The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-03-06

timore-oth, Music--lOth, The collie.
ton which amounted to $17, 49-ll.f,,
Music: Doxology; Praise God from
whom all blessings flow.
The meeting was then adjourned ua-
til 7 O'Clock in the evenins--the Benz.
dic,ion pronounced by the Rev. Dr..
kil!en.
ANIMAL REPORT
OF TIE CECIL COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY.
This Society was organized in the
month of October 1880, by the adoption
of Il constitution and the election Of the
following officers. under and in conior.
NIFTY with Its provisions, to wit:
President, Rev. James Mclntir-.
FLEE Jresjdrnfs, DR.. Thomas A. Rob.
erts. DR.. john Fisher, Richard G. Holly.
day, Joseph c. Coudon, and jefferson
Ramsay, Esqs.
Treasurer, William Torb-rt.
Secretary, Francis A. Ellis.
Managers, Thomas G. Croeksh,aks,
Griffith NJ. Eldridge, and Thos S. Ben.
son, of the LIST District; Samuel Thomp-
son, Benz W. Harris, and Elijah Crouch,
of the end; Noble Biddlr, Andrew Nc.
lntirr, and George Ea'l-, of the Bird;
Robert Gallagher, Jos Y. Brown, and
Joseph Miller, Of the 9TH; Thsn,as s.
Thomas, DR.. G. Y. Shippers, and Gen.
H. S Sites, OF the 9Th; Barclay R-y-
nolds, Amos Ewing, and hobert Evans,
Of the 9th; Edwin Wilmer, Allen An.
derson, and Elijah Reynolds, ofthe It'll.
Although the Society Was thus organ
lied in the month Of October 1859, we
did not succeed in obtaining a Colpor-
teur until the rlonth of February, 1851;
consequently the active operations of
the Society beardate onl " from that time.
In that month the Rev. James Merry,
local minister OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. was employed as Coli or-
teur, at salary Of $3.50 per month,
for h,nts@!fand horse ard wagon, ifnra.l-
ed, and such travelling expenses as h"
might BE- unayoidAb!y subjected 10 while
engaged in his .aAors. Is liz business
was 10 visit ey"rv fairly, and to carry
with him the gospel Of peace wherever
he went, il was expected Of course he
would be Kindly received 1nd enter
tained by the poo le. Nevertheless it
was apptehended that there might he
cases when the interests of the society
and his own usefulness would be pre-
JUDGED, by making him entirely depen-
dent upon these whom his duty called
upon him to visit. 1t was deemed adj
visable, therefore, to allow him to ex,r-
else sound discretion in this matter,
and to incur such reasonable expenses
in this behalf, as in hi, judgment his own
US fulness among the people reguired.
On the 22nd of February 1851, he
commenced the work Of exploring the
county, and of supplying the destitute,
and all those who desired to have them,
with the Sacred Scriptures, IS published
BY the American Bible Society. without
note or comment, and has ever sine.
continued in the work except the month
of November, in which he was necessa.
rily employed in the transaction Of som.
private business Of his own. The first
year therefore of the active operations
of the society closes on this day. and in
obedience to the requirements OF the
constitution the officers submit the fol.
lowing as condensed statement OF those
operations. In consequence Of the alb.
sence of the Col porteur, now engaged
in a distant part Of the county, and
whose reports for the months Of January
and February. have not been made; ne
are at this time only able to report the
operations of the society up to the lst
of January. This however, may be re.
garded as no serious disadvantage, as the
Maryland State Bible Society, to which
this society is auxiliary, closed her &C.
counts with all her auxillariss on the
list of January, and will embody in her
Report the operations Of those auxill,>
ries up to that time only. The S.,.cr..
tary has long since furnished the Stat.
Society with synopsis Of the matter Of
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