Daily Republican., 1880-11-05
FEMALE BIBLE SOCIETY.
The Yifsy.Ninah ANIMAL Meeting
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Society, Of Wilmington, met In ANNA
Q session In the Grace M. X. Church. tn
}. treasurer's report stated that 1924 7
s had been recsived, and that the amoun
q had been deposited and paid out.
During the year, according to th'
. depository's report, 20 books have bes
!. sold and IS have been given out. G
t the latter oos dozen were prsse I
o the Sunday School Of the Rodney stree
, chapel.
The annual report stated tsSt tn
: society began ths year with 23S mem
0 bers. During the year nine have diH
continued, three removed, and thre
deceased, making a loss Of fifteen mem
: bers. Six new names lave been added
making the number 229. The repor
D further reads: ave ask for new sub
eoribers. We believe there are mani
Christian women In this city who vii
: gladly enroll themselves as our helpers
Ia the Lord when once their attention
10 called to His need of them. 1t IL
much to bs regretted that the assem-
blsge Of these anniversary meetings II
generally restricted to the active mem
: bers, 80 that We can only reach others
Il by private application. Cannot the
pastors Of Wilmington speak for rs to
some OF their peopleH They know by
experience that the bread Of life ia in.
creased to their own souls while they
break and deal it to the hungry. Dur.
ing the year we have been cheersd and
encouraged by legacies, cue from Lewis
Gibbons, q son OF one whose labors be-
gan with the beginning OF our society
and closed with her death, and ons
from Miss Mary Hamilton, one Of our
oldest and most beloved managers.
The Wilmington Savings Fund has
kindly accepted the investment Of this
money, and We shall thankfully apply
the interest to our work, for We are
grieved that in two years past our
reds at home have deprived US of the
privilege of sending a donation to the
parent society. Since our last report,
tie oldest MEMBER OF the board, Miss
NJ. fitzpatrick, has entered into rest.
She was present at our meeting in
March last, though in declining health.
She expressed her warm affection for
this society and with many tears sought
us to pray for her. We now think Of
her as having joined the large company
out Of our soCisty, who dwell where
there is no more old age nor weakness
nor infrnity. They behold the sa.
viOur's face and are satisfied.
"For several years as vacancies oc
ourred We have sought to enlist young
Christians as active members, lest the
fruit Of this good tree should deterio.
rate II fresh Eoions we're not grated on
its aged stock. 1t was not TO bring in
the element OF sO-oallsd modern thought
which, alasl too often turns the soul
away from an atoning Saviour, but
rather that We might have the warmth
Of youthful love and the 7igor Of young
hands and feet among US while they
grew wise through our experience and
strong in the faith of our Redeemer by
our joint commune with Him. We are
happy and blest in this fellowship.
''ln closing our report ws desire to
say that while II is our manifest duty |
to do the Bible work OF our own city |
thoroughly, We cannot stop here. When
We review the American Bible Socisty'S
report for lS79-S0, our hearts burn to
have an actual share In its ever in
creasing labors and conqussts, It's trans
lations into new tongues and it5 dis
tribution of tue Word in every land.
IL 10 glorious to see the two great Bible
institutions Of Christendom locking
their hands together aroRnd the globe
and holding the lamp Of life in every
cavern of heather darkness, while the
of the cross go down and
seek to save the lost. IL it nothing to
us that we may be linked with this
noblest agency for obeying the last
command of the Lord Jesus II Is
nothing to appropriate his promise, 'Lo,
sm with you alway, even unto the
end Of the world p
Let eur prayers take in the Bible
,suss throughout the world. Let our
hands reach forth to help it, near and
lar, but our hearts must expand to let
In the oonstraiDing love of Christ or
here will be narrow work and small
'eBults.
DO We cry "who is sufficient
Fer such vast, momentious thingse"
Holy Spirit come upon us, II
With Thy rushing, mighty wings,
Speed us forward on our mission, s
With Thine all pervading sword {;
Thon shall elrth's divided Kingdoms
Soon belong TO Christ, the Lord. 8
Addresses wers made by Revs. DIR. e
iarks, G. W. Miller and T. L. Tomkin
on.
The following officers were elected 4,
Or the ensuing year: President, Miss y
Lnna Brincklie; Vice President; Miss u
.uns semple; Treasurer; Mr8. NJ. L
ice; Recording Secretary; Mrs, T. i. P
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. b
. L. Jackson; Managers, Mrs. Chan
Ter, Mrs. Reese, Mrs. Pitchard, Mrs. T
lrich, Mrs. T. Cause, Mrs. T. Darling ci
IN, Mrs. 4 Taylor, Mrs. &. Moore, Mrs. II
/. McCauley, Mrs 4. G.. Wollaston, h.
rs. Jones. Mrs. L. c. Bootss, Mrs. NJ N
troud, Mrs. Nixon, Mrs. McIlvain, Mrs.
issel, Mrs. McNamee, Mrs. K. Steph- a,
ns, Mrs. W. DOVE, Mrs. Keigwin, Mrs. b.
7. D. Maxwell, Mrs. Dubois, Mrs. Sher
an, Mrs J H. Adams, Il. B. Syidel,
T. Cause, + Saith, c. Howlapd, s. at
ringhurst. J. Morrow, Mrs. Elliot. M
rs. L, Webb, A. Polk, C. Broom, l.. 7,
ark, N. Judd, J. Porter, NJ, Capelle,
. Gordon E. Rice, c. Bradford, s.
owland, NJ. Hills. NJ. Bowman. II.
ayes. 4. Morrow, J. Warner, NJ. Rig.
y. 81,
Police MeRxiuga. o.
Magistrate O'Neill presided at the :,
'lice Court last evening. John Allen di'
lored, was arraigned on the charge wi