Daily Republican., 1880-10-08
STATE BIBLE soUIErr.
Ats Annual Session In First Pres.
teFisn Church Yesterday.

AU Annuah Session In First Pro-
teFisn Church Yesterday.
The sixty eighth annual session ,
tho Delaware State Bible Society wa
commenced yesterday afternoon At
O'Clock In the First Presbyterian Churo
and was concluded in the evening.
At the afternoon session, after praye
by Rev. 2. a. Ravlins, the minute
and Tressurer's report wers read. Th
latter showed the finances to bs in goo,
condition.
The following COMMITTEES on the nom
lnation Of officers was appointed: Greg,
Chandler. ]. ?. Williamson and Rev
DR.. Spottswood.
Dr.. SPOTS wood rsad the repsrt Of th,
New Castle Vomals Bible Society, whiel
showed that the work in the organiza
tion was in prosperous condition.
matter Of interest was the statemen
made BY the Doctor that the lady wht
psuned the report was over 50 years O.
age.
DR.. Marks made tho report OF the
Board of Managers which stated that
this Soeiety's work had been nqnile sue.
cessful. 1t described the salf sacrifice
and labors Of Miss Eunioe Holt, who
served as oolportsur among the poor
people Of the State from January Ist to
september LIST. Extracts from her 70
port showed the Ignorance and poverty
Of the people in some districts, especial.
ly Of the colorst people. Beginning at
Delaware City her labors extending
through Port Penn, St. Georges, Odessa,
Middletown, oto. She had spoken With
400 persons, and prayed with 125
families. She distributed 1853 Bibles,
326 Tsstamsnts, l42 copies of Testa.
ments and Psalms, "a Gospels, and "a
Palms, amounting In money value to
&756.
Miss Holt vas present and at the con-
clusion Of the reading of the report
addressed the Society upon the nature
Of her work, 10.
II was decided TO send one delegate
10 the sessions OF the Kent and Sus-
sex County Bible Societies, and to pay
his expenses.
A decision was reached to hold the
next annual session Of the Society in
Cnion N. Il, Church, after which q
recess was taken to 7.30 O'Clock.
RvESrHs SESSION.
A large audience attended the even
Dg session Of the Society. After de.
'otional exercises Rev. G. W. Miller Of
trace church delivered an address
Vh ieh in substance was as follows:
The Bible is the bulwark Of this nA-
fon. 1t is the hope Of civilization. |
70 nation sohooled In its prscepts
ver cringes its knee to tyranny. Look |
It the intelligence and order Of Eng
aRd, Scotland, Holland, Germany and |
IL the nations In which this book IL
enerated and contrast these with the
OF France, Italy and Spain,
ountries most magni6csntly endowed
nth natural advantages, where, not
outstanding these advantages, ignor-
nee and misrule predominant. Why
o abroad for our illustrations We
ave them nearer a. home. In our
wn favored land We have Mexico and
he South American States. Never
rs there more suggestive contrast.
od seems to have SGT these side by
de with ouF own blessed country.
hose States had the best OF us in nat
raj advantages. Misruls aud ignor-
noe marked an evil from the begin
ing. With our Bible we have had
'der, peace and q large measure of
opular intelligence. We are in ths
re front Of the nations. Why is tLis
'ntrsst do you ask can give you
ls answer In q few syllablss. Popery
i'd prohibited Bible, Professionalism
ID 3 free Bible.
Our advantage lies In this sentence.
'ith free Bible the nation will 20 on
and bring with it In the end
% solution Of that policy which fosters
ne liberty, civil and religious. Do Q
3 desire this people to remain q free
opls--to 20 en- building republics and
them 7 II 50, let us cir
late this look through all the land.
is not only the corner stone Of our q
tional life, hut it is the heart of our y
Tilizstion. We must send it west u
.rd. We must send the book South. "
The work is . noble one. Astor,
sh your library and your other phi. a
lihropio bsnefoes, aye, the many
rred Grant and Sheridan, your glory 4
nothing to compare with tho heroic n
f.ssorihcing labor Of those distribu
s, suoh as We have Ia our Delaware N
iety. u y
America must have the Bible. II ~
st be given TO all our people. A -,
tor, In speaking Of the last day, says RI
{ there shall b. great red hand :,
oss the disc Of the sun, with fingers - -
dy to cluteh 1t from the heavens. Ny M,
'nds look around upon our country
you can see the fingers ofthe oloody lty
ID ready to clutch our sun OF intelli-
ce, and pluck it from our political Sc
tsm. The fingers are of Atheism, MI
ConmuriSm and Roman 30,
holicism, she latter the bloodisst 81,
NEST dangerous to our institutions '''
r. Du Bois followed with an instruo
address, and was followed by DR..
,ldon who had Just come away from orc
Trenton Convention, which had ara
to celebrate the five hupdredth an. ~
ersary Of the English Bible. a'
he Committee on new officers report Do
he following who we're elected a. a.
resident-L. z. Bush. eo;
,oretary-Rsv T. Y. Plummsr. Aie
W. Rowland.
sst years managers we're retained, Y
,pt that VIM. r. Lane took the of 1
70 Of d. C. Ridgsway. Mo,
he committee on delegates nomina bon
for Kent county. L. p, Bush and g. Tod