Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-01
Dr.. J. J. Tomson. the retiring Sscsetary
then read his annual report, - follows:

Ma PaneiDBxT, LApIas AHD 0EATLBhsx The
werk Of the scott County Bible Society for the
pest year has bses Coz ried on 10 . similar man
ner TO what il has been years previous The
executive committee were somewhat crippled
aad embarrassed 10 their work frem the loss OF
this Old constitution, which WAS dcsssoved b.
the 61rNUg Of Asssrs. Price 4 Cenner's store,
while il the hands 81 the former Secretary. and
- the 0easd we're csrpossd almost entirely oi
nee oeabere, il vas thought best 10 esll . meet
shs resasss Of the different CHURCHES, tor the
purpose Of draft ng C,nstitstion and By Law
fer sAe6f fasuFe goveraDeas. Such . meeting
was called, and held ON the evening Of Novem-
bsr ssh. ~ shat meeting Rsvs. Fslles. Hsmii
ten and vroen we're appointed > committee to
Board 1t e'clsek, Nov. lssh. At the same
meeting II Nes vstsd 10 employ Rev. l.. II Hale
10 caosaaD Ne eounsy 10 behalf Of The bible
cause. At the sdjonrnsd meeting Of Nov. 18th,
Dr. Taylor reported Constitution - reoom-
mend ed by the parent Society, which sas
sdspted. Rev. Lew Hale hes been through the
different townships in the county ssiici ing DO
nations and presenting The bible cause in The
different churches Of the county - fer - practi.
esble. Frsm his report learn that be has made
thirteen public sddresses, Travelled 500 miles.
esd Waited - families ed bssissss places
Local agents Of the different brsschss Or town
ship esetsties have visited so familiss more,
making total Of l l.l7o families visited during
tAs pest year in behalf Of the bibls cause. Or
Oil theso families ten wee reported destitute ef
the bible; eight Of them we're sapplied- Why
sss other ;se .srs ret Supplied The report aees
u these psblie mestises. sa6 BY persoasl solicit
sstioss, the suu u casa 80; also secured nine
life oeuhssship soses o. o3o each. Moneys re-
ceivsd from local agents and branch treasurers,
ooS collected on sotes, subsefiptions, local
aeests. As.. ss!: -; ns.eys reported \. hssds
pensse q The caavsss Of The eeusty, sass %,
Issvise ~ balance u osle OF II The treasury.
The value Of the heoks circulatsd By It coun-
b aaA beanch eeeistiss during the ysas 10 re
ported at oss3.s3. There are ten branch secie-
s'se 70 tie county. each o. .h,ce has sspo ito
value Of the books in tbs county dsposi'osy 10
elS9 s5 makiaG . fetal Of s6slc5 oS valus h
books. Tstal asseto Of meneys and ooeks, o..
l25.l5 Cosneeted With the county society and
its branches are forty local agents, scattered
through ~ ceuaty 10 The diGerest sehoel dis-
visit thass didessat local agents aad instruct
then IA che bese plan tsf prosecuting their
werk. The number Of pastors in the county
whe cooperate with che society srs reported ..
thirteen.
From the above resort We feel confident that
the sscissy h doing good wsrk The cause
for which It labors 10 Truth. No sect or demon
ination - such. but Truth. simple and easy to
Ss understood. vet Truth eternal, able 70 make
Wise the foolish, 70 instruct the ignorant, and
TO save the lost.
~. Toxsox, sec'y.
This was followed BY brief addresses BY
Rev. Mr.. Hale, the sgest Of the assscia'
tion. Rev. Mr.. Chambers, agent Of the Stats
Society, the Rsvs. Fuller and vroom.-
These addresses were oil very appropriate
and veil received. A collection was taken
up. resulting in some thirty dollars, after
Whieh The meeting was dismissed.