Show A It WEALTHY I Y Sod SOCIETY ElY An fl 11 attack has recently been made on Oil the American Whip Bible society on the tho ground that bitt It pays Its too largo large salaries that It linK han a larger Income thou It needs acetic anti that notwithstanding lag ing this It Is IR subscriptions Tine controversy Is l of ot no particular Interest to the tho majority of ot tine the renders of ot the tho lint hut tho Ito figures figure present presented ed ell prove that the distributing of ot Bibles I tm Inns become n a 1 large business They I are lue given by b tine the B 8 quoted by u time the Worcester Spy SIW Ho Ito says that four receive u a salary of It each elich Tho The amount charged tn tin olleo expenses alone Is III while the total oct cost of ot the much advertised work stork among I colored people inns hns been 3 5 out of ot the years reported receipts of ot H Ho lie further says sas saysA 1 itA A AV U linal mi I question Is I I Tan Con It U bo ho true that thal tho the American Bible society Is 19 needing lI any of ot Its lis present yearly carly receipts when wInce for tor many mony years earll It linn hiss not used UN Its Income The Tine an annual nual report 1903 1003 page 32 shows avail nall available able funds to the tho amount of ot nearly which the thu society did old not use lint last year the tho year before belore nearly nearl U was carried over Report to pori 1902 page 10 11 besides tho tine Report for or 1903 1 03 fugo 32 shows n IL total of at of 0 Invested fundo trust funds For more than Ihan 20 years eUrs 1 I am ant has hos not hot been in 11 In the annual reports any statement of ot the tho value ulue of ot tha tho real es ca estate tote tate owned ownell owned by tho the society In iii the tho city of ot Now Ness York and supposed to be bo worth about a n million dollars or of or tho the value of ot the tho property If It any owned by this society McI t In iii foreign lands hands or of or tho the books hooks or stock on all hand use Tho assets of ot the society it appears amount to more moro than maim two IWO millions of at dollars TIne The state statement ment such lIuch a n society Is 19 not hot rich and amid andReport Report 1003 1903 page 29 2 Is III In need meet of ot I enlarged contributions Is It surely Burely to lo tobo lobo bo 60 taken In a it sense The Tho above facts ninny may ma help tho tine aver lIer lIero average ago age o t mind to understand why tho time ben bemi benevolent evelent receipts receipt of ot the tine last year have fallen below tho the average go gotor for tor the last 10 11 years |