Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-04

Associate Reformed Church, tomorrow morning,
at ten o'clock.
Convention then took recess, to meet again at
quarter after 8, P. NJ.
TUESDAY NIGHT, 81 o'clock.
Convention re-assembled at the same place, and
at once proceeded to business.
On motion, the reading of reports was resumed.
Interesting and encouraging reports were read
from the following societies Horny District; In
dian Town; Marion District; Newberry Rocky
Creek; Salem Brick Church; Sumter; Union
Anderson District; Anderson, c. H.; Fairfield
and Richland marlborough and Coletou York
District; Lowndesville-Abbeville District.
The State agent-Rev E. A. Bolles, submitted
his annual report.
On motion, the Reports were referred to COM
mittee Of seven.
On motion, the Convention, after prayer and
benediction, by Rev. O. P. Gadsden, adjourned,
TO meet again tomorrow morning, at o'clock.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, 8 o'clock.
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erby Rev. J. s. Presley.
The proceedings Of yesterdays session were
read and approved.
A report was submitted from Concord Bible
Society.
The Committee appointed to receive contribu-
tions to the five thousand dollar fund, reported
that about four thousand FIVE hundred dollars had
been received, leaving balance Of about FIVE
hundred dollars to be raised.
Rev. J. s. Presley submitted the following
resolution:
Rssozped, That in the opinion of this Convention,
all the secular business of the Bible Society, such
as organizing societies and electing officers ought
to be transacted on week days and not on the
Sabbath.
After an amendment had been offered, and q
somewhat general expression had been heard, the
discussion was arrested, and the question made
the order of the day for this evening at o'clock.
Reports were submitted from several Bible So
cieties.
Rev. Mr.. Wightman offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That this Convention takes pleasure
in welcoming the Rev. James H. McNeill, Cor
responding Secretary of the American Bible So
ciety, on the present occasion, and that we ex-
press our hope, that we may have the same pleas
ure on many similar occasions.
The resolution was seconded and unanimously
adopted.
F. W. McMaster, Esq, offered the following
resolution, which was seconded and adopted:
RESOLVED, That 1000 copies of the proceedings
of this Convention be published, and distributed
amongst the members of this Convention, and
the different societies of the State and that Rev.
Mr. Bonner be employed to publish them.
The Convention had recess to hear the Annual
Sermon by Rev. R. A. Ross. Mr.. Ross took his
text from the 55th chapter Of Isaiah: $50 shall
my word be that goeth forth out Of my mouth:
it shall not return unto me void; but it shall ac
complish that which I please, and it shall pros
per in the thing whereto sent it."
Immediately after the Sermon, on motion, the
resolution of Rev. J. s. Pressly, relative to the
transaction of secular business on the Sabbath,
was taken up, and after considerable discussion,
laid upon the table.
Rev. J. 8. Harris, submitted the following,
which was seconded and adopted:
Moved, That Rev. E. A. Bolles, Col. J. D. Bland
ing and A. A. Gilbert, be appointed Committee
to select and procure preacher to deliver Ser
mon before the next Convention of the Bible Socie
ties, to be held in Sumter.
On motion of A. A. Gilbert, it was
Resolved That the thanks of this Convention.
be hereby rendered to the Associate Reformed
Church Of Yorkvins, for the use Of their comfor.
table building for the sittings Of this body:
On motion, Convention had recess until
o'clock, P. NJ.
Being compelled to 60 to press, we are obliged
to stop our reportat this point.