The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
Bible SOCIETY.
Eighty-Seventh Annual
Session.

The Abbcville District Bible Society met
in its Eighty-Seventh Annual Session IN
the Methodist Church, Abbevile, sc.
Wednesday, Jnly 9th, 1910, at eleven
o'clock, Rev. +. Y. Prcssly, President, pre-
siding.
Opened with prayer, led by the Presi,
dent. The minutes Of the last meeting
We're read. The Auxiliary Societies re-
ported as follows:
AbbeviIle-M Membership, 164. Delegates
J. IF. Miller J. Foster Hammond, l.. G.
Haskell S. j. Link, j. S. Stark, j. nj. Law
ton, j. Foster Barnwell w. r. Bradley, J.
Roddey Devlin. Number of Protestant
churches cooperating five. Contribution,
S1OO.
Due West-Delegates J. B. Agnew, J.. C.
Tribble, D. S. Edwards, r, G. Brownlee.
Contribution, S3635.
Shiloh-Delegates Rev. P. X. Rhodes,
L. P. Hardness. J. n. Knox. Books sold,
S2.25; books donated, Sl.3O; books on
hand, 1886. Contribution, Sl2.4I.
Mt. Carinel-No report.
Cedar Springs and Bradley-No repert.
Lower Long Cane - Delegate: F. T.
Young. Contribution, S15.15.
Greenville - Members, 80. Delegates ::
w. r. Dunn, j. n. Gordon, J. NJ. HaddOn,
Rev. Il. ID. Cartledge. Contribution, SO.
Troy-DcIegate DR.. J. d. Neel. Contri-
DuUlOll, SZU.OO
Lebanon-De J. S. Williams. j.
B. Gilbert, Frank Sherard. Contribution,
$50.
Rev. j. b. Green, of Greenwood, favored
the Society with q very interesting and eX-
cellent discourse, for which the Society
expressed its thanks by rising vote and
asked him to favOrSus with the same for
publication, to which he kindly assented.
The Treasurers report was then read as
follows:
Cash on hand beginning of year S 8 So
Cash received, Sale OF Books ..... IA 56
Cash received, Donations. ........ Z0G IL
5 229 81
Less paid Advertis'g, Print'g, &c. II 90
$ 21S "a
Value of books in Depository begin
nlnS OF year ...s 40 "
Value of books reed during year % 40
Total ;......; ;.:.........S % 81
Value of books sold during year =. IA Sc
Value of books donated . 2 u
Value of books in Depository close
or year. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 0l b4
Balance to our credit on book ac-
count in New York. 81 81
Auditing Committee consisting of Messrs
R. NJ. Haddon and J. Roddey Devln exam
ined the TreaSurer'S books and vouchers
and reported same as correct.
Mr.. R. NJ. Haddon made contribution
of S1.00.
vs., On motion the thanks of the Society
were voted Mr.. J. T. Hammond for his
kindness in acting as Treasurer and Libra
rian for the past year.
Rev. E. B. Kennedy was appointed a
committee of one to provide the County
Jail and the County AlmshouSe with the
Scriptures in such numbers and kinds as
he thought proper.
Resolved that each and every Auxiliary
Bible Society connected with this Society
be invited and urged to send to each an
nual meeting Of this Society, delegates as
follows: One delegate for every 10 men,
bers, where there is large membership,
but in no instance send less than five dele
gates.
The Recording Secretary was instructed
to keep before the public the place where
the books of the Society could be found,
which will be in the Public Library as
soon as it is opened.
PROF. Patterson Wardlaw was elected to
deliver an address at the next annual meet
ing, July 2Sth, 1911, and the A. r. P.
Church, Abbeville, was selected as the
place Of meeting.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Rev. f. Y. Pressly, D. D., President.
DR.. J. d. Neel, 1st Vice-President.
Rev. r Foster Bradley, End Vice-Presi-
dent.
Mr.. W. R. Dunn, Srd ice-President.
Rev. W. II. Pratt, Ph.D., 4th Vice-Presi-
dent.
Rev. G. G. Parkinson, 5th Vice President.
Dr. c. A. Milford, Corresponding Secre-
tary.
Amos B. Morse, Recording Secretary.
Miss Jennie Allen, Treasurer and Libra
rian, with salary Of $500 per annum, to bc
paid semi-annually.
DIRECTORS.
Rev. F. Y. Pressly, Rev. r. F. Bradley,
Rev. W. H. Pratt, Rev. GIG. Parkinson
Rev H. B. Blakely, Rev. E. B. Kennedy,
Rev A. l.. Patterson, DR.. j. d. Neel,
Judge J. G. Klugh, Mr.. E. Calhoun,
Mr.. j. R. Dunn, Mr.. R. S. Galloway,
Mr.. John W. Morrah, Mr.. j. n. Knox,
Mir. VIM. P. Greene, Mr.. j. Allen Smith,
Mr.. R. G. Brownies, Dr. G. A. Milford,
Mr.. Amos B. Morse, Miss Jennie Allen.
Adjourned with prayer, singing and the
benediction. Amos b. Morse,
Recording Secretary.
July 9th, 1910.