Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-31
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The Bible Ca

The Southern California Bible
Society held its fourth anniversary
It the M. E. Church in this
city last Sunday evening, at
which time the Rev. DR.. Cunning
ham, Of the Presbyterian Church,
and Rev. Mr.. Hill, of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church, delivered
very able and interesting addresses;
after which Rev. John Thompson,
District Superintendent of the
American Bible Society, followed
with = very Interesting and stirring
address regarding the work Of the
American Bible Society at home
and abroad and the work OF the
CAlifornia Bible Society. Revs.
Packard, of the Congregational
Church. Hough, of the M. E.
Church, and Bollinger, Of the Ger
man NJ. e. Church, participated in
the services. After the addresses a
collection was taken and the con-
gregation was dismissed, feeling
that "this was the best Bible meet
ing ever held in Los Angeles"
Before and since the meeting Rev.
Mr.. Thompson has visited San Di-
ego. Anaheim, Orange, Westmin.
ster, Garden Grove, San Gabriel,
Cotton, Riverside and Compton,
and he has organized Bible Com
mittees for the distribution Of the
Scriptures at San Diego, Orange,
Garden Grove, Westminster, Sar
Gabriel and Riverside, making
with the San Bernardino and Ana
helm Bible Committees organized
tive years since, eightsBible Com
mittees connected with this South
ern California branch of the Cal
Hernia Bible Society. The collec
tions obtained by Mr.. Thompson
during his official tour were as fol
lows:
San Diego, s2e. so, Anaheim, 81. 90
Santa Ana, $2.40, Compton, $15.75
Los Angeles, $500, Gardel
Grove, $500, Westminster, 1885
Riverside, $7.70, and sub
ocrlption, $50, San Bernar
dino, $13,85, and for Bibles sold b!
San BernardiDo committee, $9.50
This last named committee visited
some 200 families and supplied fift.
destitute families with the scrip
tures, and ten destitute persons
Tho District Superintendent has
by his official visit to this portion
Of bis large field, embracing Cali
fornia and Nevada, created an in
terest In the work not soon to h.
forgotten, and no doubt the ensu
ing year will be one of create
activity in the work in Southern
California as the result of the visl
Of the efficient District Superin
tendent. Mr.. Thompson reports tn
heartiest cooperation Of bot
pastors and dchurches, and aithoug
this is very hard year for tn
Bible cause on account Of the finan
cial pressure so severely felt by al
yet the work of the society will b
prosecuted until all who desire
are supplied with the word of life
Through the efforts OF Mr.. Thomp
son the prisoners in the count.
jail have been supplied with tn
Scriptures. Mrs. McCray and Mrs
Frambes have been appointed as 8
local committee TO supply the des
titute with the Scriptures in tn
Second Ward.
The officers and managers met a
2P. N. on the goth inst, in tn
office of Judge X. NJ. Widney, ,whel
all necessary business of the Soci
ETY. was transacted, including tn
following resolution:
Resolved, That we, the manager
of the Southern California Ri
Bile Society, acknowledge will
pleasure and gratitude the faithful
labors of the Rev. John Thompson
District Superintendent for tn,
Pacific Coast, in our county
and Southern California generally
and appreciate fully the kindness
of the parent society in sending
him to labor in our midst.
Officers and managers,
r. M. WIDNEY, President,
G. H. BRADLEY, Secretary,
H. X. w. BENT, Treasurer.
Pastors cf all the Protestant
churches Vice. Presidents, and b.
F. Cotton, w. Pridham, s. b. Gas,
well and Daniel Schieck, with 9th