The Daily Dispatch: April 28, 1863., [Electronic resource]

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Confederate Bible Society.

--The first annual meeting of the Bible Society of the Confederate States of America, convened for business at the Presbyterian church in Augusta, Ga., on Thursday last. The introductory sermon was preached Wednesday evening by the Rev. George Woodbridge, of Richmond, from the 6th verse of the 13th Peaim. It was an interesting and instructive discourse. The President of the Society. Hon. Joseph. H. Lumpxin, being prevented by Providential causes from attending, and neither of the Vice-Presidents being present, the Rev. T. V. Moore, D. D., was called to the chair. Members of the States of South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, had their names enrolled. The report of the Board of Managers showed as the operations of the year, the purchase and publication of 86.843 volumes of the Testament, and Testament, and Testament and Pealing. Of this number 70,000 have been published under the auspices of the society. The rest were purchased. Nine cases of the latter have been received from British and Foreign societies via Masson. Whole number distributed by the board, 65,878 volumes; leaving a balance of 20,965 on hand. Receipts of the society up to 1st of April $51,000, disbursements $10,000; leaving $44,000 in the hands of the treasurer. Hon. J. H. Lumpkin was re-elected President of the society, and all the Vice Presidents were retained. Next annual meeting to be hold in Augusta, on the third Monday in April, 1854, at 7 ½ P. M.