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


not read, go
s No. ct Roman Catholic families vis'd Is
u No. Of Roman families destitute of
the Bible "a
: No al Runun families supplied with
the Bible. 10
8 The No of Bibles soil, pa
9 The No OF TcSiumrnts soil, PIG
10 The No OF Bibles given or gratuit-
ousiy distributed, 100
i The No ut frStamen,s given. le9
/" The Whole No OF books distr ibuted, S52
~ The ANT received Tor hoohs sold, $342,7G
/. The cost OF bucks sold ana IiStribu-
led. 32s,9l
]" The ant OF money collected for the
Bible cause, liz, rs
10 The expenses N! the Society 8
months salary Of Coporteur for self
and Here. 1881
Irav,lllng expenses Of Colporcnr, 9,32
Cost OF Transporting books from
BALTIC, and 10 diacrcu. parts Of the
County, 1889
Allowance 20 Secretary for Staiiona.
~, Blank books. &C.. 5,95
Expenses attcndan, upon Anniver-
sary, printing ei circulars, travelling
expenses Of speaker troIu Bait. &C., 1925
Ia addition TO the above stated amount
collected by the Colportenr in aid of
tie Bible cause, it is proper to stats that
before the organization Of the Society
the G"n, agent Of Of the State Society,
Rev. John II. krnnard. had collected in
the county for Tie ue Of this Society,
the sum of $l9S,S2. We have also re.
c"lved from the following named Min
listers of'hr Methodist Episcopal Church
the annual Bible collections taken up
in their several churches for the Con-
ference year ending in March 1881 and
paid oNerto this Society under a resolu.
ticn ofthe Philadelphia Conference to
which they are attached viz
Rev, Il. A. Fernley, Elkton circuit
1924; Rev. Thos Shippers, part of
Nottingham circuit $1,000; Rev. J. +.
Boon Of North East circuit $l4,77; also
cash from an unknown person nv the
hands Of Col, Groome 800; also the
subscription Of Jefferson Ramsay Esq,
paid by that gentleman into the depos.
Rory at Baltimore to our credit $500:
showing the entire receipts of the Soci.
ety for collections and contributions to
be S3"3,pl; tor Books sold by Secre1a-
ry and Col porIcur T342,76; making an
aggregate of 100000. The Treasu-
rsr's statement of receipts and disburse-
ments will exhibit the manner in which
thess fgnds have been applied and ex.
pended.
IN the items for Books sold and dis
trlbuted are included such Books as
have been sold and gra tuitously distsib-
nted by the Secretary from his office
The only Books given away by the
s:crctary are those supplied to the Aims
House and Jail Of the county, both of
which institutions have been supplied
viii! such books as the Overseer and
Sheriff desired-and small donations
to two Sabbath Schools in the country.
that were deemed worthy of the bounty
Of the Society.
Ths looks sold and distributed have
beed almost entirely in the English lam
guag-, few German Bibles and testa-
ments, and few French trsta,nents
nave also been distributed.
The statement of our account with
the Maryland State Bible Society, to
which this Society is auxiliary, up to
the lst day Of January last. upon which
day all the accounts Of that Society,
with her anxllliarlcs were balanced for
the year, will show balance IN our fa-
Fnr of $ ~, since which time we have !
ottaIneti two small bills of books, one
Of $780,. Il" other OF P5,l8, which ,
leaves 4 balance at this time against US
oI ;;-S,4&. /
The Ireasurer's statement shows
balance now in the treasury of $US,G7. +
"A part otthiS balance, to wit: the sum
OF $1,000 remaining sill in the hands
of .he Colpcrtrur. In this connection
Ii is proper to state that the Colporteur
has Il statement TO make, and a claim to
submit, to the consideration of this /
meeting, which under the proper head
will be presented.
TEFASCRER'S REPORT.
The Treasurer Of Cecil county Bible Society,
respectfully submits the following statement OF
hi receipts AMI disbursements for the past year: .
1880 Receipts.
Oct. -, Amt COLLECTED and paid over
by Rev. j. II kennard, gen
1881 AIT on acct Of Cecil Is. S. St9S.S2
Mar g, Amt reed for sundrv books,
soil by Secretary, 2.i4
" II, Amt reed Of Rev. I. A Fern
ley, bcin. amt ofblhlc col
lection on Elkton circuit, 1924
" II, Reed RevT. Shippers biblccol-
lecl's on part Nottingham
circuit, 1000
as . ms.
For books sold, 26O9
Contributions, 1.25 1884
Apr 7, Reed Rev j. T Boon, bible col
lcci's on North East circAit, ll.77
e p, Rec d ofColp on I'd month rep't
For. books sold, 5IO6
Contributions, 5.l2 56.l8
May %, Reed of Colp Sd month rent
For books sold, 9,sS
Contributions, 2.75 1851