Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-03


= And them on notion the meeting ADJOURNED
I GEORGE WOODBRIDGE Chairman
i Thomas IL. Elli=, Secretary.
Since deceased
THIRTY SEVENTH ANNUAL. REPORT.
II is the highest culogium oi this Society supply Ia say
that il has charged itself with the duty oi spreading The
iDlc everywhere, both al home and abroad ~ hanrsts
its latn IN Codand in the suictncy o Divine cvclasi'
By furnishing The means OF lis dissemination w,''o'i' '
~ comment. Ii bushes every human voice whi'c br'S
men into immediate presence and communion WIN Tod
This Catholic principle makes III" Bite S"c!cy . grand
Christian J;lcn1od Believers o every c.eud ana every
an can unite within lis harmonious 'phcr., and SINK i'
distinctions Of sect aud party N IN more coiNi,n,'H
-ory OF simple Christianity u KNOWS no EeV- -i ~
boundary 40 ma rll or artificial distraction. as NJ Sc
.ran aominationai aspect lis t,,i = HE World Al
invited 10 unite in il support share 1t' ah"rs ad c-
ceivr lis bcnc1 c;inEs
IL indeed The tr;c "Chrsan Alliance where there j,
eher Greek Jew, CIRCUMCISION nor nclrci'ucision
arbar:a Schian bond free, but Chris /, - and III
The Bible enterprise employs eiciers: lhs
arc natural Through s agents and a'l!G:lrs q "cl q,
the ordinary ntru:cataities ol ne Church y collects "a"
distributes The i.ewi offerings OF tn benevolent III HE
form of Balls aa Icsamcns eGe- cltss ana 10 every
place This cnicoyo. agrees entirely i!h .c a. In TINS
nineteenth tcnuy the voice IS intensely po"e.i Is t'tr
bu til press is more extensively and cna.aniy owe "i
lac pEai; has los, o. is real efficiency but oEe
ences have grown stron-, tlt The! too mast be go
ployed and the inigesi Of these II III, p \ !'rinn
-. f AMI writing independent GCd di.pui'o,S ge.t-
| ration te supplied In books. Christianity blaze
with all The triumph, o. diversified liteGin I ne T.
IS the book of books i The priest and o! - top, tie "a"
aud the youn, the .ch and the - >"L'c ." ',t
the nursery Well as Of The lcacciny, ard oIgh
bc incorporated in system ol education 'Fol ;ir NO
he:s knee 10 gaGaa3n in Tie highest ln'"erSiii IN lie
land Tc r,.d j. 80 he convinced. Us pathway does not
now flame with miracle but like tie sa and the stars II IS
seen and gloricd by ts o:"n vh there n@hs power
in its presence Wherever appears the oi lnin
nature vanishcs immensely is gdcd Win ~ iIl an: l'
heart OF man cased of its burden ot aiita nd
To spread it, s by Il necessary connection q" Disr Gc
10 dlusc hallowng light and 10 redou5c saving influence
4 Since last anniversary disease and death have been
doing their work in midst The pcSilirncc has walked
9th darkness, md destruction has wasted AT noo-Iay
10 weep and be wer is he rrcversbc decree ~ ~ man
below. And, 50, have btn called o Inonn The loss oi
another able Tutor and brother beloved in he lod
! WLLiAM NILLIA:s, Esu the late Recolin: Secretary ."
The Bible Society of Virginia has finished his y
ami has lett :le rich Inheritance Of good name ai
we'll spent life
1 Mr Wiiang was an emiren example o: Systematic pie
~; by his nonptness and efficiency IL ihe d>cas u me
duties of his office he excited the adrrun The Board
of Managers with whom inc had been Ion. socltcd.
