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Tho Abbeville District Bible Sooiotv,
The Thirty fourth Anniversary Of this Soul
ETY. was held in tho srresby tcran Church in
Tins place. on Wednesday, the 29Ll, day Of
July, 1857.
The Board of Managers convened in tho
store oi X ii. Warllaw, at half past 10 o'clock;
a. NJ, for the purpose of trnnsactins the usual
business preliminary to the meeting of the So
cicty, after which they repaired to the Church,
where The Society was immediately organized,
and the Rev. L. A. IIoyt according to appoint
| rncnt, preached the sermon usual Oh the occa-
sion. He had for his subject, 'Thc Incompre:
hcnsibi!ity of the Nature and Character of
Cod" IL was truly an able discourse, con-
tanning dccl, and logical reasoning, exposing
the fahncy and absIrlity of arguments urpo1
against the Bible by finite beings, wI,cn its
Author is infinite. Why the Almighty should
allow sin to exist, and that too in its most ma:
| lignant forms in the world, "inyolvine as ID
does, rebellion, against His authority the vi6:S
lation Of His most sacred precepts, : and un:
| pcakablc woe to His creatures andS1Ic be.
ing infinite in holiness full Of lovo to His CRED
lures, and at the same time possessed of illin,:
table powers, and why he should resort to-
such extraordinary means for the salvation Of
those whom lie will save, arc mysteries far
beyond our powers Of comprehension"
Dir. G. W. Prcssly delivered the ad,lrcssy.
Ills subject was "Ihc claims Of the Bible upon
the Human Race" lie portrayed in a vivid
and feeling manner the claims of the Bible
| upon the female portion Of our race IL hos
raised woman from Il condition Of abicct ipnto
rance and scrvile degradation, to her proper
sphere, where she imparts refining and elc.
waiting influence to society," becomes the soutbcr
Of mans Sorrows the purifier of his ioys, and
the instructor of his children in the prcccpts Of
Heavenly Truth.
After the address, the Minutes of the last
meeting were called for read, approved md
adopted.
Delegates from The following auxiliary Soci-
ties came forward from Lebanon, Rev. J. F.
Gilbert DR.. J. S. Reid. Thos Gufiin and An
drew Kennedy. From Grecnville, Col. s. DON
ald.-From Greenwood, Rev. f. A. Bolls.
Lowndesvic and Wilmington were not rcpre.
scntcI.
The Report Of the Board and Directors was
then read and adopted.
On motion Of ". II. IIcmphill, n committee
consisting Of the Rev. 7. a IIoyt, DR.. F. E.
ircsSly and T. G. Perrin, was appointed to
! correspond wish the Board of the American
Bible Society, in relation to the changes and
eject made in their late publication of the
Bible
The Rev. L. {. Murchison was substituted in
the place of the Rev. II. II. Durant, (atcly
moved to Spartanhurg) on the committee to
secure II Colporteur for this District and also as
a Director Of this Society.
The Reports of the Treasurer and Librarian
were then made, and referred to On auditing
Committee, consisting Of DR.. &. W. Pressy A.
e. Hawthorn and +. H. bradley, proved to bs
correct and properly attcstel-orLercd to be
filed.
Tie Rev. Mr. Bois then made n report for
! the Greenwood Society, which was ordered to
be filed.
DIR. Reid maIca verbal report from Lebanon
Society; also n donation of ten Dollars (s1o)
~ Amoton was then made by the Rev. Mr.
Bolls. 'l,at the next Bible Convention DO held
at this place, on the last Wednesday in July
ncxt-CHrritd.
y Committee consisting Of the President and
other officers of the Society, werc appointed
t" correspond with Directors Of the Charleston,
ami Columbia Societies, in relation to MeCona.
vcntion.
-Dn motion of DR.. 7. Branch, resolved that tlo
thanks of this Society-bc rendered to the Rev. .
L. ~. IIoyt for his able Sermon, and DR.. G. W.
rress'cy for his warm and appropriate Address.
| On MOTION, Mr. +. a. Connor was sui,stitsted
i'll the place Of +. q. ThcInas removed from tho
District.
BY notion the same Officers ere retained for
| the next year.
The Rev. j. I. Bonner was elected 10 preach
the next sermon, and the Rev. Mr., MurcAison,
his alternate.
DR. J. +. Livingston was elected to deliver tie
next Address, and DR. Reid, his alternate
Upon motion, it was resolved that this Socis-
ty send, rs q donation to the parent Society.
fifty dollars,pnd TINT it be so much paid towards
making our President, r. G. Perrin, life di.
rector.
Resolued, That the Board issue circular d.
rccted to the ministers throughout the District.
requesting them to preach upon tho subject Of
the Bible, and if they should think proper, take
up collections. 80 ':
The Society then adjourned to meet again on
the iast Wednesday in July next.
Immediately after the Society adjourned. a
meeting of the Board Of Directors was called,
and the following Resolutions passed ~ ~ -
1st. That the Treasurer Of ths Society he al.
rected to purchase ore hundred dollars worth
Of Bbcs
2d. That the Board Of Directors meet on the
first Monday in October next, at 10 o'clock.
The Board then adjourned. -.
W. NJ. MADDEN, sec'y. =