Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-22

SPECIAL NOTICES.

OF THE
QS I. 5. CHRISTIAN COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE OF MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE Nov. 2lst, 1865.
The Committee of Maryland of the United States
Christian Commission closed its official labors last
evening, between seven and eight o'clock, and ad
The Treasurer presented his Report, as follows
Balance on hand September LIST, lS6i... 81 N,59d
Received during the 27444S3
Disbursements .. ........ 81. 540.S0
Balance on hand. 47,S76.43
s4.i61.37
Signed: GEO. P. HAYS, Treasurer.
By request of the Chairman of the United States
Christian Commission we examined carefully the &C.
counts of the Commission from September lst 1851
to date and found them correct, with the above re-
suit.
JAMES II. BOND.
WILLIAM A. WYS0NG,
FIELDER ISRAEL.
in. McJILT0N. Secretary,
Baltimore, Nov. Goth, 1865.
The final meeting of the Committee was one of
great interest. The members, who had been as
ISOLATED together for nearly four years. and had Ope
rated in the relief of the disabled of the battle fields
and the sufferers of the hospitals felt that they
sunderng ties of no ordinary nature in their separa-
ton.
After the usual religious exercises in closing the
members of the Committee Joined hands and sung
the Doxology. to the tune of Old Hundred. At the
conclusion of the singing the benedicton was pro-
nounced by the Rev. j. n. McJilton, and the mem
hers badc each other adieu and separated.
Report, which is nearly ready for publication. 1t
will contain full ACKNOWLEDGMENT of all the mo-
ncys received, with the names Of the donors and
account Of the disbursements.
The ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the Committee are due
to GoIdsborough s Griffith, Jr., ESQ. for valuable
services rendered the Committee for which he re-
ceived no consideration. Those services have been
distributed over the whole time the Committee has
G. S. GRIFFITH, Chairman.
J. n. MsJILTON, Secretary.
The following resolutions were passed:
J. Reso}Ued That after all the expenses of the Com
mitce shall have been paid one-third of the balance
oe be o the seSFs
for use among the families Of deceased and disabled
soldiers onethird to the PROPOSED Asylum for the
it be established in two months: if the Asylum be
not established in that time, the third to be divided
between the Soldiers Home and Ladies Relief As
,, Resolncd That G. S, Griffith. Esq, Rev. George
p Hays Rev. |. P. Cook and Rev j. n McJilton
be committee to carry into effect the foregoing res
OlutiOns.
The Committee requested by the Chairman to cx-
anime the Trcasurcrs account, except the Secretary
are gentlemen not connected with the Christian Com
mission.
Oft last year of the Committee of Maryland of the
United States Christian Commission:
Number Of cases purchased and made up at our Of
................. 2S65
Number Of eases contributed from Central
Office, Phadeiph SIS
Number ofcaseS contributed from PennSyl-
rania and other j6C
5,2SC
Number Of distressed families assisted
whose husbands, brothers
IN the Army 4g
Bibles and Iestaments distrbued............. S55l
Library Books 275(
American Messenger and other Religious
papers......, -. 81, $50
Soldiers 800 81.
Soldiers Hymn Books ............. 230(
Pages of Tracts 1900 81;
Christian Ministers and Laymcn commits
stoned to minister to men on battle fields,
camps hospitals and ships q
Number commissioned from other offices
and laborng in our district. ................ Is.
| Persons connected with the Baltimore
| Christian Association. labOring in our lis
trict. and not considered delegates.......... s.
| Religious meetings held during the year,
separate from CharlainS services........... 5,62
| Number held from May. 1861, to SeNtcm-
bef, 1865. . % 5Ol
! Public meetings held ....... .......
Number of boxes on hand...................... !:
| Number of Ladies' Auxiliary Societies
formed In and around the city OF Balli-
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