The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-11-26
For the Journal.
BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING.


The Anniversary meeting of the Camden and
Kershaw Bible Society, was held at the Meth.
odist Church on the afternoon Of Tuesday, the
10th instant
The President, James K Douglass, esq, call
ed the meeting to order, and read portion Of
the Scriptures, which was succeeded by prayer
from the Rev. S. S. Davis, D. D:
The Reports of the Secretary and Treasurer
were severally read and confirmed, when DIR.
Davis, in a few animated remarks, advocated
the CLAIMS of the Society to the aid and coop
Grafton of all philanthropists and Christians
Propositions were made respecting the appro-
priation of monies in the Treasury, and after
discussion by Messrs ]. s. Depass, D.-L. De-
Saussure, w. H. r. Workman, Tho. J. War
rem, and Dr.. Davis, it was
Besolred, That more thorough surrey OF
this District be made, under the supervision OF
the Executive Committee, and the funds be de-
voted in the first place to supply any destitutioh'
which may be found there.
On motion off. S. DePass it was
RESOLVED, That committee be appointed to
solicit subscriptions from the Public generally.
The following gentlemen werethen elected
officers for the ensuing year:
President-James K. Douglass.
Vice Presidems-D. L. DeSaussure. Jamas
Dunlap, Burwell Boykin, VIM. E. Johnson, A.
D. Jones, Thos. Lang.
Erecutire Commbiee-C. J. Shannon, A. NJ.
Kennedy, Jno c. West, JOHN Workman, VIM.
E. Hughson, j. S. Depass, Tho. J. Warren.
7reasnrer-Wn,. Anderson.
Secre'ary-J B. Kershaw.
Delegates TO the State Bible Society,". b.
Kershaw, A. M. Kennedy, VIM. Anderson, B.
Boykin, A. D. Jones, &c. West
On motion of Dr.. s. s. Davis the proceed.
ings of this meeting and the Reports Of the Sc.
cretary and Treasurer were ordered to be, pub.
lshed in the Camden Journal. The Society
then adjourned: J.. K. DOUGLASS, Pres.
J. B. KERsHAw, Sec.
The Secretary of the Camden and Kershaw
Bible Society begs leave to submit the following
REPORT.
On the l4th January last meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Society was held.
at which it was Resolved that a Colporteur
should be employed to supply the destitute Of
this District with the Bible, by sale and distri-
button. At tie same meeting the Secretary
was instructed to order bill of Books adequate
to the estimated demand, the cost of which will
appear from the Treasurer's Report to this
meeting. On the 6th March second meeting
of the Executive Commits was held, when
Mr.. Josiah R. Crawford, Colporteur Of the
American Tract Society, presented his creden.
tials; and he was formally commissioned as the
Agent Of this Society, to explore the District,
and distribute "the Lamp of life" as extensive.
ly as possible.
The Colportaur entered upon his duty on the
same day (March 6th) and continued in the ser.
vice of the Sorety for three months. During
this period he visited, in this District, two hum
dred and forty families He prayed and con.
versed upon religious subjects with one hun.
dred and seventy.one families Sold seventy
three bibles and Testaments; distributed, grl.
tuitously. fourteen. Found fourteen families
destitute of the Bible, and one destitute of all
books Received for bibles, S45,95, and ex-
pended in the survey, SlD,35. During the same
period he distributed many of the valuable pub
lications of the American Tract Society.
The Society has thus redeemed the pledge
assumed at the last anniversary, to meet the
demands of our own People. 1'hev have made
"the waste places Of Jerusalem to break forth
into joy aud sing together" 1t behooves us
now to seek new fields of labor, and new in
vessments for our benevolent fund, and while
the demands upon the extensive Philanthropy
of the Parent Society continue to increase with
the diffusion of knowledge over the universe,
we can be at no loss for proper subjects of our
cha Gty.
IL <pactully submitted.
J.B. KERSHAW, Sec.
Nov. 10th, 1880,