Smyrna times., 1874-06-03

KENT COUNTY BIBLE SoCIETY.-At the ANIMAL
meeting Of thIs sUcIety, winch w's held I'll He
Methodist Episcopal Church IN Milford, the hrsl week
in September last the undersigned was ny resolution
instructed far pOsssbeI TO hold meetings 10 the
various hundreds of the county, deliver addresses
and form sscIelIes auxiliary 10 The county society.
Meetings have been held IN all the hundreds but
Dover and Milford, and arrangements are being mhuc
for similar services in those hundreds in lew weeks
Societies have also been formed and put IN working
order in nearly all the hundreds. The pastors OF The
various churches have received me kindly, given mo
their influence and assistance, and encouraged me 10
go forward IN the good work. | am under many
obligations to Revs. T.. Huntington. G A. PhGbus.
q. d Watson. J A. b Wilson. E. 6 Irwin, W. 7.
Talbot. J. T., MOwbray J 4. Kenney, - Leiever,
VIM. p Davis and A. J. Wright; also Dfs. William
Cummins and +. Dawson. Prof Heath. i. F. Ham
eTsly ). M Collins, N. T. Underwood, John A
Nicholson. John w. Hall, II. w. Draper. John l.
Jakes Wm Il. Sharp. and many others, for their
timely aid and CO operation in forming societies ana
arranging Tor the meetings. The sweet SINGERS OF
israel have added greatly TO making our services
attractive and edifying-many thanks to them As
huve thus fairly begun, let us continue our eoin
until every family IN the county Is visited aud not
only the destitute supplied, but bibles tesamens and
portions of the scriptures sole and donations solicited
Tor the purpose of carrying on tho good WORK len
dollars will constitute an individual, church or
| society life member Of The Kent County Bible
Society; such person, DC, receiving handsome
certificate when will be an ornament to the parlOr
Thirty dollars will make Individual, &c, Lille
Member OF the American Bible Society. entItie sand
| IN,
bibles annually Tor dstribuliOn and the Bible Record
a monIhy periodical giving the workings OF the
society, &C. The DepOsiIarIes Messrs. Hamilton
q CumiDs. Smyrna; Cowgirl d Son Dover; l. r.
HammersIy, Milford, and John r. JGkes, Wyoming
| al which places Bibles, Tesaments and portions Of
the scr pIures may be purchased at the net prices
fixed by the New York society. IOr Sunday schools,
societies individuals. Also. they may be had Tor
donations 10 those &O uaable 10 purchase them.
when. in the Judgment OF the Bible Visitors. or oh
GERS Of the sOcIses. they media Bible The Pastors
OF the various churches and the Vice President OF the
hundred, form board IN each town or place where
they reside the purpose OF adopting plans 10 carry
on the WORK. Our generous and 9enllenany depOsr
taries doing their work without any commissions
OF pecuniarY remuneration; 50, also. our Bible
Visitors and Vice Presidents Our neIghbor sOc eei
and others will see by this report that Kent County
Bb,e SOciets has a host of friends aHd woRkets o
high standing in SOcIety, and who have the cause D
the Redeemer at heart The above named however
are Unly lew Of The vast number of ladies' am
gentlemen Wh0 are willing to lend a helping hanC
in pushing on The good begun work What blessed
cause this 10, where all religious denominations nsy
unite and blend their efOris together ior one common
end-thr salvation and elevation of the people We
, may differ with regard 10 iOrms modes Vi worship
creeds and certain passages OF scripture, but still
, take The Bible for inlalbIe guide Of iaIIh ant
practice Bnd here meet each other on one cOAmoI
level FhIS is what gives Satan and InIelity such
! death blow and no doubt the secret OF such wId
spread the cause OF Christ and civilization
Our anual meeting will be held in Wyoming Del
the first week in September next, an each sOcieI
a - expected, and urged. to send ten delegates Il
represent the Of the hundT ed where said
is formed and lake part in The deliberations Of lh
o meeting. The friends IN Wyoming are liberal, an
anIOus for q large annual gathering. and will nOs
n assuredly make all welcome who come. We hop
that the delegates from the State and SUSSEX COuns
Societies Will not fail 10 be present ~ money
: given To the county sOcIety, either by Individual
:, sO'IeIiss, churches OIherw be paid TO III
! treasurer Of the hundred society where collected
TO John r 1akes the treasurer OF The county society
and due ereSH will be given OF such moneys IN III
annual report Nav tho blessing Of the Great Hea
,. Of the Church rest upon US! Amen
~ w. GREGG. Pres.
: Smvrna, MAY 28 1874. Kent Co Bible SOcIe 81