The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-04-20
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THE COLUMBIA BIBLE SoofETY-AN HITTER.
Esr1Na CELEpRAT1oS. -Pursuant to9a pre-
vious appointment, the Bible Society of this
city celebrated its fifty third anniversary, at
the Baptist Church on Sabbath night last, in
the presence of q very large audience, COM
posed of the representatives OF all the various
protestant denominations of Columbia.
The exercises consisted of appropriate
hymns by full choir, the reading of the
annual report of the society, thereto mp
pended) and eloquent and affective addresses
by Col. A. G. Haskell, Rev. w W. Mood
and Rev. W. E. Boggs, after which liberal
collection was taken up for the good cause
An election of officers was held with the
following result
President George Howe, d. D.
e-Presidents-Rev. VIM. Martin, Rev.
Haskell.
Executive Committee-Rev j. L. Roy
nolds, d. D., Rev. A. r. Rude, Rev. S. H.
Browne, Rev. VIM. L. Boggs, Rev. W. W.
Mood. Hon. Robert W, Barnwell, Henry
Muller and r. D. Sem.
Secretary-W. l.. Reynolds
Treasurer-Robert Bryce
The annual report is as follows:
The Executive Committee of the Colum-
bia Bible Society present the following as
their first report since the Reorganization of
the society in February last:
We arc happy to say That our efforts
during the year have been accompanied
with some measure OF success, if not with
all we have desired. ~
We have been able to distribute over 500
volumes of the sacred Scriptures, or por-
tions of the same, among our people. Of
these, IA Bibles and 45 Testuments we're
sold at the depository; % Bibles and 227
Testaments and Testaments and Psalms, and
20 copies OF the octave edition of Johns
Gospel, have been distributed to various par
ties, to the Sunday schools of the various
denominations, (both schools among the
white and the colored, to inmates of the
Asylum and convicts in the Penitentiary.
The students of the Theological Seminary,
ut the suggestion of Rev. e. A. Bolles. have
might be found destitute in the city of Co
lumbia. For this purpose, families in the
several wards were visited, and 100 Bibles,
Testaments and portions of the Scriptures
were given to the destitute. This work was
arrested before its completion, the supply
of books being exhausted. Applications
were made in February last to the managers
of the American Bible Society for further
donation of books for this and other pur-
request was cheerfully granted, and the
books have recently arrived at the deposto-
ry. The value of this gran. is $1O7.1 13.
The whole number sent to the Columbia
Bible Society during the year had been
1885 volumes, 81 of which wore purchased
at q cost of SILL, and the rest were a do
nation amounting in value to $531 80. The
whole number we have received since April,
1896, is 1881 volumes, the value of which
at society's prices is 81, ,47O.2S.
The contribution to the Bible Society
from Columbia during the year havo been
as follows:
Amount collected Mt the annual
meeting in February. 1868. s. Sc 19
BY subscriptions obtained by Rev.
Mr.. Bolles, and paid over to the
Columbia Bible Society ........ 81 so
Sales ut the depository .. II 90
Received by students of the Theo-
logical Seminary during their dis
trlDutlOn. ................... | Is
Making total to the credit of this
society of .................... .$136 50
Besides this, Mr.. Boles has col
lected for the American Bible So
ciety itself from various citizens. 66 90
Received by him through Rev. DR..
Plumer, from various persons (of
color) in Columbia ..... $40
Books sold by Mr.. Bolles ......... 81 90
Making the additional sum Of. 100 10
In all from the city of Columbia. 1886 90
OF this sum there has been remitted
to the American Bible Society, by
our Treasurer, Mr.. Robert Boyce,
the sum of: ..:................ ITO 90
10y hey. mr.. Bolles ......... 80 so
Expended by Treasurer, for freight,
drovaoe 80 o eo