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MINUTES

MINUTES
Of tile Proceedings of the Aur;liary Billie SO
cietyo Of AJderivc District at its 1Hirty-S,p-
cnth Anniversdry held the a5M July, Il. d.
1860.
The Thirty-Seventh Anniversary of thd
Auxiliary Bible Society Of Abbevile Dstric1
was held in the Methodist Episcopal Church
Abheville Village OIL Wednesday, the twenty
fifth day of July in the Year of our Lord oJe
thousand eight hundred and sixty.
The Society was called to order by its Pr4s.
ident, the Hon. T. C. Perrin.
The Throne of Grace being addressed Iv
Rev. H. Thompson Sloan, the Rev. John 10.
Lindsay proceeded to deliver the Annual SIR
mon from Romans 3d chap, 2I verse, latter
clause, "Chiehy, because that unto them were
committed the oraces of God"
After the sermon. in pursuance Of resolu-
tion adopted at previous meeting Of the So.
ciety, collection was taken up in aid of the
objects of the Society, which amounted to the
sum Of tweuty-four dollars and ninety-five
cents.
The Annual Address was then delivered by
Charles II. Allen. Esq.
The doors Of the Society being now throw n
open for the reception Of new members sever
al, amongst whom were ladies, gave in their
names and identified themselves with this
great and good cause.
Members of the Society were called upon for
their annual contributions. and the sum of for
ty dollars was received.
Dol unfa frpp H., ell,
cieties came forward, enrolled their names and
took their seats: From the Greenville Church
Bible Society. Col. Sam'l Donald. DIR. r. A.
Archer, a. Stephenson; from the Lowudesville
Bible Society, Rev. r. A. Tarrnut from the
Lebanon Bible Society. Rev. J. +. Gilbert, Mai
Leroy ]. johnson and S. 1. Gilbert.
The following donations were received 4
From the Greenvillc Church Biblo Society, for
ty-ive dollars; from the Green W ood Bible So.
ciety, forty dollars from the Lebanon BibI
Society, Ten dollars. which latter sum is to conI
stitutc Mr.. Thomas Gufiin a life member of
this Society.
The minutes of the preceding meeting of
the Society were read and approved.
The Directors of the Society submitted their
annual report, which was heard and adopted.
The Annual Report Of the Treasurer and
Librarian was called for, and being youeh-J
by an auditing committee consisting of A. G
Hawthorn. F. A. Calhoun and James Cunning
ham, was received and adopted.
The delegates to the State Bible Convention
at Yorkyille and Sumter, both of which we're
held since the last meeting of this Society,"
1lol G.. !
tons. Col J. Foster Marshall and Rev. j. l.
Bonner responded to the call, and gave interest
ing and cheering statements as to the s6ct,pps
and doings Of the State Bible Convention. X
On motion, Ut was
Resotsa1, That one hundrcd-and seventy dol
lars, the Balance Of funds no@.ih. the Treasur-
'er's hands be added to the amount bel ing raised
by the Stale Bible Convention for the circulation
of the Scriptures in foreign lands.
Alao, That this fund for foreign distribution
may be still increased: committee consisting q
of Rev. II. T. Sloan, Rev. r. "a. Tarrant and
Rev. James F. Gilbert was raised, charged NwitI3
the,dnty of addressing a circular to tile minist
terssofs the different denominations, requesting
,them:to ring this subject before their eongre
cular to be published in the papers of this Dis
trict, and the funds collected placed in the
hands of our Treasurer.
d, committee consisting Of james NJ. Perrin,
Coils. Marshall and Tallman was appointed to
secure the services of n colp orteur to ascertain
the number of families and individuals in our
District destitute of the "word of life,", and 70
supply the dest;tption. ~ e
' The Society being indebted to its .formersSol:
porterr. the Rev. Mr.. Walker. in the sum ;oi
forty doliars, and lie being indebted to, the for:
mer. Treasurer Of the Society. MR. IT. Ward
law, it was ordered that the sum Of forty dol
larr DO paidfto Mr.. Wardlaw out Of the fund.
first coming into the hands Of the Treasurer.
+ The Rev. George Il. Round was appointedts q
deliystthe next Annual Sermon, Mr.. j.. r.
Pesrson alternate; Matthew Mcdonald, Esq.
the Address, Col. J. r: Marshall alternate.
The thanks of the Society were rendered ltc
[thsS Rev. John o. Lindsay and Chas. II. Allen
tfw the abis and appropriate sermon and ad
dress delivered on the occasi6n. sssss -
The; Society prooeededto ahe election of off
eers whiGh resulted,as follows: d. -:
sFresidente- Hon.sT. @. Perrin. ~.
II Nass Pr residents-sA. Giles; .RsYcJas. Moore
aaj. q. Aa.>Iones; RessDr. E. e. Pressly, R
z. Wsrd'sw we M MRsy. Thomas A. Hefs re
moved. - ~ - *
Dirsetor,-Rey, James ~ aibers, !. sa Raw. VISA
HsmphiIl. =. a. Conlor, Esq, nav. 8. Dohallv
rev. n. T. slosn,3 DR.. hsDevlin, ). II, Eatimei
i Esq. lsey.. 81. VIII Hsek,bse. Jsmes Drenau
rsIi35' = - n f:. SSSs -, ~, ,Ys !.