Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22


Rev. ". B. Rankin, agent of the Ameri
can Bible Society, was introduced and read
hymn, which was sung by the audience
standing.
Rev. Thomas A. Hoyte, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian Church, then delivered
an address ON the Bible, handling the sub
jet in his Enthusiastically eloquent and
scholarly style. Il was closely listened to
by the vast assemblage throughout.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Hoyte's address,
DR.. A. j. Baird, pastor of the church, pro-
nOuneed benediction dismissing such as
did not choose to remain while the Society
transacted some business.
The chair appointed, as committee on
nomination Of officers: Y. B. Jones, Jos. S.
Fall, Jos. ID. Hamilton, Hume Lusk and
Prof Bailey, who, after consultation, unan-
imously recommended the reelection of
the former officers, viz:
DR.. w. II. Morgan, President; RObt. l..
Morris, Secretary; a. @. Adams, Treasurer;
5. NJ. Scott, IL. G. ScOvel, G. G. O'Bryan,
Ed. Gillian and w. B. DOrtch, Executive
Committee.
A resolution was adopted requesting that
the pastors in Nashville and Edgefield, take
up a collection on the second Sunday in
April Of each year, for the benefit of the
Society.
The following is the
ANNUAL REPORT
Of the Executive Cimmittee:
"By reason of non-electlon at the last
annual meeting Of the Society, your pres
ent committee was continued for this year.
Its organization has remained the same,
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''The Society at its last meeting, by res
Olution, instructed the committee what
work it should undertake, namely, thehin-
ishing Of the supply of Putnam and Jack
son counties, begun in 1873, and the sup
ply Of Perry county.
"In obedience 10 their instructions, the
committee selected as their cOlporteurs,
MeSsrs. Z. F. Pritchett and z. IL. Gaines,
who early in May resumed the canvass of
PSSZtnam and Jackson, finishing the same
in the latter part Of June, the result of
their labors being as folio VS.:
Number Of families visited. .,............ nes
found destitute. 4lO
Number Of Bibles and Testaments sold. Ses
20 donated $50
Value of Bibles and Testaments sold =. ;sIs2 8
donated 15i s.
a total footing OF families visited. ..... 2432
Families found destitute OF Bible........ 9sS
familes supplied. elS
1.-THE per cent. OF the destitute TO the
number visited being 40.79.
"YOur committee feel that the society
has done good work in canvassing these
two counties. 1t will be seen that the
work was sOrely needed.
s'For the supply Of Perry county the ser
vices Of Rev. j. o. BlantOD was obtained.
The result of his canvass is as follows:
Number of families visited ............. 422
found destitute -. rs
" 4" supplied. .......... IS
Z" Bibles and Testaments sold. %
douarad 20
ssThe Society, at its last meeting, in
structed the Rev. Mr.. Wiley, the then agent
of the American Bible Society, to call a
meeting of the ministers of the city and
Edgefield and solicit from them the coop
Grafton of their respective churches in aid
Of this Society's work. In answer to that,
we have, out oftV eTy-eight churches, con-
tributions from only seven. To whose
fault must this be ascribed? Does the pas
tor of any church in Nashville, or else
where, believe that if he asks his congrega-
ton for collection, they will refuse? We
only ask that the people may be given an
opportunity to contribute.
'sFor want of more hearty cooperation
on the part of the churches, we are to-day
pensioners upon the charity of the
American Bible Society, when cur true
mission is that Of an auxiliary aud help
mate. tt
.sYour Treasurer's report shows an in
debtedness of SSS3.39 TO the parent society,
h
tributions of auxiliaries and benevolent in
dividuals. Suppose all Of its friends served
it as we do?
1.-The work of supplying all our railroads
aud steamboats, is now in progress, The
means being furnished by friend of the
Bible cause. To those who are able, The
Bible is furnished at cost, while to those
who are not able and are destitute it is
furnished without money and without
price
ain the labors of the parent society the
Nashville Bible Society has been an hum
6le auxiliary. Organized on August 70,
1928, with such men as Judges Haywood
and McNairy, Gen. Andrew Jackson and
Gov. Carroll among its officers and men,
bers, it has labored with varying fortunes
in your midst for fifty-one years.
ado the members of this body know the
great work performed by the American
Bible Society? 1t was organized in 1916,
and now has 1000 auxiliaries with about
5000 branch societies. 1t is now circlla-
ting the Scriptures in more than sixty Ian
guages and dialects. 1t is following the
footsteps of man where'er he may pitch his
tents or rear his fine edifices.
at has issued and circulated, in the fifty
eight years of its existence, over thirty-one
millions of Bibles.
alt has made two general supplies to the
United States, and has been engaged on the
third since 1855, since when nearly five