Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-05-12

''uu Nhui I'll III SharIcstONn, on the
first Monday in Nav, 1881.
JAMES BLACK, Chairman,
JOIN ID. MArrurws. Sse'ry. pro tenn
SLXT'EENTW REPORT offhe Manager,
u The Blue Society Of Lc6erson County,
rnae 10 The S0ciet, az IFS .ilauGI EeefIny ia
ShtpherdSio.sn. On Konaay. Sd .uoy, 1850
Through tue kind providence of God. who
ruieth over all things, your managers are per-
mittcd tn make TO the Society, their sixteen,h
Annual Report. In our las, report, your man.
ayers had the pleasure Of stating. that, ~ &C.
cordaoce with previous resolution, every
destitute family IN the county. SO far ss could
be ascertsined. had been supplied with the
word OF God
When your managers were appointed. there
were on hand 81 bibles, and - tes,ansuis
Since that time, there have been received
from the Parent Society, ll2 new testanenis
There are now on hand, 10 bibles and l5S
new testaments OF course, the number dis
tributed during the year. is y bibles and 10
new testam-nIs; total, during The year. 43;
winch, added 70 the number formerly circu.
lated. makes the tshs6 number distributed by
the Society, I265.
One reason. Why 50 few have been distri.
ou'ed during the year past. is. M DOUBT, that
the county had been supplied ia the proceed.
ing year u - possible, too. that We have
not been as diligcnt - We might have beer,
IN searching out the destitute; for although
the county Was then supplied. yet there ana,
now be found, those who need the AID of this
society
The bible Cause, however, - still progress.
log IA our Country. With increasing viSOr aud
efficiency. According To the last information
received from the AmrrIcan bible society,
We learn that encouraging progress has b-en
made IN Carry ing toto effect the resolution
passed Al The last Anniversary, Ito supply
every destitute family IN the UDion, with
copy of the tIoly Scriptures we are III.
formed, ''Ihat New Jersey, Pennsy wanna. ADD
Maryland. have supplied their respe tive des-
Htu'c families New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts,, Rhode islsud, Connecticut,
and New York. have nearly completed their
task Name aud Ohio have each supplied
-eVersl counties, and ate Ho,o engaged IA sup.
piy ing others Virginia, North CsrolIna.
South Carolina. Kentucky, Louisans, aud H.
linoIs, have each, As States. undertaken TO
supply their destitute fsm,lies More than
| 0ne-h0If Of the counties Of Georgia are pledg.
ed TO similar supply" From " hat - done
IN other States and Territories in the Umon,
these Is reason to believe, that the above re-
solution will be carried IDto complete effcc,.
specified.
From The las, Report Of the Virginia Bible
society, We learn, that siI.een counties in The
State are supplied win 'hr Bible; they arc the
f'lIoS "s-IiOckondgc, Jefferson, Betksley,
orange, Isle Ut Wight, York. Gloucester,
N~i~ick, Prince George. Sussex, Nanse.
| mond, Norfolk, Prince Edv ard, FiuyznOs,
| Bedford, aud Aloemsrle Many "a these ~rte
supplied by county associations. whose efforts
~ tbis eotsrprIse deserve well Of the public
HE amount Oi the drstfu'ion. in most Of
tbe counties explored. Lss exceeded the cal.
] culAtions ~ the friends of the cause The
tseis reported IN the progress of the work.
call urgently and lOudls for speedy, more ct.
/ tiosent, aud stlfdeDying efIHts 1" From uha,
- doing 10 many Other counties. there - res.
son 10 bope, hat the 5eloie State Will SOON be
supplied. The shoe number of ccpies Of
the Sacred Scriptures, distributed 10y the 81
I Die Society ~ Virgins. l. %, $50. III 90 these
De added the number distributed By other
& SDcietfcs, not auxiliary 90 the State SOciety
t'e Sbule amount vii probably be not less
/ Than fO.UOO. The Society H. Richmond sup.
1 poses, th-i tbefe Gfe get destitute in the
state, 1000 families thus Il would Sd.
| pea, that sheo Bible Societies commenced
I there operations, not less than 81, 900 copies
oi che bible we're wfnting 90 suppl, the Stale
] ~ Virginia ~ rFtfy instance where pat
tleui>r enqu'ry - n,adc. ihe ~-bt IL found to
eAceed expectation. Yet, q - pleasing sDd
I ~iesrlpg ~ Know. th-t As these wsn,. s,e
I discovered, thc dstsfm'uAtiOn ~ formed. ~
: Irrcndente 90 D,tibe Providence, nfy sAaH
I - sHtfLsa
WIZ tbs meeting snithis report. the Coz
speeding Secretary bids asbet. IT, th,s Soc.
~ty. Do ibe Providence ~ IOJ, his future
itic snd future lsbUUrs ate Go BE- spent W .
iis'-nt part ~ Ouf county. lie wss refuni.
ed - sfd Ia Organizing ibis Society. near II
scsfs ago. sDJ has isktn deep interest o.
- cAisience <"d - operations from thst dsy
80 the prrseot. Ne has enjoyed tlc privilege
- alse"d'ag ah ~ snuasl acetings cScrpt
me. soulc ~ those Who acted shh him, a.
.'e CONNIE nee lneoi ~ iiesc opefsiions. have
zen called ~ tief hnal src0unt TIE fs.t
4. Pfesf cut one Of Tie fls' wee prcsidents-