Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-09-30
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
YORK DISTRICT BIBLE SOCIETY.

YORK DISTHlCT BIBLE SoSANSA
The York District Bible Society met ut Sharon
Church, on Friday, 24th instant.
The meeting was opened by sermon from Rev
E. E. BoYcE, founded on Genesis l: 8, "And
God said Let there be light: aud there was light.
The preacher having traced some analogies be-
tween natural and spiritual light, deduccd from
his text this proposition the Bible is the light Of
the worId-the only source of true, spiritual
knowledge.
Fhis be argued from the fact, that it reveals
The character of God and discovers to US the orr
yin, condition and destiny of manufacturing us
what we are to believe concerning God and what
duty Iod requires of man. More especially is
the truth Of the proposition obvious from the con-
sid deraton, that in the Scriptures is set taberna
Gle for the Sun of Righteousness; whose going
Forth is from the beginning y: tLr Bible, and his
circuit unto the ends thereof, irradiating every
page with the light of life ard glory.
He illustrated his proposition more particular
ly by showing that the Bible is the Light of the
understanding, the Light Of the conscience, and
the Light of the heart. Its benign influence is
manifested in imparting peace to the soul, in shed
ding light upon all the domestic relations, and
making home the abode of happiness; and in con-
stitutina man an intelligent, virtuous, law-abiding
citizen-.thus securing free and well-regulated
Governments. In all the varied relations Of life,
the Bible is 10 lamp to our feet and light to our
path" tillumines the vale Of sorrow, drives away
the shates of death, lights up the tomb and opens
up the path of life which leads to the Holy City,
the New Jerusalem. "And the city had no need
of the sun; neither of the moon to shine in it;
for the glory of the Lord did Tighten it; and the
Lamb is the light thereof"
The preacher then exhorted his hearers to pour
our their hearts in fervent, adoring gratitude TO
God, for His merciful kindness in giving them the
Bible-:he whole Bible, not bound or locked up in
a dead language, but in their own tongue, and 30
cheap too as to be as free amostas light or air. He
then stated the awfully momentous fact, that
there are 700, ,OOO,000 Of souls who are destitute
of the Scriptures, perishing for the lack of knowl'
edge and who without the "vsion" enjoyed IN
this happy land must die eternally. He asked in
solemn earnestness, whether they could feel that
their skirts would be clear from the blood OF souls
if they should suffer this great multitude to grope
their way in darkness, down to the shades OF eter
nal night, without making an effort for their SAL
vatioa! Now, that the art Of printing has render
ed the multiplication Of copies Of the Holy Scrip
lures so easy and 80 cheap; now that Providence
is furnishing every desirable opportunity for the
circulation of the Bible-unlocking China-open-
irg the doors of India, and even inviting to enter
the dark domains of the Pope, who teaches his
subjects Christianity without the Bibts-he urged
his hearers to endeavor to realize the solemn fact
that they are debtors to the Chinese and the lndi-
ans, TO the Greeks and Romans. And by the love
of Christ and the worth of the immortal soul, he
exhorted oil to give literally of their substance to
the American Bible Society, to enable it to pub
lish and circulate tho Bible without note or COM
ment.
In closing his instructive and impressive dis.
course, he reminded the members Of the Bible So
ciety OF their dependence on the blessing of God,
for success in their great and good work. The
offerings of the purse must be accompanied with
the offerings of the heart All should adopt the
prayer of the Psalmist 80, send out thy light
and thy truth" "Give him no rest;" but earn
estly plead that the Sun Of Righteousness may
speedily arise with healing in his wings, on oil the
nations, and every subject of darkness become
child of light.
At the close of the Sermon, the. Society was call
ed to order and organized by prayer BY the Pres