The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-10-31
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Forester County Bible Society.

Worcester County BibEe Society
The animal meeting of the Auxiliary Bible
Society of Worcester County was holden on
The 18th inst at the Town Hall, in Leicester
In the absence of the President, the meeting
was called to order by the Vice President, Rev.
DR.. Bancroft, who presided ON the occasion.
After an appropriate Prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Bardwell, the Society attended to the regular
business of the meeting.
The Report of the Directors, with that Of
the Treasurer, was read and accepted
The subject, introduced at former meet
ing, relative to change in the mode Of con-
Quoting the anniversaries of the Society, by
substituting extemporaneous addresses in the
room of a set discourse, was taken into consd-
Grafton and, after considerable discussion, the
following motion was made to lie on the table
TIL the next annual meeting
Resoiycd, T'hat the Constitution be SO
amended, that, instead Of a sermon or address
at the annual meeting. such other exercises
may be substituted as the Society may direct
at previous meeting.
The following motion, made at the annual
meeting the last year, was then proposed for
discussion " That Ministers of all denomina-
tions, exempted by the Constitution Of the So
ciety from the annual assessment Of one dol
lar, be henceforth placed on the same footing
as lay members" After an animated debate,
in which His Excelency Levi Lincoln, Hon.
John Davis, !. Goodwin, Esq. and the Rev.
Mr.. Fiske, of New Braintree, took part, the
three former in opposition to the motion, the
latter in its support, the motion was lost.
A letter from the Hon. Jonas Kendall, Pres
ident OF the Society, signifying his wish not to
be considered as a candidate for reelection,
was then read after which the Society pro-
ceeded TO the choice of Officers for the coming
year; when the following persons were chos-
en- -
His Excellency LEVI LlNcoIN, President;
Rev. A. BANCROFT, D. ID. Fiee President;
Rev. JosEPH ALLEN, Secretary;
CHARLES ALLEN, Esq Treasurer
DIRECTORS.
Rev DR. Thayer, Hon. John Davis, Hon.
Bezalcel Taft, ir, Rev. Josiah Clarke, S. V. S.
Wilder, Esq, Rev. John Nelson, Isaac Good
win, Esq
The Society voted to meet al Fitchburg the
next year, and chose Rev. MIR. SHELL, of North
Brookfeld, second Preacher. Adjourned till
after the public exercises.
Rev Mr.. Clarke. of Rutland, preached from
John xvii IL" Sanctify them through thy
truth: thy word is truth
AT the adjourned meeting the thanks of the
Society was voted to The Preacher, with the
request that he furnish the Secretary with a
a copy Of his discourse to DO at the disposal OF
the Society.
Thanks were also voted TO the Hon. Jonas
Kendall for his faithful services as President
of the Society-and to the town of Leicester
for their hospitable entertainment.
The Society then voted that the Report Of
the Directors be published in the several pa
pers printed in the town of Worcester, provid-
cd it can be done without expense to the So
ciety. After which adjourned sine die.
JOSEPH ALLEN, Sec'y.
The sum Of thirty-four dollars and eighty
two cents was contributed at the close of the
exercises in the Mcoting-hcuso.