The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-06-07

WHEELING AND ONO COUNTY BIBLE
SOCIETY.-The eleventh anniversary Of
the Wheeling and Ohio County Bible So
ciety was held in st. Matthews p. Z.
Church last evening, a more unpleasant
evening so far as the weather was concern
cd could hardly have been experienced yet
Notwithstanding this the church was we'll
filled with people. After voluntary on
the organ, Rev, J. b. Clark read selec-
ton from the Scriptures, and Rev. DR..
Kelley offered prayer. A hymn was
then sung by the congregation, and Mr..
Vim. II. Oxtoby, the Secretary, read the
reports OF the officers, as follows:
The Wheeling and Ohio County Bible
Society was organized May ID, 1864, as
an auxiliary OF the American Bible So
Ciety Of New York, and is therefore
eleven years Of age. The lamented Rev.
II. X, Weed was the first President Of the
Society. Mr.. X. Crangle was the first
Treasurer, and so well and faithfully has
he discharged the duties Of the office, that
We this evening can say he was the first
and only Treasurer the society has ever
had.
During the existence OF the Society, the
city and county have been several times
thoroughly Canvassed by employed col
pOrteurs, and many destitute and indi-
gent families supplied with the word OF
God. The various hotels OF the city we're
supplied with Bibles, and the public gene.
rally have been furnished headquarters,
in the Depository, corner Of 18th and Mar
ket streets, where Bibles, Testaments, ETC.,
could be obtained at the lowest possible
cost. The aim OF the Society il not tinan-
cial gain, but the dissemination Of the
word OF God,
The last anniversary meeting was held
May 90, 1872. The workings Of the So
Ciety for the past three years are prObR-
bly, better known to the friends OF the
cause than could bc set forth in this
limited report.
The annual report Of the Treasurer,
made January 20, 1875, showed the fol-
lowing figures for 1874: Balance on
hand at commencement OF year, Sl57 81;
received from sales, S22l q; from church
collections, S0i 10; from memberships,
50; total receipts, SAG 10; disbursements,
$3.50 0O balance in treasury, S225 30,
The report Of the Depository, Mr., John
Baltic made ut the same time), for 1874,
showed: Sales for the year, $g97 ~;
donations, $40 30; life membership, So 90;
amount Bibles and Tcstamcntson hand,
$40 %.
The rcport Oithc Treasurer to date is as
follows; Receipts, SjG77j. Disburse-
ments, Sill 81; balance on hand, $3.50 Al,
That Of the Depository: Amount Of
stock on hand, sos so; book assets, so %;
sales since annual report, $Sl -.
Not Onc.third Of the twenty odd
churches OF Wheeling reported Collec-
tions for the Bible cause last year. The
Treasurer reports mn improvement, thus
far, for 1873, but ~ yet not one.hNlf OF
the churches have responded The So
ciCty il doing great and good work, and
all that retards itSprOgrCss Is the lack Of
financial support,
After the reports had been read Rev.
W. Il. White, State Agent Of the Bible
Society, delivered a bricf'and interest
ing address upon his work throughout
the State. lie was followed by Rev. J.
q. Armstrong, rector Of 81. Matthews
Church, who delivered mn eloquent and
forcibIC sermon. 4 collection was then
taken up, after which the bcnediction
was pronounced by Rev. Ilarnitz, Of the
English Lutheran Church, and the con.
grcgatiOn was dismissed.