The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1879-09-17

VII t"o ihcihoTuDle eSViCo VI tne past
year. The death of Henry w. Warner
the last of the original founder of the
American Bible Society; and Col. J.
NJ. Stewart, the last of the original of
ticers of Tirzah Bible Syciety. 49,
July %, 1876, bringa us to the 19tk
Anniversary. The add fsss was deliv-
cred by Gen. w l. T P{nce, of Char
lotte, n. c., and srepre9 nted as "pro-
found and elaborate; ank l;jtened to
with deep and constans His,tion by
the audience" Mr.. S. u Williamson
having declined the Sectstnryship, d.
p. Robertson was again appointed pro
tenn. The Executive (z,mmittec re-
ported this year they have distributed
ID Bibles and 80 Testanie} }ts-t that the
calls are more frequent aid urgent
that one hundred copies pore were in
demand. The amount Of funds now
at command was s62.60, 1t was or
dcred that Sl5 worth of R,oks be pur-
chased for distribution and the bal
ancc be placed to the credit of Tirzah
on the Books Of the Amd drican Bible
Society. The demands thif + year being
SO much above the supplylis accounted
for by donation to the Monroe Bible
Society, as their funds -&ere short of
their wants and the sphere of Tirzah's
benefactions was greatly enlarged.
! The Society raised the money to
make Gen. w. l.. 7. Pfincc life
member Of the American Bible Socie-
ty He, in connectim with VIM. Neill,
were made life members of this Socie-
ty by friends. Capt. Thos. K. Nisbct
was elected Secretary; the other Off
iiccrs were continued.
The twentieth anniversary was OBJ
served on The 2Sth of July 1877. Mr..
j. G.. Potts delivered the address. 1t
is put down as earnest. eloquent and
appropriate" As usual, he was made
life member of this Society, and the
American Bible Society. Rev. Il. A.
Miller, Rev. J. b, Mack, Mrs. ID. p.
Robinson were also mad >r4embcrs
of this SOcferv. --'~S &
! 112 Bibles and Testaments
and three copies of the Book of Psalms
were distributed. At this meeting
s65 were collected. Fifty were for.
warded to the parent Society, and Slj
for the purchase of Bibles for distribu,
ton. Jno. II. McMurray was elected
e-President. The other officers were
continued.
The address on the 21st annivcrsa
ry was delivered July y, 1878, by j
+. Payne, Esq The minutes of tha,
! day represent it rs every interesting
and appropriate" The usual mem,
berships in the parent and auxiliary
societies were conferred Mrs. Laura
A. Mccain was made life member OF
this Society as token of respect fol
the memory of her excellent husband
who was one Of the Societys warmest
friends and supporters. Seventy-fv,
Bibles and Testaments were distrib
uted during this year. \ colony OF
colored Emigrants left for Liberia, and
n considerable number was given tc
them. 1t has been the custom of the
Society from the beginning, if 4
drought prevailed at the time of it.
meeting to devote part of the tim,
to special supplicatioEs for that great
temporal blessing, the rain of heaven
A severe and protracted drought wa:
making the heaven rs iron, and tn,
earth as brass ; vegetation was with
cred, and the bread and seed prospect,
were dropping. When the Society was
arranging the haif four for these sup
plications, Rev. Il. A. Miller made q
capital point, when he suggest
ed there be associated with
them petitions for Heavens blessing,
on the contributions of the day. Tho
next day the bottles of Heaven wer,
unstopped and copious showers of rain
watered and refreshed the earth and
an abundant harvest of earth's fruit.
were gathered. Ifs proportional spir
itual blessing accompanied the dollar,
and cents thatday contributed what an
immense amount of good was conferred
upon the fallen sons of earth Let the
members of Tirzah Bible Society never
be discouraged in their good work. II
may be the money that day given tc
the Redeemer's cause, was returned
with a thirty fold increase, into their
granaries in the Fall. an hundred fold
increase Of grace in their hearts, and a
wave Of spiritual influence commenced
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