Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-02-26
Twenty Ninth Anniversary OF the
Delaware County Bible Society.
Auxiliary to the American Bible
Society.
Reported for The Delapars Gazette.

6UeACef-
Reported for the DeEauare Gazette.
The above anniversary was eeiebTa-
ter at the William st. NJ. E. Church on
Sunday evening the Dist inst. The
nesting was very large, and vas open
ed by Rev. Mr.. Nelson of the M. E. c.,
and Rev. Mr.. Harvey of the Baptist
Church, the former reading the 10Th
Psalm and giving out a hymn, which
the congregation sang, and the Rev
Mr.. Harvey leading in prayer. The
Rev. Mr.. McElroy of the Protestant E.
Church, as President. presided. The
report of the Board of Managers was
read by j. G. Evans, Esq, of the NJ.
E. G., Sec'y. of the society. and the
report cf the Depository and Treasury.
by r. Burr, Esq, of the New School
Pres. Church, and depository of the
Society. We learned from these re-
ports that the Society has been the last
three years engaged in a re-exploration
and ~re-supply of the county, and that
this laudible, patriotic, and christian
work has been well nigh completed,
only a few small neighborhoods in the
northern parts of the county remain
ing unsupplied. Nothing had been
done during the year to aid in foreign
distribution, and the society is still in
debt to the parent society for books or
dcrcd for our home restitution. After
the reading of the reports the General
Agent of the parent society, Mr.. Tilton
was introduced TO the audience. Mr..
Tilton occupied q few minutes in a
brief blu. lucid and striking presenta-
ton of what the American Bible So
ciety has effected to supply the Nation
and the World with the Holy Scrip
lures. and showed very conclusiveiy
that the society possessed in the very
highest degree the advantages of com
bination for a particular end;-it saves
expense on a large scale and most eff
ciently attains the purpose of the
christian world to supply the world
with the Bible.
The Rev. VIM. l.. Harris. D. D., of
The NJ. Z. Church, and Professor in the
o. w. u. presented the following
resolution, which vas seconded by the
MI pDOAS VI tC ocl IMAM
Reformed Church;
Rcsofued. That as the Holy Scrip
lures are the revealed viii of God to
man. it is the sacred right of every
man to possess and read them. without
note or comment, and the duty of
Christians to give them the widest cir
collation. possible.
DR.. Harris presented with great force
and in q very interesting and eloquent
manner, the prominent points in the
general argutnent--that every man has
= sacred right to the Holy Scriptures.
and showed how absurd and %sacrili-
gioss it is, for any one man or any
set of men to put themselves between
]. and God and withhold from man
the Holy Scriptures without note or
comment.
The Rev. Mr.. Newton, Of the New
School Presbyterian Church, seconded
by Rev. Mr.. Harvey, of the Baptist
Church, introduced tho following re-
solution /. g
Resoived, That as the untrammeled
circulation of the Holy Scriptures with
ont note or comment is essential to
political freedem and national posper-
ify, it is the duty of patriots and phi
fanthropists, as well as Of Christians,
to unite in placing a copy of the Bible
al the disposal of every family in our
Land aud in the World destitute of the
Holy Scriptures.
Dir. Newton, lest men might ques-
ton the truth of the proposition Will,
which the resolution set out, read in
support of it extracts from The opin-
ions of Washington, Dewitt Clinton,
Chancellor Kent, Prof. Greenleaf aud
other eminent Statesmen and Jurists
and in q happy and forcible mannt'
showed how incumbent it isupon Patri.
OTIS and Philanthropists to unite with
Christians in supplying the country
and the world with the Bible. He es,
pecially insisted that the common
schools Of the land should have thu
Bible read and studied in them. Hi,
appeal in conclusion to Christians tt
cooperate with renewed zeal in thu
blessed cause of the Bible was touch
ing, impressive and eloquent.
The society after the passage OF thes'
resolutions proceeded to the election o
officers Tor the ensuing year.
Reuben E. Hills, John Ross, Calel
Howard, j. @. Evans, and james Ea
ton, the committee of nomination, re
ported the following officers whicl
were unanimously elected,
President, Rev. James McElroy
Protestant E. Church.
Secretary, John VanDeman, Esq
Old School Pres. Church.
Depositary,
Treasurer. Pres. Church.
Auditor. James Eaton, Baptist Oh
Vice Presidents, The resident Minis
tiers Of the Evangelical Churches, i
Delaware.
After Benediction by Rev. Mr. Gu
ley Of the Methodist e. Church the sc
ciety adjourned.
The meeting throughout was n
happy spirit and unusual interest.