Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-10
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If there is in the city single organi
cation upon which the piOus women c
Memphis should concentrate their sin
cerest prayers and most earnest efforts
it is the Ladies Bible society; for, b,
its readers, more than by all other agen
cies in the city, the gospel is breaches
to the poor" The larger proportion
possibly nine-ten.hs, never enter
church, never hear a gospel message
or prayer from preacher, elder or dea
con. We beg all the intelligent, re
fined, Christian women to unite, ant
make this society what it was designet
TO be, ga SAVIOR of life unto life1 to th,
abandoned and outcasts OF Memphis
Do this, and you may expect the pIaud
ii, "Inasmuch as We have done il unit
one Of the least Of these, ye have don,
il unto me.n
DEATH OF MEMBER.
Since the last annual meeting we hav,
had to mourn the loss OF member o
the executive COMMITTEES. Thomas q
Scarborough, q devoted Christian anC
an earnest worker in every good cause
was called to his reward on the twenty
fifth day of July, 1872. A fitting tribute
to his memory viii be found in th'
printed proceedings of this meeting.
INCIDENTAL ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Rev. d. D. Durant, native, Cherokee,
nation, asked and received as a dona
ton two family Bibles, worth s. so each
These were sent by Major John D. Ad
ans, on his lire of steamers, to For
Smith, Arkansas, Tree of charge.
Rev. w. J. Ross, Phillips county, Ar
kansas, sends: Zone refused the Bible
with harsh language; pronounced it {
fiction, yet, after much persuasion, ac.
cepted. Very soon be was brought to q
saving knowledge of Christ, and con.
fessed Him before men. Another re-
jected the Bible with an oath, and
cursed me; but his wife accepted a copy,
and it is to be hoped that it will prove
to both husband and wife the means OF
Rev. w. T. ASHFORD, Washington
county, Mississippi, writes: ''As Incl
dental to my work / preached frequently
to both white and colored, and have
had the pleasure of receiving some OF
both classes into the church. Among
the number visited to-day was an igno-
rant old woman, evidently a Christian,
yet without a copy of the Bible. Hav-
ing announced my business, she said, Il
can't read, but will buy the Bible, and
when ] go to pray, | will lay my hands
on il, and that will increase ny faith in
God When she received the book,
her eyes filled with tears, and she
seemed nearly overcome with Gods
Sketch Of the Memphis and
shelby County Bible Society, by Z. III.
Porter, President.
In July, 1880, the Shelby county Bible
society was organized, and July, 1916,
donated 10 the parent society S59-re-
mitted for Bibles, $5s4.
In July, 1916, our society changed its
name from Shelby county TO Memphis
and Shelby county Bible society, and
from 1916 to 1850, donated to the parent
society S344 40-remitted 20 parent so
ciety for Bibles, S2463 so.
From 1850 to 1855, our society had
printed IS, COO Testaments and Psalms,
and received from the parent society a
donation of 10000 volumes, and dis
100000 volumes to soldiers.
From June, 1855, 10 March. 1868, our
society bought $500 worth of Bibles
with which TO make such an assortment
Pa We needed, with the remnant of books
on h8nd-mOstly Testaments-to meet
the wants of our home field.
From March, 1855, to March, 1869, our
visited 5638 families in Shell
by, McNairy, Benton, and Henderson
Tennessee; and at this last date
the executive committee resolved to as
sumo "a our field with the consent of
the parent society all counties in Ten
nessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas that
are within one hundred miles of Mem
phis, until they shall be fully resupplied.
From March, 1859, to March, 1870
Families visited, l3,000, and the desti-
Lute supplied. A system OF Bible read
ing in Memphis was established and
readers appointed. To aid in defraying
.he great expense of this vast work, the
parent society contributed, IN Bibles
and portions, 500.
From March, 1870, to March, 1871,
here were families visited, 25, 900. Es-
each family as consisting of
i've members, makes l25, 900 individu-
ais. Parent society contributed 5000.
From March, 1872, TO March, 1873, the
number of families visited was 26, 900,
DT l30,000 individuals. All destitute
were supplied, and the system of Bible
reading in our city was continued. The
parent society contributed in Bibles, etc,
s2O0O.
The President then introduced Rev.
George A. Lotion, pastor Of the First
Baptist church, who delivered the fol-
owing
ADDRESS.
The sublime themeof this anniversary
is the Bible-the Book of Books.
Though inadequate to the task of this
hour, yet we shall trust its success to
he dignity Of the cause We represent
and the blessing Of the God of the
Believing, as we do, in the
nhereDt power o. Divine truth and in
he omnipotence OF the Divine Spirit
Fho wields it, we shall not despair of
he promise of Jehovah that his word
hall not return unto him void, even
rom this hour. Blessed be God, "no
al or in the Lord is in vain," however
mail the work, or Insignificant the
aborer.
"All scripture is given by inspiration Of
fod, and is profitable for doctrine, for
eproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness; that the man Of God
nay be perfect, thoroughly furnished
into all good works. "Search the
scriptures, for In them ye think We have
.ternsl life, and they are they which
estify Of me-" "Of his own viii begat
us by the word oftruth." "Go ye un-
o all the world anS preach the gospel
o every creatGre.n
These are a few passages, among
many Of q similar character, which in
licate the inspiration, authority, valid
ty, power and scope OF the gospel, and
he duty Of spreading i.
THUS saith the Lordn is what We
lain the scripture 10 be, and nothing
esq. Paul positively asserts: Gan
given by inspiration Of God -
his Is as true Of the New Testament as
4 the Gid, FOR il Is the last will and
estameDt Of oCr blessed Lord. The
.postle MOI only says that Eat sundry
fines and in divers mannens7 God
iepake ia time past unto the fathers By
he pr0phets.' bit that lie 'fhath Ia
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