Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-02-05
90 m m unio ation g.
FOR THE KEowEE COURIER.
The American Bible Society.


Mr.. Editor: Permit me to occupy space
in your valuable District paper with the,fol.
lowing statements:
Pursuant to appointmenb tho Edgefeld
District Bible Society was re organized after
a sermon on Sunday morning, the 10Th Jun.
uary, 1869, at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, at tho pleasant and hospitable
town of Edgefcd. The Baptist, Methodist,
and Episcopal congregations are represented
in this Society, for the purpose Of Bible dis
tributon without note or comment" On.
GERS: d 9. Bryan, Esq, President law.
yers, Ready, Secretary; and Norris, Troasu.
rer; Vice Presidents, Rows Walker and Kill.
go. - S''''@'ssN. N@ s,s
An order for books, accompanied with
$4l.75, was sent through me to tho Parent
American Biblo Society.
The Committee on Distribution, connect.
cd with the American Bible Society, have in.
structed us to state, that hereafter they will
expect all applications for grants of Bouks by
Auxiliaries, and so far as practicable all 9th.
ers, to receive the endorsement Of The Agent
from Whoss STATE the requests are made, to.
gether sciM .JuNtntormation ofthe facts ,rhich
enforce each Co.., They arc especially dcsi
rous to know tho crteat of destitutiom, the e,,
forts made by applicants to help themselves, or
to pay IN part for Booles received from our
Depository, or to contribute to hhe cause, the
number and character of0e population to be
supplied, and in fine all that may assure tho
Committee Of the propricty Of these requests"
To meet the demand for tho Word Of God
in this State, :" the Auxiliarics are earnestly
requested to increase their efforts to raise
funds for gratuitous work, and especially 70
forward without unnecessary delay all funds
now in hand, or readily collected for Books or
on donation account"
Collections from Pastors of Churches, and
from uU friends Of the Billie, and contribu.
tions Of any amount will be thankfully re.
ceived and duly acknowledged.
The financial year Of the American Bible
Society closes on the last day Of March,
1869. Those, therefore, who expect to see
their payments acknowledged in tho coming
.oPo'T Hu"o hoSO euCul iCNhlltcu through ulC
to the American Bible Society by that date.
Since tho year 1865, by request of Auxilia
ries and others, the American Bible Society
sent into South Carolina over $4,000, copies
of tho Holy Scriptures as douations. Some
of the people of our State where books have
been received, have made in return liberal
donations of money to the American Bible
Society My desire is that al should help
this holy cause. Every little will help and
all should try and do something to aid in the
publication and distribution of the holy book
of God.
During the year 1866, I organized the
Wolhalla Bible Society. A grant OF Bibles
and Tostaments was procured for it from the
American Bible Society and received by DR..
A. y. Norman, who is the Secretary, Treasu.
rer and Depositary. He is q very worthy gen
tle"'an, and will take pleasure in the distribu
ton of books among the destitute and to
needy Sunday Schools. >
1t will afford me pleasure to servo all who
,nuy address me at Columbia. S. G.
Yours truly, j.. A. BOLLES,
Agent American Bible Society
for South Carolina.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. Jan. 25, 1860