Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-05-18

pleased, but it ever affords us su
preme pleasure to record the pros
perity and success of meritorious
young men.
Address of A. w. BrinkerhOff, be-
fore the 25th Anniversary of the
w. &. Il. 5. i'll the Presbyterian
Church, Sunday evening May
7th, 1871.
Ladies and Gentlemen: This even
ing, as in times past, we have assem-
bled for the purpose of discharging
the duties devolving upon US as mem
hers and officers of the Wyandot
County Bible Society. The business
OF this meeting, the 25th Anniversary
of the Society, will be the election Of
officers for the ensuing year; to re
ceive and act upon the reports Of its
several officers having charge of its
interests Ito receive such contributions
as may be generously and voluntarily
offered to its funds, and to consider
any suggestions that may be made by
persons present for the advancement
of the interests of the Society, and
through it the interests of mankind
the world over.
When elected to the position we
now occupy in this Society one year
ago, at its Oath Anniversary meeting.
we were called upon TO deliver our
Inaugural address," But as the
mantle of the position rested not yet
upon our shoulders we then deemed
| the time premature and modestly de-
clined. In advance of that call. too, we
were not forgetfu1 at the time that
Brothers Bates, Klingler, and the Gen
eral Agent had first exhausted their
powers in cutting down the harvest,
and we the most inexperienced ofthem
all, didnot then feel like gathering into
shocks the sheavea having fallen from
the hands of such master workmen
as they, thinking it better to wait
until the demands Of duty would
enable us to anticipate them to SOM
extent, thereby allowing then. with
master hands to do the work which
we feared to undertake, viz; follow
ing Others.
Therefore, with the appreciation OF
the Society, and with no desire to
consume much time, we will here and
now deliver brief introductory ad
dress, from manuscript, for reasons
of our own, although we are no friend
ofmanuscript addresses. 1t has now
been 25 years since the Wyandot
County Bible Society was organized,
and little historical account of its
life and actions may not be out OF
place, nor uninteresting to those
| present,
The first meeting, for the organiza
ton Of this Society, was held in the
Court House Dec. Sd, 1916. Rev.
George Sheldon was its chairman.
106 persons then signed the constitu-
ton, the first name being that OF
Mathew Rogers. Amongst those
which follow are James jackson.
James McLees, Robert Taggart,
Henry Peters, Adelia Chafee, j.
Ayers, G. G. Worth, John Walker
Purdy Nc Twain, John Owens, p. B
Biedler, A. M. Anderson. James Nc
Claim, Charles Thayer, Letitia Nc
Cutchen, W. Giles, Geo. T. Freese,
James Mcconnell, Geo. Harper,
Anthony Bowsher, and others who
became members by contributing va
rious sums, generally 121 and 25cts
each, to the Society's funds.
Many of those now sleep the sleep
that knows no waking; many yet
live, but have forgotten this child OF
their earlier years, and still other
many are far absent from us to- nj ght
But the cause to which they then
subscribed yet lives and flourishes
But twelve now remain here of the
LOG!
TIE first officers of this Society
were, President, Henry Peters; Vice
Presidents Joseph McCutchen Ro bert
McKelly. Rev ds. Thayer, James Bon
ner, and r. S. Kimber Secretary, G.
C. Worth Depositary, A. NJ. Ander.
son; Auditor, John McCurdy Treas.
urer, Robert Taggart
| The subsequent Presidents of the
Society have been as follows, viz
G. G. Worth, IA years; NJ H. Gillett
2 years VIM. McCandlish, 1year; DR.
.. Ferris, 2 years; Thomas Cole.
year; A. w. Brinkerhoff, l year
The Secretaries, Rev. Chas. Thayer
8 years; Robert Rule, l year; j. H
Holton, l year; A. w. Brinkerhof.
years; VIM. King. 2 years; D. D
Hare, I year. Treasurer. Rober1
Taggart, 4 years: Henry Peters, ]
year; William King, years; DIR. A
Wigton. 2 years VIM. McCandlish.
year; Hiram Flack, 6 years; Jesse NJ
Coe, l year; Dr. r. A, Henderson.
/, years. To continue the whole lis
would be tedious, and therefore w,
only add that many others. in othe
position, have voluntarily helped il
this work. There have been collect
ed and forwarded to the American
> Bible Society over 1000 in those 2
, years, all of which We hope has bee
E well and wisely applied.
! Looking back to 1e46, 25 year