Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-04-06

" tie Ererutire ConG1lttee OF the
Shenandoah County Bible Society,
presented at its quarterly meeting at
.Strasburg.
In compliance with resolution Of the Soci-
e,y, adopted at its last meeting the Executive
Committee now present their report Of the pro-
ceedings Of the Society during the part of the
year that has TRANSFERRED since its reorganization.
In doing SO, they deem it proper 10 notice
briefly the operations Of the Society i'll former
years.
A Bible Society was organised in our county
nearly 30 years ago, not long afier the orsani-
cation Of the Am. Society. As the records have
not been preserved the precise date Of lis organ
!zalion cannot be asceriained. 1t was reo.gan
ised as auxiliary BY the Am. Society, in March,
1870, and appears from their report to have
paid during It's existence 1926 63 for Bibles
and 81 81 as donation to the parent Soc.
The earliest entry on the Treasurer's book
which can be found. is in 1924, and the latest
1888, at which time the Society seems to have
ceased to exist.
For the wear ending in 1895 there were 10
members, Who paid 81 each: for that ending
in 1896 there were s. There appears to have
oeen nothing paid after that year. except for
Bibles and TestaInents sold. The book shows
balance due from various individuals, nearly
all Of whom are dead Ut ont OF the county, for
Bibles ald Testaments furnished them, OF
Sal "A. Fourteen Bibles and nine Tesla
inents were given away by the Society during
this period though no effort seems TO have
been made to seek out the destitute.
In 1889. an agent of the Bible Society rlsl-
led Woodstock and collected upward of $50.
10 constitute the then ministers Of the Presby
terian, Methodist and Ger. Reformed Church
es, life members of the American Society. In
lS42or . the county was visited by an agent
of State Society, by whom some books
were distributed and collections taken, but to
what amount your comm;riee have no means OF
ascer,aining In June. lS47, after consIdera-
tie consultation among the friends of the Bible,
in different parts Of the county. meeting was
held at Woodstock for the purpose Ut reorgahl-
sing the county Society.
An invitation to attend this meeting was
kindly accepted by P. WILLIAMS, Esq. Of
Winchester, who delivered an interesting and
very appropriate address. at the close OF which
the Society was organized auxiliary to the A
merican Society. by the adoption of Consil-
tuition and appointment, of the usual Officers.
Shortly after our organization. the Rev
John Poisal, then agent Of the Virginia b. D,
for this part of the State, visited Woodstock
and preached on the subject in two o! oui
churches. and was instrumental in eniarglng
considerably our list Of members.
We have in Woodstock sixty subscribers, &c
the the amount Of S72 rs, of which soy are
paid. In Strasburg %. amounting TO Si4 w.
all which is paid In Mt. Jackson are II SUBJ
scribers, amounting to 81 rs, 81 which are
paid; making total in The county Of 20 mem
bes. with an aggregate subscription Tor the
year Of $94 GO, of which $50 10 are already
paid.
This. though good deal above what was
done during the existence Of De Society IN for'
mer years. is quite as much below what the
ability and intelligence Of our c'i'2ens mien'
readily accomplish in cause in which there !
40 general an agreement among Christians Q
different denominations. and good citizens o
no denomination. as there is in the circulation
Of the Bible. The Committee are tnanX'u