Smyrna times., 1889-11-20
FOrthe smyrna Times.
Annual Meeting of the Kent
County Bible Society.

The annual meeting of the Kent
County Bible Society was held in the
NJ. E. Church in Dover, Tuesday. Nov.
18th. The meeting was opened with
devotional exercises at II A. NJ. by the
President, Rev. J. +. Stonecipher.
pastor of the Presbyterian Church of
Dover.
The President read his report of the
work of the society during the wear.
which showed that owing to so recent
a canvass of the entire county, no spe-
clal effort had been made to supply
the Bible to those destitute of it but
that through the pastors and other
friends of the cause it was expected
that such cases would be sought out
and application made to the DeDosi.
tory IN Dover for the needed books.
He suggested that some plan be de-
vlsed by the meeting that would reach
and relieve all or most of such cases in
the county during the coming year.
lie also urged, on the part of all friends
OF the cause, increased diligence and
unhagging zeal to spread abroad the
saving truth of God'sHoly Word.
Alter the reading of the report, COM
mittees were appointed On the nOmina-
ton OF officers, nomination of delegates
to visit meetings of other Bible Socie-
ties, to audit accounts, to select place
for horaing the next annual meeting,
and on business
Rev 7. f. Terry, pasttC2." of the NJ.
Z. Church, then assigned visiting
friends to homes for the noon hours
and the meeting adjourned to , P. NJ.
there were present, Rev. J. +. Stone
cipher, President; J. T. Jakes, Treas
urer; r. NJ. Cooper, Sec; n. T. I'm
derwood, c. F. Harper, r. H. Skinner.
L. b. Coursey and DR.. }. d. West,
presidents and Revs. T. Z. Terry.
Z. II. Rawlins, and Z. c. McNichol. G.
Garrison, Jas. B. Anderson. c. ].
Smithers, Mrs. P. H. Rawins. Miss
Graham, Mrs. Albert Cowgirl, Albert
Cowgirl, DepOsitary, and F. B. Clark.
Others were present in the afternoon.
The committee on business recon-
mended the consideration of the prop
osition in the Presidents report, to de-
wise means for supplying the present
needs for the Bible. After a thorough
canvass of the subject, the President.
Secretary, Treasurer and Depositarv.
were appointed a committee with in
structiOns to make inquiries of all the
sunday Schools of the county and find
Out and supply the scholars and fami-
lies who are connected Herewith and
who are in need of Bibles. They were
also instructed to establish branch de-
positories at suitable places and to
make prominent the facu that the
American Bible Societies books can be
had at net cost Of publication.
The Depositary's report showed that
80 Bibles had been given away, at
cost of 5000, and % sold for $S.Ol.
and All Bibles, Testaments and Psalms
on hand
There had been received by the
Treasurer during the year, basket coll
lection at the close Of meeting in
smyrna, Nov. 1888, $6,89, from the
Methodist Episcopal churches Of the
county, $ll7, Presbyterian church of
Dover, $73, Depository. $3.50: in all
Sl44.39, balance from last year, S6I.SO:
total, $20619.
A resolution was unanimously adop-
ted appropropriating $50 to make the
lifelong friend of the cause, T. B.
. a o A
can Bible Society, in addition to which
S42 were donated to the parent society.
The following were elected officers
for the ensuing year: President, Rev.
J. Stonecipher; Treasurer, J. T. Jakes;
Secretary, r. NJ Cooper; Vice-presi
dents-Duck Creek Hundred. r. d.
Hotfecker; Kenton, n. T. Underwood:
Little Greek, G. F. Harper; East Dover,
John Hutton; West Dover. Alfred
Massey North Murderkill, J. G..
Brown; South Murderkill, T. B. Cour.
sey; Milford, J. Y. Foulk Mispillion.
Dr. ]. D. West.
R. NJ. Cooper and r. D. Hofecker
were elected as visiting delegates to
the Delaware State Bible Society's
annual meeting and T. B. Coursey and
}. b. Anderson to the meeting of the
Sussex County Society
Harrington was selected as the place
for the next annual meeting, to be held
in the NJ. E. Church the third Tuesday
of Nov. at IL A. NJ.
Rev. DR.. Mclean, one of the secre-
taries of the American Bible Society
was present during the afternoon, Civ
ing information and counsel, and in
the evening delivered an able and in
terestlng address on "The Truth" and
gave an outline of the work of the
society. At the close of the evening
meeting q collection was taken, and
the President, on behalf of the Society,
extended thanks for the use of the
church, the entertainment of friends.
and to DR.. Mclean for his presence and |