In retracing our course, many pleasing recollections present themselves; we could name an aged friend of the cause, who had always given us her cordial support, the last act of whose existence as to worldly affairs was to put into her daughter’s hand her subscription for the bible and other societies, in advance for the ensuing year, (1832,) with a warm expression of the love for that gospel which must, she was convinced, finally spread and prevail. We could speak of another, a member of our committee, who has carried the good wishes of us all to a distant island, (Ceylon,) where she is placed, and we doubt not to useful purpose, amongst scenes of heathen darkness, which she could effectively feel for, when she little expected to behold them. Others of our fellow-labourers have been called to other spheres of active duty; but in one sense we may truly say, that our band has never been disunited. It will be seen from the prefixed statement of our secretaries that we have distributed 2450 bibles and testaments, since our commencement, but we fear that the obvious remark (on the inspection of our accounts) will be this, that our efforts have not advanced in the ratio that might have been expected; we are, however, convinced, that there needs but a vigorous push to carry the present year’s gathering ahead of any former sum, and this gratification we would call upon our friends, to secure for themselves and for us. We trust indeed that the work of renovation has been already put in train by the labours of Mr. Wiseman, (the society’s agent, to whom we have already alluded,) in forming new village associations, and in exciting a fresh spirit of zeal amount us. Our hearty desire is, that every family in all our districts may be brought into direct connexion with a society, which has already circulated nearly eleven million copies of the holy scriptures. QUERIES FOR The Use of the Ladies’ Bible Association AT CROMER. “As we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men.” ANSWERS REQUESTED ANNUALLY. I. Have we attended to the suggestions to collectors? And to the directions of our printed papers? How many “free contributors” have we now subscribing? How many “subscribers for bibles and testaments” have we now on our list, “not yet supplied?” Can we mention the number of our _free_ contributors in each district, “since the establishment of our association?” And the number of our subscribers for bibles or testaments since the establishment of our association, in November, 1827? * * * * * II. How many families are there in our districts? How many of these have we visited this year? What number of persons can read in these families visited, and how many are supplied with bibles? Could we ascertain the number of persons above six years old, who cannot read at all, in each of our districts? * * * * *