The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-02-06


daughters. Two-thirds of the victims were
servants, and there are many houses in I
which not one has escaped. Several hous-
es have been noted by the police As empty, /
because all of its inhabitants have persisted. /
TO the Friends of the Bible Cause IN
Lyon County.
At a meeting of the Emporia Bible So
ciety, held in the Congregational Church. |
Sept: 81, 1868. at which was present
Rev. L. B. Dennis, Ag't of the American BIZ
bic Society,it was voted that the Emporia Bi-
bic Society be merged into county organ
ization, and be known By the name Of
Lyon County Bible Society" This ar
rangemeut was made with reference to the
expressed opinion of many most interested
in the different parts of the county. All
felt the necessity o. good Depository in
this part of the state, and especially in this
county-a thing not to be secured in a
county so sparely settled as ours, where
there are several small organizations. It
was hoped that, at some subsequent meeting,
there would be fall delegation from all
parts of the county.
The following officers were then elected
]. R. Swallow, President Rev. J. G.
Fraker. Vice President; G. c. Morse, Sec
rotary A Gillett, Treasurer I. E. Perley,
Depository.
By vote all acting members were con
stituted Vice Presidents.
A liberal collection was taken up to meet
the Indebtedness of the old Society, and
also for the new
It was hoped that our State Agent would
be able to visit each township oaid in com
pleting the organization and putting it in
working order. This being impossible, it
is left for the friends of the cause to do It
of their own free will. This, it is hoped,
will be speedily accomplished.
No notice of the above mentioned meet
ing was published at the time. from the
fact that the Secretary was unwilling to say
anything about the Lyon County Bible So
ciety. until the Indebtedness Of the old So
ciety was Cancelled.
whole country south and west of this place,
including the tributaries OF the Cotton
wood, Walnut, Whitewater, Fall and Virdi-
girls rivers, was canvassed, and the desti-
tute supplied with the word Of life. Wher-
eyer poverty prevented the purchase. the
Bible was freely given, allowing the recipi-
ent, at any subsequent time, TO pay, if he
was disposed, at the Depository. The des-
ttution in many neighborhoods was truly
Iamentable, and one case occurred where it
was learned that poor man, in his dying
hours, begged in vain fol- that word Which
alone dspels the darkness of the grave.
So great was the demand that our own
supply of cheap Bibles was soon exhausted.
Taking what resources we could command,
derived from few sales and subscriptions,
instead Of applying them to meet our in
debtedness on the original stock at the BIZ
BILE House, Eve left that TO Providence we
expended all for other Bibles, obtained from
the Fremont Depository and Leayenwortb,
to give to those who were furnishing, with
out money and without price.
On the day of the meeting. we had dona-
ted and sold. upwards of one hundred dol
lars worth of books, and were indebted to
the American Bible Society $68 81, ard
with little or no money in the treasury,
which has not yet been paid over, few
sales and a small subscription. But,
through the liberality of our friends, our
old debts have been liquidated, and We
are now prepared to move forward with
confidence. We have now in our deposi-
tory, hundred and fifty dollars worth of
| Bibles and Testaments On hand, affording
very good variety in the English, Welsh,
German and Swedish languages. For
these we are now indebted. Others will
be ordered as may be needed, and our means
will permit.
It is the design Of the Bible Society to
place the bread Of life in the hands of ev-
cry individual in this country, and as far
as possible, throughout the world. It is
cars TO supply the achole southeast Of Kan
sas. and then TO assist in the general work
throughout the world. TIE former we can
easily accomplish with TIE co operation of
our friends. The whole county should be
canyassed the ensuing season, as multi
tudes, driven from their homes, have sought
safety and support among US, and who, if
not destitute of the bible before, in the
haste of their fight were compelled to leave
behind the old family Bible.