Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-12
LNNClIBtRG BIBLE SOCIETY.

Society was held the 9Th October 1915, at the
Protestant Methodist Church
Tho meeting was opened with PRAYER by the
Rev. John Early, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The Annual Report and Treasurer, Accom-,
were then read aud, On motion received aud A.
dopicd--Whcrcupon,
The Rev. VIM. Auki,son, agent Of the Va BIZ
hlc Society, the Rev \. y. Smith of the Bap,i,
Church, and the Rev John Earl, Of the NJ. f..
Church, addressed the meeting
The meeting then proceeded 10 the election Of
officers Tor the ensuing year; when the Rev. Wm.
). kem was elected President Rev. \. y. Smith,
Corresponding Secretary John II. ID. PAYNE,
recording Secretary and Treasurer; aud Rev.
VIM, |. llolcombc, Rev, j. u. Mitchell, Rev
James Mcdonald, John Victor, John NJ. Gordon,
Thos. \. ilooombc, John IIollins, James Boal,
Saml. McCorklc and +. =. Miller Managers
Hrs0frcd, That the connection existing between
this Society aud the american Bible Society be-
Dissolved and than it become AUXILIARY 10 the Vir-
gina Bible Society.
Rfsofrrd That the proceedings OF fins meeting
be published in the papers Of this place, and in the
religious papers in the city of Richmond.
The meeting adjourned. Concluded with PRAYER.
WIN. 5. REID, President.
JomN r. d. PAYNE, S,o,rfdry
Report Of The bible Socirty Of Lyuehbuc, anu
MDy 10 The lmerndn Bibic Society, far Do
fobrr, 1885.
1t swiih regret, and no small degree of morii-
hcaiion, that tho Board OF Managers state the fact
that TIL, Society has failed 10 hold its Annual
Meeting for two years past. The Board has been
rcmss IN its duty; and offers plea of lusti6ca-
ton IN ITS own behalf but frankly conE,ssc. and
deeply lamcn's the fact. Yet your Board ha. not
bccn wholly n"ccotin OF the important interests oi
the Society. ~ the last annual IN citing the Soc-
ETY. was indebted 10 The American Bible Society in
the sum of $40. Soon after that meeting, we
forwarded to the A. y. Society, 800, toward. the
liquidation Of the debt and recently ". paid the
balance al7O.5O cts. and now not only free Of
debt, but have in the la MI, of ,hr Parcn, Society
| the sum OF $1,000 cts. 10 our credit The whole
amount of funds expended, since 1879, is s5il7S
cts. whole amount received during the same Pc
rod S5|S7O so that there is now bslanc. in
! the hands OF our Treasurer of s2602 cts, which,
added to the sum due rs from the \. u. Socrtv,
(Sl7O.5O) makes the whole of our ayailnhl. re-.
sources Sl97.12 cts We have now $50 Bible, on
hand, and have distributed during the above men,
toned time, IL.
by the agency of vonr Board, two pnblc meet.
nes were held IN this town during the last summer
IN aid OF the Bible cause. The last Of these meet
Ings was of more than ordinar, interest, Be-
tween 3 and 400 dollars were then sub,c ribc,l IN
aid OF the cause, IN which we arc engaged and
resolution was unanimously passed that an effort
! should be made to raise the sum of $1,000 during
the present year The Board canno, but INDULGE
the hope, that, If energetic measure. are adopted
that amount may be realized. The field of useful.
ness to the friends of the Bible cause, is becoming
wider and wider; indeed, the GrH is the rorid
The Parent Society, which has been chiefly in.,ru-
mental in placing copy Of the Holy Scriptures il,
almost every family in our own beloved land j.
now cxtcn ling her efforts, and is embracing in the
arms OF her charity the far distant hcarn-
She has expended, during the past year, SIC, 900,
IN the work OF foreign distr'bnion--our own State
Society is also nobly engaged in this work Of
supplying the whole world with the sacred Scrip
lures. Surely, mono will now draw back from s,cl,
glorious enterprise, upon which the God of the
Bible must look down with appreciation, and
which, in It's successful complc,ion will give to cy.
cry man the knowledge of the great salvation and,
under the sanclitying influence of tina, Spirit which
dictated the Bible, will fill the world with the rap
turous hosannaS Of redeemed sinner,
Bibie Soeiny Of Lynchb"rg
In account scith J. r. d. PAYNE. Dr..
1888
July 6.-Casl, forwarded in CHECK to
Treasurer Of Parent Society, SI6O %
! Cash paid hostages, | ~
Sept. l2.-Cash forwarded in Check
TO Treasurer of Parent Socie-
~, $50 on
Oct. S.-Balancc due Bible Society, 20 -
1913 &c
1893 CIR.
July lo.-By balance per last account, S67 81
BY cash received from sub
>cribcrs, at Annual Meet
ing, 81 Ot
by this sum, collected at An
nual Meeting, IL 81
by cash received of twenty
1881. subscribers, 40 O(
Jan. ll.--By cash received of Mr. A.
Staples, agent for Pat
+ rick County, 5 DC
Feb. 2l.--Bv cash received of Mr..
Hugh Weir, agent, 10 Il
Nov. 3.-.By collection at the Baptist
. Church, Both July, ;'24 "
Oct. S.--By sales of books by Trca-
surcr, up to this date, i 7:
,S5,,s II
By balance due Society, in
!; hand, of the Treasurer, $50 9.
JOHN X. ID. PAYNE, Treas'r.
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