Bibles.

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1822 Anguilla 94 156 23 Demerara 18 18 24 Dominica 89 204 25 Montserrat 57 149 27 Nevis 79 117 32 Saba 6 12 33 St.Bart's 111 65 34 St.Eustatius 97 148 35 St.Kitts 227 487 St.Martins 48 37 36 Tortola 69 136 To 1837 Trinidad 25 67 ____ ____ Total 920 1596 From the last annual report we quote the following cheering account, touching the events of 1834: "The next event of importance in or annals is the magnificent grant of the parent society, on occasion of the emancipation of the slaves, and the perpetual banishment of slavery from the shores of Antigua, on the first of August, 1834; by which a choice portion of the Holy Scriptures was gratuitously circulated to about one third of the inhabitants of this colony.

Nine thousand seven hundred copies of the New Testament, bound together with the book of Psalms, were thus placed at the disposal of your committee." * * * "Following hard upon this joyful event another gratifying circumstance occurred among us.

The attention of the people was roused, and their gratitude excited towards the Bible Society, and they who had freely received, now freely gave, and thus a considerable sum of money was presented to the parent society in acknowledgment of its beneficent grant." We here add an extract from the annual report for 1826.

Its sentiments contrast strongly with the congratulations of the last report upon 'the joyful event' of emancipation.
"Another question of considerable delicacy and importance still remains to be discussed.