Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-15
State CorrespOnuence.
GFAmbYs

Granby.
 The annual Granby and vicinity Bible so ciety meeting was held on the 10th lnst;, ID the Methodist church, West Granby. Ser mon by the Rev. Mcfarland, pastor of the East Granby and Salmon Brook Cengre- gational churches. Text 2 Timothy Z, Z.
 EsAnd the things that thou hast heard or me among many witnesses, the same commit
 thou to faithful men, who shall be able 10
 teach others slso.n He spoke from brief,
 lawyer like and in way to show that he knew
 what was going on in the religious world
 He insisted on doctrine and briefly reviewed the history of Bible doctrine from the tune
 of the apostles He held that creeds naturally
 become more and more elaborate; that a per
 son was what his creed was, that It was non
 sense or something worse to think of getting
 along without tsforms" in religion. Too
 much is said in these days about the Bible
 stcontaining the truth for salvation 1oo
 much said in criticism of the Bible is h1ppant and shallow, The agnosticism of the hour IS simply know-nothingism, and not 2 rev or our time are diseased with religious td1ocy.
 At the first session of the Bible meeting it was reported that there was in the treas ury the sum of about sixty dollars. A part of this amount was contributed 1n ald or the Connecticut Bible society. The thing to be determined now is what portion shall go to | it and what portion to the American b1D!e l society to which the G. and V. society IS l now auxiliary. Two of the audience speak ! ing on the matter claimed that not one cent l should % to the Connecticut Bible society l for the reason that to give to this society was | to give not for Bibles, but for the support ot ! the Connecticut Bible society secretary: One | said: "TaIk about giving money to the Lord. Money given to the 0. B. B. IS not given to the Lord, but for the salary, $2, 100; for the travelling expenses, between three and four hundred dollars, and the sub sistence about $2OO, of Secretary Glbbert In the opinion of many good people of th1s ! region it would seem to be of doubtful pro | priety to dispense with public worship In nVe | churches to attend Bible meeting even once a year. The Bible meeting in questlor ] should be held annually on some secular day ! of the week. All that has been done for t1ve years with the money in the treasury or tht l Granby B. s. has been to report 1t and holc on to it. The society was constituted IT 1878 auxiliary to the c. B. society by tht casting vote of the moderator. It is hoped that the treasury will soon be empt1ed II aid of the C.. B. s. and A. B. societies, anc thereafter be replenished by cheerful glVer. in aid of the American Bible society
 But there are breakers ahead even on thu line. A prominent member of our Blblt society, a Universalist, at our last meeting \ proposed that the money in the treasury 6' given, not for Bibles, but for good booki better adapted than the Bible to the wants o1 ! such natives as France and China. d' thought some work on civilization the bes book for certain countries. He seemed tt favor war and an appropriation in aid of war But he was told that the object of the Amer ican Bible society was to circulate Bibles anc so favor the reign of the king of peace Good as civilization was, purity was better