Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-22

versary meeting at the First Presbyterian
Church, which was filed almost to over
flowing with a large and intelligent audi
ence, assembled to witness the interesting
exercises.
After voluntary by the choir, the
Rev. DR.. Moore, Pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, on behalf Of the
officers of the Bible Society, requested
all Ministers of the Gospel who were in
the house, to occupy seats at the pulpit.
The Rev. F. A Mason then read the
first sixteen verses of the lI9th Psalm.
After singing
THE Heavens declsre Thy glory, Lord:
In every star Thy wisdom shines"-
THE foRTY- EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
was presented, being read by John NJ.
Gaut, ESQ, and is as follows:
The Executive Board Of the Nashville
Bible Society beg leave to submit to the
society the following report of their trans
actions during the past year:
= They organized on the 7th of Deem
Der, 1869, by the reelection of Mr.. S. NJ.
Scott, Chairman; the Secretary and Treas
urer of the society being er oDicio officers
of the Board.
At the last anniversary meeting, the
Board had completed the supply of Can
non and Dickson counties and had sup
piled a portion of Cheatbam comfy. They
had not, however, received full report
from the agents for Dickson and Cheat
nam, bur these reports have been since
rDcHived and are as follows:
Nh. Paniel L. CorieW and his successor,
Kew. VIM. NJ. Cooley, agents for Dickson
county, completed the work in that cOun-
", visiting l,065 families, and finding
destitute of the Bible 209. OF these des-
tltute families they supplied 2O9. Found
70 individuals destitute and supplied Z.
Sold l5l Bibles, and portions thereof, and
l5I Testaments, valued at $279.12. They
donated 157 Bibles and portions and 6s
Testaments, valuee at S7S.275. In their
work they consumed 81 days, at cost TO
the society of $Ie4 Rev. J. n. Allen,
agent for Cheatham county, canvassed
that county, al save Eve districts; visited
30 families; found destitute of the Scrip
lures IS; supplied GO supplied 10 desti-
tute individuals. The books sold by him
amounted to $70.924, and those
donated to 1922. The work
consumed thirty-three days, costing
the society $66. The supply of Dickson,
Canon and Cheatham counties having been
completed, so far as it was practicable to
prosecute the work, the Board determined
to undertake the supply of the counties
of Humphreys, DeKalb and Grundy. In
Humphreys county their agent, Rev. D.
ID Cooley, visited 6l5 families and found
destitute 13S. OF these destitute fami-
lies he supplied 78. BE also supplied IA
destitute individuals. He sold l13 Bibles
and portions and 102 Testaments, valued
at $237. Is. He donated Bibles and
portions and 26 Testsments, valued at
$50 So
Rev. ]. NJ. Walkup, agent for Grundy
county, visited in that county 300 fami-
lies, found destitute Is, and supplied Is.
he supplied 3 destitute individuals. He
sold 3S Bibles and portions and 80 Tesla
ments, worth SOL. 90, and donated 9 BIZ
bles and portions and z Testaments,
worth 1870. The restitution in this
county was not as great as might have
been expected, because another society
bad been recently cauyassing portions of
the county.
Rev. j. w. Wslkup, as agent for De-
Kalb county, visited S15 families, found
destitutS60, supplied Sc, and supplied 10
destitute individuals. He sold 100 pOr-
tons of the Scriptures, valued at S218. 80,
and donated Is Bibles and portions and
IA Testaments, valued at $l2 So.
The Board have also granted to T. NJ.
Watson, colored, for the use of q colored
o school, s large Bible, worth 81 25; TO the
Nashville Tract Society 40 Bibles and so
Testaments, worth S23; to Rev. Dr.. Sawrie,
for the use of the Penitentiary convicts, 3
Bibles and So Testaments, worth $l3,
and to Rev. Geo. w. Williams for distri
button in Hickman county six Bibles
worth S2.40, and to thehotel at Beersheba
Springs a Bible worth So 3d. In addition to
this they have donated to sundry destitute
persons in the city thirteen Bibles and
two Testaments worth 1920.
The board have made their usual call
upon the various churches in the city and
Edgefield for their annual contribution,
but only the First Presbyterian, MCKen-
dree, First Cumberland Presbyterian,
Christisn Church, Tulip Street Methodist,
Edgefeld, Christ Church, episcopal
have responded.
The board have passed resolution al
lowing and requesting the pastors of al
the churches contributing annually to the
society to appoint one or more persons to
look after cases of destitution, and direct
ing the orders of such persons on TIT
treasurer for books to be filled. The
board are confident that this arrange
ment will meet your approval as bein.
one calculated to do much good.
1t has also been resolved by the b0arC
to again canvass Davidson county anC
supply with Bibles those found destitute
They are convinced there is destitutiOl
enough 10 the county to warrant this re
supply.
. The board would not omit TO mentiol
also donation from the parent society a
New York of S20S5 80 worth of books
found in the hands of committees in tn
counties of Humphreys, Chestham, an,
Dickson, for all of which the board hav,
made suitable Acknowledgements
The board herewith present the repor
of the treasurer, showing the fnancis
transactions of the year and present fiuan
cisl status of the society.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The report of A. G. Adams, Esq,
Treasurer of the Nashville Bible Society
which forms part of the report Of tn
Executive Committee, we cOndense a
follows
Total donations received past
veal. .............................S 2I0 I
Total receipts past year............ LA .
Amount RENTED A. B. s. at New
York ................... ............... ,399 6
Total d-sbursements................ LA .
Leaving no means II the Treas
urer's hands
Balance due Nashville Bible So
ciety by American Bible Society AGA G
Amount of, Bibles in depository at
New York cost, per inventory, $50 O
Amount due Nashville Bible Sc
ciety by American Bible Socie-
ty, New York........................ AGA 0
Amount due Nashville Bible So
ciety by J. H. Farrar. -
Amount Bibles in hands Rev. d.
d. Cooley................-.. 20
Amount Bibles in hands J. n.
Allen...................... ............ 40
Means Nashville Bible Society. 81, 512 .
Means Nashville Bible Society
last yeaT.......................... ,59S J
Decrease in means past years IS
All of which is respectfully submitted
The Executive Committee cOnclud
their report rs follows:
Your Executive Committee have thu
presented to you, in facts and figures, II
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