Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-11-12

ITS FIFrY-THIRD ANNivERsARY THUAaDAY KvENfN0,
CELEBRATED AT ct. ANDREWS CHURCH.

| ITS FIFrY-THIRD ANNIvERsARY THURsDAY KvENfN0,
CELEBRATED AT ct. ANDREWS CHURCH.
On Thursday, the Female Bible Society, Of this
city, met at st. Andrews church, to celebrate
its tifty-third anniversary. The church was
about half filed with earnest workers in the
cause, principally ladies, and few gentlemen
| of the original society.
At half past seven o'clock, Bishsp Lee an
nounced that the meeting would be opened with
prayer, and in a few earnest words invoked the
Divine blessing
| The choir then sang the appropriate selection,
'rhe Bible" the society joining in, after the
| first stanza.
After few words from Bishop Lee explaining
the object OF the meeting, and congratulaung tho
Society upon its success, Miss Annie Brinckle,
President of the Society, read the annual report
of the work for the past year.
Mrs. DIR. johnson, the Treasurer Of the Socia-
ty, read the financial report. which exhibts:
Collections at last annual meeting. .... t864
subscriptions and donations. ....,....... 26OW
| Sales at Depository. Observation-Disclosures. 1910
Balance in Treasury at last report ,.... 1927
| Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ....$3I4Ol
The expenses have been for the past year,
| s23302 leaving balance in hands Of the Trea-
surer of s7O.99, and adding the collections, last
evening" makes $79.l9.
After the reading OF tho reports, and singing
by the Society, Rev. Mr.. Macarthur, Of the Sec
briefly noticing the present relations Of our own
and other countries with the Bible cause and
compared the existing state of affairs with what
they would be If the Bibles were removed. He
graphically pictured the condition Of Spain,
without the Bible to teach those truths which
lead men to live together in peace and harmony.
and went on at some length to define some of the
great benefits which a distribution Of the Bible
conferred upon government and people, and
closed with an exhortation to those present to
follow up and complete their work in which
universal humanity WAS interested. The sd-
dress was excellent and listened to with great
interest by those present
After another hymn, Rev. DR.. Torrance,
agent for Pennsylvania of the American Bible
Society, made very able and decidedly inter-
esting address. He said that he WAS much sur
prised ut the small attendance, considering the
wide scope which the work in this city embraced.
He however congratulated the society upon the
very evident and warm interest which the mem
bers present exhibited in their work. His re.
marks were addressed more particularly to the
needs OF the Society in this county and the ne
cessity for greater effort in the future.
The Society then proceeded to the election of
officers, with the following result -
President, Miss Anne Brinckle.
Secretary Mrs Judge Hall.
Treasurer, Mrs Thos Rice.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Jackson.
Asst Secretary, Miss Anne Semple.
Asst. Treasurer, Mrs. DR.. johnson.
In the absence OF Mrs. Judge Hall, Mrs. Thos.
Rice acted in the capacity of Secretary.
The Secretary reported, that Mrs Mary Niles,
who had been re-engaged for the ensuing year,
as the Bible reader, whose duty it was to read the
Scriptures from house to house, had been faith
full and deserved the commendation and encour-
agement of the Society.
A collection was then taken up amounting to
about 50 and the Society was dismissed with
benedlction by Bishop Lee.