The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-08-25


The following committee were appointed
To nominate officers for the coming year
Rev. J. d. Hewitt, r. s. Kuhl, Judge Thomp-
son.
On Resolutions g. s. Mott S. H.
Smith, f. s. Holcombe.
To nominate delegates to corresponding So
cieties--Rev. Messrs. Conkling and Fault.
The committee on business for afternoon
reported, and the report was accepted.
After singing the Doxology and the pro-
nouncing of the Benediction, the Society took
a recess until P. NJ
At 2 o'clock the President called the meet
ing to order the choir sung an anthem, and
Rev. G. s. Conkling led in prayer.
The contributions from the churches were
then called for, and the responses were liberal.
Among these contributions was one of twenty
dollars from II. r. Kennedy Lodge, No. 140,
of the Free Masons, of Bloomsbury. The
letter accompanying this donation was re-
ferred to the Committee on Resolutions.
The names of delegates appointed TO attend
the corresponding Societies were called
None of these delegates had attended the
meetings of neighboring Societies, because
they were not informed of the times and
places of the meetings which they were APP
pointed to attend.
Judge Kennedy and Rev. Thomas 8. Long
were present as delegates from Warren county,
and were listened to with great interest by the
Society.
Speaker Van Derbilt, of the New Jersey
Legislature, was present and gave very in
teresting account of Nassau Hall Bible So
ciety, Princeton College.
The committee on Resolutions then report
ed as follows:
Reso,ced That events TRANSPORTING In our county
and In other US to feel even deeply than
tons which characterize nation rests upon the in
OF the s Wor Of O S o. ~ pa bs
standard Of morals which should govern society
mot rs e
since the beginning of that system
Resoiped, That under the impulse impaired BY these
not only to read and study the Bible diligently
but endeavor to circulate it, that each person should
or individual in his neghborhood be destitute Of copy
of the Scriptures Also that Christian ladies do
excellent service In behalf Of the Bible and for the
religion by selecting person In the neigh
orhood who may be unable 70 read and thus perform
the work of a Btbfe reader to the ignorant.
Whereas, Cardinal of the Roman Cdtoiic Church has
declared that God has not commanded us TO read the
circulate the Bible Resictions the Bible the
safeguards Of the church's unity" belief to
shs eb S be Tat iss d Of
Church put the Bibleor portion oft into the hands
every who will receive it, and that restrictions in
the reading otbe Bible lead In the Church.
looseness Of morals and to national deterioration
thanks % the ladies Of the H. E. Church. Of Mechanics
ve and to the ladies of the Reformed Church Of White
those gentlemen who furnished from and to
van Fleet for his timely address, In which he testified
his faith in the Bible and its value to us in society and
the nation.
Resoivsd That hereafter we omit sending delegates to
county societies. except the adjoining countless but
that 1t shall be understood that whenever any members
county society In this State he shall be considered as
delegate from this Society and shall act as such and
those societies who may be Providentiaily with u.s.
Resolved That accept with thanks the donation Of
cent Free and Accepted Masons to be used toward the
dissemination of the Holy Scriptures We rejoice to
Of the words of common lord and God.
Resolved, That of the above resolution be for
warded to the Lodge
The resolutions were adopted.
The Committee to nominate Officers report
ed as follows
President--Vice-Ch Chancellor A. v. Van
Fleet.
list Vice President, Rev. Martin Herr I'd
Vice President, Rev. J. d. Randolph 3D.
Vice President, Rev. John Ewing 4th Vice
Pres't., Rev. M. N. Oliver.
Recording Secy-Rev. j d. Hewitt.
Corresponding Sec'y-Rey. G. S. Mott.
Treasurer and Depository-Jos. Fl. Higgins.
MANAGERS Samuel B. Pickel;
Bethlehem, Sylvester H. Smith East Am
we'll, Joha w. Bells Clinton Borough, N.
w. Stiger Clinton Township, Benjamin E.
Young Franklin, William Large !; Delaware,
William v. Case Kingwood, George E.
Dairymple Lebanon, Rev. David Kline
Tewksbury, Jacob r. Fisher ; Readington,
Henry s. Kinney Union, William s. Wyck-