The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-06-10

fum Other destitute districts of country,
partly Of n,wiy formed families and rarly
perhaps ,fo>il,s who having been supplied
with he sclipfr9s. law; 70, J., cn careful to
cam them. The fact how ever d'monS' II, tcs
the necessity fol renewed ,Ncrtiunc on The rarl
Of the friends Of he bible 10 cun:ill.e the work
ofdis:..lu!on. Patient. r,lscvrring faithful
eff Il is nc ,'Sary. Int VII! ace, mpliyh much.
Let us I've dilig,nt in the use Of the means
God has blessed MS with or placed within our
reach, and i'll duc time We shall r>ap if we
faint hot. >"
NJ. of { miles yisi r,l 1916
70 Of fmi!ics found dies ituc uf he Tihlc. ss
No. of destitute t. miles II AT could read ~
No. "f ne that could rot rcai %
No. of Ihcs sold n
No, of Tcs'mmcnts sold. 9?
No. OF ,iihics given. 80
Ne. Of 'cstym u given. IS
No. Of Rcmrn Ctror miles visited -
No. Of me frlnd dcsitu of Bible. III
No. IF : m supplied viii scriptures, :
Whole No. Of books dist,ibutc,l. 2Si
.triount If money received for books sold Sin3.JG
Amount Of money contributed to he use in0.3G
Amount Of travelling eNncns,s of Col poIpeur 5.15
Cost of + ISiorting bucks. 40
81 ny Of Collorcuc for months $50 l22. 80
tn, above synopsis shows Lat the colcc-
tons hy Tic colportour during the year fall
$3.50 below lis salary and travelling oxpen-
Sos. The d,Iici; while exploring Tie whole
county as shown 'y last years Report was
$SI GA. The profits Oh all thc Locks sold
during Tic aSt year was ut $3.""l-harcly
crorgh TO r.,vt Il c cost TO the STATE Society
Of transporting tie locks fem y. York to
Baltimore l,aviIg lie ,Hi,ls,S Of bringing
tl!tm here (S'.C5l 10 lie laid out Of Other
means.
Every ,nini>:cr,of The Gc&pd in The county
is requested to lcdoublc his Efforts in behalf
Of the Bible cause. and it is insisted in the
Report lat all iirds ra;y'; d in the county for
Bible ltll CS,s should lc Paid Over to the
County Society to ,r;ll, ii to meet the i'll
tu,nc'S cN'r;,d-tS'mc Of them ly pref S>ing
ProtcStanS, in Cur midst, aeainSt the free
circulation cf tie B!Llc.
Tier, OFT closes in the following woids:
AN open Bible and an educated poodle.
The intidl may rcvile it, but in the secret re-
cess OF his own heart thtrc is silent monitor
which Wills crs tC him ofa Dire AL eternity and
an olltndcd God, Tie Jesuit dare not re,lc.
but lie would gladly close it. Let it be our
mission 10 keep the Bible OF en- and to (listri-
butte ii farand wide. 1t carries with it wh,rcv-
CT ii hay 20 the inEutablc promise Of its
author. 1T shall net etuIn unto nc void it
shall accomplish tina, which please and it
shall proSi er III the thing whcreunto have
sent il. >"
The following Statement from the Trasur-
CT. shows I'll, o;h,r sources, besides the col
lc:t;ons Of the c'lportcur, to which ll.c Society
is indebted, since the last annual meeting:
1LEASlLLk' sTATLMlAT.
ls5a. LEcEIrTs.
eb - Bala Elm hands AT date ofl.st report s}l A.;
Amount of collections at anuivvr-
: ry NEE ifSs. 1916
81. Contribution OF Rev. A. Dewitt lu1
CuMt!ibu ion OF Mr.. Machry per
Ecy. 4. Dewitt. LOG
Contributor of k,v. Ed Kcrnall. zoo
Mar Is. Amt Of collcc ion in NJ. l.. Church.
llkion circuit. per Rev MrOnns. $50
May % Alnt rcd Of Rev j. Merry, Colr
for sale OF books and coniriltu-
liois for NJ ~ report. %
June - Am: reed of Mr. Merry June repnrt 81 %
Oct. y Amt of l'on iton from Grand Jury
at Der tenn Of circuit count, 800
% AM rec ii Of Nh Merry DC ODER re-
port, 3l7l
Nov - .smt reed Of same Nov report Is %
Dee p amt reed Of Inc Dee report. 30 20
1884.
Jan - Amt reed of same Jan report, 251s
Feb - amt rec ii OF same Feb report. % 90
Mar II Amt of collection in NJ H. Church.
on flkton Circuit per Rev. L. }.
Way. S4
Mar2l Amt of collection in NJ +. Church.
ON North East circuit per Rev.
+. b. Harvey. II 80
Apr 2 Amt of contribution per Rev Ed
ward Kcnnard. 900
Whole amount Of receipts $29g 50
1858 DISBURSEMENTS.
May - Amt paid Colportcur his salary
and expenses May report, 1915
June q Amt Of same June report 1852
Oct. % Amt Of me Oct. report, = 1852
Nov % Amt Of same NoA. report, 1900
Dec - Amt Of sine Dee. report, 1870
lSJl
Jan - Amt Of same Jan. report, 1900
Feb - amt of same Feb. report; 11.15
Amount of account with State society
for Books, &c, up t0>lst OF
january last, 1919 233 80
Balance in hand $50. -
Against which there are two bills due
State Society sine january
list, amounting to Sl993
proposition to furnish the hotels and
tavcrns i'll the county with Bibles for the use
of their guests, was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Jefferson Ramsay Esq, Vice
President,
Resolred, That the different ministers of the
Gospel having charge Of churches or circuits
within this county be requested to take up III
their respective churches annually collection
in aid of the funds of this society or to pay
over to the Secretary such collections as arc
now annually made in their churches for the
Bible cause, and that the Secretary furnish to
each minister copy of this resolution"
The evening session was opened by Rev. H..
f. Hurn with singing and prayer. Addresses
were delivered by Rev. j. w. Mcars and Rev.
+. J. Way of Elkton. Mr.. Edwin Wilmer