Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-04-06

/ N&Sa SCf 1tOOcfG CLCHuTu.
at general meeting of the Members o
the Btbte Society Of Virginia, at the Ca
pitot IN the City Of Richmond, ON Tues
day the Cd Of April 1916.
| William Mayo. esq was requested to act a.
| Chairman, and William Munford as Secretary to
| the meeting, Which was opened with HYMN and
Prayer by the Rev'd John Bryce, and a Sermon
by the Rev'd John III. Rice. The report of the
Managers was then read by the Recording Sc
cretary.
On motion, Resolved that the said Report be
approved by this meeting. $50
Resolved, also, that the determination of the
late Managers, respecting sending delegate to
New-York to deliberate on the organization of a
National Bible Society, be approved.
The Members proceeded to the election OF
Managers for the ensuing year; whereupon the
following gentlemen were chosen /; viz,
Inc Revd: John d. Blair; President {; the
hey'd. John Bryce, First Vice President !; the
Right Revd. Richard G. Moore, Second Vice
resident; the Rev'd. John H Rice, Correspond
ing Secretary; William Munford, Recording
secretary; Henry Robinson, Treasurer; Robert
G,reenhow, Archibald Blair, John Parkhil,, Will
liam Fenwickj George WATT John G.. Gamble,
and Robert Pollard, additional managers.
On motion of Mr.. Rice,
Resolved, that, if two thirds of the Members
OF this socie y shall consent, the 4th article of
the Constitution be SO amended as to read -
| There shall be "a managers of the affairs of
tins society; President, four Vice Presidents.
Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secreta.
ry, aTreasurer, and sixteen other managers &C.
ven OF whom shall constitute board to do b,i.
siness And the managers shalt be authorized IN
appoint an assistant Treasurer, an Assistant Cor.
responding Secretary, and an assistant Recording
secretary, should the interest of the Society. in
Their Judgment, render such appointments ex-
pedent"
The following members of this society. heinz
present, voted for the said amendment to the
constitution; viz. John H. Rice, Archibald Blair
nehry robinson, William Mayo, John Buchanan
John ID. Blair, John Blair, William Munford
Robert Pollard, Peter COPELAND, Will am Fen.
WICK, Thomas S. Pope, James A Oswald. VIII;
am w Hening, John J. Werth, John Porkbill
William Campbell, Robert Greenhow. John Kmo
Francis Butt, Robert b. Foife, George Wat
and William S. Smith
Resolved, that the Treasurer be requested IL
ascertain the sense OF the Members of the Socie
~ not present at this ANNUAL meeting on the sub
lJect Oh the foregoing amendment to the Cons H.
tuition.
Oh motion OF the Rev'd. John D. Blair
resolved, that the thanks of this society bt
presented to the Rey'd. John Bryce and John Ill
Rice for the service of this day and that Mr.
vice De requested to furnish acopy of his sermon
On motions severally made,
Resolved, that the thanks of this Soc;e.v n,
presented to the Rev'd. John d. Blair for his ser
wees as President; to the Rev'd. John II. Rice
the Corresponding Secretary; to William Nun
Iord the Recording Secretary and to Henry Ro
blhson. the Treasurer, during the last year.
Resolved, that $50 Copies of the Reports of III,
Managers for the two last years, with the pro
ceedings of this meeting, and an abstract of III,
Ireasurer's accounts to the 31st day of Marc
1876 be printed, tntfe pamphlet form, under IL,
suPerintendance of the Recording Sec etary.
1 Resolved, that the thanks of this meeting b.
presented to William Mayo their Chairman, 70
the manner in which the duties OF his appoint
ment have been performed.
And then the meeting adjourned, with praye
by the Rev'd. John d. Blair.
Tese,
| WIN. MUNFoRD, Sec'ry.
% The third annual RAPPORT of the BIBLJ
SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA, viii appear in on
merit.