Smyrna times., 1893-11-29
Annual Meeting of Kent County Bible
Society.

DfA4 Al CHESWOIn
Inc Both annual meeting of the Kent
county Bible Society was held in Ches
@ @WOId NJ. Il. church, Tuesday Nov. 23rd
, 1895. The President, Rev. j. F. Stone.
Glpher' called the meeting to order at
Io.oo a. M, and, after devotional SER.
vices OF nal hour, proceeded to the
business s OF the day. The roll was called
ana over twenty five officers, ministers
anu oelegates, reported present
An address of welcome, in few
Gnosen words, was made by the pastor
Rev; /. f. VanDyke and responded tn
by the President. ~
Inc president reviewed the work Of
me past year and suggested plans for
Giety. VI 'ne 90
AN inquiry was made: "how can
churches and Sunday schools secnra
OloIes on the plan of the society To oivo
10 the amount of one half of the monev
contributed ?" In answer to the one:.
u0n, the following resolution was
adopted was
ResotUed, That all churches are on.
utled to bibles to the value of one bo1f
OF the amount of money given tn the
society, paid directly to the Treasurer
or on the presentation of vouchers from
Che treasurer of the Wilmington CON.
ference, when presented within the
year IN which such money is paid.
Inc following committees were an.
pointed on nominations: Dr. w 7, 8 |
Murray, w. H. Mason, w. F. CoIiins.
auditing accounts, John Hutton. 7 A
Fulton and r. D. Hoffecker
A recess was taken from 10 to Ak
?. M. at which time the meeting ra.as1
semoled and spent some time in de.
Votional service, led by the President
new and very interesting feature
OF the afternoon meeting, following the
ueVOtlonal service, was the deliveFv of
addresses by Rev. A. D. Carna5tar
pastor OF the Baptist church, of Dover
on The Bible as an agency for Snir;t.
ual edlhcation"; Rev. G. c. Adams of
!.1, 1ne FTesoyterian church, of Smyrna
Inc Bible as a reforming age1cvT,
Eev. W: i. s. Murray, D. b.. WESLEY
N. Il. Church Of Dover. 1.-THE RibIe %
Clvilizing agency" These ADDRESSED
heid the audience in delightful and in.
structlVe attention for about an bour
v wnen our attention was again called to
as an inexpensive and practical
methoa OF distributing the Word II was
OIuered that the vice presidents an.
point suitable persons in the variors
communities of their respective bnn.
0reds to seek out those in mead Of ]
bloles apd secure from the dsDositorv
III DoVer, and supply themi the names Z
anu addresses OF said canvassers to he
M forwarded at once to the Secretarv
mis- Is very important work and II Is !
earnestly hoped that the vice. nresi. c
uents VIII attend to it promptly.
The Executive committee was in. f
sIructed to secure meetings throu0hont
the county during the year. to be ad. t
dressed by suitable speakers for the In. T
formation of the people on the workino O
Or the Bib cause, and the duty of ali
good people in helping it on. v
The N. +. Church at Houston was
selected as the place for holding the c.
next annual meeting, the third Fr;dan +
of Nov. 1894. The Committeee on
nominations reported and the meetiOn is
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year President. Rev n
99toneeipher, Dover, Del; Vice. Presi.
lenIs, Duck Creek Hundred. Robt n A
dotfecker, Smyrna, Kenton w y
Collins; CheswOld, Little Greet H
ired, Jefferson Cooper, ( ,CheswoId. Esst f.
Dover, John Hutton Dover. Was, VS. II
Dover, j. B. Nickersop. Wv1on,inoo.. "
Worth Murderkill, ID. B. Mnrray w. h,
ldei South Murderkill, T. B. Conrsou ou n, NJ
IredeTica, Mispilion, Rev. Frsnyk' -
louise, Harrington; Milford. w % II,
''hillips, Milford; Executive commit,as r.,
lev. J. F. Stonecipher, Rev. w T. "
lurray, d. D., A. Wilson Slavmatar nj
/; + ". stevenson, \. NJ. Cooper, DIR. ] in
NJ I"IsnI TI treasurer, j. L. Jakes, SEQ. tn
3 ;,i M. Cooper DepositaFy. Albert Cow. 2T
The Auditing Committee renor,ad n. H
- accounts OF the Treasurer and De- co
correct, from which the fol- as
wing statements were adduced; sci
;sh ;a In treasury at the last annual meet.
lblic collection at FELTON,. 20os2 pa
Fegeuda Sm treasurer Of Wilmington Con- -'O
ON REesbyleFiainii' Church Dovsr 9lo9 az
ou' al olheF 979S ne
i'd to PSIsI PSsenEP Pfls B6.S% Opt dana 5097 in
20 10 20 Parent on book account 5o0S by
~ iheiaental expenses.......... 400-- on oo The
Balance in hand.................--- 100 ~ gre
NE Depostary has sold during the vea, 10 al. Sna
b5; given away 81 vols s2.2o and S1i Ss SSSvols am
no sSp YQls.i value sl25.4S mas oh VIII
The Treasurer was instructed 10 nav tRa
the American Bible Society for gens a
q work $4,000. sSu' site
john Hutton, J. Alexander FuIton are
q Or. J. M. Smith were made life son
'mbers Of the American Bible so. elei
tty. So- per-
FIRE
EVENING MEETING. ard,
At 7s0 o'clock P. NJ, song servioa :"
: held IN tie church, led bv ths act
'ir, consisting OF anthems and an. yea
pirate songs, after which Rev. w W who
net, u. d., Superintendent of Bihia bear
TX IN New Jersey and Delaware. an.
aimed the large audience for nearly q,
hour with a description of the ,ha
mods and magnitude Of the world. ston shv
e work of the American Bible a.. ''on
and many interesting Incidents 81 a.,
'tlon thereto. A large audience oa.. oay
eted The DR.. and liberal confirm. sSsa' ssas