Smyrna times., 1894-11-21
Annual Meeting of the Kent County
Bible Society.

The Both annual meeting of the Kent
County Bible Society was held in the
NJ. z. Church at Houston, Friday,
Nov. 10th, 1894.
In the absence of the President, Rev.
J. F. Stonecipher, who has removed
from the county, John Hutton, vice.
President for East Dover hundred, pre-
sided.
The report of the Depositary gave the
Bible distribution of the year as fol-
lows Donated 2OS bibles, and
testaments, value, ,$59. SO; sold 1OS vols.
$24.75; on hand, 473 vols. $199.44.
The plan adopted at the last
annual meeting for distributing Bibles
by canvassers appointed by the vice
presidents-One or more in each hun
dred-was renewed for the next year,
the plan having worked we'll as far as
put in practice by the vice presidents.
Each ice-president is requested TO
give the plan practical test the pres
ent year, either by personal canvass,
- far as practicable or by the appoint
ment of a canvasser for each school
district or neighborhoOd.
The following preamble and resOlu-
tiOns were adopted:
We learn with sincere regret of the re-
moval of the President, Rev. J. +. Stone
cipher from this State to take up his perma-
nent residence in Pennsylvania
We hereby desire to record our appre-
citation of his wise and correct adminstra-
tiOn of this society for several years past
and to commend his example to all future
officers of the organization. We also re-
| quest the secretary to transmit the greetings
/ of this body to our Brother, assuring him
Of our high esteem and our prayer for his
future health and prosperity.
Resolved, That the Board Of Education
be requested to supply the public schools
| of the State with bibles as with text books,
! in sufficient number that every scholar
may have bible in his hand during the
reading of the scriptures at the opening of
the school; and that a committee be ap-
pointed to present this resolution TO the
School Board for that purpose.
Resoloed, That the pastors and superin-
tendents Of Sunday Schools be earnestly
requested to see that every scholar be fur
nished with whole bible during the study
of the lesson.
The following were appointed to
present the resolution to the School
Board B. F. B. Woodall, Albert Cow.
gill, J. A. Fulton aud J. T. Jakes.
L. n. Rawlns was appointed as
President of an organization formed O1
Young Peoples Societies to awaken an
interest among the young people in the
work of the Bible Society and espe
cially in distributing the word to desti
tute persons.
At 8 O'Clock p. m, DR.. MoiIet gave at
address on "the relation of young peO
Pile to the bible cause" which could
not fail to awak en- an increased interest
in the study of the scripture, and q
purpose on the part Of his hearers tC
scatter the bread of life" to all
There was large attendance of dele
gates and ministers from distant parts
of the county and an unusual interest
manifested by the community.
The meeting was warmly welcomed
and graudly entertained by the people
of Houston.
The following officers were elected fOl
the ensuing year: President, Rev J B
Turner Dover; Presidents, r. ID
HOtfecker, Jefferson Cooper, Dl J. Nj
Smith, John Hutton, J. b. Nickerson
D. B. Murray, It. b. Coursey, Alber
Harrington, Jos. Holland Sec r. NJ
Cooper; Treas. J. T. Jake>; Depositar,
Howard NJ. Wilkinson, Dover.
The next annual meeting will b,
held in the Baptist church of Dover, tn,
third Friday in November 1895.
K. NJ. COOPER, Secretary.