our labors in the name of the Lord have not been in vain. All interests connected with the Bible work in this field have shared my earnest attention. While there has not been the usual number of colporteurs employed by the California and other auxiliaries, yet there has been no less accomplished, and even more in some departments of the work. Clergymen and laymen, together with many of the "elect ladies," have by their volunteer services aided very much in the distribution of the Scriptures. Church committees, especially in Oakland and San Francisco, have rendered good service as volunteer workers.

Mr. Henry Thompson is still in the service of the Southern California Bible Society. He has worked but a portion of the year, as this society lacked the means to push the work. But during the time devoted to the work a large number of Spanish Roman Catholics, together with others, have been supplied with Bibles or Portions.

Mr. Felix Dumet continues in the colportage work of the California Bible Society, and devotes his time to canvassing from house to house, visiting the sailors upon their vessels, and also immigrants as they pass through San Francisco. In addition to this, its colporteurs devote one week each month to a thorough canvass of Chinatown, for the purpose of supplying every Chinaman who will accept it with a copy of the Scriptures; and thus far the colporteur reports very courteous treatment by all.

Sabbath school interests have not been forgotten, as the report shows. Large numbers of Sabbath schools and Sabbath school children have been supplied. This matter has been brought before large audiences of Christian workers, and thousands of circulars on this subject have been sent out.

Conferences, synods, presbyteries, associations, and district conferences, together with other Christian bodies, were visited. The usual courtesies were shown the District Superintendent, and resolutions were passed indorsing the American Bible Society and its auxiliaries on this field and pledging the heartiest co-operation.

NEVADA.

I visited the State of Nevada in the month of August, and presented the claims of the American Bible Society in the Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian Churches in Virginia City, in the Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian Churches in Carson City, and in the Congregational and Methodist Episcopal Churches in Reno. By personal solicitation, in these three cities, I secured $209 70. Twelve Methodist Episcopal preachers took collections to conference from their poor mission charges aggregating $22.

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT'S LABORS.

Auxiliary societies visited

Branch Bible societies and committees visited
Anniversaries attended.

25

11,485

Received from churches and conferences, by personal

solicitation, and on sales by branches (including

$1,000 donation by the California Bible Society) $4,568 28

Paid to American Bible Society and auxiliaries
Days from home and in San Francisco

$4,568 28 305

The above labors, together with the general supervision of auxiliaries, branches, and committees in this field, is sufficient to fill the hands, head, and heart by night as well as day.

In closing this annual report, I desire to express my profound gratitude to God for his gracious providence over me and mine during the year just closed, and my sincere thanks to the Officers and Managers of the American Bible Society, with whom I have sustained such pleasant relations for nearly a generation; to pastors and laymen, whose prayers and co-operation have afforded much comfort and aid, and to the volunteer workers who have so generously given their time to the distribution of the Bible.

Books sent to California, 14,966; of these,. 149 were grants.

COLORADO. (See Nebraska.)

CONNECTICUT.-The work in this State is conducted under the oversight of several auxiliaries, some of them having single towns for their respective fields.

The number of volumes sent into this State was 7,088, of which 242 were donated by this Society.

DELAWARE. (See New Jersey.)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.-The Washington City Bible Society still continues the canvass of its field. The sixtyfifth annual report shows that a distribution of 1,239 Bibles, 407 Testaments, and 127 Portions, or 1,767 volumes in all, has been made during the year. Of these, 862 Bibles have been placed in the hands of the children of the city as their own personal property. The treasurer reports: $1,100 received from bequests; $20 from William B. Jackson, constituting him a life member; $118 from annual members, and $372 from churches. There has been sent to the Parent Society $900 for general work, and there remains $950 in the treasury for the completion of the

canvass.

Number of volumes sent into the District of Columbia, 3,740.

FLORIDA. (See Alabama.)

GEORGIA. Rev. Herbert P. Myers, of Barnesville, reports as follows from his field:

The past has been one of the hardest years financially that I have ever known. Notwithstanding this fact, there has been some increase in the contributions of the people, and the North and South Georgia Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, have ordered an annual collection for the American Bible Society in each pastoral charge. Something has been done in the way of calling the attention of our people to the work of Sunday school supply, but the results fall far short of our desires.

