Smyrna times., 1871-09-20
M s e cI/u0 F0u.s.
For tLs" Smyrna Times"
The Kent County Bible Society,

- Inc Ihlrteenth Annual Meeting of the Kent
County Bible Society was held in st Peters
Church, smyrna, on Thursday, Sept 7th, ISL.
at } o clock T. VI. The first Nice-Prpsil,.nt
Rev j. Morsell, ID. b., in the chair, oncnrd
the meeting by reading of the Scripturcs and
prayer The minutes Of the last meeting were
then read and approved. On motion of DIR.
sheldon, all persons from other Societies were
considered delegates, and invited to take seats
The Rev. a. ID. Davis then reported the form.
alton OF two branch societies on the "a Of
sept, VIZ: one at Laws Chapel.-thrce dele
gates appointed, and collection taken. in
amount Sc 2S-and the other in Milford Neck:
ueleSates appointed, and collection taken, in
amount $322
On motion Of Rev. Mr.. Kennedy. Drs. Col.
Inns, Thomas and Cummins, were appointed a
committee to arrange for the evening exercises.
and, on motion, DR. g. L. Mahon was added
Onmotion, Rev. Mr.. Sturgess, A. j. Wright
! ana DR.. ClawSon, were a committee to nOmi-
nate oihcers for the ensuing year, and on
motion, Rev. I. p, McCauley was added.
On motion of Dr. Thompson, Rev. G. Hunt.
lngton and the Secretary were appointed a com
mlttee to draft suitable resolutions. in regard
to the demise of our late President, and send
copy OF the same to his family, when the fol-
lowing were offered
Rcsolrod, lSt That this Society has learned
with deep regret, of the death of Rev. Thos.
B. Bradford, late President, since IT'S last An
nual Meeting, and hereby express their sense
OF the loss, to this Society of his valued
services.
Rcsolred 2d. That this Society will ever
cherish grateful rem mbrance of the prompt-
ness and urbanity with which Mr.. Bradford
so long discharged the duties Of his office
ReSOired 3d. That while we deeply deplore
his removal from US, we humbly submit to the
InVTpn hIsnnt,SatI,y, h.l1. H.. I
his gain.
Reports of Depositori's were then, on mo
ton, called for. Hamilton & Cummins. the
Depository in Smyrna, presented the following
report, which was accepted: Amount of Bibles
and Testaments received from the American
Bible Society, $lO4. so; amount Of books sold
$l5 IS; amount donated $500.
i There was no report of the Depository
at Dover, and on motion, Rev. c. Huntington
and a. j. Wright, were requested to obtain
the books, establish new Depository, and re-
plenlsh, If deemed necessary
Drs Collins, Mahon and the Secretary were
appointed committee to revise the Constitu-
ton &c.
On motion, the Rev. DIR. Thomas was re.
que>ted to continue his efforts to have the con
tributions of all tie churches paid into the
treasury of this Society.
The committee to nominate officers then re-
ported tie following:
Eresidcnt-Rev. I. J. Thompson, D. D.
Vice PreS6ient-Rev. J. Morsell, d. d.
Vice Presidents for the different Hundreds ::
DR.. VIM. CumminS, Duck Creek hundred; S.
NJ. Collins, Little Creek hundred y. r.
Underwood, kenton hundred Rev c. Hunt
ington, Dover hundred; DIR. +. Dawson, North
Murderkill hundred VIM Townsend. South
Murderkill hundred; 7. f. Ilammersley, Mil
ford hundred VIM, I. Sharp, Mispillion hid. !;
Cor. SecrctayY-H. w. Draper, Dover;
Rec. Sccrctary-Wm Cummins, Smyrna;
1rensurer-A j. Wright, Dover.
The Committee on Constitution then report
ed, when it was read and adopted seratim,
then as whole.
The Treasurer was then called upon to re-
port To amount OF Rev. T. b. Bradford. for
the Dover Depository, for 1870, $l2 90; Sept.
Z, to amount from Dover Presbyterian Church.
$50; Sept. 1th, to amount from i. u. McCaulv
to make Mrs Geo 5. Atkinson life member
/ of Parent Society from Milford NJ f. Church,
) $50 GO; Sept 7th, to amounC from Rev A. ID.
| Davis, for two collections from Harrington Cir.
cult, $50; Sept. 7th, to amount from st.
Peters Church, Smyrn9, 5000; to amount
from Presbyterian Church, Smyrna, 81 90; to
amount from FELTON, NJ. f. Church, 81 80 The
Treasurer was then requested to pay all Incl
} dental expenses of the Society first and the
remainder to the Parent Society
On motion, the reading of the Constitution
was considered pnlt of the evening exercises
On motion, RcSoircd, that this Society will
meet in Dover on the First Thursday of Sept
1872, at the Presbyterian Church. at o clock
p NJ
The meeting then took recess until y p NJ
EVENING.
> Reading of the Scriptures by Rev. Mr..
Sturgess; Prayer, by Rev. T. j. Thompson,
d. D.. Music; Address, by Rev. g. w Ken
nedy-The Interest of the Bible Society in this
County" Music; The Foreign Work of the
Bible Society, by Rev. Dr. j. Morsell; Music ;
The Bible, the Fundamental Law of the Re-
public-Rev. }. f. Clymer; Music The Gen
eral Work and Progress of the Bible Society,
by Rev. DR.. Sheldon Music Benediction by
Rev. G. w. Kennedy
At late hour the meeting adjourned
WIN. CUMMINS, Secy.
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