The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-05

IHE 0lBL1 -CAUSh-SlATf-1H H1kU ASFoAh
MEETING OF TIE VIRGINIA SoCIETY-ELRc-
FIoN OF OFFICERS, &o.-The sixty third an
nual meeting Of the Bible Society, OF Vir-
ginia was held in the lecture-room of St.
Pauls church last night The following
persons were present: Rev. Charles Mimi
gerode, D. D., Rev. J. William Jones, D. D.,
Rev. William Brown, D. D.. Rev. M. W..
Staples, Rev. T. G.. Dashiell, Messrs. Thomas
Branch, George D. Fisher, =. +. Howard,
A. B. Clark, j. L. Williams, William +. Tay-
lor, A.. 2. Stokes, and two newspaper re-.
porters-14.
DR.. Minnigerode called the meeting to or.
der, and on motion of Mr. Thomas Branch
DR.. Minnigerode was invited to preside, and
Mr.. Staples to act as secretary.
The proceedings of the meeting were
opened With prayer by Rev. Dr.. Brown.
On motion OF Mr.. Jones, the reading Of
the proceedings OF the last annual meeting
was dispensed with. .f-..1gl,. ,..,.t..a
The report of the Board Of Directors for
the past year, the repository report, and the
report OF the treasurer, were read by Mr..
Staples.
During the year All addresses have been
delivered; about $4,000 documents, tracts,
&C., have been distributed; 10,45l families
have been visited. ", s. S.z2Jy - ...7
The disbursements, Including volumes
sent to auxiIiaries, sales at depository, and
gratuitous distribution to life-members,
amount TO 15,440, Of the value Of S4,264.26.
In the past four years 65,346 families have
been visited, constituting q population OF
100000. The number of families found deg
titute was 10000. About 10000 persons
have during the past four years and half
received the Word of God from the hands
OF the Virginia Bible Society.
The amount received by the treasurer, MI.
William Willis, Jr., during the year was
&c. .O46.3O; amount paid out, S5.1S1 80.
On motion OF Mr.. Taylor the reports were
referred to the Board OF Directors for puoli-
Mr. Thomas Branch said he regretted TO
know that one or two OF the Methodist
churches in the city had not given anything
to the cause, and that only about 5000 had.
been received in the. whole State. he
thought this was very small sum even Tor
. city like Richmond to give, and he hoped
that the managers would work better mere.
after. He Inquired of Mr.. Staples what
amount had been contributed BY, the Metho-
dist churches, or the churches generally
here: but Mr.. Staples was unable TO give
him the Information. ,.,
INQUIRY was also made why there had been
change from the old arrangement for hoio'
ing the meetings. -.
Mr.. Tayior stated that DR.. Burrows, VINO
was To deliver the annual address, could not
reach here in time to deliver the address at
the regular annual meeting, which was
obliged to be held tonight, and 80 1t nad
been deemed best to hold the business
meetips at the usual time, and then aolourn
over until Sunday afternoon, at Or. Hoge's
church. and hear the annual address from
Dr.. Burrows.
The meeting next went into the election
OF officers.
Mr.. William T. Taylor nominated the fol.
lowing gentlemen to constitute the omcels
and Board of Managers for the ensuing year,
and they were duly elected: Rev. Moses u.
Hoge, D. D., president; Rev, Charles d.
Read. D. D., first vice-presidsnt; Kew.
Charles Minnigerode, D. D., second VICE
president; Right Rev. Bishop Doggett, D.D,
third vice president; Rev. j. B. Jeter, u. ",
fourth ytce-president !, Rev. n. w. Staples,
secretary Mr. William Willis, jr, treas
urer: and the following additional man.
seers: Rev. William Brown, %. D., Rev.
Z. Z. Preston, D. D., Rev. w. ". Bennett,
d. D.. Rev. 3. e. Edwards, D. D., ReV. =.
Peterkin, D. D., Rev. j. William Jones, ".
D., Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D., kev.-j.
L. N. Curry, b. D., LII. D., Aessrs: Thomas
Branch, George D. Fisher, P. Il. Howard,
Samuel Putney, Robert Ould, Asa Snyder;
A. z, Stokes, William T. Taylor, j. y. Wiz
Iiams. Richard 81. Meade, ID. s. Woodbridge,
Josiah Ryland, A. B. Clark, Samuel ID. Price,
e. O. Noting, and Rev. T. 6. Dashiell.
Adjourned. until Sunday afternoon.