, 1874-03-23
THE BIBLE.
Thirty'Third Annual Meeting Of the
Chicago Society,"
Report Of Books Distributed Dur
ing the Year.
Addresses by the Rev. Dr. Dartlott, Judge
Moore, and others.

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tlu tho rrst rr Pr prosbytoran c Church. - Jupe I 8. M
Moore, Of thb Cuoh County Superior Court,
President of the Society. was Chairmau of tho
.l,o ''e; r,na co,to, mnor t,o snorat.r ~ tn rsnd
TIE eEonErAny's REPORT.
It showed tint during tho year tho following
railroads Ind beeu furnished with Bibles from
189. Chieoro h Northwostorn (1VnconAn
D,vIs,onl IN. .chca,ro' Dnnyi1ia X Vim
ronucp a. I'otn1 MI Tin rnnt1H s,,n.
Uliod by othor gocloticn woro tho Illinois
rontrnl by ti,o Htenhoueon County Dbo
Sociuty: CI,cngo & NortHwcptorn 1nlilwaukoe
Dlyiyion>, by lie Luke County l,iblo Hociety
Uu]ena Division, BY tho Winnobago County Dt.
bio Bocio.y Lowa division (Cl,,oAgo to Oniuha),
by tho WhlteHsde County Di6le Society; UhicaHo,
burlington L Quincy Issllroatl, md branches, bvs
tile Aurora Diblo Society; Chicago, Rock 1Hianu
l. Pacific, by tho Rock Isi,ltid Dible Society;
Nochford Rock 1aand Il st. Louis llond, by tho
Wurren County B!blo sooicty Chicago, Alton l.
st. Louis aud tho Woatcru Uuion, by tue Mclean
County Bible Society and the Cur
roll County Bible Society. Tho NUM-
bor Of =. Bibles placed In different
vosaota cUllliug Into port during last sllpplng
suason wus !. LIT. at Il cost Of e762.24. Bibles
were also distributed to tho different hotels Of
tho city, in atl aggregate NUMBER uf !, 151, ANU
ut cost Of $912.5t. Thirty schools have drawn
008 Bibles aud i. AL TestamantB at coBt to tue
Buciety Of 955340. Tho totui expenditure DUR
ing the year amounted to 81, 6ul.l9, aud tho
balance Of cash Oh hand, nftpr tho yours trana-
actlons was s593
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
After the reading aid adoption Of tho
Sccrotary's report, tho election of oili-
co,H for tho curront year was pro-
cocdod with, aud lesu1tod rs follows:
President, Hon. W. ". Farwell; Vicc-Prcslents,
i. G. Keith, John Creighton, 4. Shaw; Treas
urcr, g. d. Nelson Secretary, T. u. Carter; Ex-
eeutlyo Comlnlttee the Ieey. Alessrs GlllcR,
Ioweru, THOMPSON, Chamberlain and MoKown.
JUDGE MooNE.
Tho meeting was then addressed by the Chair
tho bibie. THO highest tribute tint gould bo
paid to tho D.blo was That 1t was tho Word Of
God. When TINT was said all waa sail.
He was sure that AL all ,a would t do !l; thsir
Word. The necessity for this incrcasod evor ry
tlay. 1t was the Bible that paved the way for
Bctonco art, alu civilization. anl 1T only pointed
10 tho futuro and showed what would DO in tho
the Dule oyory dny; hut TINT ehould make it's
believers stick oil tho closer to It. Tho gpeakor
explAinod tic intornnl evidences Of tic Inspired
nature OF lho D4ble, and instanced several por-
tionB of tho Old aud Now Tcstanients it, support
| Of his arguments lie thought all tho poople Of
ttsn city, Of this country, md of tuis world
ought to uso all their energies i'll
| scattering tile Bible frou one eud Of
the world to thu other. The Gospel carried with
| 1t oyory imaginable blessing. and ii men were
moyoa by no bottor inpulso than tho wish to
decrease crime fur tho Statas Halo, for this alone
| it was worth wlilo to aid in it's distribution.
Mr. spArFanD
| said thas ho supposed tbnt the meeting was
activity III tic gproad of tho Dib!o. Ho Ind nt-
| tended the Sailors Hospital d few days before.
mud had converscd with AeVoral patients. Hoyo
lte had mot with Scotch sailor, the bon OF b.
ble-oying pareuts, WHO pointed to hiH brukon leg,
mud stated tilat it had proved the menns OF hiB
| CONVERSION, ns it had cAused lin slnco hls nr-
rival at tue hospital to read tho Dibio. A study
| Of the formerly -deBpHed book BOON led to tho
examples Of conversions brought about simply
by perusal Of tho Holy Book. Ho thought that
a loso OF the Bible was a necessary Ingredient
Of true patriotism. Ho,, roterred to
wl,iol, he thought were much brighten:
than would appear at first sight. Out OF
n Corps Losisatif conBiatpg Of 700 odd mcn1-
horB, 70 Of thcni were Professionals and many OF
tho most important braucbos Of French industry
wore in tho hands OF Evangelical protest-
ants. What was wanted to improve tho proB-
| peot Of aifnirB WIS tho distribution OF Biblco
over the country, Which it was probuble the leg
isatiou Of tho Republic would mnlo fea sblo.
The speaker asked whore thoro was moro
| necessity, however, Of sprondtng tile Diblo than
in this country-than III Chicago itself. Tho
wees Of Snbbath-broaking intomporanco, and
| nnle!ity which had not given way, although
ATTACKED IN many ways, would ho found TO yat-
ISL beforo n wider spread Of tho Bible. Tho
speaker thought TINT tho daily press would DO
tho better for closer study OF the Holy Word.
lIo reoallod Burlo'B saying. that love OF chiy~
airy was tho lost Hnfoguard OF milton, which
lie PRONOUNCED to be false, Instoad OF this it
should be that ihe safety " o nattun lay II Its
1--we and reverence for the Biolo.
THE nEy. Mn. nARr6ErT
said that tho report s:atol that the Chicago
during tho past your. Tho total amount clru,,-
lHted by tho present Society since ltH beginning
waa LOOK, 010. We "ould liko each ono OF theso