Smyrna times., 1880-09-22
The Bible in Kent County.
AN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY
AT HARRINGTON.

AN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY
AT HARRINGTON.
Tho 22d annual meeting of the Kent
County Bible Society was held in tho
Presbyterian church, at Harrington, Thurs.
day, Hon. n. B. Smithers, presided. After
devotional exercises of Revs. w. E. England
and A. w. Lightbourne, routine business
was taken up. The President, Mr.. Smith
ers, read his report from which the follow.
ing points are taken:
During the year, II Testaments, and 1SS
| Bibles were distributed, l II were gratuitous.
| ly given, and 14S were sold; the entire cost
| being $87.l5. The amount received was
$44.99. Of the whole number distributed,
23l were given to white people and 81 to
colored people. TO the white people 80
were sold and IS to colored people. To
white families, l32 were sold, and 16 to
colored. There were 12S families without
| scriptures in any form, l01 being white and
81 colored.
| In 1877 Little Creek hundred was sup.
piled with 40 Bibles and II Testaments.
In 1873 North and South Murderkill were
supplied with 140 Bibles and IA Testaments
In 1879, Milford hundred with 10 Bibles
and 81 Testaments. In 1880, Mispillion
with 1SS Bibles and II Testaments. The
distribution has been effected wholly by
voluntary payments outside of the funds Of
the Society, and without any diminution of
its assets, the amount of sales in each year
being returned to the depesitor at Dover,
by the agent. TO mark the progress Of the
institution, the report read in 1860 and
1861, Rev. r. II. Merriken was employed
to canvass Kent county at a salary of $50
per month. During ten months service
he visited 3,S28 white families and 1,1l2
colored; found $40 white families and 3l5
colored families destitute of the Scriptures
, There were sold for nominal prices 333
Bible and 273 Testaments.
Officers for the ensuing term were elected
as follows:
President-Hon. John A. Nicholson, o.
Dover.
Vice e-Presidents-Dr. William Cummins
, Duck Creek hundred; N. T. Underwood
! Kenton hundred; R. NJ. Cooper, Little
J Creek hundred; R. II. Skinner, Dove
3 hundred; VIM. II. Ridgaway, North Muir
derkill hundred; Governor John w. Hall
South Murderkill hundred; T. w. Sharp
9 Mispillion hundred; c. J. Hall, Milford
Z hundred.
f Secretary-Rev. A. w. Lightbourne, O
:. Wyoming.
r Treasurer-John T. Jakes, of Wyoming
n Executive Committee-The President an,
g Secretary, cx.oficio members, Albert Cow
gill, DR.. VIM. r. Collins and F. A. Williams
I Mr.. Smithers having declined q re-eleC
q ton as President, was complimentcd with
O resolution of thanks for "hs faithful sci
!. vice and liberal contributions"
% The Treasurer's report was read as fo
lows: Receipts, $297.12; disbursement
Ia $l32.35. Cash on hand, $164.77.
- The Treasurer was instructed to rem
- 500 to the American Bible Society, to /
~ placed on credit.
r. d. Holfecker and A. P. Griffith, bot
N of Smyrna, were chosen delegates to IL
of Delaware State Biblo and the Sussex C
10 Bible Societies.
The Executive Committee were recon
in mended to call az many public meetings
n. possible, in order that healthy sentimel
in favor of the cause might be cultivate
ar The Secretary F. A. Williams, presentC
these 6gures:
l., Sales by deSpositOrs during the year.........S2
Sales by colpOrtcurs during the years 43
ed
ke Total funds. $50
Donations by Society. 4G
~, The Society adjourned to meet in Cal
den on tho second Thursday in SeptembC
1881.