The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-07-13
OsKALoosA, Iowa,

On mOtiOn adjourned.
w. BURNSIDE. d. 4. HURST,
Sec'y. Pres.
OsKALoosA, Iowa,
Sp. m, July Q, 1871.
At the call of the President of Mahas-
ka County Bible Society, and at the in
stance of Rev. W. A. Chambers, State
Agent of the American Bible Society, the
25th annual meeting was held in the 1st
Nj. e. Church
The President and Vice President being
absent, on motion of the Secretary, Rev.
Banner Mark was called TO the chair.
The exercises were then opened by sing
ing, followed by prayer by Rev VIM
Wilson
The chairman then appointed Henry
Howard, n. j. Smith and w. b. Street as
suing year.
The Secretary's report of the last annual
meeting was then called for, read, and with
some corrections approved.
The Treasurer's report was then called
for, was read and approved 1t is as fol-
lows, viz
There was on hand at the time of the last
There has been received during the year
From collections from churches ......... So rs
From sales ofbooks in the Co. Depository $50 05
ToTAL..............sas I 10
The report in detail, showing the amount
received from each place, is as follows
From III. Howard.
From Cumberland r. Church ~ 80
From Simpson charge 20
From let NJ K. church. =. -. Is %
From Congregational church,. % 90
Add. cash on ' hand .............. 80
Cash for books sold in the Co Depository $50 O5
Total receipts as above. =. ....... 2S4 10
The disbursements have been follows:
Paid to the American Bible Society for
Paid for freight on books ............ 10
Commission on sales. ............ ..... 10 90
Making the total payments ....... ...... 2I3 10
Leaving now on hand.......... ......... II 90
The depository Recount is follows
The books on hand at the commencement
of IL year amounted to.............. 316 30
the amount of pa 65
Advance on old stock. ........... ....... "a so
Making the total vaue of books received
into the Depository. ............... 565 IS
The books issued have been as follows
Books sold in the Co. Depository .....-.. $50 %
Books given in the Co. Depository to the
destitute. ................:.. ...... 3 20
Books drawn for distribution by lille mem
bers OF the American Bible Society. 1 90
Books delivered to branch Societies by
the County Treasurer. ............. 43 30
Total issued ................. 19S O5
(The estimated number of which lie 1860
Books now on hand ........ ............. 367 DO
Total and equaling those received -. 565 45
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY.
The Indebtedness OF the Socy at n. Y, is 429 80
Subtract the cash on hand ............... II 90
Leaves the balance dre \. b S.....:..... 35S 30
w. NJ. WELLS, Treasurer.
The Nominating Committee reported
the following names as officers for the en-
suing year, viz: President, G. =. Searle
Vice Presidents, D. NJ. Walton and DR.. N.
Henton ; Secretary, w. Burnside ; Treas
urer, w. Nj. Wells ; Directors, Isaac Cook,
DR.. Huntsman, and Francis Thompson.
On motion the report of the Nominating
Committee was adopted
Rev. Hill being called, said he was not
prepared to make speech, expressed his
sympathy for the cause and retired
Rev. Spowden being called, said if Rev.
Hills speech was written down, it was like
his, and retired.
Rev. w. A. Chambers, State Agent A. B.
S., being called, the meeting was then ad-
dressed by him at some length.
Rev. Kemp then volunteered few re-
marks.
The Doxology was then sung and the
benedictinn pronounced
w. BURNSIDE, BANNER MARK,
Secy. Pres pro tenn.