The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-15


the sacred scriptures beyond he-lmits OF par
ticular states, or III case, where Society in
a state cannot furnish SO many as are wan
ted
Secondly, That the President ofthe Board
Of Managers be, and he is hereby authorised
by this Society, To send 9 copy of the forego-
ing resolution to the Bible Societies in each
state, with circular letter directed to the
President OF each Society, requesting him to
lay the said resolution before his Society as
soon as possible, trustiug that it will COM
mand their full and serious attention; and if
agreeable to them, that they will approve
the same, and appoint st lcast two delegates,
either OK whom may represent the Society,
20 meet ut Philadelphia on the Monday pre-
cedng the third "Wednesday in May next, at
three O'clock in the afternoon OF the same
day, with full powers to d;g-s, & form, n plan
for well organized and constituted body, TO
be called the genersl association Of the BiLie
Societies in Tire United States, or such other
name or title as Tnsy be agreed upon, for the
pu' pose of disseminating the Scriptures us the
old & new Testameats, according TO the pre-
sent approved yerson, without note or COM
ment, IN places bsyo the Limits of the y.
States, or within them where the state Socie-
ties many one OF them, should be unable from
any circumstance whatever t. supply their
wants, or wEere there should not be q Society
in the state.
Third, That the President do REQUEST the
several Societies to give as speedy notice as
may be to him of their determination, who Is
hereby empowered c required whenever he
shall receive the appreciation and appoint
ment of Delegates FOR the purposes a.ore said,
from twenty Societies, and they shall have
s'Snihed their consent to the measure) to give
public notice thereof in the newspapers, and
that the meeting of delegates VIII De nad ac-
cordmgly."
!. (Signed}
ELIAS BOUD1NOT
rs the Mahagers have no constitutional
authority to decide on propositions of thus ma
ture, -hcy Gould Only request their President,
to inform Tue President of the New-Jersey
Bible Society, thu. ibis communication should
be laid before yd.i.'et the next annual meet
ing. and that your .aecisien should be as
speedily as possible repcr.eA to him.
II has been before stated. that the nu,iiber
OF Bible Societies in Virginia, ,e,Iounts now to
fourteen. IL WILDE no doubt gratifying TO
learn, that III the United States there are,
according TO the latest accounts received bV
your CORRESPONDING Secretary, SIXTY eif,,t So
cleues OF this kind; all, there is reasod to
believe, diligently engaged in circulating tls
holy scriptures anoig the poor aud de stitlte.
vi these labours ct love, a full detail cannot
'S'S ~ Si'Shs " may 1t STdtU5lllE, howe
yer, TO the general meeting, to lear,. thai
the Bible Society of Philadelphia, has COM
pleted large edition OF the French New
Testament, 10 be circulated among the inh abb
tants OF Louisiana; and that the Bible S Gle
ty or Rev YORK Is engsg ed in printing 5000 co.
pics * s %'isic i5i'5.Js i'll the SAINT
partly intended for the citizens OF Louisiana
and partly for those who speak tue French
language iii Canada.
H. contemplating the progress Of Bihie So
cieties beyond the limits of the United States,
tlat institution which is the parent Of all O.
| tlers OF this natures hcs. arrests the atten
ton. The British and Foreign Bible Society.
with increasing yea. ard resources. cont;n;ialjy
eniarging. steadily parSues The grand object
IN view, not only OK supplying all domestic
| denc,encies ct The holy scriptures, but O. send
| ing the Bible to every nation under heaven.
| IN It's own language. In their former report:
| your Managers stated. that theii. ccresDon;l-
| los Secretary bad given Information to he
| British 6, Foreign Bjoie Society, cf the estab-
lisiiEent of the Billie Society of Virginia |!
this communicated produced letter: from
Joseph iarn, Esq. from which the following
extract is made
Spa Fields, Loiitcn, March 18th, 1914.
DEAR SIR,
avail myself of the first on
portunity hy cartel, to inform you. that
l'your letter of the 9Th October 1915, having
been laid before the Committee of the british
and Foreign Bible Society. together with the
printed address and Constitution of the Bible
Society of Virginia it afforded them much
pleasure TO witness the progressive attention
OF their transatlantic brethren to the object
OF thcir institution, viz. the circulation OF the
Holy scriptures 20 lie widest practicable ex-
TENT without note OF Comment. The COM
mlttee have directed that their warm con-
grltulations may be presented upon an event
SO suspicious to the common cause as the
establishment of Bible Society upon libe-
raj and permanent basis in Virginia-and
they request that your coT,Tnittee Will accent
as a pledge OF their mutual esteem aud CO.
operation, grant or one hundred pounds, for
which your Ereasurer may draw upon Joseph
Reyncr. Esq. No. sol Mark lane Eondsn az
thirty days sight. This will enable your So
ciety to prosecute itS laudable object some
what more extenSlvely; and our committee
doubt not that the Fible Society Of Virginia
will prove an additional blessing to the ma
tons IN difusing the light Of divine truth in
its naive purity.
Praying that tic time !aly speedily arrive,
wien we shall again enjoy the priyiledre of
a tree intercourse with each other.
I remain.
Dear Sir! respectfully,
You" very obedient serv't
JOSEPH FARM, Asst. Sec'v.
br. K L. Bib Society.
Rev. ]. Fl. RICE. Cor. Sec'y.