, 1865-01-11
CHICAGO BIBLE SOCIETY.
Annual Meetlug--
Election OF Officers aud
Committees

The twcnt5-fourth annual meeting Of the Chica
90 Bible Society, for the election Of officers and
the tanzaction Of business, Vas hcId last evening"
In the Lecture Room Of the Second Presbyterian
chureh, phi1o Carpenter, Esq, The President, in
the chair.
Tn motion, T. D. Carter and Dr. RYDER were
uzmed committee to nominate officers for the
ensuing year. The Committee reported the fol-
| Pres;deu-E. 8. Wells -.
Me< Fte.tdfnss-5. Il. Hoes, L. J. Gage and P.
SseretuV-T. B. Carter.
., Inia report was accepted and the nominees de-
Tteasurers were then elected for the scyera1
churches, cooperating with the Society a. follows
A. H. Campbell, First Presbyterian; E. D.
T14 TH1aaf sssSns IL k,a skans.
Freshyte1 Edward Ely, olivet Presbyterian;
80. Barker: Calvary Presbyterian; r. II. Gull
IT, Eawards PTesbyter}an Samuel Hove North
terian; Robert Clark, Reformed Presbyterian: &.
McPhclson, United Presbyterian; Y. Whitehead,
n. E.; 4. E. sewcll, Grace n E.; L, S. Gaee' Jef
n. e: A: Drnke, Twelnh street II. E; Wm. Ren. en-.
FhiIp PEsnts fsif avenue Nc ea1 Il o19osfpGP. e.
m,nsda'e 1ah G5ase; Tsy1oE Ateaement; sat
nion: l.: G. Calitns, christss; l. hesier. St
Johns; St Ansgarius; c. ". Anderson, Swedish;
!: n AgsE, Ft5tt Congregational: 7: G. White
ford, New England Congregational; c. Il Cush-
ing, Union Park Congregational; L. II. Steele,
Congregational; G. A. Gregory, Unitarian: % Artc.
inas Carter. Unity: Ammi Bennett, New jcrusa.
len: q. Vanderbilt First Reformed Dutch; ].
p1llinEham: Second Reformed Livingston; T.
Enorson. North Norwegian Lutheran; c. An
deFson, West Norwegian Lutheran; J. Olson, Our
Say,o9r's San Norwegian Lutheran; =. Let, St Paul's
Ell Ell Ge1mnn Lutheran; G. J. Anderson Swedish
( P1etsh. South German N. g.; Il. Teas, West
German N. E.; g. N. Mndgren. Swedish III E.;
hr; n JsckHon, Afriean y; =; n. Daxson, African
Evangclieal '. waiter, South German Esanseli-
al; 2. 3. Smith, Fasft Baptist; c. N. Holden,
Tabernacle Te. & Baptist; Wabash avenue Baptist;
Yet: ): T: Grihln, North Baptist; s. D. KimhsrR,
st Panl,s unisezsalist; III. Talcott, Second Uni.
III. Carter informed the Society that be bsa
been noihcd by Messrs. Tomlnson that they
could no longer act Repositories Of the Society.
7. B. Carter and C. B. Nelson were appointed
An application was made through tie Secretary
for an appropriation Of Bibles and Testaments fo7
the prisoners at Camp Douglas. The Society
1ef % the discretion Of the Post Chaplin and tho
i1sss .as T = Carter appointed
The animal report OF the Society was ordered 10
tend tue puhlication and distribution.
7. 3. Carter offered a resolution requesting the
churches to make their collections for The Societv
before the frat Of December. This resoluton pre-
ynIlcd.
!. c. y. Neleon moved to 60 amend the conss.tu-
ton that it provide that hereafter the anniversary
meeting q the Society shall I've held in JsuuarY
inxtead Of September, as NOW.
This motion prevailed.
Dr: Bishop moved the Unemployment OF Rev.
Af. Wheeler, as agent Of the Society, at salary
not exceeding $1,000. '
d.. Ryder moved TO amend by giving to Ecssrs,
Carter and Nelson authority to employ Mr. Wheel
er upon such tcrme a. they think proper.
The motion OF DR.. Ryder prevailed and the
meeting adjourned.