The American Bible Society has just completed 50. years of work in China under the direction "of an agency secretary. This year report shows that in 42 preceding the appointment of the first agent, Dr. Luther H. Gulick, the Society published in China 9,- 726 Bibles, 79,867 New Testaments and_ 1,210,007" portions, at a cost of $245,280. In the half century succeeding: the circulation has been over forty million; during this past, year alone twice the number of Bibles and thrice that of portions distributed in the earliest period have been circulated on a missionary appropriation of only $10,000. Most. of the scriptures then published were " distributed Aree of charge: now, practically all Books are sold, many however far
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