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Minutes Of the Abbeville Bible Society

MuuteS VI Guo tAUDtVlll6 D1Ulo CuGleIy
The meeting of the Fifty-frst An
nfversary Of the Abbevillo Distric
Bible Society was held at the presby
tsrian church. The President, T. c
Perrin: called the Society to order
The sermon was delivered by Rev
W. MrGrieS DE-, and the, address
by Prof. VIC sBenet, of Cokesbury.
After. these, exercises, which were
attended by a large and interested
saH&ence, 5the Society proceeded ate
the transaction of business. upor
the call of the President. four new
members, viz: Joel S: Perrin, Rev
R. N. Pratt. J. r. Todd and D.. J. A
Gilbert enrolled themselves as mem
ibers; and paid the usual fee. and thir
'ty46veold members, paid their annaa
Subscription, amounting to. As359e
:Aessrs. Charles Evans apdJ. S. Gilbert
appeared as delegates From the Leba
non Auxiliary Society, with contri
button of S7.20. Messrs David Nc
Clane, J. J. Devlin, s. Purdy, J. Z
Bradley and W.+P. Kennedy appeared
.as delegates from the Cedar Spring
sand Long Cane Auxiliary Society.
with contribution of s3l 40.
The report Of J. +. c. DuPre, Lii
ibrarian and Treasurer, was submitted
(; and ~eferred TO an auditing committee,
consisting of Mcssrs. A. B. Wardlaw,
Rev. J.L. Martin and DavidMcC cClane,
z Rev. FL. r.: Sloan submitted the
following resolutions on the death OF
DIR. r. W. Hearst, which, on motion
by Rev. w. NJ. Grier, werc adopted
and ordered to be entered on the
ap,inGtesS rsr ~fgly.1JF
Theconmittee appohited'toprepare
- suitable minute respecting the late
DIR. John Wardlaw Hearst, beg leave
to snbmit'the followingaayE liw7n
SO sWHEREAs. it has pleased God, in
His wise and righteous Providence,
to remove from our midst, June 5,
1873, DR.. John w. Hearst, one of the
Directors Of this Society, and long u
jealous member and liberal cortribu-
tor to its funds; therefore,
Resolped, 1st. That, while We bow
snbmissively to this dispensation of
Gods sovereign will, the Author and
Guardian Of Eternal Truth, saying:
..The Lord gave and the Lord hath
taken away, blessed be essthe name of
,tbe Lord, !" wewill chcrishlh he memory
.and initiate the example Zone of the
warmest friends and most faithful
.studonts ofstkes sB ble. gS
,Rosotyed, I'd. That the loss which
we and q good cause have sustained
ins his death should admonish us to
greater zeal and efficiency in our eff
forts to promote it. q ."
s Resolecd, Sd. That a blank leaf in
s.clr minutes be Inscribed to bis. mem
!, ory with these resolutions spread upon
it, for the encouragement of those
who shall come after. 81 :i.s'.s-..
~. Rcsolred, 4th. That copy of them
be transmitted By. the. Secretary Of
tho Society to tia. bereaved widow.
!. Mrs. Ann C. Hearst. 80,
II. II. SLOAN, Chairman.
Rev. H. T. Sloan. also offered the
following tribute to the memory Of
james brennan, for a long time u
zcalons member and faithful Director
of this Society, which, on motion by
Rev. j.. Il. Martin, was adopted and
ordered TO be entered on the minutes:
MuEaEAs,, God, in His wise and
holy Providence, has seen fit, since
our last meeting, to take from. our
midst, October S, 1873, james Drcn-
nan, one of our oldest and most faith
1ul members aud rcctorS, dcpriving
,,s of his counsels and punctual exam
ga,le, and one who had lived the entire
history of the Society, being present
;at its organization, and was only
prevented from attending our semi
centennial celebEations last year by
: his last illness therefore, -
/ Resolved, 1st.. That we recognize
ahe Divine hand in sparing him 50
aong, taking him away ina green old
age, full of days and usefulness, and
!thcreby holding up another'examplc
of good works for our imitation and
guidance. f,,........s,.z
Rcsolued, %. That we will cherish
gratcfn! recollection of his memory
and inscribe q leaf in our minutes to
the good nanfe of one who, after hav-
ing served his generation, fell in, sleep
and was gathered unto his fathers,
Resclped, Sd. That a copy of this
preamble and resolutions be trans.
lnitted by the secretary to the aged
widow, Mrs. Margaret, brennan, and
be published with this days proceed
Z ings. is,- ..i4 I. sz5es- .stiiq ,--sslssi:
Rev. E.. A. Bolles laid upon the table
5 for distribution the abstract of the fifty.
eighth annual report of the American
Bible Society. "A. b. Wardlaw, chair
man Of the auditing committee on the
Librarian and HTreasurer's report, re
ported the same as having been exam
ined and found correct. Ea.iE .ha,@
~ Rev. E. A. Bolles, in pursuance o1
3 the resolution of request of the Board
of Directors, presented the claims of the
American Bible Society Record, and
solicited subscriptions to the same. aa
On motion Of Rev. II. II. Sloan, il
was '-a s- H. -. ',r
Rcsozucd, That the American Bible
Society Record be favorably recon-.
mended to the members of this Society,
and they requested to become subscri'
bers thereto. ..,s.-..s, ,, -.
3 Rev. w. S. Pressly was appointed to
deliver the sermon at the next annual
~, "pav u NTilaS alfarno q
ed to deliver the address; L. W. White
were unanimously reelected. I - )
DIR. Joseph L. Pressly was elected
niroator In Dram Ipnpa sod