CAMBRIDGE BRANCH OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2061, 22 September 1885, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE BRANCH OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.

Tin: pi-npr.il meeting in connection with tin* Hntisli and Kmeigu Hible Society u.ts held at S. Audieu » ■.cli'iiiliiiiiiii on list l'"iiii.iV oNi'iimpr. Tlici ■ was .1 l.ntft- attendance iL'pio-cntin^ .ill tin- locil d m>;nm.\tions The tli. ui was taken by Mi .John ilougliton. Tiie Yen. Aiclideaeon A\ illis load ji p issnsro of -cuptuio, .mil t!)t \{>.\. .1. (1. WlKnll <Mll,'.l^f<l HI pi l^lM Tin* follow in^ u-poit .md h.il nice -hcol Wi«s subnutti'd l)\ Mi linmk*., .md on the niotmn of Aiclklimc m Willie by Mr Well-, was .uloptfd - vi roiti. Your cominitti'e li.i\e to n-poit th.it the c.im.iss of the di~-t.net l>\ tin; l.i<ly eolleotois appoiiitol mi tin- oio i-imi of tlu 1 \U'\. W (J. U.ilvi'i'-. \ i-.it \\.i> so f .ii successful tint ■is tin' net' H'siilt, tin 1 sinn of t'27 0-. !Kl, h.c< been lt'imltfil to the I'.ucnl. Snciely, in tcinis of the miiimnct'iiu'iit m.idi* at tho last ini'L'tin^ To the l.ulios who so «(■])< urn d out tins u<>ik, the coitiitiitt'co dosiie to ,ic(.ui(l tlii'ii b i st tli inks. The depot now cuntains. ,i supply of BibK**i, To-)-tunciitsand I's.ilm bonks in Kiiffli^h and M.Kiu (including copies of the revised version), fully oipi.d to the ii'ipniiMiients of the distiK-t. Tin- stock compiiscs about 2">o Miliniu's, in moio than sixty dilFeient stvli's of tj p ' oi bindinpr, and i-swoithy ot the iuspeition of all who ma\ desiu- to pnichasc copies of Hcupture. The thinks of the bianch rue due to Mi Hughes for his kindness in pio\idiu? Ac c iininndation for oui rlepositoi y, and for the efficient manner in which he continues to t ike L'h.uge of the stock.

HYI. \Nt'h s|fi:H. Receipt*. —To balance, fnrn List state ment. £11 13s 3d ; amounts c illccted for P.ii out Society, viz.: Collection ,it Public Hall, £2 3s 4d; collection at Rev. W. <;. B.ikfi'rt lectuie, £3 10s 7d ; amount oil lected by Mrs Alfoid, t!) ; .imoiint (.ullcitcd liy Miss C.iloy, £1 IS-, Id ; .'immmt collected bv Mi.ii Reynolds, £-1 ; amount collected by Mis-os Xis.mii and Jolinsnii, £3 (is (id ; .iiii'iiiut collected by Mi«se.s Miclnuuu and M iin, £1 10-. lid ; amount c illected by Miss W.ilki'i, 7s lid.— £2B 18s v"d ; depot account, leceipts from sales, £3 3s lid.— Total, £13 13s Sri. Expenditure. — By expenses of Rev. W. G. 13 ikei's lectuie, ad\eiti-ing, &c, fcl K<s ; .imuiiut i emitted to P.uent Society, £27 (id ; depot account, {Tinifl-, pin eh is »rl, t.{ 10> (id ; uisui.tiice, |»i-t.i^e, &c , £1 7s Id ; ImKuic in 1i.m.1, £!» V.U 7d. X J. l>noo.\s, Hon. Sec. Tn -"O'ltiditiET tb ■ adoption of tln> lojiut Mi Wells in ide a fisw lein.iiks ,»(l\oc itini,' the incie im»'l stii'ly "f (S> I itures and tlip application of tin [)iineM>les theiem set for^h to the intions of 'a 1 M". Mi* Kri'i) H'lU^'hti'i) -mi.' in her usiuil goo.J -tvle t'v> soli, " iFesu- liimiinuel." A veiy intetes nijr .n'-'ies- wis thin rlehveied'bv th» Vi»i VicnJeicn Wiliion "The 1 til>l«» and its Omi-ti ucti"u." s!im\\ injj how it came to a.»snini> it- pn sent f<>i i,i The Ru\. Win. K\.ins then ru.id a ]> i|>i»» on " The Uiblo and its Credentials,' in which the e\ id> nee of its iiuthenticity mil proofa of its nisiured character wcio \uiy ably set forth. The Roy. J. (J. Wilson addressed the meeting on " The Bible and its Conquests,' showing the influence it had e\erti'd on society. The nddiess wae eloquent and foicible, and in the highest degiee mtei Cbtlllg. Dining the ovening a number of hvmiis were lendeied, Mi Haitley playing the accompaniments. Apologies were tendeicd from theßew H. R. Dmvsbiiry, who was un.notriably absent through indisposition, also from other ft icnds who weio to Iliac taken put in the musical poitionof the evening's pio PI ,11111110. Mr Wells in a few complimentary re maiks refeued to the serweesof Mr C. W. .F. Biooks as secretary to the Cambridge biaueh of the society, and concluded by I)ioposing a hearty voto of thanks to that gentleman. A vote of thanks to the ch.iirm in and the benediction pionounced by the Veil. Vichdeacon Willis brought the piocoedings to a clo-.e.

Tnr passengois in the sleeping ear had roti'ed sonic half-hour since, and weie just going oil" into then (ii<.t naps, when the voice of a woman was hc.ud above the noise of the oars and the tattle of tho tempest. "How the wind blows!" it e\ol<umcd. Eveiy passenger he ml tlio voice, giveasnoitof dissatisfaction ami tinned over. Just as every body had got half asleep, again canu 1 'he plaint "How the wind blows!" Again the snot ta of displeasure wcr' hcuid, and again each passenger tuned m-er All was ijiiiet for perhaps ten minutes Then a thud tinio came that monot"iious re mark. "How tho wind ulows!" An eldeily gentleman in one ol tho centie heiths stuck his head tluough tho diapmy of Ins couch and com teously lcin.uked, "i\fy dear madam, we aie all under great obligations to you for your m .tcoiological observations, but did you ever know of a wind that didn't blow ?" A suppressed cachiniidtion meandered throigh the car, and then all was quiet. — J^nston Tunscript.