, 1860-12-12


oa Sunday evening, Tho 9th inst, noswith-
standing the driving know storm that wa PIT
1,i,;,,~ wa v,,, aft.n,cd an3 ftc cx.,,.;s.-
1'.-NG' -. - !, :. .-,,t -.
"cte i'eleneu ~ 'A'9 P4' -. "'u '1'
attention their merits Dc naHded- Tha lowcs
ra,t Of the Hall wa1s crowded and the gallery
a..o-,- am, *
nen.+s atAeu 4
The exercises opened will prayer by Lev.
z, u. Humphrey 0E tho First Presbyterian
churr,, =. -
,>r IL,
poElon o. INC scripture was 1eao ~ 'Ao
Rev. Jeremiah Porte9 # Edwards Chapel
zoo. IN tna eosFe1 u Ills aoa'
followed. and x.as ncr{icipatel in by the entire
1o,,e-..a.,o. =;
eonsaesa''on*
The report Of tho 1inancc Committee, rea>t
by its Chairman. I. .BCuter, Esq.. WAS lengthy
hi .x4.of3;,,,r fn1arc.tinr ahnund,ne~ IN
ou' ".
'acfs, EelnS BACK 10 t1e econ1'nenee14co' VI tuc
Society in 1857, aud .tEucinG its actions aud
n-occri];urs To thc pncsent. We make a few
The first bibln Socftty IN the city auxiliary
to lhc American Bitle Society, wos Instituted
in November, 1887. ,1ta otllrcrs were: john
Wright, jE, Rrsidene*3Rey. St,hn DlatehtoEd.
stc7e.ar! hm. tLS1lo"n1 1eeaaules. ~
Ifst the new Socielyeotl'snpq' ana gave lfa'
misc ol ,soitS much Eoot. oat soon anguish
"a ihsS condlslon coaEnGeo Hnt!a tne o1San ~
izatlou Of the Clilcaso LID: society, ~ A5aV.
when Tue consutnuon now governing tne 80, 80,
cicty ~:ss adopted. Aca>nrss were taken 1ora
thorough cxploEai'onof tho county, atd IN
1cw snonsas tug Convention appointed 1or u:
nal been visited and 4spp.lva wl!9 m iAs nI!!'':
Iuc lrst animal mea.nS was nel4 OeesmncF
3th. M ISL, IL, ti1c F'nt i., FresnStsran Cnureh:
s9at5 We're spent l.e 11nes; oa:rs "cle maze
to the amount ol So1n1; e., I"c lpta, exclusive
Of sales, only s'ls5: f'lo!es ana Testament.
a Rsy Hoe5sl esxs shs c nstr so o
the American Bible Society; This xus the
arst contribution "i 19ff Aina 10 mar soceiv.
We cannot gcso!e rage 10 iollo~1ns the
reports o. iAe Eaeeuu1T ,!.i, sacn 1ear'
eut must eontent ou1ss.'es ,1tS VIII Is.ns SUN
THO operations OF the so' i:ty to the present
=ho:T tl:at tho city hos beSn slx Tunes thor-
,':'sslty cansassed atd dsaprl!eo as E!r US poss:-
sI'. me comfy has eesn 1~acc eNl'iore9; Inc
rneS % H. seaf
u "a aggregate Il Il 34,3;a The work q iIsiri'u-
@ ea he ,ownse 1dnea soeecs
'ecn Visited BY the agent Of ths Society. Sab
bath Schools have b:se furnished WITH Tesla.
fnehls' aha cases ~ sesI1n.'on "Aclt m;a'c
Known nave p*en a1teaaeu ~, W. 2pRAs;uiou
ut the Depository, by no especial enors las
! 'ystematlc supply o' ~ WHO might oe III neea
uf the Bible.
| While Tic receipts olfnc clts itiEe pecn less
| than the previous yts'f8 It Is g[at'lyins tosce
that the township osgaflzatlons nave increased
their subscriptions. uhs ngcnt 81 INC go
1
| these la:ter, tt an expense OF fla5.et. During
that time he has Visited nearly GO 1anli-
lies, and reported forty.bnc Of them destitute
1t tic Bible. The tornship Societies were
furnished Bibles TO theanount OF s. 7o.4a; paid
into the treasury, fGl1E-a total since organ
;zed, So, 1885, L
TIC Sissiun Sunday. Schools Of the city
assltsnc m increasing importance caca year,
and rs means or Teata}nss Tic pocr anu tlorc
destitute portions OF ogF Population, cannot
be too highly estimated: Recent facts that
have come to the knowiklge O. tie committee
connected with these :3iisslon Schools, ec-
courage the belief that &he Word OF God has
proven the '*good seed In good t.round," and
is bringing forth rich ha1Fezts III tho new lte-
new hope-ncw ]oys-:sf the many couneet-
cA.with them.
