Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-09
w. A. LEE, Secretary.
MEETING OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY.

The Board of Directors of the Auxiliary
Bible Society of Abbeville" F" met il the law
office Of Perrin & Cothran. on Wednesday morn.
ing, July 81, 1867.
Board organized with prayer by Rev. James
P. Pressly, d. D.
Preseut-Thos. C. Perrin, President r. II.
WardIay, Jas. p. Pressly, a. Burt. II. Il. Sloan,
james brennan, j. I. Bonner, G. w. Pressly, r.
II. Bradley, J. +. Gilbert, Directors; l. Branch,
Treasurer and Librarian; and r. A. Fair, Re-
cording Secretary.
The minutes Of the last meeting of the Board
were read and approved
| The report Of the Librarian was presented re-
ceived as information and direrted to be sub
mitled to the SocIety
Tho Treasurer submitted q partial report
which he was directed to make to the Society.
The following resolution was offered by r. II.
Wardlaw, which was adopted:
Resolved That the Board Of Directors recon-.
mend to the Society that it do now take the
necessary Steps to renew its connection with the
"American Bible Society,"" an auxiliury So
, cioty.
Board adjourned to meet the Society in the
Presbyterian Church. Prayer by the Rev. +. A.
Bolles. T. C. PERRIN.
President.
R. A. FAIR,
) Recording Secretary.
1 The Forly-fourth Anniversary OF "The Aux.
, iliary Bible Society of Abbeville'' was held in
tho Presbyteria Church at AbbeviIle c. H., OH
3 W Wednesday, the 3lst July. 1857.
The annual sermon was delivered by the Rev.
6 H. T. Sloan, and the address by Col. A. C.
7 Haskell.
o The doors Of the Society were opened for the
. reception Of new members. Several came for
ward, enrolled their names, and paid the initia-
8 ton fee.
a Delegates from Societies auxiliary to this being
- called for. Rev. W. T. Farrow appeared al
4 delegate from ''The Greenwood Bible Society,
with donation from said Society Of thirteen
dollars and twenty cents. David McLane, Esq.
Edmund Watson aud Robert Lites appeared a
delegates from "Cedar Springs and Lower Lon
Cane Bible Society,"" with donation Of fifty
73 seven dollars and eighty cents; 8. F. Gilbert, /
J. johnson aud John Link as delegates fror
=, ''The Lebanon Bible Society,"" with a contribu
- ton of twelve dollars and twenty cents; and
ss A. Connor as delegate of "The Cokesbury Bib
Society"
y Mr.. Fsrrow presented the following rspol
-. from the Greenwood Bible Society, which W.
received, read and approved:
oe Report of tho Greenwood Bible Society to Il
in AbbeviHe District Bible Society, July 80, g
be This Society consists Of President, tu
Viee.Presdents, a Secretary and Treasure
eu and fifteen members. That they have 90
ia. some Bibles and Testaments, and donated maj
- toihen. since our last report. That the dist
''o button of books under the direction of the Of
IN =, Gers. elected annually, acting under the Sooe
as sn Executive Committee, have been sell
'eu to those who are able and willing to buy, q
di-|giying 10 Sabbath schools, Bible classes 10
no, poor and needy, and to such freedmen ~ we
uai sbls TO read.
We have received, through the Rev. 4
=, Bolles. Bible Agent, from tbs American Bill
"n' Society, New York, a bill Of Sl2l.26 in adj
M tion to the suppiy sent by you. We have
- a hand: 81 l2mo. Bibles, nonparsil l2mo.
w bfes, 81 Tsstamsnts. with Palms, 1874 nonp
'ost rsil Testauents with Psalms. % l8mo. brev
o,. Tss:aments, 106 32mo. brewer Testsmenty,
W. Johns Gospel.
the We have sold books TO the amount
ani OF. s.s.........'.... .$itS0
Deduct freight expenses. ....... l298-
on Annual contribution. s
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!, Additional. ...... ........... ]
Ressss1fhlly submitted.
3AA GILLIAN, President