The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-08-03
SUPPLYING THE WORD.
FAMILIES WITHOUT THE BIBLE
ARE GIVEN THE WORD OF GOD.
The SiXty.Th ANIMAL Session Of the
Abbeyille Bible Society food Ser
mon, Fine Address and Interesting
Memorial Exercises.
Minutes of the Abbeville District Bible
Society.

Society.
The sixty-third annual meeting Of the
Abbeville District Bible Society con-
vened in the Methodist church ut All
beville G. H. at IL O'Clock a. m, on the
2Sth5of July, 1896, President w. NJ.
Grier ID. in the chair.
Opened with prayer bv Rev. s. A.
Weber, of the NJ. +. Church South. The
roll Of the membership for the last three
years was called. the ma jorty Of whom
failed t. answer.
The minutes Of last meeting were read
and approved. The Rev. w. &. Neville
of the Presbyterian church principal and
Rev. w. ID. Kirkland Of the Methodist
church alternate, preachers. having re-
moved beyond the limits Of the county
declined to fill the appointment Of an
nual preacher. and Rev. s. A. Weber
consented 10 deliver the sermon, but
subsequently he asked the Directors to
allow him to give way to the Rev. G. II.
Wiley DID,, the Superintendent Of the
Bible Cause for North and South Caro-
lima, who was with us for the first time
since his appointment.
DR.. WilcyS sermon was based on the
Both verse Of the 18th Psalm. ''nhc Word
Of the Lord is tried )" and Immediately
afterwards he gave to the Society an eX-
ceedingly interesting account of the op-
erations Of the Parent Society,--the
American Bible Society in the United
States.
A hat collection was taken up imme-
diately after the sermon, amounting to
$ll.lO.
J. c. klugh, Esq. delivered the an
nuul address. upon the work and bene-
fits Of the American Bible Society.
Upon the call for renewal Of member
ship forty three paid their dnes Of III
each. y large number Of the old mem
bers have not yet paid. One new men,
Der was enrolled.
The following branch societies report
ed:
Long Cane and Cedar Springs. Dele
gate u. l.. Pressly, J. B. Muse, ID. W.
Jay, John Lyon, and Leroy Purdy.
Contributions, $3.50.
Troy. Delegates u. ID. Neel, j. +.
Wideman, W. Il. Bradley. Contribu-
tion, SILL
Greenvillc Church. Delegates -
Andrew Stevenson, w. n. Cowan and
j. l.. McCord. Contribution. rs
Lebanon Church. Delegates A. j.
Woodhurst and Sam'l Evans. Contri-
button, ~.
Due West. Delegates :-Rev. w. L.
Prcssly DID,, J. L. Miller. VIM. Hood,
Il. S. Galloway, }. p. Kennedy and II.
l.. Bonn.r. Contribution, S29. 9.65.
The following branch societies made
no report Lowndesville, Nnety-Six,
Greenwood and Cokesbury.
The following contributions were re-
ceived through DR.. j. 0. Lindsay. Mt.
Carmel Presbyterian Church 81; Will
lington Church 50; HopcweR Church
$llO
Judge J. 6. Cothran, chairman Of the
committee appointed to prepare and re-
port suitable minute to the memory
Of the Hon. Armistead Burt. made his
report which is hereto appended. Capt
j. II Parks, chairman Of the committee
appointed to prepare and report suita-
bic minute to the memory OF Capt. w.
II. McGec, made his report, hereto ap-
pended.
1t was resolved that the reports of the
said committees be adopted. and that
page in our minute book be inscribed to
the memory Of each Of the subjects Of
the said reports.
Further resolved, that the newspapers
be requested to publish the reports.
The Corresponding Secretary made
the following report That in obedience
to the resolutions Of the Society ut it's
last annual meeting he had invited the
Superintendent Of the fmerican Bible
Society to attend this annual meeting Of
the Society. that he had responded ia
vorably and he is now prosentin person.
That he had written to the Parent Soci-
ETY. in regard to the life membership Of
DIR. Fl. Il. Sloan. and had receive ed the
following letter in reply:
NEW YORK, july 6, 1886.
Mr.. l.. ". White. Cor. Secy,
DEAR SIR /:
Your favor Of the 1st. was received
this morning. ind that the Rev. II II.
Sloan, ID. is recorded here, on our
books as q life member Of this Society.
AS such, he is entitled to the B. s. Rec
ord and ono dollars worth Of Bibles an
nually, Ito be- drawn within each year,
each upon application. We have over
10000 life members scattered all over
the United States, large majority OF
whom do not care to apply for annual
dues, and unless they do so, you see
how impracticable it would be for us tc
find them and address them. Therefore
standing notice has been published fol
many years requesting members desir.
ing the Record, ETC., to give in their ad
dress annually. They have only to drof
ns postal, stating that they desire tha
Record and dues in books" either O