The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-08-04
CoMNCNICtTLD.
PROCEEDINGS
OF the IbbeyiUc District Bible ,Sociefy.

tTebpN teIlun SuHTcH, AOOeSHlc lllnGt, on
Wednesday, the 27,h July. A. d. 1859.
The :5ocie,y being called to order hy the pre-
siding officer. the Annual Sermon was deliver.
cd hy the Rev. Benjamin Johnson, of the Epis
copal Church. from the lst verse Of tho 5th
chapter Of Revelations.
Owing to the feeble health Of the principal,
and want Of nutice to the alternate no Annual
Address was delivered.
The Minutes Of the last meeting of the So
ciety hehc rend and corrected, the Society
proceeded to the transact ion of business.
Delegates from the following Auxiliary So.
cc;ies. appeared, enrolled their names and
took their seats:
From the Lebanon Bible Society: Maj. Lo.
roy J. johnson and DR.. Jno S. Reid;
From the Grecnville Church Bible Society:
DR.. r. a. Archer, Andrew Stevenson, Bemja.
min Smith and Col. Samuel Donald;
From the Lowndesvile Bible Society: Rev.
&. ". Bnrnes.
The following donations wero received:
$50 OO from Lodimcnt Church $500: from
Lebanon Bible Society the sum of $1,000,
which is to constitute Maj. Leroy j. johnson a
lie member cf this Society
Upon call for new members several cnmc
forward nnd had their names enrolled, paying
the usual initiation fee of SlOO each. Col.
J. Foster Marshall upon the payment Of $1,000
was constituted n lif. member Of the Society
The Report Of the Board Of Directors rec.
ommcndng that mt each annual meeting of the
Society collection be taken up in aid of the
- a. 4 4
the State Bible Convention to he held nt York.
vile on Tuesday. the 2d Of August next. aud
that no change in tho place Of the annual
meetings Of this Society be made Wns taken up
and adopted clause by clause, and then as a
whole by the Society.
The Annual Report Of the Treasurer and
lihranian was submitted and being vouched
Ivy an auditing committee was adopted.
Persuant to the recommendation Of the
Board Of Directors, tho following delegates
were appointed hy The Chair to the State Bi-
BILE Conventions Hon. j. Foster Marshall. Rev
J. Bonner. r. II. Wardaw. DR. George W.
Pressly; Rev. Benjamin johnson. Rev Jno o.
Lindsay, II. a. Jones. james NJ. Perrin, r. A.
Fair. and Rev. Robert p Frank.
On motion. The President of this Society,
the Hon. T. C. Perrin, was added ,o the mum.
ber Of delegates to the State Bible Convention
On motion,
Re: oivtd. That this Society appropriate cne
hundred dollars Of the funds in the T-easurer's
hands to The five thousand dollars which the
State Bible Convention resolved to raise this
year for the distribution Of the Bible in for
eign lands.
I'd. That ifty dollars be appropriated to the
| American Bible Society for the purpose Of
completing the Life Direct orship of our Presi-
dent. or so much may be necessary for such
purpose.
The thanks of this Society were rendered to
the Rev. Benz janin Johnson for the very allie
and appropriate sermon delivered by him on
this occasion.
The Rev. Jno. o. Lindsay was appointed to
deliver the next annual sermon before this So
ciety-thc Rev. Robert r. Franks his alter
nate. and Charles H. Allen the address, with
Matthew Mcdonald his alternate.
The resignation Of II. II. Wardlaw rs Treas.
urer and Librarian Of this Society was receiv
ed, and the thanks of the Society rendered to
him for his long, faithful and valuable ser.
vices in said Offices
Tie Society then proceeded to the election
! Of officers aud the following were elected:
Presb bnt.-Thomns C. Perrin. ESQ
Vice Pre,idcnts.-A. Giles, Rev Jaa. Moore,
II. A. Jones, DR.. f. Z. Prcssy, and Rev T. a.
IIoyt
Directors-Rev. j. F. Gilbert, Rev. w. r.
IIeml hill. Hon. D. L. Wardlaw, F. A. Connor,
S. Donnnlly. Rev. II. T. Sloan. r. De ,lin. j. N.
Latimer. Rev. G. w. lIuckabee Jas. Drenan,
Rev. j. .. Lindsay, DR.. J. F. Livingston DR.. G
W. Pressly. James Gillian DIR. N. Harris, DIR.
II. c. GIier, w. T. Jones. Rev. Robert p.
Franks. uiee Rev. C. Murchson, removed
Corresponding Seeretary-Jnmes NJ. Perrin.
Tfeasurer and Librariam-Dr. l. Branch viee
II. II. Wnrdlaw, resigned.
Recording Secretary-R. A. Fair.
On Motion, the Secretary of the Society was
ordered to publish the proceedings of this
meeting in the papers of this District.
Tho Society was then adjourned by prayer
Ivy the Rev. Jno. o. Lindsay.
T. C. PERRIN, President
r. A. FAIR. Secretary.
eB Tho Due West Telescope will please
COPY.
Il Nrw Ordsr.-It appears from recent de-
velopInents Lays the PennsyIvaniau-a Demo.
crutic paper) that the friends Of a certain Presi.
dental candidate have commenced secret 20.
lItical organization in New York, and are
deavoring to extend it into other States. The
Order ,s known by the name of"Spnrtans -
They avow themselves in favor Of The Cincin-
natl platform '.as expounded by the peoples
chnmpion, stephen A. Dougns - and the fol-
lowing 10 ono Of their resolutions. made public
in tho Republic, ut Buffalo, where there is a
branch Of the Order:
Resolved, That ia order To u,sks ourselves
effective at the polls, wa will act ss . unit in
cSsting our ballots for men who shall have been
endorsed by this OSdsrl"
An Ane'snt City on ths Pacife-The Now
Orleans Picaynne Gays that the Anasrjesn sur.
veyOrs Of tho lstiimus Of Fahuanieptc, in their
explorations on Tho Pacific Coast, discovered the
ruins Of Az ancient city within y few miles of
the Sea. The survsyine pwrty brought hack n