Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-04-10
THE VIRGINIA BIBLE SOCIETY.


MANAGEMENT-WHAT THE AUTHOR
OF THE "CHAReE" SAYs-REPLIEs
OF THE FRIENDS OF THE SOCIETY
CARD FROM THE ACCUsER.
&C., &C., &c.
The paragraph which appeared in the
"Southern Churchman'' not long since
charging that the Virginia Bible Society
was extensively conducted, that it cost
$500 to carry one bible to it's destination,
and that more economical management
was wanted, has created much feeling
among the friends of the Society, and at a
meeting CT the Alexandria Society, a branch
of the Virginia, in Alexandria last week,
they made strong yindication of it. The
meeting was opened with religious services
by Rev. DR.. Bullock, the pastor of the
Presbyterian church. in which it was held,
and Rev. J. H. Waugh, now Presiding
Elder OF that district. We copy from the
Alexandria "Gazette'' the proceedings:
The first business was the reading of the
report of the Treasurer, George III. Robin
son, Esq, showing the total receipts the
past year from Churches and private per-
sons to have been $20022, which had been
expended and paid over to the parent
society.
Rev. j. G. Rowe, Agent, then read his
,oi v,i tho Sete oHn f,m,1;as aent;
g. p;tias nd t%.t 600 Sa,a;i;as ho,e
IuIe VI DlpieS s'iiu 'ii00 ''ooo i'iiiii0' nave
DeeIl su HI;t.ea .ofo,rod - thu s+o+o,+
,,hl;.,,ad W. =, rafaranea m tho cosf of dc
papnaisu 80 p;iIas .a w sa IA +Lot 10 bnd
haaa rannestad Nv '--''0
1 .,,u,,o, ~, ,,u .nn
on account of services in his own church,
Int that ;f + renuired "a ner ct of tbe COL
lections to onerate the machinery of the
Association and only left 30 per ct. to pur-
chase Rlbies. the Society might expect
varv little aid from the churches here. Mr..
w then introduced to the meeting
DR. Reed. of the Grace Street Presbyte
rian Church. of Richmond. who delivered
= chaste and anproDriate address. preface
inc his remarks with brief but compli
mentary notice of the managers of the So
ciety. and then proceeded to exemplify the
great benefits to arise from thorough dis
sSemination of the Bible and a diffusion
of ;ts taachin 20 and the oneration Of Gods
laws.-which. instead of being severe,
were most lenient-the object of which is
to bring the mind and will of God to bear
mon the mind and will of mana con-
Summation more to be desired than all the
riches of all the world. Dollars and cents
he ulu liOG IIliiih ouSno w W C"Noi liloo
at stake He then referred to the charge
made in the "Southern Churchmann about
the amount # cost to distribute Bibles by
the Society and said that instead Of cost
ar, % - -
DID NOT COST MORE THAN THlhTY
CENTS.
RI ,, oe o,.,, 90 economically, oor
~ hie" ~ M ~ ~ a1,,Joa I1r
Ileu on. 1 1,N spoa 4;e 'ono'"s'o'' ny LULU
ouCiis ~ JIG hl7o ~ {ho M rh,rob
eli IL ~. e s:lds y, onu ,,,n haoon bic ,a
oouSn VI nlonao tt WV = oo nln &C.
IaIks ny asselelilS Ol'tI ~ n naI Wy ui 10
1ioileg lnCelioioli I'lat :iio a,iuo ~
piuau ?asI e. e Iso "a
cuiaple pentnIs ililgns iol!o ~ "uuoeo :liu
the ark into the household of every family
Inc cosI u puICing tlie pioie iHso a poG4
man lalhliy snoulo il9o NC eoialaoieu az ~
WIS peyollu Prize. Nc Lenoi ~ ~ oae
blple society oi tho; MnGle , - 'laa neen
ueteIlnGa tilat Ge molh S,louna .aoS oose0
ulIil Diple ,ie pocll puo ~
Gnu wonueieu u any pioS9 Iile.e mou,u of
ioulia w cuuiiIehe ?os.. mH th oi ia ~
cliis pocIeIy. nc sou ootpi too 1o ~
IalGnI, ao,iioy gnu ii''esii'y W 10 Aoo''o III
hiclAlolu' aliu
HE FELT INUNDATED
a4a hoeo A,oxaar;,
aC having " SSs'liu pololo sl atu1l
aeulelce W ueael.u olS,al ION !iie I.so .as
u d leiigiuus pies1 80 ion ..i Pfeoo
nc wouiu navy lou T,. 81 loonlns ns.ll ~
potent lol evn. his nociesy n naS olga ai
zeo es9 ueAHle .1 ano Of tho has+
w, ss,la W.? AN 90 He Mo cod tbat If
famine existed in district of our coun-
yd a.lu wy, - oG tho FOOD r. tha
5c ai ean4 ti,a on r. +oSo dstrossod neo,,a
et env o Ma WI eharf~ hecapsa
Nv 49, 80, .,,,oro +hona 1vas ~ fane;no
go no1,1d 10 ,,,,robnsod ohaanar or Who
,',o''1J Sat caIonlata the cost of do,
,;,5or;n ~ th;s FOOD To tha starvino neonIa
ii'0'i"' o'''' Ao'>' w WY 'e PNf
HE DENIED THAT 1T COST $3.50,
&c a,,aood tn distrihute the Rihles Inf
aa;d +hst ayo,, IF = cnst S1f9 what was tl,at
s,,, in oon,na,;son tn he GOOD to no done
NV aiv;n@ . starvino snnl snirituaI food
Thee sneaker read fhe extract from The
ssSontbern chnrchman y in which Il is
stated HAT A. ca is the cost If DELIVERING a
R;hle NV the Soc;etv that can no homohf in
anv hook store for 50 cents and se1arelv
cnmmented mon # He said that instead
of 1,500 Bibles being distributed $4,000
away and that Il did not cost GO cents $50 to
distrihute them The colnorteur Of. lynch.
hnro onlv oot s2) n month and. had, distri.
bntad 4ni, R;bins Int nm;no 10 this art;-
Gle his collections had fallen ofr 10 S5 cents
~ E,,o ,r, th.m not thiS ,,arae,.,n,, and