The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-30
BIBLE SOCIETY
ANNUAL Meeting [ |
Encouraging Reports Made BY
Secretary Campbell and BY
the Treasurer.
.DR. STEWART PRESIDENT.
Succeeds Mr.. John L. Williams III III
tie Executive Office-Bible's
Large Circulation.

az The annual meeting of tie Bible 50
81 c,af,.Hnf Virginia was held at St Pnuls
Episcopal Church last night. After tils
opening hymns and prayer. the report Oh
4 the Board Of Managers was read ny inc
secretary the Rev. w. s. Campbell.
IL IA He said that this was the ninety-thifd
annual meeting of the Society, ana the
past year had been one Of the most Sue
y cessful for n long time. The object of the
i$I Eociety Is to nut Bibles where they are
,Bg needed: and also endeavors to inform
neople of this need. The contributions
4 Tor the year amounted to s4.56l.l6, while
last year the total came but to S,S1hSl.
4 The Society sent 10 per centun Of It's
money to tho American Bible Society.
This gift was more than repaid. for rs
a Chicago lady. interested In the Amer.
lean Society, sent $1,000 to the Society OF
Virginia on hearing Of It's Eift'
DR.. Stewart President.
a.s, During the year 3s143 Bibles have
been put in circulation: 1858 volumes
4 we're sold, and 1O,5A were given away.
The secretary also spoke Of the plan TO
/ cooperate with the American Bible So
/ cety.
The treasurer's report was given. and
!. the election OF officers followed. The
! officers are chosen from the Board OF
/ Managers
The following wore elected President,
Rev. j. c. Stewart. D. D., OF the Pres
byterlan Church. ce-presidents-From
1.-The Protestant Episcopal Church, the Rev.
III. r. Gravatt; from the Presbyterian
Church. the Rev. r. Cecil: from the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South. the
Rev. w. j. Young, D. d.; from the Bap-
fist Church, the Rev. w. III. Whts1tt,
q D. D.; from the Disciples Church, II. ?.
Atkins: from tho Lutheran Church, the
49, ~, A F,,1,,. f,o,, No n
Evangelical Church. the Row. Paul Men
I gel, d. D. Secretary and general agent,
i the Rev. William S. Campbell; treasurer,
James Whittet.
The Board of Managers: From the
Methodist Episcopal Church. Sonth-The
Rev. w V. Tudor D. D.. L. T. Christian,
/ the Rev. r. M. MaXey, John P. Branch,
John c. Freeman, DR.. r. E. Blackwell,
the Rev. G. H. Spooner and the Rev, w.
y. Young, d. ID.
From the Baptist Churc1l-Thc Rev. w.
H. Whltsltt, y. D., the Rev. S. c. Mitch.
I, eli the Rev. j. William Jones, D. D., and
E. ID. starke.
4, From the Episcopal Church--'rhc Rev.
~ ~. Gravatt, the Rev. l.. r. Mason. the
i Rev. r.. A. Goodwin, John L. Williams,
DR.. John r. Wheat, Rev. w. NJ. Clark.
James Caskie.
Excellent Sermon.
E Or. r. w. Forsyth delivered an eX-
cellent sermon. His text was taken from
the fifteenth chapter Epistlcs OF Romans,
fourth verse: I'VE may have hope through
the promises and comforts Of the Scrip
lures"
He said that the Bible did not come
from God bound in leather, as we are
y apt to think of it. The Scriptures were
a development He spoke through, the
book, that one may know the truth.
@ DR.. Forsyth said he was glad to near
that in one year. more Bibles were sold
$S1han thirty of the most popular novels
4 in five years. 1t Is happy thing to know
low great is the distribution Of the Scrip
lures. The pastor told OF the distant
places the Book penetrated. and OF how
She heather, who did not want to believe,
feared It. In certain Burmese towns the
people say that II one touches the Bible
that he will turn Christian.
"a DR.. Forsyth gave many incidents OF
the Bibles Increasing circulation. and fin
ished by clarifying in It's power