Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-11-07
FEMALE rrRLE socIErr.
Its SixtY-cighth anniversarS-Man-
ayers aud Ereasurers' Reports.

Its SixtY-cighth anniversRrS-Man-
ayers aud rreasurers' Reports.
Wilmington Female Bible Society ceie-
brsted its 6Sth anniversary Sunday even
ing in ST. PAul's VI. E. Church. a larae
audience was present and the exercises
were interesting.
After opening services Joseph Pyle
read the managers annual report, which
! Was as follows
"Oa December 22d, 1921, number Of
Christian women met at ths home o. aiss
Margaret johnson, aud by the aid of the
I Rev. Richard ID. HALL an agent OF the
American aible sooisty, organized the
Female Bible Society of th- Borough of
Wilmington and Chtistiana aud B andy
vine hundred auxiliary TO she American
( Bible society. Aud now, after nearly Is
years, &c, their successors fer cur al
nual report under the aane Q. the Female
F, Bible Society Of Wilmington.
I'VE cannot tell how nsny thou -snis
If pages o. tie Holy 3 bic have been
circulated through the Efforts Of this
\ society fer these many years nor to what
parts OF the world they were sent. but
we do know that the Word of God ia
/ quick and powerful and will not return
/ INTO hin void.
Q
teaching Us the uncertainty OF this life,
I by taxing to Himself our beloved sister.
Mrs. Anna Jones. We feel that our loss
il her gain and believe she is blessed in
being transferred from the Masters ser
vice on earth to serve Him 10 the
heavenly mansions.
"Our fsithful Bible readers have con.
tinued their visits among the . oor and
icwly in the bye-ways and suburbs OF our
city and believe shat they have not
lsborod in vain. They are usually -e.
ceived With klpdess and their reading is
listened TO with attention. They say
many hearts have been comtorted, wants
relieved, sinners warned and Christians
encouraged while our owr souls ara Kept
alive aud strengthened. One says il Is
pleasant to recs! the good done by q
Bible gave TO little girl las. year, by
which several members OF the family
have been led to bs'ter life. Again she
SAYS orc day was talking to a rug dealer
ard asked him II he had Bible. He
said yes; ycu gave me one sonu time
ago. He told me what comfort it was to
him, that he was reading it through by
reading a chapter every night. During
the year 8 ,o95 pages OF tracts and 9Fl re-
liSions papers were distributed, which
were gIatsrniIy received by those unable
to pay for them.
"We have been glad to learn Of the
good work done by the Delaware Bible
Society, through the agency OF the Rev.
Messrs. Campbell ana Tonkinson, in our
city and county. We welcome them as
colaborers, and pray that the good seed
scattered by them in their wslks Of use.
fitness, while giving the Holy Bible to
tho destitute, may return an abundant
harvest to be gathered into the heavenly
garner.
We close with gratitudee to Him
whom we desire to serve and Who per
rnits us to aid in come little degree to OK.
tend the knowledge of His Word, which
has gone forth with the promise that it
shall not return INTO Him void"
Mr.. Pyle also Rad the annual report Of
Mrs. III. j. Darlington, the treasurer
which gave the following statistics:
Balance in treasury at last report, 57.l2i
annual collection, 5l.47; donated By
Mrs. Sarah Brin3hursi, $40; received
from sale OF Bibles, 81 40; from annual
subscriptions, 52s4 total receipts,
1887 80; psid to American Bible Society
to constitute Mrs. Sarah Bringhurst 4
life member, $50; paid to Binle rea iers
$3.50; total expenditures, 1886, now il
, treasury, 81 80; Subscribers st beginning
CT Bis!e year, 2s3; members died durint
the year, s. rem owed; 3, discontinued, 3
new members, II.
The Rev. L. 2. Barrett preached 81
interesting serm on from the text St Johr
! V, 80. He commended the work OF tht
, society and urged that the organization
be given substantial announcement.
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