Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-17
FOR TIE NIRnINIAN.

Fcmale Missionary Society ofMe Lynchbue station.
I The q Ia Annual Meetin. OF the Female Mission
airy Society OF Lynchbufe, branch of the Virginia
Annual Conference Missionary Society. Auxiliary to
the Mlsslanotv SucIey OF The Methodist Episcopal
Church, held AT the NJ. h.. Church, January 9Th,
1899.
The Rev. james A. Rlddick requested TO u
pen the meeting with prayer and act Secretary.
The Annual report OF the Board being presented,
and read, was, on motion, adopted by the Society.
The sum OF 1913 26 was reported, as the amount
of public collection taken up yesterday, aud S7l
received from members, and yearly Donors
Twelve new members added 10 the Society.
Ga motion. Resolved, That $40 OF the funds be
app opraled to constitute Rev. James A. RlddIck
and Mr., James Morgan life members of the Parent
Society AT New York.
| Resolved, That all the members Of this Society
who have paid SO be constituted life members
thereof
Resolved, That all who are not members that
contributed $40 on Yesterday be constituted homo
rary life members ofthis Society.
The following Officers and Managers we're elected
for the ensuing year Mrs. J.. w. Ot"y. President
| Mis-. +. b. Eearly, Secretary and Mrs NJ. Lewis.
Treasurer; Mrs. h.. Benagh, Mrs. l.. NJ Shnn, Mis-.
J. Cannon, Mrs. c. f. Motgan, Mrs. A. NJ. Saunders,
MISC. NJ. Garland, and Mis-. E. c. Pattesou, Mana
gcrS.
RESOLVED. That tie proceedings Of this meeting,
with the Annual Report, be publl,he under the
direction OF the Board Of Managers.
REPORT.
The Board of Managers of the Lyncburg Fe-
male Missionary Society branch OF the Virginia
Conference Missionary Society, beg leave to present
their 8 h Annual Report.
With feelings If heart felt gratitude to the Great
Disposer of all Good your Managers are pleased
10 say. that the success Of tins Society has been
greater than could possibly have anticipated Our
last Anniversary meeting must ever be remembsren'
| most gratifying aud highly lnterestlng-a
trul md
throughout the congregations when twenty, ten and
five dollar notes were cast into our Treasury cheer
fully and hearts made 10 rejoice, believing
that God would strengthen our little band, and car
ny on His holy work Again we appear before be-
neyolent public and again we ask them to AID our
Missionary funds, feeling confident that the appeal
will be made in vain. During the last year the
names oil tN entytwo individuals have been added to
our list of members, and many seem aroused to re
newed diligence in endcavorlng TO further the spread
of the Gospel. In Feb. 1885, the sum oil three
hundred and seventy eight dollars sent from this
Society to the Annual Conference by the Rev John
Early, leaving balance oil QUE dollar and sixty one
cents in the Treasury las will be shown by Report
of the auditing committce) and we humbly trust
that we shall this year, by an equally large amount
be enabled to assist the mighty work, the great
Missionary cause, O, let us be awakened TO the
imporant part which now deyolvcs on us. we
who have so richly enjoyedthls precious Gospel who
are ever paraking OF this water OF lite, let us ne
stow of our abundance all that we can, so that
this glorious light may be spread abtoad-even to
the dark and beniqhted corners of the earth and our
Minister be enabled TO obey the command OF tne'r
Divine Master go we into all the wor'd ana
preach my Gospel to every creature" Let us mum
bly look to the head of the Church, the God OF MIS-
sons bless our feeble efforts IN this work OF love
and to hasten the time when all kindreds and tongues
and nations, shall be brought to the knowledge OF
the Truth it is in Jesus, and be ranked among i'
ransomed Israel.