Ills iaaEy virtues will long be smbaned II ne memories d
our hearts.
eulncss have been greatly enlarged The sales and d.
buttons have exceeded those of previous year while
the large accessons list Of Lit, Members and Ia the
contributions in the rsasurers Report afford The crafty
in. fact the largest donation received b. this So
cely has been made during the year past The assrc"is
amount for the whole State beng about Si3OU3
II will be seen BY reference the Trcasuers Report for
the last eight years that the Bible in Virginia has been
steadily advancing, and has at ts time stronger h"i upon
confidence and favor o the public than al any iofntr
period The rpacra agcncy of the Society is longer
question doubtful cspeliency The annual repors %:
i and rs the years in Which, the Society undcTtoo
IL conduct lis operations wol tho aid General agent
exhibit following result to l-i III" reccn's rom III
rurces amounted to s!,s2i 3d. In i7i' .hc sum ''aS
81 00 49, The Board again resolved cunov ger raj
nt accordingly the Rev. H. sh:7n,an was appointed In
the autumn Of sl5 and in the fili oi 1915 the Rv J. Po.sal
MS appuintcd )! Kain cqtcd "itn NJ l5 L..
September le.7 After The death Of Dr. kAin the ',ey Cal
sin Wocou appointed 70 f III vacancy IN ju.c last.
II 1910 the receipts were s., e In ~, about esn
thousand dollars. in 1918 over sl0UJ H. 19 tne receipts;
ID ,t5l vi
Whilst these hey gratifying results es blsh he iropc-
" and policy of enpl'yin; agen iev AZ" Fi, as Gn
cd and OF the satisfactory manner in which ;y have con
iuc,ed their operators.
II has always been TIE first thought and Of tins So
cety very properly 10 provie for tie waits OF "ur own
pulton The State ias -ordnely, ior the most part,
been divided into two districts Tor ils moe thorough eNpo-
ration and supply well ,p give hc largest aotcs for
| the collection Of funds in aid Of tie
EASTERN VIRGINIA.
Eastern tirInin has been under the supervision of :hc
cy J. poisa His abors during the ra:t year have
tended from the B.uc Ridge the Chesapeake Bay and
The Potomac to the Rocro;e. The Rev. Jamcs Sowdcn
and Mcssrs. T.. w Hudnal, james ~. Paul J. =. H. Ken
a!Y have employed under the direction ni the general
agent as coporeurs distributing agents daring til cear.
The Rev Mr Curtis part OF the yca: and other genlr'en
have rendered occasional services in the department
/ The county Of Albemar and the University of Nrgins
may be represented by Introducing the following let
FROM THE GENERAL ShET.F2 AGENT T2 THE coHREsroSriS
Dear Brother Reere Il have just closed my visit 10
morning last preached in the Rev. Mr. Mcacs Church To
a large and attentive congregation The collection and Lille
members amount 5000 The excellent Rector made ano
or contribution the form of life subscription for his lit
tie daughter Lucy Brown Meade. So that all Mr. Mcadcs
family within the last few have been constituted mci-
bes for life of the Bible Society In the evening" prcsen-
ted the claims Bible the Faculty and Students Of
the University They responded with their accustomed gem
crosity; than $3.50 contributed and left the sua-
scption still open the hands of the proctor that
confidently anticipate from that Institution less Than
5000
This glorious triumph of the Bible al the University of
Virginia of the encouraging facts connected with
the progress OF noble The subject also
bron. hi before the Rev. Mr. Buydens congregation Walk
crs Church, the Rev Mr. Wales Presbyterian Church in
charlottesville the Green Mountain Church assisted by
Rev. Mr. Charles +. Auh-r Scoitsvc Midway and
the Camp Meeting Huwardsyi!c. Abort S9c0 nave
been received from this county the which In: Is;
closed Meanwhile the work distribution has been 20
ing with more than ordinary zeal and Mr. g.
II. Ross colporteur has made the following gratifying re-
pur,-l736 families visited 1872 found destitute whom IL SUI
piled with the Bible; 700 Bibles and 1000 New Testamcnts
r sold and distributed
: WESTERN VIRGINIA..
4 In our last Annual Rcpor mention made OF the
death DIR. kain former general ageni ,hs mpor-
tart field Shortly after the la meeting o lS
Society," the services OF The Rev. Calvin Wocol
cured his lie entered the duties of his
agency the first of June last ard since that he
visited and explored in full part between forty five and
fifty counties.
=, CONCLUSIOE.
review of the years operations may bc interesting an
profitable. Two three points of decided .a rest anu I'M
porfance presented lt will he that Eowiksnnd
irc immense number Of Bibles and T7ancnts w;cn
la .tar.ra