The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Bible Distribution IN Wayne Treasurer
ThompsoHs Interesting Report.

Bible Distribution N Wayne Treasurer
Thompson Interesting Report.
The men ai.1 women, who more than
a century a-1 spi..eu IL this section OF
PenusyI sRnl.. - .Is not alone ,aduwed
with courage. Industry and per5ever
aucc. but had gI-J thst faith IN God and
such sense u personal responsibility
10 him as to lead them very soon 10 es-
tablish places for religious worship in
Bethany, when was the county seat OF
that tune. anu IN ether central settle
ments Of Way Dc county.
Ii Is not my intention this evening to
enter into auN lo,tiisd account Ui the
early religious II hI-uce- Which we're
thus brUu. bt - bv Ir upon the inhRbIt-
ants OF this section, except 20 far as they
had a direct tendency towards the
Systematic distribution OF the Bible.
Early IN lhC summer ot the year ISIS
DIR. Y. N. DibJl, q physician residing
IN Bethany, @a= returning from vlsl!
SIth iriends Ia Jty state Of MBssachu
6 tie aud remained over . SABBATH at
Florida. Orlnea county. y. \. lie there
saw Il Sunday schcul IN operation ana
was greatly interested IN 1t. Upon his
TtAuTtA ~ BlAliAlaN y III lulNl ChClOOO
Norton and other friends OF what he
learned concerning ate oblects and sue
cess, ard after consultation II was de-
cided 20 establish such = -cEyol IN Beth
any
Abou; o month after 1t was stated,
Dehjamin ILshIBau, ot TnLadelpbia.
who owned a Jorge amount Of timber
land IN this section, visited Bethany ana
also the SabGRth school and was greatly
interested IN 1t. He promised upon his
return to PnIladeiphIa. t. make appli-
cation to bcuc Ol.nt societies IL that
city for aid ln February, 1919, the
school received the following: 80 Tes-
taments from ihc hhiiaielphia Bible
Society; 81 Bibles FROM the Female
Bible Society, OF Philadelphia; 800
Tracts from Iha Philadelphia Tract So
ciety, also "a supply of hymn books and
otner articles from Mr. IIlgnmau.
81 lar as have been abe 10 learn, this
WAS the firsl Distribution OF Bibles and
res.aments in Wayne county made by
any Bible Society.
Tn cszablIsnment u sbi= Sabbath
sch0u IN l. tnAny 80 u IL - the org a.
lzatipn o. IHa - BNrs County sunday
School SocieGy ana ,hsn several other
schools wo-e started Ia CGerry Ridge.
canaan an3 IN Uthe. places Ia thId couG
ty uni 10 Susqu,a.una county, aiso II!
Walton, \ \ Dy members i tnis 50.
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Inc 1ounE Nv't hloic Clely Q
wayne county, iIe'e IF no record o
Inc e'h1ie nioie -s'tih'ioh iaIer IhaI
'ne car Io-'o'
Inc present or-aaiH 1llon of In
wayne COLhtS blO4, S-cletS dhte
IRON the year io''.
mus Iar Il Nae D.Hh 40 2ssio1e u
nna secretary : .eeIIa tnat antedate
Juiy ID 1915. "heL IAe heV. hichar'
ID. Duane was Secte lhty
Inc heV. lfith Sco't, VINO Was TN
secretary IN 1913. records mat the %
annuai heet'us Oi Ihe sJtie'y was hei'
February 2, l-''
| " are nf" 10 IA1- -s'-l N 4- a Secrc
tary = rec "a "H..b D. .ituu1iis trUL
JulI L., l7- '"l or taa treasurer : r.
cord IRON hHf }. '7''. rom ines
ie" items Hl- I3h'h VIM u may prov
oi interest 10 o4
lhe lOliy"l'H persons AHNe oSeh IN
preTldents ol lh'7 society since lue yea
lo'N, anu "l'h on exception IL Is rehc
ins the rJi! ui tAe 4'-l presidents.
lev. l. - II. Oh, kIchaTd l.. Sae!y
stephen u. ar-r Isaiah ny der, Dr
Ons avery, 4''''Tl lLH." "opd, oicpheI
u W ara, '-r- -J-A .4.tn ai.vr an inter
val oi scVoL } ttI-|r rpaT .in ". liam
llm' heN' !" 4 Jla4, I.eV. Dr. &. :
Dnnnihs' SteFh'h lyII-y' S.tFhen u
"ard lIhird 'ih-g h1l.f al interval D
several years, fphra'iu ~ llanliin