Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-03-16
Proceedings of the Monroe county
BIBLE SOCIETY.

House IN lnlS Borough, on uesday me Otn
inst The President, Daniel Stroud, being ab-
sent, Rev J. B. Hvndshaw, one of the Vice
Presidents, was called 10 the chair, and the
meeting was opened with the reading of por-
ton of scripture, by the Rev. James Flannery.
Michael H. Dreher was appointed Secretary
pro. tenn. The following constitution was SUBJ
mited to the meeting, read article by article,
and adopted.
CONSTITUTION OF THE AUXILIARY BIBLE So
ctETY OF THE COUNTY OF MONROE.
ARTICLE l. This Society shall be styled the
Bible Society of The County of Monroe, auxili-
ary to the Pennsylvania Bible Society.
ART. II. The object of this Society shall be
10 distribute the Sacred Scriptures, without
note or comment, in the county of Monroe, and
to aid the Pennsylvania Bible Society with It's
surplus funds.
ART, III. Every person who shall contribute
annually not less than fifty cents, shall be a
member of his Society, and any person who
shall pay az one time not less than five dollars,
shall be member for life
ART. " The business of this Society shall
be conducted by President, five Vice Presl-
dents, Treasurer, Corresponding Secretary,
a Recording Secretary, and % Managers any
five OF which officers shall be quorum 10 trans
act all business. They shall NEE; at least once
in three months make bylaws for their own
government; and fill such vacancies as may oc-
cur in their own Board.
ART. V. The annual meeting shall be held
on the first Tuesday of January in each year,
when the officers and managers shall be chosen,
the accounts presented, and the proceedings of
the year reported.
ART. VI. If any election shall not take place
at the appointed time, the officers in place shall
continue 10 act.
ART. VII No alteration shall be made in this
Constitution, unless it be proposed by the Man.
ayers, and agreed TO by the Society at an an
nual meeting.
The meeting then proceeded to the election
OF officers for the current year.
President-Daniel Stroud
Vice Presidents-Michael Brown, John Kel-
Ter, Rev. Mr.. Johnson, Rev. Mr.. Flannery, or
his successor, Rev. Mr.. Hyndshaw.
Corresponding Secretary.-Wm. P. Vail.
Recording Secretary--Samuel S. Dreher.
Managers.
Stroud-James Van Buskirk and NJ. H.
Dreher
Hanilton-The preacher on the circuit and
Peter Williams.
Pccono.---William Young and Jeremy
Macley, Esq
CiesnuthH-John Merwine and Rev. Mr..
Decker.
Frice-Anthcny Peters & JAG. Hylgert, Esq.
Middle Smithfed.- William Clark and Da-
vid Eylenberger.
Smahfeld.,-John Brown aud Henry Eylen-
berger
Ross-Jacob Franrz and George Flyte.
o5vhanna-W Washlngton Winters and Will
liam Adams.
Penn Forest.-John C. Mace and Garret Al
bertson.
Coolbaugh--Abraham Yeuer and Oliver
Smith
The election Of officers being ended, the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions were submit
ted, read and adopted.
WHEREAS, the scriptures Of the Old and
New Testamenis, called by way of eminence,
the Bible, that is, the Bo0k are what they claim
to be, the word of God, by which He as really
makes known his will to man now, as in for
mer times He did by prophecy, or by vision, or
by spoken words, as when 4 man talketh with
his friend; d;-and whereas, this Bible contains
principles of universal and easy application to
man, whether we regard him in his domestic,
or social, or civil capacity; principles whence
our Legislators may frame just codes OF laws,
and our statesmen, enlightened systems OF pol
icv,-and whereas, above all, this inspired word
of life is The only, and sufficient, and infalllble
puide of man in things pertaining to religion,
shedding light along his pathway through this
dark world, and pointing him onward and up
ward to glory, honor and immortality in the
world TO come;--and whereas, in order that this
Bible may fulfil the principal design of lis au-
thor which is ''to teach man what he is TO be-
lieve concerning God, and what duty God re-
qulres of man" it is first requisite that it
should be had in actual possession therefore
ReSOlred That we recognize the obligation
in general, and the special obligation of Chris
tians, 10 tender the Bible to those who have it
not
ReSolUed, That in the American Bible Socl-
ely we sec an agency of vast power and utril'y,
of the utmost simplicity and dlrecncss ot aim,
al Il 10, f., tbo ,tuit.d at the