Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-11

natl has heretofore organized her Bethel
Union and is doing nobly. Cleveland has
been consulting and organizing, and Will,
doubtless, effect the change eventually but
of course she is doing it with deliberatlon.
Other cities will probably come into this
arrangement with such aid as the treasury
of the Parent Society can render, and leave
our missionaries to devote their labors more
fully to the itinerant work on all waters.
TREASURY.
Our treasury is in q sound and healthy
condition, not because we have large and
ample means for our mission, hut because
we keep the two sides of our ledger carefully
balanced. Having committed to heart a
| page or two of our own history, we deem 1t
prudent to expend our funds after we re-
ceive them.
After these reports had been adopted by
| the Society, addresses were given by Rev.
J. H. Rylance, Rev. B. FARMLAND of Gin
cinnati, and Rev. DR.. Loomis, Secretary of
| the American seaman's Friend Society Of
New York.
On motion a committee consisting OF
Messrs. R. P. Myers, J. Foljambe and VIM.
/ Day were appointed to nominate officers for
the ensuingyear.
The committee submitted the following
report, which was adopted;
President-Hon. J.. P. Bishop.
Vice Presidents-T. P. Handy and W. T..
Smith, Cleveland Philip Hinkle, Charles
II. Wolf and George F. Davis, Cincinnati;
]. H. Shoenberger and VIM. Kranz, Pitts
burgh Arthur Swazee, Rev. 7. M. Eddy
and C.. 6. Hammond, Chicago; W. A. Moore,
Rev. J. ". Buckley and Rev. Mr.. Hogarth,
Detroit ]. H. Van Dyke and Rev. W. G.
Miller, Milwaukee; Hon. j.. L.. Ketehum,
Indianapolis Myron Phelps, Lewiston, III.
Corresponding Secretary-R. H. Leonard.
Recording Secretsry-S. FOljambe.
Treasurer-H. B. Tuttle.
Auditor-D. P. Eells.
Executive Committee-D CrOcher, Lorin
Prentiss, Jay 0dell, C S Bragg, T 5 Beck
with, G " Whitney, P NJ Ozan, W X
Guyles, P F Drake, J D Rockefeller, L Al
colt, Geo Hester, L W Ford, f B Chamber
lin, - Highly, Wm Williams, jr.
Thee being no further business, the So
ciety adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session of the Society was
held at the first Baptist Church, corner o
Euclid and Erie streets, and was very fully
attended. The meeting opened with prayer
by Rev. J. Montieth.
Mr.. T. P. Handy, who presided, ther
stated the object of the meeting, giving
deeply interesting account Of the early his
tory and labors of the Society.
After the reading Of reports, Rev. Mr.. lie,
of Cincinnati, made a brief address, stating
that much good had been done in hat city
! but chiefly in the way of distribution ofth
neeessaries of life among the suffering anC
needy poor, over $4,000 having been ex
pended for this purpose during the las
year.
Mr.. J. Nate, of Chicago, gave an encour
aging account of the work in the far West
, Mr.. G. W. HARDWOOD, of Detroit, spOk
with much lervor and with the true mis-
sionary spirit Ofthe work as it had com
under his observation.
Judge Bishop, the newly. elected Presi
dent Of the association, made the closin.
remarks. The anniversary has been one c
more than ordinary interest to the com
munity, and great interest has been excite
in the cause for which the society labor'
DR.. LOOMS, of New York, in his evenin
address at the Second Presbyterian Church
made a very powerful appeal for means an
: men for the work. A liberal response vii
l not be wanting.