Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-26
Delaware County Bible society-AnniVersary
Meeting.

Delaware County Bible Society-AnniVsrsary
Meeting.
The Delaware County Bible Society at
its late anniversary, ordered the following
to be printed.
Tcenty-ninth annual report Of the Board of
Managers Of the Delaware County Bible
Society.
The Beard of Managers of the Delaware
County Bible Society, in presenting this their
goth annual report, have again reason to 5e
to Almighty God that they have not
been called upon TO mourn the death of a
single member of the Board since our last
anniversary, no vacancy has occurred in the
Board and NO circumstance has happened to
draw any one from the support of that cause
10 which tie hearts OF ali should be firmly
dcvoted-the dissemination of the sword of
life"
During the year just passed the society
he's had no regular agent employed. PreVl-
Gus 10 our last anniversary, nearly the entire
county had been thoroughly canvassed and
wherever dezti,ufion was found 10 exist that
d|estiIuiion wa. promptly supplied, either by
sale or donation. From that reason in part,
and in part from other causes, the Board have
IOI GO3li1CiNA II hNkOoSht ~ = - -
ular agent, and since the withdrawal OF Mr..
PELLY from The agency previous to our last
anniversary, the society has been without an
agent
AT the last meeting of the Board. your
President Rev. JAMES McELRoy, and JAMES
EATON, Esq. were appointed a commitlee
to superlnteud the organization OF Town
ship Bible Societies, throughout the county,
auxiliary TO this society. The organization
Of these auxiliary societies will necessarily
require a larger amount OF correspondence
than we could reasonably expect from one
secretary. The Board of managers would
therefore recommend the alteration OF article
ssthird'' of your constitution, so that an ad-
di,ionai secretary can be elected, to be call,
ed a Corresponding Secretary" and that
that officer be elected al your present ami,
! versary.
1t will be seen from The report of the
Treasurer that the amount of our indebted
ncss to the Parent Society is not only not
diminished since the last report but that it is
slightly increased. Believing that with a
very slight e~xcrtion within The bounds vi the
saciety this debt could be liquidated, we
would respectfully and earnestly appeal to
Pastors and others interested in this work to
labor for larger ana more numerous contri-
buttons 80 that at the close of another year
your Board may report your society out of
debt-ihus obeying the command lowe no
man anything"
The Importance OF a speedy and thor
ough Dissemination OF the Holy Scriptures
through every class of society cannot be
over estimated. Whoever is interested in
the spread of proper and sound sentiments
o. morality whoever IS interested in the
we'll being of a we'll ordered government,
and whoever claims the precious promises
contained in the "word of life' as theirs
aud would have them claimed by others, il
deeply interested in this work, as a means
of accomplishing these great and desirable
results. We would urge, therefore, thai
every enc should contribute 'as the Lord hal
prospered him," and whether the rich give,h
'out of their abundance or the poor theil
1.-TWO %rnites'' the free will offering will not
be without its reward. The immediate OBJ
ject Of your society is,-bY the united effort:
Of all evangelical christians-fo place in the
hands of every man, woman. and child
within your bounds, The word of God, "with
out note or comment" This is ofPerma
ncnt Importance, and TO do this successfulii
The society should be unembarrassed b.
debt. Funds raised by contribution are ab
~soiutely necessary for the experience o
your society has demonstrated that the re
ceipts from the sale OF books aispe are no
sufficient for this pHr pose. IL
But the supply of home destitusou is DO
81 ocl, A. ~ $500 r,,-f.a4xIa ",
are also an humble instrument in the hand
OIL the Parent Society to aid in ~supplyin.
, The destitute portions o. other lands. Ever
dollar puid by an auxiliary society into th'
Treasury of the Parent Society, render.
| that Parent Society mere efficient in spread
ing light and truth through the regions o
darkness-in greeting the thousands VIII,
daily land upon our shores with the word
of a true Gospel, and in spreading every
where through a world Of sin and death th'
! words Of everlasting life. Il is our duty b,
every mems in our power to render tina
t Parent Society more efficient and not Il
? withhold from It auy support which is due
: Developments of each succeeding yea
! have ever shown that "the word of the Lort
: is no. bonnd'' and the history OF the pas
J tAt IuS u SIX th uONiI2Olldt Gpiil Tx
+ lion Of that truth. The 42nd annu1l repor
Of the American Bible Society, shows tina
? in no proceeding year since the organization
+, Of the society has the s'Dord of God: Oh
/: lnined 80 trim a footing, nor have the labor
. of the society, both in fUreign nations al
al home been attended With such unparai
leled and joyful success. And while W,
have great reason to rejoice that the wore
- oF God is thus having d free course it shout
be with trembling also in view of tn
, great lahors required of ali christians from
, the wonderful and unexpected development
Of the past year. The gathering togethe
: of the representation OF the great christian
: powers Of the earth, in the empires of Chi
5 ma and Japan. uniting III demands whicI
F could not be resistcd, hiss resulted in
treaty. whereby the gates of these "Celes
tial Empires are thrown wide open to com
merce and christianity, and soon we trust
free and unrestrained access will be gjveI
= TO every CITY, village and hamlet of thest
vast empires. The ia'e explorations IN III
: interior Of benighted Africa have disclosed
land ieeming with a population ready an
willing to receive The truth OF the Gospel
In Turkey, the Bible is duly gaining
=, stronger hold upon the conseiences an
hearts of the people and that laud SO Ion:
the battle field on which Manammedan big
. otry and superstition SO firmly opposed III
| progress Of the true religion, is now til
' scene of the most joyful triumpbs, of tn
: Holy scriptures ever prejudice, and pride an
D hatred. In other portions TOO, of The Heath
= EN- world, Gods light is descending. God in a
E these manifestations Of his power, ssem
to be commanding the christian world as h
did his chosen people Of old. to "go up an
! Take possession of the land" May il con