Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-12-19

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For the Barlins,on Ha.,.r..
Desmoines Co. Bible seciety-
The annual meetin: was held In the r..
tional meeting house on sunday evenin, 1s.s ea-
A sermon was delivered By Rev. ). @. Shin 80 49,
Ps. ll9: los. Thy |. a lamp unto y, ~. HoA
light unto my path. The following Ren,lecs.s, ~
appointed officers Of the society Tor M sa-1s
year: 'aas
Charles Hendrie, Presidenf.
Rev. w. r. Baird,
L. B. Dennis, III.
=, M r Johnson Johnson P'saatnM
Rev. J. G. shinn, Seerefs,y.
l.. Wallis, Treasurer.
D. Rice,
c. w. Richie, ....s
Mr., Blickhahn, Er,rra..
J. G. Law; I Com.v..
J. G. Foote,
w. Saiter,
ANNUAL REPORT.
The Executive Committee Of the Hssuo;.
Bible Society would respectfully preser, ~ 70.
lowing report Of their doings during the Ia, Io-
We have kept good supply Of book, ~ 80 80.
throughout the year. The entire stuck M, -. "a
ed to aGI bibles and 17s Testsmen,s. ws,ea a'.
Si2S 81. Our sales have been 33r Bibtes r. 49, 49,
so, and 66S Testaments for $50 ~. We h..0
grants to the poor Of 10 Bibles and 10 Te,,,..4As
the valne OF which has been a. 6s. M.nv $50
sales have been On credit. We has, no. wi
standing accounts TO the amount or sral "a 80.
are as follows:
Benton Township, deposit o! books
made with Mr. Brown, - :.
Keokuk Co. Bible Society, -.
,,l,, s"h 70. nM
t....t rat1 -,
Others in town and country, ~ :.
We have RENTED the American Billie see.,.
through Rev. w. III. CofkhiEl their agent n, WI,
state, 1896 IL. Our present Indebtedness h ~,
Societyis 1898 81. We have purchased one Ia, i,
books during the year amounting Nv Afsz ns M.
have paid So, for printing 1000 copies OF N. ,ss
annual report. which were generally cirral,,.s
throughout the country. and 20 80 for riny ars !.
half days wages TO Mr. N. X. Leonard OF YsIlsv
Springs. whom we employed In ortnber last ~ A..
tribute bibles in Franklin township. HI yts,,.1E.
that township SO families. II n whom he fousa
destitute Of a copy fihe billie. On account 800.
severe haiI-storm which dill great dauage 10 a.
crops in that township last spring. the disritu,s,
sales were not as large rs we anticipated.
In May last the friends Of the billie in T,ao,
Spring township united in the formation ofs rprt
ETY. auxiliary TO us. They al once purchased,
large supply Of hooks, and, by means Of the soIss
tary sert ices Of number OF nIthy young rfrs.
door in their township. They found four ism,s,
destitute. BY sales and hy generous ccntrisatAcrs
they have raised means to pay for the books thsx
purchased Of US, amounting IN value 10 staa Al
which they have advised US viii lie RENTED sert
week, and Is not therefore included In the liz, az
outstanding accounts, a. gwen above. Thas sess-
ely las also extended their hcHev nent lahoF ia.s
Huron township, in which they have offered bile,
at every mans door. Their activity snd neal IN
this work deserve our wsrmest commesdstiea. We
trus, that the friends Of the bible In ever tnvs
ship will initiate their example.
Your Committee regret that they have ret t<ss
able to procure distrihnter to visit Benton o~s.
ship.
The contributions to the society have been q
follows:
From subscription at las, annual meeting, On Is
fs22 20 on this subscription not psidJ
Presbyterian Church, Yellow Springs. 4M
Welsh Christian Society on Flint Greek, %
Benton township, SIS
Long Creek Methodist Church, T@
Congregational Church in DspviIIe, AW
stHH
The number of books now on hand in The D<pos-
TORY Is log bibles, valued AZ SIS %, and ~ tesa-
rents valued at SIS 81. There Is also W ~
worth of books Ut branch depository kepssf M
Blickhahn. a
We have great pleasure in recording the fetsrL
prosperity If the Bible throughout our Ssis.
In - OF our counties there are county HfAaf No.
cie:ies, from all which with single exception re-
mittances were made 10 the American Bible soeie-
~ during the last year for Bibles. Up To Nana
3ist last, S46o5,i0 had hesn paid BY these sotf-
ties INTO the treasury or the parent Society d No.
York for Bibles. These facts auEur vel! Tor our
infant state. Though Ii Of these Societies vera
organized previous TO our own, and some ~ thn
several years before. there has yet Teen rsni'tsat
larger sum to the Parent institution b. his scc's
ty than by any other in the State. The frrencs q
the Bible in this state are greatly indebted 70 M
energetic and untiring iatois oftheAgeni o. ne r.
rent Society for Iowa. Rev. w. N. CorkhIl. re No.
carried the Word of Life into the most distant -
remote settlements. lie reports one sixth ~ -
families visited in our state to be without bhss
While then, we have much for which to eongrsfa-
late and he thankfui,o God- II ls slsoH
iaent that we have still great work 10 GO. W
Bible Societies have generally received the heHT
support OF all classes of our population. II Erlems
us TO be obliged to mention one exception. Ahe
the faithful distribution Of Bibles in Johnson Coz
ty by Rev. Bushnell, in the spring ri this ystts
mandate was issued hy The Romsn priest 81 hu
city, Rev. b. NJ. Poyet, in which, to use hs 10
jesuitical language, he asimpy told his reofkn
the public service that il was their duty 10 pfes1
the circulation Of error by destroying the bockhn
which il is coDiained.'' A Bible burning srsued
which, however, we are happy to say, was ecnhas1
to a few individuals.
The last report Of the Parent Society chrcslks
the advancement of the blessed cause throHtsoM
our own land and the world. Tie receipts u a*
Society for the last year were S2sI.eis 81. Ie
No. Of Bibles and Testancrts issued during he
year 6s3.3e3. Calls for tie Sacred volume "
coming to us from China and India, and from VI
and France. and indeed from every portion W ~
world. II is devoutly to be hopsd that ere w
Iowa will not only have supplied lis own aesua,
tiorShut will also make large contrihunohs to NM
the Holy Scriptures to the unev angelizsd n'osI
A collection for this Society was recently tas@
up in the Methodist Church in this city. In ~
cIusion your Committee would recommend iaa. =
the religious Societies in our county be reanfAe.
to take up similar collection either ON INC -
sabbath, or at as early day as may suit then -
yenience. All which is respectfully sutmIHsa1
behalf of the Executive Committee.
W. sALTER, SECT.
Burlington, Iowa, Dec. $780,