The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-08-06
Minutes Of the Abbeville Bible SOcie.
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The anniversary meeting Of the Bonrd O
Directors of the Abbcvillc District Bible So
cicty was held in the office of the President
on "Wednesday, 30th of August, 1879, at ter
P~reSent-Judge Thomson, President. r. II
WardInw, J. II. BasSin. DR.. J. l.. Prcssly
Rev. j. +. Gilbert, Rev. DR.. Bonner, J. +. e.
nupre and "; H.; Parker, After prayer by
meeting were read and approved. J. +. C.
DuPre, Librarian and Treasurer. read his re-
port which was ordered to be submitted to
| :hc Society.
4 letter from Rev. s. II. Jefferson. colored.
and others. asking the Society for donations
| of Bibles and TcStaments was read TO the
Board and ordered TO be laid before the Socic-
After prayer by Rev. DR.. Bonner, the
Board adjourned to attend the anniversary
meeting OF the Society at the Methodist
church. $50
The anniversary meeting Of the .Abbcville
District Bible Society wos held at the Metho-
! dist church. Rev. X. y. Smart preached the
sermon and S. G. Cason. Esq. delivered the
annual address. After the address the Socie-
IL was called to order by the President. Judge
Thomson, and the business was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Simmons. The following
delegates from auxiliary societies were re-
ported as in attendance:
From Due WcSt-Rcv. DR.. Bonner, Prof.
Hood and DR.. Miller.
Cedar springs and Long Canc-W. T.. Brad
ley and J. w. Wideman.
! lireenville C~hurch-Andrew Stephenson, j.
G. Mundy and J. C Hodges.
]. l.. c. DuPre submitted his annual re-
ports as Librarian and Treasurer, which, OH
motion by h. II. Wardlaw were referred to
an auditing committee consisting OF l.. W.
Perrin, W. }. Smith and q. NJ. Jordan.
The Librarian WAS Instructed TO procure
and turn over TO the Due West auxiliary So
cicty books to the amount OF their eontrlhu-
ton, twcnty-tour dollars and seventy-five
cents, and ON motion OF Mr.. Wardlaw the
word donate was stricken out OF the Treas
urer'S report, and the word %"supplicd," Or
dered TO be substituted.
\ report from the Greenwood society an
%nounclng their Reorganization and the APP
pointmcnt OF delegates Was laid before the
society and ordered to be filed.
The petition of Rev. S. Ii. Jefferson and
G.. w. Marshall, colorcd, for donation OF BIZ
blcS and TcS,amcnts was laid before the so
ciety. and on motion by Mr. Colhran referred
back to the E;xccutivcC Committee for cousid-
Grafton.
l.. W. Perrin Esq, chairman Of committee,
submitted favorable report on the reports OF
Librarian and Treasurer. with II recommends
alton that the word County" be Stricken out
and district" substituted, which YVES adopt
ed.
The report of the Due West auxiliary socic-
ty was submitted anu ordered To be filed.
On motion by l.. ". Perrin, Esq, the Cor
responding Secretary was instructed to write
TO write TO the auxiliary societies previous to
next Hnnua! meeting giving them notice OF
the time OF the anniversary meeting OF this
Society, and requesting them to send to it
not less than six delegates and such contribu-
tiunS as they could make.
Upon call for new members, Rev. ID. j.
Simmons enrolled his lame.
Twenty old members paid their annual
subscription as follows: George White, Mrs.
) Baskir, j. :. Cotliran, itobt. ii. Wardlaw,
Miss Lucy White, L.. W. White, James ii.
Baskin, ". II. Parker, W. joel Smith, Sam.
uel Mctiow:tn, y; Il: Wnrdlaw: John q. Ed
u," 4 L. I Il 4 "a Igrri,, Ipn,
Martin, Thos. Thomson. Hugh Wilson, j.. +.
: Lyon and j. +. {. Duprc
Greenvi!le auxiliary society reported and
paid in II contribution OF eight dollars.
Cedar Springs anu Long Cane six dollars
and Dnc Neutrality-suspicious. dollars and seven
ty-iivc cents.
Long CiIc Society for fifty Bibles was grant
ed and the Librarian ordered to supply then
when Oh hand.
l j. +. C.. DuPre, Treasurer, reported the
. amounto OF funds on hand and OH his motion
the same was ordered to be invested in books
l subject 10 the direction Of X. II. Wardiaw,
= LIST Vicc-President, and Librarian and Secre
!, tary.
member of the Society.
On motion by Rev. DR.. Bonner 1t was re
5 solved that any member OF the branch s0cte
, ties attending the meeting or this society be
. allowed all the privileges OF the Society.
3 Thanks were returned to Rev. K. ID. Smart
for his appropriate sermon and toS. Z. Cason
: Esq, for his address.
= An election for officers was held and ali the
old members reelected, and arc rs follows:
3 Judge Thomson-PreSidcnt.
X. H.. Wardlaw, Esq, j. ii. Baskin. Rev
DR.. Grier. ArInslead Burt, and Rev. Il. n
/ Pratt, Nicc-rresidcnt>.
=, Rev. Messrs. J. +. Gilbert, J.. o. Lindsay, J
McLecs, H.. I. Sloan, j. /. bonner, Or. Boyc'
: and W. r. Pearson, and Messrs. W. u
, McGhee. r.. I. Cunningham. }. l.. PresSly. q
! McD. Miller, J!S. Parks, =. II. Bradley, VIM
Hood, w. X. bradley, and w. X. Blake, Di
! rcctors.
l l.. w. White, Corresponding Secretary.
MiTn' 4 r;trher' i hrep[unn nj Ic Trely
:, Rev. j. +. Latimcr was elected Preacher u
. next anniversary meeting, with Row. u. j
simmons, Alternate.
with j. Fuller Lyon, Esq, Alternate.
3 After the bencdiction by Rev. }. l.. Martin
| the Society adjourned.
MM. Fl. PARKER, Secretary.