Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-11
COMMUNICATIONS the Virg,nian.
Anniversary Of the Lynchbms 7rac,
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SOCtefU.
The Lynchburg Tract Society, anxnry TO
the American Tract Society, hid its Annual
Meeting in ST. Paul's Church, Lynchburg, on
the 4 h OF June, 1929. The Chair was taken
at O'CLOCK by the President, aud the meeting
opened with prayer.
The second Annual Report Of the Board of
Managers, was read by Mr.. George Baghy.
aud, on motion, was accepted by the Society
The officers for the next year were then cho-
sen as follows:
The Rev. VIM. S. Reid, President
The Rev. Wm. J. Hnlcombe, la P:ce Presi.
dent.
The Rev. james Mcdonald, End Pice Pres-
dent.
Seth Ward, Esq. Sd Vict President.
Chas 3. Williams, Secretary
Geo. Baeby. Treasurer.
The Rev. Robert Ryland, John Holins, VIM
Poe. john Victor, Thos. A. Holcombe and +
q. Smith, Directors
On motion, Resoicsd, That the Editors of the
newspapers printed in this town. be respectful
ly requested TO publish the Second Annual Re.
port Of this Society, together with The proceed
ings OF this meeting.
And then the meeting adjourned
F. G. SMITH, See'y.
Arrived at the close Of another year Of the
existence of the Lynchburg Tract Society, it
becomes us who have been entrusted with the
| management OF ITS concerns, while we render
70 the giver OF all good our devout acknowledge
ments, for the manifold expressions of his love
and mercy towards us through the year that
has passed, to review OH, transactions, and rem
der 10 our constituents an account of eur stew
ardships, before snrrendering into their hands
the trust with which we hayeleen honored for
a season. And here, we feel all the recoiings
OF reluctant mind, IN u by the accusations Of
a guilty conscience, charging unfaiihfnlness
upon US for, in the sight of God we are verify
euilty.-We dare not deny that the accusation
10 true, and that We are without excuse. While
we would then c1othe ourselves in the gar
menis of penitential sorrow, PROSTATE our.
selves before tue mercy seat, and pray thai our
sins may be blotted out, remembering that, If
we confess our sins, God 10 faithful and ust to
forgive them, according TO his blessed word, we
would yield to the convictions of duty, and
relying upon the grace of our covenant keep
ine God, endeavour TO give strict account of
our improbable administration Of the affairs oil
the Society.
In prosecuting our design, we present the
following abstract of the Treasurer's account,
which will exhibit compendious view Of the
far its funds have been rendered subserylent to
the cause Of christian benevolence, as embra-
eed in the objects of this Society. in dislribu.
ting portions of divine truth, by means Of
Tracts:
The funds in the hands of the Trea.
surer at the last Annual Meeting, a.
mounted to S27 90
And there were 5000 pages OF
Tracts remaining on hand.
To the balance Of funds in ri,e hands
Of the Treasurer as stated above, add
the receipts Of the current year lO2 81
Total Sl3l 40
From which deduct the expendi-
lures Of the current year, principally
for Tracts q3 10
Leaving balaoce in the hands OF the
Treasurer, of s38 3.
To which add so 900 pages of Tracts
on hand, valued at do 90
Showing the permanent funds of the
Society TO be S78 81
A comparison Of the above with the iransaC-
tions Of the preceding year, will present
most discouraging view of the retrpgrsding
movements of the Society; and if we adopt
the result, as the scale of its future decadence,
il wiz be easy to demonstrate its speedy eX-
tinction.-The income Of the Society during
the frs year Of its existence, exceeded that Of
the last year, by the sum Of Sly 5s--and the
number of subscribers during he same period
has declined from ID TO only SO.
Thus with about half the resources vested in
Tracts during the past year, we have the humil-
iafing result of a double supply in the Depos-
tory a circumstances which bears .unanswera-
BILE testimony of the waning zeal Of those who
had at first supported the cause, with such prac
teal evidences oftheir love 10 it. We have no
less reason for encouragement when wa turn
our eyes to the Country Societies, which have
heretofore drawn their supplies from our Depo.
STORY.
In 1923, the Treasurer reported, as received
from New Hope, Suck Spring. Liberty. Pedlar
Mills. Jonesborough, Maysville, Union, Chris
and Wythe Court House, the sum
of S6l 94.-During the present year. we have