The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-11-14

w, IL francis, otCrelary,
The Secretary then read the follow
ing historical sketch OF The Society
from its organlzgt,on to the present
time, which hc had prepared tor tie
occasion:
The Franklin County Bible Socicu,
was organized june -, 1917, AMI rcr>
ognIzrd hv lhc Parent Society Juj'
1871, 1918, with Thos. s Don. las as
Corresponding Secretary,
In l724 the Soric,y was rc-or4su-
zpd, VITA Mitchell X Jackson Corrr,>
pond,u2 Secretary.
LII 1925 the American Bible Society
made grant to this auxiliary ii svV
rntN >iive Bibles and srventy-d,e Trs
lalnents, valued at S7S7G
In 1926 the Parent Sorrly male
another grant to this auxiliary % tiIN
81 les and one hundrrd Te,lamrnls,
valued at SIC 2S, and another IN 1881
Of two hundred Bibles, val Iei al
Sl4l so
The next notice Of the Society is il
1916, when Rev L, II Hatcher, Agent.
reported the Suciety as progressing in
csnvaSsing its field.
In lS49 the report of the Society
shows that it had supplied two han
hrcd and nineteen families with tn"
Billie in nine civil districts or the
county, aud that there we're six other
districts to supply, in which there were
probably more than one hundred DIES
lilutc families. This report also shows
that the agent Of the Society had ,liS>
lrihuted three hundred aud sjxt our
Bibles and two hundred and ninety
.hrce Tpslamrnts.
In 1858 Rev E e. Slater, Agent
reports the Society ~ benz acti cts
engaged in the "ulk Of canvaSSjng il.
field. He SAYS: II think III" prrr,L i,
not remOt" ~hrn the river of the "a =,
OF lie shall scud its refreshing tream.
through this hraulIul land"
In 1858 steps were taken to 10 re-
supply the whole comfy with Bible.
and Tcs,amrn,., according to the plan
OF the parrn' Society.
In 1889 the Agent, Rev j. Atkins,
in his report, expressed the hope that
Franklin county would br more tho
roughly supplied wi,h the work Of God
than ever before.
In 1860 the AGENT, Rev f II L,v
EFT, found this Society in n most a Iur-
ishing condition He SAYS: "rhe So
cietY has ,horou-hly explored lis ii"id,
ard has full depository. A ,'ry in>
teresting meeting WAS held"
Daring the late wac between the
States, the hooks aud records oI this
Society were destroyed.
The first mreting Ut the Society held
after Ii" war was September ll,n
1868, when Hon. A. 5. Coiyar wa,
elected President, and + A. Lou.h +
miller, Corresp"n Ing Secretary
The next recorded meeting ot the
Society was January Oh, 1870. when
DR.. Z G Gra,ps was elected PRESS
dent. He declined to sGryr, and Dr.
N. II. Bone was elected in his stead.
The next meeting was held Nnvem-
Der 79lh, 1874, when Rev. A. + DIX
was elected President. Since the lat.
ter date the annurI meetings OF the
Society have been regularly hcli, viii,
the following Presidents in the order
named: Rev +. A Krrl.v, Re-, s o
Wood. Rev. j. A b Lovett
The last regular canvass Of Franklin
county. for the purpose Of supplying it
with Bibles and TeSlamenls. vns from
1857 to 1859, when Rev. JAS { E.
lott. of Athens. Ala, WAS ernplnycd hv
the Society, and made thorough
canvass.
Al the beginning ofthe present Billie
year, The Executive CoiumIt'er of this
Society esploysd Rev. Jamrs Camp
'ell, OF Winchester, TO canvass and
supply Franklin county with B,ies
and Testaments, but owing to sickness
in his family, he was unable to make
tho canvass. He, however, reports
having worked six DAYS, sud asctr-
laineh in this brief period that there is
q great aeslitutioa Of the precious
word of God in the county.
The SDcic,v has kept full depusi
tory since 1868, and is now in good
working order
For all the facts that make up that
portion of this sketch of the Society S
history prior to the war, ! AN indrhled
TO the courtesy OF Rev Geo : Saw
age, Of Covington. XIV, District Super
intcndent Of Tie American BIhle So
ciety.
Rev. G. W. Johnston then delivered
a very interesting address upon the
Bible, after which collection WAS
taken up for the cause.
The Society then adjourned to meet
in the NJ. f. Church, South. in Win
chester, Tenn on the 4tn Sabbath in
October, 1879.
A. +. DIX. President.
W. Il. FRANCIS, Secretary.
We were surprised last Monday To learn
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