The city sabbath se!l}ols hayc 1;sC 4raWn from
thc Depository = Blbtes. .tt'nd "sNo 1eaianGutss
costing soG5.:t. ::
B!l,lcs and Tcstameat't- t-ss33S Bibles. 4:G Tes-
ta,ncnts-have been IL, T. he'd the Clergy, for
the hencftt of tract distn2uters, aud other Per.
sons, to tic amount Of 11s;s5'5 Il or thesr 611f
cnrl+s aHl Eorts,rls Its III The Liable.
moro til III !No have probably gone to farn!sa
some poor and needy persons Or families. BE-
sides lie above, bih'e5 aiiu lestainents 'sa'c i
been furnished other societies 10 the amount
Of S139.V. Life Members have drawn books
to the amount OF $os5.
The sa1cs for tile Depository were Ssll.i1,
I nF
country, makes total OF se1s;S. Iho IONA, ;
tons for tue l'a*t ytar were 5I9 Bibles, 4,ol:
tsstanents-Faluc: sstH4'. Ilc total cost o.
AZ thc b!o.es anu 1estafneals a svta anu olhes
WIS., aIstflna.ea Is - soo5.ao' ~ o:s1cSasc o'
'A>tItonstoms IN, au11no LUG !ssh - sctts .e'rAet
n'ari! ioVtV 'oIun.sx. tue1e 'se oooAs IL"
on ilaHd r:'Atu q! sl,o'i.N.
The receipts from church collections az
oti'tr source tns Tic Year have hcsn $::9Sl: ~
pa!d out for saEiott- puFpoaes, u SILLY. Bal
ancc on hand, SIWH-
III view ot I'll: dccecaslnS receipts, tile tom
n.lttec wenld raIsc tue question. to be dec:aet
ty tAe boasu OF aaana@ctE- as 70 thc ezreui
eles OF securing tLc scr ICES OF an hgcht, o.
sccFttafy, Ehuse who'll tune shoilld be de
voted to the Interests OF the Society. 1t i
believed tbat this would have the effect OF in
crcasit1S the Income, anu tnlar:5lnG the Fpatr
OF usefulness Of ths Society. The work .
| rIty distribution might nl*o b. more thorough
Is accomplished. Should it not be decmes
expcdicnt to incur the expense Of such ii
!. agent. the wnrS Of clty visitation ny the 1l'la
syttem Ct Bible tollof7Gu1s should bc co:u
liicnetd a:1ain TINS year.. ls Will Dc reicrred L
, tug beard Of Managers: ;: however;
Attcr the readn:, o1 the report the Focict
was addressed by the Rev. G.. Il. TiGany, q
''the influence OF the Bible on our national iil
; CITY,. ihs subject sas hanIlea nm IN u maami
about 1Islr H an hour in its deiIv:ry. lie tT,cc
the influence Of the Bible upoE Incidents Gu
na'n ~ la9oW,nE et1ns p,'sms 'mtns
, afterwards to 1he liauiny Of our Constitute,
! and held that it was tic underlying priix.
L P'e ~ ~ tnesc monentous ~; swoens'
J. moral vas dfa"n 1loiii 'hc iaeh OF lhoic caa
... - rei;,nrs ,',.e, - ,,.;a9., ;' ~ ~
: ureseut distracieu nuI tisioiu,et! lImc-. an
. closed wiih an eloquent pcroratiln to tic NJ
= tional fla~ prayi1r that I'LL Of ita stars ;n;rt
rrrr7in a1d tI,rnu.,h tlt I;ihlc mil The .-r,t.
l, | Cnd tho I-riun rn;,-ht NOT he ,li.rerrrrI
eST' r., aIJ.,es r. I1s,- Ionos pr,tt c,n.,.
D This gentleman, in vcrysho bat imprcesi'
i | aud welltimed exhoHatlon, urged the evils 4
= tending the present hook -nlnkin. age, aud Il
= iaci Of interest in Tie Bible. lie s1s,le trutl
=, ne+ .t%aa =. 80 ~, ~! =,
I "oIhs p1oss eA1eHea'c3 !ea1u, a. tne H!tsen
. and placca Inc 1auls "hcse lew are "ilnnS !
$ do, upon the demands Of readers, and III. d
= The reading community. He lustancedth the u
,nnrou. f,sh;npoIle rc,,iinr r,Trles nr,l Wiz,
i s.4e.s.,- 49, se~.e chr;. e 49,
,,i y ~. ~ fr.t ~ ira,,cr,t.. 1uc,, ~ 49,
= where me y ORD OF ltod shoatd bc the on
~ book used. =: i*. :.
= .Ttr ,u,ienea united In tfnrixx tlc Doxo1
w s1d ofter fhe hane.,lct1on wrrr d;srnlssc
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