I think I may say, however, that on the whole there is a growing interest in the work of the American Bible Society in this district. The following is a summary of the year's work in my field:

AUXILIARY WORK.

Auxiliaries reporting, 63; money on hand at the beginning of the year, $116 58; received from sales, $1,971 22, and from collections, $1,140 40. Of this amount, $2,226 68 was forwarded to the American Bible Society for the purchase of books, and $485 on donation account. Value of books received, $2,613 60; books furnished to life members, $20; books donated, $117 08; books on hand at the close of the year, $3,045 24. But one auxiliary, the Thomas County, has undertaken a canvass of its field.

Books sent to Georgia, 12,613; of these, 1,327 were grants.

IDAHO. (See Oregon.)

ILLINOIS.-The following report from the Rev. E. G. Smith, of Princeton, records the good work accomplished in his field during the past year:

The year just ended has been a fairly active and prosperous one in Bible work in Illinois. While we have not fully realized our aims and hopes, yet it has been a year of activity and success in many sections of the State, and much good work has been done, though much yet remains to be done.

The Chicago Bible Society has had a year of unwonted activity and success. Over twenty thousand volumes of the Bible, and Portions of it, have been sent out from its depository during the year, and 35,000 visits have been made by its faithful workers in some 20,000 homes of the city. The society is thoroughly organized and well equipped for service in the great city.

A goodly number of auxiliaries in various parts of the State have been zealously engaged in the thorough canvass of their fields. Among the more prominent of these may be named Aurora Bible Society and those of Lake, Sangamon, Morgan, Calhoun, Greene, Scott, and Jefferson Counties.

Aurora has probably made the most complete and systematic canvass of any city in the State. The visitation was a house-to-house

canvass.

Lake County Bible work was combined with the Sabbath school work, and thus more were enlisted and interested in the canvass, and the young were specially cared for.

Perhaps the most extensive and far-reaching work was done in Springfield and in Sangamon County. The capital of the State had been much neglected as to efficient and thorough visitation and supply. Much had been done in the city and county, from time to time, for more than fifty years; but the city had outgrown the society and its operations, and there was a felt need of a more systematic work. The churches were ready to welcome the earnest young agent who had done such an excellent work in Jacksonville and Morgan County and elsewhere. They gave Mr. Lambdin a hearty welcome, and stood by him till the canvass was completed. More than 6,400 homes were visited; 1,015 of these were found without a Bible and 515 were supplied, and over 100 individuals besides. The grand work culminated in two large and enthusiastic anniversary meetings in the heart of the city on New Year's night, in which many of the pastors of the city and others took part. All felt that the work and the occasion were inspiring and well worthy the large outlay. The new impulse given to the Bible cause in the city and county is seen furthermore in the celebration of Lincoln's birthday as Children's Bible Day in the city and its vicinity, when collections were taken up for the Bible cause.

Morgan County Auxiliary completed its very thorough canvass that was nearly finished at the date of the last Annual Report. Three anniversary meetings were held in different parts of Jacksonville to celebrate the completion of this great work. Over 5,000 families and business places were visited, 600 homes were found without the Bible, and over 400 were supplied. They are going on with the work, as usual, and hope to make a liberal donation to the Parent Society very soon.

Calhoun County, one of the most neglected and isolated counties in the State, has been thoroughly canvassed and was nearly completed when the floods of last spring drove out many of the people and the agent as well. In all, 867 families were visited, of which 189 were found without Bibles and 132 were supplied. The same faithful agent has made a house-to-house canvass in Greene County, and nearly completed the work in three auxiliaries in that county with very satisfactory results.

Other fields in Southern and Central Illinois have been carefully canvassed of late, and others are to be as soon as the way is fully open. The disastrous floods of last spring and summer delayed and damaged the work for awhile, but we are happy to say that the zeal and devotion of the friends of the Bible rose above the raging waters, and they speedily repaired much of the ruin and went on with their Christian work, as with their material repairs; so the cause suffered less than we feared.

As to the State at large, we have to note some decline in receipts