' ! ANNUAL MEETING, ': The annual meeting of the North Can terbury Auxiliary waa held l&st evening, is the Trinity Hall, I)e V^hnslfe in the chair. The reverend Chairman Bpoke oE his long and sincere attachment to the Society, he having become at first interested in it at- the time of its jubilee. From the report read by Mr J. P. Jameson it appeared that the Auxiliary was in a healthy condition; a main feature was that altogether 2352 volumes had been sent out of the Chriet churoh depdt during the year. Mr TV. Chryetall read the Treasurer's state ment, which was of an account that closed on .March 31, 1892, the account for the current year still running. During the last complete year the free income was £242 14a 2d, sales £93 2s, total £335 16s 2d. On the other side of the account there had been remitted to London £200, expenses £27, balance £108 16s 2d, total £335 16s 2d. Mr Chryatall proposed the adoption of the report and balance sheet, which was seconded by Rev H. T. Bobjohns, M.A., who, in the cotirse of his address, said :—ln all, 132,000,000 of volumes of Scripture had been sent out since 1804; last year, in round unmbers, 4.000,000. It was a fact suggestive of much economy, as the result of experience, that in 1892 1,050,000 more volumes were sent oufc than in 1882, with practically the same income. 13,000 volumes go out every working day of the year, that is 812 copies during a half hour's address. The British and Foreign Bible Society haa always about 70 new translations and revisions on the anvil. It sent out the Scriptureß last year in 9 new languages, and has now 304 languages and dialed b on its list. The Society has, notwith standing its magnificent work, had to* pass through a very grave crisis. There are always two hindrances to its full pros perity. One is really the glory of the Society, the other is pure illusion. A catholicity which embraces as constituents all who care for Bible circulation, never theless hinders, because it leaves the Society without that esprif de corps by which many Societies live. Each church is tempted to leave that interest out in the cold — which interest is nevertheless vital to every church and mission in the world. 