Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-02

Commits lion d for thu county of Franklin with
q stipulated compensation OF one dollar per day
while actually engaged in tbs Transaction Of
The business of the Society, and soon alter
war Ia he commenced the work of dislribu ion
( in that county Notwithstanding the incem.
meney of the winter. which neatly suspended
business. aud the opposition Of some, who
profess 10 derive ther.ptineples OF action from
the Bible Itself. the work has steadily progres.
sah, aud efficient services have bean
rendered by hun to the society. lie hss
procured tho grainitoUs services Of several
petsons who ARE acting us disiribut ors under
his direction. One hundred and ninety slA
Bibles have been placed in hi. hands. tbs
mosi Of which have been disposed Of by sale
OF dsir button. and he 10 still actively promo
ting tho Cause, With nattering aud well
grounded expectation Of completing In u short
time The work of universal supply. A pnrtioo
OF Tho county has been undertaken by the
Norihh ID Society, who are addressing them
selves TO their work with a zeal which proms
es ITS speedy aecomplishm nj. On the 30lh
Of July, the COMMITTEE. acting on the recon.
meDdation ot the Revd. MIR. 1urney, appoint
ed The Hevd Robert Glenn az agent Tor one ,
month nj go, a. assigned him tho counties OF
Pairnk aud Henry us the theatre OF his Ia.
bo1rs. satisfactory report Of whose pre-
eeed,ngs YVES received by the Committee NJ
The close of his agency. lie visited Patrick
tpncopal Church. who, on learning his oh
jet, expressed n hearty appreciation of the
cause. and generously undertook TO relieve
ms society oil its engagement IN respect TO
the southern half OF the county OF Patrick then
turned his attention 10 the re IN inlng
portion OF the county, and succeeded IN
his efforts TO form n society for lupplygg
II with the scriptures, which, ut II. or.
eao,za lion consisted OF u members. who
were To hold meeting, aud take measures for
tho accomplishment oi the design Of us for
nation. No recent report has b1en received
nom them, but the work is believed 10 be pro. |
crossing. a short time afcr the apo intmeai |
~ Mr.. Glenn, n commission. was forwarded 90 |
the ReV. j. 5. Iinsley Of Frank in, with IN.
sifneions TO act III concert with tbs tormrI
during the continuance OF bis agency, aud "a
iei its termination to continue his labours IN
those counties NJ one dollar per day while nc.
lusly engaged III prosecuting his ageacy. His
reports give satisfactory avidancu OF All eeu-
nomical app licaion OF time and labour. as well |
as Of eneCtual sarvices rendered by him ~
furtherlng the Bible cause. Ills labours have
been chiefly confined 20 the county VI Henry.
IN which u society has been formed aud msas-
Ures taken To insure tho falhImrnl OF our de-
sign III respect 10 that county--disriots cor.
responding with ihs number OF distributing
agents have bern formed, and som0 oil the
most respectable aud influential gentlemen IN
the county, have voluntarily devoted them
selves TO tue work OF supplying the destitute
among them--5ome Of these districts are FULLY
supplied, others but PARTIAL about 100 hi.
bios have been disposed vi, and two thirds oi
The county completed. Relying upon the
known zeal aud activity Of these voluntary u
gents, u ~ not unreasonable 10 expect that in
"a seiy short tme, thur bene, oeni engagements
will bs fulfilled. For the county Of Bedford
no agent has been obtained. The work s,o
state of great forwafdnsss. If not completed
aud has been conducted tni ough this agency
and RESOURCES OF the couuly soaet) without the
expense ola dollar 10 this Institution. For
the county of Amherst two agents were Gun,
ployed IN Oci. last by the general aga1t OF the
pngia'a society at go per moaih, VINO ware
lranslei red TO your managers, aud labourod far
them, the one about u month, aud the other for
Six weeks. Their united efforts effected the
dialributiun OF about 900 copies OF the scrip
tuIes, aud goo 10 CTS. were received by tnem,
in donations. aud for the sale OF Books. A.
bout one lhIrd of HE county remains 10 be
Investigated, winch has already been partially,
bnl 30 unpethOdicaly supplied ~ 10 require
the services oil "A dist ibu,ing agent to go over
the whole ground again. There IS u society IN
the county wnIcb numbers some Of ihe mosi
jealous friends oi the cause. lhs society has
made valuable contributions 10 our Treasury,
aud taete rs - doub' that with n Judcious ap
plicatIon Of their resources ani offJns, what
renalos 10 complete the work OF supply among
them, will snon be accomplished without far
thet assistauce from ihs s0ciely-F0r tbs
county of Camp The managers hiyd been
ighly favored IA procuring the services OF Mr..
J0hn A. oheaier ut $50 per month, who has
thoroughly investigated aud supplied II with
the scIipturcs. lis services 10, three months
aud fourteen days amounted to yS5 Oh. aud ,
Que hundred aud sixteen dollars and ~ cents
were received by bin for the sale oil Books aud
IA donal ions. In THIS couneGiuu we ackaowl J
edge with gratitude the liberal contripuilons
oil tue Bible Society OF Concord, included IN the
above amount. The managers have recenlly
by u division OF tho lubor among themselves
distributed the scriptures TO all the destitute
fainles 10 LyncbOurg, so that they can now ,
say with respect 10 tue county OF Catupbeli.
the. appropriate sphere OF our opera atoms, as "a
local society, that the work Of supply is flushed
Disappointed 10 her Jud etpsciations, OF re-
ceIyIng more liberal assistance from those
counties WINCH have been made tho objects oil
the charitable efforts OF this society, than have {
Ueen realZ'd, your managers have been COM I
PEELED iom the inadeqIacy oil thur pecunIhry | G
resources 10 rehnqulsh their purpose OF sup
plyug the county OF Patsy wanna, aud that
work has islen on the hands ol the Bible SocI {
ETY. OF Virginia, wio are progress ng tapldl.
towards its accomplishments IL Wi DO seen
from the foregoing statements OF their opera
toss that youl managers have not fully accom-
plshed tho OBJECT contemplated in The resolu-
ton before referred 10 neyerlheless they have
no cause to regret the undertaking, since much
has been achieved that would not have been
attempted, had the mark at which they pressed
been placed lower, or had no definite object OF
pursuit been held up before them--and they
may reasonably add tina, but Tor the uuwonted
iucemency OF tue past winter, theT eHolts
would probably have been cio~ned with com
plee SUCCESS. The following coadensed slate
ments OF the transactions % the DeposhOry,
vii pIescat TO tue society u correct view oil
what has bern accomplished through ats M
sltumentality from the period vi rs OrgsDiza-
lion down to The present time--and the alb
aIrncI al the IIeaanrnI IeIluI III LIE Liz ia.