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REPORT FROM LEBANON n1nLE SOCIETY.

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j.. w. GREENE,
Secretary and Treasurer.
REPORT FROM LEBANON BIBLE SOCIETY,",
LEBANON CHURCH, July ., 1880.
The Lebanon Bible Society, auxiliary to
the District Society, met aud recognized
with Rev. j. r. Gilbert, President, $. {. Link,
Secretary md Treasurer. and twcnty-eight
present. y collection was taken up amount
Ing to seven dHllars. The Society agreed to
give 1t to the District Society to aid In the b.
Dlr CAUSE.
-Four delegates were elected TO meet with
The District Society, :. +. Gilbert, J. II. Lig-
on, John Martin amd 4. j. Woodhurst.
$. [. LINK, secretary and Treasurer.
The following Report OF the Cedar Springs
Society WAS then read
REPORT OF CEDAR SPRING AND LONG CASE
BIBLE OCTET
To /. ". White, Corresponding Secretary Of 40
brCiih District Bitic Society:
i. Our annual meeting was held last Satur-
dny 18th inst. ut Cedar springs, less than half
our members attending.
II. An excellent address was delivered by
Ar. Haddon. Student Of Theology.
III. Tho cominittec appointed at last meet
Ing to canvass the territory occupied by men,
beers OF our church, and to see how our own
people and Others living amongst them are sup
plicd with The Bible and report what dcstitu-
tion, If any exist, Report, that they lind in all
our families one or more copies OF the scrip
lures. Occasionally n family where there Is
only q Bib;c for the heads of the family and
nonc for the children OF the family who can
read. some families Of other denominations
who arc living amongst MS are but poorly sup
piled with the word of God, and unc or two
families who belong to no denomination ell
tirrly without a Bible.
". We also iind great restitution amongst
the CoioIed people in our midst. a great
nluny Of them have learned to read and arc
very anxious to obtain Il Bible.
V. The fifty liiblcs our Society received from
the Abbcvillc District Bible Society last year
have all been distributed gratuituusIy, most
ly amongst our " people, some to tllOse
who belong 10 no church and Il few to colored
people.
VI. We havc siNiy-four names or our roll, q
good many OF them lAdicSa and children. II Is
our painful duty to report i growing lndlt;er-
encc to the Bible cause.
VII. This society was organized on the 18th
July lSj3. with q membership at that time Of
ITO. we have paid TO the Nbbcvillc District
Bible Society since that time the sum of sew
en- hundred and seventy dollars and fifteen
cents. Three hundred and seven dollars and
II half of that sum was Confederate money,
balance good money.
VIII. Our contribution at last meeting was
fourteen dollars ;u!d lorty-iirc cents.
IN. In view Of the coldncss ana Indifference
manifested by our people generally, tho fol-
lowing resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed,
Rcsolccd !. That thisS Society Of Cedar Spring
md Long Cane hereby mcnIorinlize the pa
rent society at its approaching meeting to
adopt some measure To give more Interest TO
the cause of the Bible In our midst.
Rcs0ireG Z. That We suggest the encourage
mcmt Of forming more Auxiliary Societies,
aud issuing Il rcqucsttO ali the ministers OF
the several denominations to preach at least
once on the subject in their respective church
cs, during the year, and lift Il collection to he
forwarded 10 the district Society before Its
next meeting.
X. II was resolved that our delegates to the
Abbcvi!lc District Bible society bring TO the
attention of that society the matter OF sup
plying to some extent the destitute amongst
our colored people.
Respectfully submitted,
Il. II. BRADLEY,
Secretary.
After some discussion the first resolution
was nlodiflct so Hs To authorize the President,
First Eicc-prcSidcnt Treasurer anu Librarian
and Corresponding and Recording secretaries
10 confer with the Rev. Mr.. Wiley, the Gcncr.
auxiliary societies.
The second resolution was changed TO au.
tLorize the Corresponding Secretary TO pub
llsii q notice in the county papers urging
ministers to press the claims of the Society
before their congregations, and to take up col
lectiOns and forward the same TO the District
The consideration OF the third resolution
was postponed to the next meeting.
Gen. Bradley read The following tribute to
Gen. James Gillian, deceased:
The Committee appointed by the President
Of the .Abbrvillc District Bible Society to
prepare q memorial and resolutions In regard
10 the late ticGcral James Gillam, would res
pPctfully present the following:
General james GillamO OF Abbcvillc County.
'Injv the DSth lSIS i'm Inc cirhty-ciyhth yelr
Of Ills nce. lie was long n member and q
rnlino older of the Rock church. He was also
for more than thirty years President OF the
Bible Society, Auxiliary to the
ALhcvilIe District bible Society,
Wherrns r. hns nlcosed Almighty God In
his AIwisc Providence. by death. to remove
rom our niiuSI our 'onGrnoic m'I nu ,onnv
UioE.iei w i,onm H'cnhIoni nf tho Grrrn wool
Bible society. and was a member or the Ab-
pcFlilc blstilct i!plc NoCletA, nliu az -
ing ndyoca1te oi,lilc '!oio CAUSE 'n'o'sAou'
our laiu. therefore, .ho hand
ilcSOtCcu, l; 1taI We i.tyShIno 49, 80
OF God in the death OF This esteemed ana
worthy member ot me ti1ie Soc,TIy, I his
with reverence ana SUBMISSION 10 HIS
holy VIII; o,,i,ro,d onoorfu,lv
testify to the zeal. and liberality or our ue-
ceased brother In behalf OF the bioie cause.
We also commend ms SHaiiipic " ~ wnttoo
IN the great and good work OF supplying tie
people III our " country ana lhose III lor-
clgn lands with the word OF God!.
AL OF which Is respectfully submitted.
JOHN MClIEES, Chairman.
a.uu, NJ. yr,r,,,u "a +bo
inc ir'FiuehI ciliieu VT; Muiui.M ~ ' ~
!tlair anu men reld INC NILE I'arr,n.
Inc ''c''o'S y 'hc '"'' iio"' No'
RESOLUTION on TIE DEATH OF HON. THos.
c. PERRIN.
Do.,,,, r,,o, ono I'm tho rocord ~ tbe
MeoUtII Dii nri RuiH5ia Soriniv he set npnrt
n 'mon,nrv nf ,hn IInm r;hom,as g. Perrin. de-
cnas,.i on which shnli be Inscribed his naInu
VIII liie uatcs VI We ~ nv uuoi"tn inc Of.
nc ncc't!E entn rioi iii tI'o tjyno ct ser.
lises IA "nion u y "''A
Vlce.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ABOVE
RESOLUTION.
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