The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-29
THE NEWBERRY HERALD AND NEWS, MARCH 80 1898: s"
Annual Meeting N+wberry Bibie Society.


The regular annual meeting OF the
/ 'ewbcrry County Bible Society was
! hold in the Lutheran church on Sun
day night. There was large GROW d
present. Every seat was occupied, and
, many were turned away us there was no
, room for them in tho church.
Rev. J. l.. Williamson conducted the
/ religious exercises and prayer was Of
fered by Rev. G. w. Creighton.
DR.. w. E. Pelham, the president of
the society, introduced the speaker Sc
cured for the occasion. He said the
executive committee had decided to
part ON the usual custom, and instead
OF having one Of our own pastors deliver
the annual address they had been sue
| cessful in getting DR.. f. G. Woodward,
sent to deliver his excellent aud now
famous lecture on the Bible, and he
then introduced DR.. Woodward.
Dr.. Woodward spoke for one hour
and had tho undivided and deeply in
tcrcsted attention Of the entire au-
dicncc.
He treated the Bible as an English
classic and reviewed the translations
from the first down to tho authorized
version in 1911 and gave interesting
facts concerning them all. He then
spoke OF it's influence on literature and
how it was associated with our growth
and closed with Il word painting Of
what this world would be if there were
no Bible and it's influence were taken
away. 1t was q superb lecture and was
heartily enjoyed.
At the conclusion Of the lecture DR..
w. e. Pelham called the society to
order and Secretary G. Il. Boyd read
the minutes Of the last meeting. Mr..
McClintock was then asked to state the
object OF the meeting. IIo said it was
to circulate the Bible without note or
comment. We have not done what We
should in this, he said. We have had
our annual meetings, Il sermon or an
address and u few names as members
and little money and that is about all.
We should do more. 1t is Il shame We
do not do more. The American Bible
society needs money and we should
help it. One Of its objects is to provide
Bibles to every country into which mis-
sionuries are ut work. for all the de-
nominations free.
President Pelham then appointed
Geo. b. Cromcr, w. II. Wallace and
G. II. Cannon to wait upon the cOnyrc-
CATION and take up collection and So
| licit members.
The collection amounted 10 $lG.36.
The following members were re-
ported: t.. Il. McClintocll, II. Cave,
! naugh, j. N. Martin, Mrs. j. N. Mar.
tin, S. b. Jones, a. G.. Jones, Mrs. A
T.. Jones, Miss Carrie Jones, a. Kiblcr
A. }. Bowers, u. Robertson, Geo. b,
Cromcr. Mrs. Geo. b. Cromcr, II. d.
Smith, II. N. Martin, Geo. s. Mower,
| G. w. Creighton, G. +. Boyd, Mrs. G.
Il. Boyd.
Rev. G. w. Creighton moved the re.
election of tho present officers for tho
| ensuing year and it was done.
Mr.. w. G. Mayes was selected as de-
positor for the books.
Time and place Of next meeting was
referred to the executive committee.
MIR. McClintocl1 moved the thanks
Of the association be rendered Dr.
Woodward for his, admirable address
and the motion was seconHed by prcsi,
dent Geo. b. Cromcr and unanimously
adopted.
The adjournment was had with the
bcncdiction by Rev. G. w. Creighton