Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-14
FON fHE kNcUiHLR.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Bible Society Nf Virginia.
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qnested TO act AZ Chairman, aud William, Nmn.
fnrd as secretary of the meeiing which was
opened with AN hymn by the Rev. John ID.
Blair, PRAYER by the Rev. John Bryce and
sermon BY the Rev John n. Rice.
The fiith annual report of tie managers was
t'ien read by the recording secretary, as also
the statement OF the treasurers accounts, from
the Ist of April, 1877, TO the 3ist OF March, 1878
Resoired, That the said report be approved,
and that the treasurer's accounts be passed by
this meeting.
On motion of the Rev John II. Rice,
Rssoired. That the thanks of this society be
presented TO the Female Bible Society of the
City of Richmond for the donation received
fro.n that institution.
Resoired, Also, that the thanks of this Society
be presented to the Hon ST. George Tucker,
Judge of the district court of the United States
for his politencss in yielding TO the members
Oi this society the Use ofihe room. in which his
court was held, tor the purpose of the present
meeting
The society then proceeded to the election
of twenty four managers for the ensuing year.
whcreupon, tie following gentlemen were
chosen viz.
The Rev. John d. Blair, President; the
Right Rev. Richard Chanting Moore, the Rev.
John Bryce, john Amber, and Robert 0uarIes,
Vice Presidents Henry Robinson, Treasurer;
the Rev John II. Rice, Corresponding Secre
tary; William Muniord. Recording Secretary;
and Robert Pollard, John G.. Gamble. Archi-
bald Blair. William Fsnwick, JOHN farkhiiI,
George Watt john King, Fleming James,
Peter Copland William Rewlett William
Mayo, Robert Grtenhow, John Lee, john G.
blair, Thomas Rutherford, aud Matthew Ii.
Rice. the additional Managers.
The Rev. Ohm Bryce announced the receipt
of thirtyfowr dollars, collected by the Rev.
Samuel l.. Strachan for the use of this Society.
On motion of the Rev. john III. Rice,
Rrsoiped, That $50 copies of the proceedings
Of this day, of the report OF the managers, aud
of the report OF the committee on the treasur
er's accounts, lie pointed. in the pamphlet
oIm, under the superintendent OF the record
ing secretary; and that the Editors OF the
Evangelical and Literary Magazine, and OF
the Richmond Enquirer, he requested, each,
to insert them once in their respective publi-
cations.
On motion of the Rev John D. Blair,
ReSoIrfd unanimously, That the thanks OF
this meeting he presented to the Right Rev.
Richard c. Moore for his services as their
chairman.
And then the meeting adjourned, with prayer
by the Right Rev. Richard G. Moore.
RICHARD g. ORE-ChGiIndn.
Teste-WM. MUNFoRD-Se
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT.
The managers of1he Bible Society OF
Virginia congratulate their constituents
on The return of this anniversary aud
would unite with them III rendering thanks
to the Dispenser Of all good, that they are
all, in ihcir several places, employed as
! instruments of communicating blessings
| to their fellow men.
What has been done III discharge o.
our trust, and in execution OF your bene-
VIOLENT Intentions, will now be briefly com.
| muni at d.
At the close Of the last year, the amount
of books distributed by this society wa:
stated TO be 5652 Bibles aud Testaments
Since that period, the distributions have
been as follows:
Sold at prime cost Bibles. ........ 32t
'o'' at P''"'1 Teslaments. -. -;
Distributed gra- s Bibles. .......... SO
tuitously Testaments. LIST
Total Bibles and T'esiamentS 1i0t
| Which, added TO the former amount make
our total since the institution of the soci
ETY., G7S5 Bibles ana Testaments.
Tie managers do not think il nccessar!
| to enter inIoa minute detail Of individual
distributions. But they think il proPe
to state That they have uniformly afford
ed gratuitous supplies 10 Sunday schools
and other charitable associations formed
for the purpose Of communicating in
struction TO The rising generation. AM
| this, under the full conviction that NJ
book is so we'll adapted, as The Bible, {,
promote that intellectual and moral i'm
/
| lions have as their noble and impOrtan
object. Under this belief, the managers
| having understood thata very respectable
college Oh the confines OF Virginia. ba
made the Bible class book and that th
students, with great diligence, and MUG
profit, were engaged in the study of th
sacred volume on application of tlt
| president Of that institution, made TO IT
donation of one hundred Bibles. Tn
| appreciation of the society, ii is confident
~ believed will not be withheld from hi
measure, when il is considered bow III
| speakably desirable it is that those Wb
| NAV be expected TO take the lead in tll
community, and, by their talents an
learning, give direction TO tie habits {
thinking and feeling among the people
should derive their moral principles, an
the tone Of ilIelT sentiments from til
Blhly.
In consequence of The various societe
in this State, which originally were auxi
lAries 10 our institution, having bccOm
auxiliary 10 the American Bible Sociei,
and Of course carry ing OH their Corrcspor
drnce with that society, The manager
have but little 10 communicate respect
ing the nrO.ress OF Tie cause in VirguI
during lile past year. They how ever hay
ihP pleasure OF announcing that q FPmal
Bible Society has been formed IN The cit
OfRichmOnd, for llie purpose oi aflOrdin
assistance to this institution by rasln
funds, and distributing Bibles. The n;
and active beHevolence with which Tai
design has been undertaken, affords rcs
son ip indulge tlie most sanguine hope
Oi efficient AID 10 tie prosecution NJ you
purposes OF Charity. The receipt Of NOR
Than 2-J from tic treasurer OF that assC
ciaiion, las greatly strengthened thes
hopes. From ihc iipie, when piOus VIC
men followed Che Savl. from Galilpe, an
| sNnI.aM llcA WITH Ml. -nhnrImys Oh lM