The Evening critic., 1882-05-11
CITY BIBLE SOCIETY.
Annual Mceting-Thc Annual Re-
ports Election of OIL
cers-MisceIIancOus business.


ports Presented-EIcction of on.
Miscellaneous business.
At 8 O'Clock last evening large number Of
the citizens OF the District Interested I'm tho
noble work being carried on by the Washing
ton City Bible Society assembled In the Con
gregatlonal Church, attracted by tho annual
meeting Of that association. Mr.. A. S. Pratt,
one Of tho vice-presldents, opened the meeting
and stated that he had received note In the
afternoon from the Rev. A. W. Pitzer, ID. d.,
the president, stating that illness prevented
him from attending and requesting Mr. Pratt
Officers Elected.
Ho then read the following list OF officers
elected for the year commencing last evening;
President, A. W. Ptzer, d. D.; vlce.presidents,
A. s. Pratt Andrew Rothwell, Charles Lyman,
William $. Font, w. J. sibley, W. II. woodward,
George Ryneal, ir., George Rhinehart and II.
S. Jordan; secretary, James V. A. Shields;
treasurer, william Ballantyne: directors, r..
II. Ball, I. @. White, J. t, Given, j. T.; Sweet
man, Irwin ID. Linton, Thomas q. Jones, j. b.
johnson, ]. j. Wight, ]. @. Tasker, NJ. Nj. Bart
lett j; II. Merrlweather; W; W;P; M,ien' H. L.
Robbins and j. @. Parker; agent Rev. NJ.
Interesting Report.
Tho following interesting report was sub
TO he Members Of he Washington Ci,v Bi5e
Society!
Your Board of Managers nro called once
and, in concise form, to present 1t for your In
God has been in and with His word, and with
those also who are engaged In its multiplicl-
tion and distribution.
During the year His blessing has rested upon
our work In giving us additional means for
In the year 1869, Mr. Edward owen, men,
Der Of the Foundry Church,.l ong resident of
this city, assigned n deed OF trust to that
church, the principal and interest Of which,
when collected, was to be divided among sew
eral objects, OF which the Washington City
Bible Society was to receive 500. In the
month of October Vice. President W. j. Sibley,
trustee of the trust, was enabled to make tho
dsi9n si0n and the se1 society 5 re-
est, which was remitted to the parent society
for Its general work.
We are informed that member of our Board
of Directors, lately deceased, has left us, by
will, like amount for a similar purpose.
The receipts during the year, as shown by
and the disbursements $731.2S, leaving, with
balance on hand at the beginning Of the year,
s251.77; of this amount $500 was sent to the
parent society for general work. The work
accomplished in the year is succinctly stated
in the reports OF the depositary and agent.
nave peeh aae M al as3 Si9es pes ana
taments have been given TO the needy. Your
agent has also sold GO Bibles and 124 Testa-
ments.
The society has steadily pursued Its quiet,
unobtrusive, yet efficient work of circulating
the word Of God in this city and throughout
| for the Scripture has ever been refused.
The work in this city has not boon confined
| TO grants to Sabbath-schools, jails, asylums,
| associations, arsenals, &c., but the word has
been carried by our agent from house to house
| through nearly fifty Of It's squares, IN whole or
| in part, and to 500 families.
The destitutlon found during the year is
| fully 10 per cent. of the families visited,
which is the usual percentage In sparsely
settled and less favored communities than our
own. This fact teaches us that even at home,
near our own 1resides there must be no ces-
sation OF the work, and appeals strongly for
renewed activity and contributions to keep
pace even with our own increasing popula-
| lion, as we'll as to furnish light to the heathen
of other lands.
The Washington City Bible Society, In COM
| mon with all lovers OF the Word OF God, re-
| garded with deepest interest the publication,
in May last Of the Revised New Testament,
known as the Canterbury Version, and your
| board appointed a committee Of pastors of
| churches, representing various denomina-
tions of Christians, to examine and report
upon this revision. Their report was received
| and entered upon the records of the society
and made public through the daily papers.
Time and events have fully justified the ac-
| tion OF your board and the wisdom and Justice
| of the report of your committee.
During the year we have been called upon
to record the death of one OF our oldest officers,
Vice-President William II. Campbell, whose
| first recorded official connection with the
| board is dated February %, 1914, but who,
we believe, has been, for more than forty
| years, an active worker In the Bible cause, and
| who, with one other, preserved the very exis-
/ his death the board of managers has lost one
Of Its wisest counsellors and the society one of
| Its best friends.
This society, in view of Its past history and
contributions, can be confidently expected to
| approve the minute adopted by the American
| Bible Society at Its April meeting-"pledging
| Its efforts, its influence, and means to prose-
| cute, as far as practicable, the work of supply
ing those destitute of the Word of Life In the
| United States," and to cooperate In the work
| OF recanvasslng" the whole country, in the
| most thorough manner, for the supply OF those
| who are found destitute of the Scriptures.
The Report of the Agent
of the association showed that during the year
| he had given away 30 Bibles and 126 Testa-
ments, sold GO Bibles and 124 Testaments, and
performed other duties OF various kinds In
connection with the society.
The Treasurer's Report
showed that he had expended on the pur-
chase of Bibles for gratuitous distribution,
remitted TO the American Bible Associations,
etc, S9S5.05. Other reports showed that S45
Bibles, S57 Testaments and $50 portions had
| been distributed.
The report of
Receipts from the Churches
in the District showed that S217.5S had been
received from church collections and S0l747
from indiyidua, contributions.
DR.. Green was introduced and read from the
Scriptures. DR.. Mason delivered a brief prayer
The congregation united In singing the 105th
| hymn.
| Gas. Il