Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-04-07
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Resoirsd. That the Report should be
printed under the direction of a Com
n,ittee.
The Treasurer, Mr.. Bernard c. Wolf,
read Toe Report of the Committee thai
audited his account.
On motion, IL was
R,soiped. That the thanks of the So
eiety be given to the lev. Dir. Brown,
for his excellent discourse, delivered
before them.
The Society then proceeded to the
election of0ficers for the ensuing year,
when the following persons were chosen:
PRESIDENT.
Rev. G. p. kRAuTn.
YICE-PtESIDENTS.
z. G. PENpLEToN,
EDWARD CoLsroy,
JACOB SMALL,
ALEXANDER CoorEn.
Rev. JAMES NJ. BRowN, Cor. Sec.
JoHN BoYEs, Rec. Sec.
BEnNAKD G. WOLFF, Treasurer.
John Strother, Israel Robinson, Vim.
Wilson, VIM. Pendleton, Adam Stew
art. Meverell Locke. James Brown,
Samuel Baker. John Doll, Jacob N.Y.
ers, William Faris, Adam Senaker, ST.
las Harlan, John Tabb, James Walker.
Directors.
Report, &c.
II becomes the duty of your Mana
gers to report the progress of the insti-
tution over which they preside, at thi,
Anniversary Meeting of the Society,"
They enter upon the work With no slight
feelings of humiliation, on account o
the little that has been done in the COOS
cause, in which they have engaged. =
With a considerable field for usefulness
and the means in abundance to accom-,
piish their ends, Il they could be calico
into operation, they have IA to la
meat their remissness and sloth. Goo
has iavoured US with opportunities Of
promoting his glory in the dissemination
of bis word, but when the eye is cast
over what has been effected, il will be
found that in a considerable degree "the
grace of God has been received in vain.'
:. Does it not become us to apply to our
selves, and to feel lis force in view o.
the dispositions which have existed will
with us, the Saviour's exhnrtation
~"Strengthen the things hat remain, tina
are ready to die.n At the commence
ment of the year, your Agent for the
sale and distribution of the scripture;
had ON hand 8 octave and ~ duodecimc
German Bibles; 80 English Bibles, and
% Testaments. or these there have
been sold during the past year IS En-
glish Bibles, and A taken from the de
pository, previous to the commence
ment Of the late year, and not included
in the account of Bibles on hand just
mentioned, were disposed of gratuitous-
fy by one of your Managers. OF the
Testaments, 80 by sale and 7 by gra-
tuitous distribution. The copies of the
Scriptures still on hand are s German
octave and l7duodecimoG ermaDBib!es
&c English Bibles and 9 New Tesla
ments. The i~reasurer's account states,
shat ID the 5th April, 1924. there was
in his hands a balance of $50 5l3; that
since that time he has received from coll
lectors and for sale of the Scriptures,
$50 SO, makeing together sos OIL,
has paid for printing Society's Report,
So 90; to the Am. Bible Society S62 90
aniior contingencies 81 ia, making
an aggregate of So 7l3; his dis
bursements exceeding the receipts by
the SUN of 50 10. There is at this time
due The Society SIl9 so, exclusively of
the whole subscription for the year 1924.
What shall we say, when we look over
our work. That little has been DONE
1t becomes Us then under this conyic-
ton, to enquire why it has been so. 10
whatever causes it NAV be referred,
there is much reason to believe that its
ultimate reference to a want of a pro-
per sense of the value Of the Bible, aud
its universal diffusion, is the correct one.
1t Is believed that in proportion as the
Bible is read. and exerts its influence
upon the human soul, wall there be a
to convey it to others. This
ofbcneyolence commenced with
readers of the Bible, with those whose
maxim il, The Bible, the
Bible is tle religion of Pedestrians" 1t
las No enemies bat inilels, and thoss
vno believe that God has given US a re-
relation that is not of universal use, and
nat never can be profitable except
vhen accompanied by authorized inter
Is it then 50 difficult to bring |
'ur minds to that p,iat, which will en-
ure Jealous exersioq for the disse nina
Of he D.hle. Ii, thoayht no.. il |