The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-04-02

fully request the publication OF the pro
ceediugs of this meeting for the informa
ton of the public generally.
There being no further business, OF
motion the Society adjourned with the
doxology and benediction by Rev. w
Herr. JOHN j. c.. EVANS, Pres't.
o. S. MILLER, Secy.
COUNTY BIBLE AGENT S REPORT.
To the Officers and Members of the Jackson
County AatriHary Bible Society:
The undersigned having completed the
canvass of the territory within the limits
of your Society, would respectfully pre-
sent the following report for the year
| ending July g. 1873:
Number of families visited by local
agents, | ,429; number of families visited
by county agent 436; total number OF
families visited, 1865; number of fami-
lies found destitute of the Bible 256
number of families supplied by sale, "a {;
number of families supplied by donation,
81; number of persons and children sup
piled by sale, 223; number of persons
and children supplied by donation, 95
number of Sabbath schools supplied, 2;
number of Bibles and Testaments sold
and donated, 596; value of Bibles and
Testaments sold and donated, 1905 80;
number of Township Branch Societies, 9 :;
number local agents, l20; number of
life members of Auxiliary obtained, 90:
number of Protestant, churches in the
| field, At; number of Presbyterian
churches that have taken Bible collec-
| ton this year, 3; number M. E. this year,
20; number Reformed this year, l num-
Der United Presbyterian this year, l );
number Colored Baptists, this year, l !;
number Methodist this year, l number
United Brethren this year, 4; number
Baptists (Free WilD this year, |; num-
Der Christian this year, 3; number Col
ored M. E. this year, l; number Chris
tian Order this year, 2; value of Bibles
and Testaments sold $25l 10; amount
of cash donations collected, 1906 46;
| amount of cash collected on life members
of Auxiliary, 500 90; total amount cash
from books sold donations and life mem
bers, $65S l6; number of miles travelled,
656; number of Bible meetings held, 80 !;
number of addresses delivered, "a mum
of letters on Bible business sent out, 127;
number of circulars on Bible business
sent out, 50; number of days spent in
service of Society, SO; expense of canvass
salary, $207 So travelling expenses,
$34 As; total, $242 35.
NJ R. JONES,
County Bible Agent
Dated July 2, 1873.
In the work of superintendent there
are many items of business which do not
appear in the above formula, viz; fur
nishing Branch Depositaries with books,
settling and collecting accounts, instruct
ing local agents, reporting to pastors,
&C., &C. There might have been fuller
report made but for the insufficiency of
books in the Depositary to meet the cur
rent wants, the demand being much
greater than was anticipated. Many of
the agents failed to fully supply their
respective fields in consequence. Madi-
son township was not supplied until
within few days of the time of COM
pleting my work.
The circumstances under which / COM
menced the work were very embarrass-
ing Many of the people were indiffer-
ent, and every branch Society in the
county had completely died out. At
present each township is organized into
Branch of the jackson County Bible
Society, and with an expressed deter
mination to continue in that relation.
They have already made some arrange
ments for holding their anniversary
meetings in 1874.
The results reported are partly due to
the cooperation of pastors and especial
ly that Of the Rev d. Morgan, of the NJ
E. Church, Berlin Circuit.
There cannot be too much said in
commendation of the sacrificing efforts
of the local agents and depositaries, who
with nothing to prompt them but the
consciousness of doing good, and meeting
the appreciation of their Heavenly
Father, have done such noble service
May God bless them, and may they real
ize that in watering others they are also
of the agents in the county have reported.
We humbly trust the others will COM
plete their work during the year. May
we not hope that there will be such a
general taking hold of this work by pas
tors OF churches, the officers of the sew
eral Township Branch Societies through
out the county, as well as the officers of
the Auxiliary, together with all private
individual Christians, so that the Society
may dispense with paid effort.
Respectfully submitted,
NJ. R. JONES,
County Bible Agent.
The foregoing report Of the County
Agent perhaps properly ought to have
been published when approved by the
Board Of the Auxiliary Society, but has
been delayed until the present, and we
would desire to say to the public that
the committee and found to be correct.
and that the effort of Mr.. Jones as Bible
agent in this county has been crowned
with success, and that he has proved
himself worthy of the confidence of this
Society, as well as of the Christian pub
lie, and that the Board feel grateful to
all that so nobly co-operated with him in
this good work, and we trust and hope
that the pastors and officers of the sew
eral Branch Societies will continne faith
full, and that they will see that the or
carnations are preserved, that their sew
eral anniversaries will be properly held
throughout the county. and all the bust
ness of the several branches will be at
tended to, and that their motto will be,
"a Bible to every man, woman and
child" knowing that their reward is
sure. JOHN JIG EVANS, Pres't.
0. S. MILLER, Sec'y.
The Crusade at Berlin.