The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-09-28
Proceedings of the Camden and Ket
!, p shaw District, Bible Society. B
e mprN. 81 s. G.
Sunday Night, sepk. "a, ISL: !:

l. y 4
o'clock, L. NJ.
- The meeting was. opened by the Res
H. Hay reading the 10Th Psalm, singing
and prayer. 2<Hs ga, III
Gen. j. B. Kershaw, the President of
this Society, then took the chair and called
the meeting to order %, ,i,,,,
The Secretary read the minutes of the
last meeting, which were. approved and Y d.
adopted. r, f.f ,it i..,..f ..,r IL; .rs.,.9.t
The Treasurer submitted his report, show
ing that LIE had collected S13 since the last,
meeting Of the Society, and had, besides
this, the sum- of S25 81, collected the year
previous. ;-.-a.- ..s.,...,..-. ,...-s. -.
The Book Agent submitted his report,
showing that thcre had been distributed
since the last meeting Of the Society 1l5
copies of the different sizes of the editions
of the Bible, New Testament and Psalms,
and Gospel of St. John, IS copies Of which
which was sent to the Bethel Methodist
Sabbath School, Is copies to the Sandy
Grose Methodist Sabbath School, so copies
I'd. The colurcd Methodist Church Of Camden
asa vicinity, 2 to families whose houses had
u a burned, 6 copies sold for cash. Balance
gave in single copies at the request OF Off
eeFs Of the Society. v ,, t.ss
Tha the had now, on hand only Z copies
of the Bible, 20 TestameDts with Psalms in
large print. There were needed q large.
number of the cheap editions of the, Bible
and Testanlcnts for the use Of Sabbath
Schools, the number of which it was hoped
would soon be greatly increased, as efforts
were being made to establish one at every
church and in every neighborhood where
there were sufficient children, and suitable
persons to conduct them. 1t was thought
that there would be more children and
youth brought under their influence than at
any previous time, there being greatly en-
HANGED interest on the subject. By this in
strumentality, too, the employment Of a col
porteur might be avoided, and such destituz.
tion as exists among, the adults of, the. dis
trict supplied The district had not been
eanvassed by a a,colporteur for several years,
and it was feared there were many, families,
who did not hare, a single copy pf; the Word
Of God ip, their houses To remedy this
was the, object of the founders of this Socie7i
ty, it being y branch of that great and glo-
rious institution, the American Bible Socie-.
ty. .,,s.,.,if, ... "a: f.i,;;. 5.s1,t.,G. Yf{;
?; IDr. J. C. Mathews; then delivered, a beau
tiful and, appropriate tributc4tp the memory
and svirtuesfof Drs Lewis AZ D DeSaussure, "a
Vice President of, this Society, who:died
since the last meeting Of the same, and of7
fered the, following preamble and resolutions:
HHEREAs, In the Providence of an all-wise
God our fclow-nenber.' and respected officer,
DIR. Lewis NJ ,DcSai,ssure, has been transferred
from duties on carhto his reward above = it:
Resolpcd, Isl. That while We do not mourn his
departure as those who, SORROW without hope,
yet we do most sincerely regret his loss to our
selves, as IN eminent Christian gentleman Of m
unblcmishcd character, possessed with ferrid
sympatlics for his race, and endowed with wise
cos,nsc's in directing for their goo,l. fgHk
fer our fcn1srest feeling Of confidence 70 ms
more afflicted family, with he assurance that in
common with them we shall ever retain the most
profitable rccollcctions of his rare virtues. ~
Re,oired, 81, Thata blank page on the Minute
Book of this Society be dedicated TO tue name
and memory Of our reycred friend. ..,.., ...s,;.
Resolrd. An, That q cory of these rcsolu:
tions be transmitted to the family Of the de-
ceased, and that the. same be published in the
CAMDEN JopRStL. ~ o., ~ ~ .r- ,.a.1i Il
Gen. j. b. Kershaw then paid short but
appropriate tribute to, the memory and yir-
tues of our departed brother, Jacob S. de-
Pass, q member Of the Executive Committee
of this Society, who died since the last
meeting, and offered the following resolu-
ton: ..-..:.. ~. s-...-.--. -..-.. - "a, 50.
Recolcca, That this Society mourns the loss Of
their respected and venerable brother, J. S. De-
Pass Esq, and takes plcasurs4 recalling his
earnest devotion to the Bible cause for many
years, rejoicing in the confidence that he has
been called from his labors here to his reward
above, '.wlrcrc his works do follow him. ,.,-.
The following resolutions were then Of
fered by ": Il. r. Workman, which were
seconded and adopted: ., s,..., ..--
Re,oircd, 1st That the Executive Committee
be authorized to order, through tile Rev. Mr.
Bolles, such books as they Missy deem requisite
to carry out the object of this Society,". f.-
Resoired, End That the funds in the hands Of
thc.Treasurer, nd those collected at this meet
ing be forwarded to tho Parent Society. q. -:
Rev A.. X. Durham was then called upon,
and delivered an interesting address, on the
object Of the Society, or more particularly,
upon tho worth, Importance and indispcnsa-
bic necessity of the Bible, for poor fallen hu-
manity, in all times Of atFliction and trial.
Rev. L. A. Bolles, the agent Of the .Ameri-
can Bible Society for the State Of South
Carolina, being present, was called upon to
address the Society, and read its first
address of that Society to its friends through
out all this country. lie then delivered an
interesting address, giving an account of
his labers and success in the cause, through
out the State. He also made a statement
as to life, membership and dictatorship in
the American Bible Society, telling how
much it would take to confer these positions
upon our valued friends, whom we might
desire thus to honor, and how many people
might by this money be supplied witha copy
of the Bible. A collection was then taken
up for the purpose ofthe Society, amounting
to forty-two dollars, which was handed to
Pau Il Pollo,