The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-11-04
FEMALE BIBLE SOCIETY.

small cotton 0f
Ohicers-RepOrt Of the Secretary.
The Wilmington Female Bible Socie-
ty held its sixtieth anniversary last
evening In the lecture room of Central
Presbyterian church, but owing to the
inclemency Of the weather the attend.
ance was quite small.
The exercises were opened with sing
Ing, followed with scrIptural readings
and prayer by Rev. j. Fl. Nixon, pastor
of the church. The report OF the Secre-
tary, Mrs. Il. p. Johnson,was then read,
and showed the Association to be In a
good and prosperous condition. The
report states that the Society was or
ganized on December 22d, 1921, five
years later than the American Bible So
ciety. At that time there we're but few
auxlliaries, but now the number
amounts to 1880.
Last year the Society had 227 sub
scribers. or this number 8 have died, 9
removed and 7 discontinued. Eight
members have joined, making the pre-.
sent membership 2l4.
Among those who severed their con-
nection with the Association by removal
were Mrs. M. A. Rice and Mrs. j. L.
Jackson, two very efficient officers,
whose places It will be difficult to fill.
The loss of members shows q decrease
of receipts of $13. We were In hopes
that after the financial depression was
ended that the Society would start on
prosperous career, but this does not
seem to be the case, as the Treasurer's
reports shows that the receipts were
hardly sufficient to meet current ex-
penses, although the receipts were aug
mented by a legacy left by q former be-
loved member.
Fifty nine Bibles were sold and forty
three given away; five testaments were
sold and twenty-seven given given away
during the year. The small distribu-
tion Of Bibles is explained by the post
ponement of our biennial visits, caused
on account of the prevalence Of small
pox. The Bible reader performed her
duty faithfully, making l,343 visits and
read to those who SO desired it over 300
times. The revision OF the new testa-
ment was spoken of in general way,
and the fact mentioned that one ofthose
engaged in the work of revision was an
honored member OF the Society. Al
though the Society still clinged some.
what to the old edition, they were
grati6ed to know that the revision hao
been the means of selling multitude
and the reading of the new word The
report also spoke of the fact that false
doctrines were becoming ripe and az.
gressive. In how many ways Is 1t prop.
ogated From the delicate and specious
bint of the fsshionable preacher and
the popular novel, to the lectures aud
the look of athsistic service, how easy
is the progression? How shall we meet
these assaults OF the Devil ? Only with
"The word of the Spirit, which Is the
Word of God"
The annual report OF the Tre1surei
Mrs. M. j. Darlington, was then read
showing the receipts to have been $3.50,
OF, and the expenditures $377.a5, leav
ing a balance Of 1882.
The reading of the 1reasurer's report
was followed by the singing of q hymn
after which Rev. M. A. Richards, of st
Paul's NJ. e. church, delivered an inter
estiDg address.
At the conclusion of his sedIess The
following officers for the Ell ga.ng yea
were announced, and the me citing CLOSED
with the benediction by Rev. DR.
| Nixon
Presjdent-Mirs Anna Brincklie.
Vice. President-Miss Anna Semple
Treasurer-Mrs. T. Darlington.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. r. z
johnson.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Fl. G.
| Jones.
Bible Reader-Maggie s. Barr.
Managers-Mrs. Gregg Chandler, Mrs
NJ. A. Richards, Mrs. NJ. Bradford, MIS-
7. q. Alrich, Mrs. J. T. Cause, Mis-. L
T. Taylor, Mrs. E. q. Wollaston, Mrs
j. Fl. Adams, Mrs. james Morrow, Mrs
William Cause, Mrs. E. Smith, Mrs. Il
Moore, Mrs. q. w. Rowland, Mrs. I'll
B. Seidel, Mrs. B. Elliott, Mrs. s. Nc
Caulley, Mrs. S. Bringhurst, Mrs. L. G
Bootes, Mrs. M. Stroud, Mrs. Bissel
Mrs. NJ. McNamee, MIS-. w. d. Dow
Mrs Sherman, Mrs Dubois, Mrs Fl /
Pickels, Mrs q Capelle, Mrs A N Keig-
win, Mrs II Nixon, and Misses Lydis
CLARK, Louisa Gordon, Lydia Webb
Maud Capelle, - Judd, A Porter, &
Haines, S G Bowman, Cornelia Brad
ford, NJ S Hilles, - Polk s Howland
- Warner, Ridgely, and
Morrow.