Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-16

Cslebraffon Of the ThirtV-nfnth
AnnfveREaTT-AnnfE Sermon
Reports Of 0mesrs-EleeEIon.

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US a. slogzerf discourse appropriate 70
/ re occzs.o-, En5 vas iis.s-ed 70 Eith great
F attention
TIE reports q ths o5eer q re soeie-y
E Es-s then rezd, "a follows.
PEEEDEyT's zzPozT.
I0-r Managers are Tery gis5 % report
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give rs 800 = Ee raised Slz GO. We
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I oily so1uf g go. ard The payment ~ IRIS
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+ - iufC--s-so1 - . re frances % The
/ sCcis.T. To ear q these CEzes-z a. due
I'D ters-v te15ere1 C1r sircsFs ttz-Es f0-
tie faithful discharge q ne duties devn-v-
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I re 5st-e-, -z1e CzcessE-y. 70 E great event,
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E l1ers-ifF q : Community whose r@11rz-t0-
E f9r gs1sro1s giving i E-5esprasd s1d de-
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I SeE Tork s3c.ety.
L e or sd 1u-y % Chronicle re dzs-h
E o NOS p-outle1t uEuber q c. society
VI. C-Er-ss Green. i on 5E-E=s. 6zTs
: friend Il 6ss1, coming tO-~zrd uozt
Co-IF q CIR ass stance when re wee sag
! gsTiuZ under burden o. debs which vel
Z 1igh fo1rdered orr society. b his I5zrzl
Z sL1 cors-sut hep q tEe tine mos needed
e re eu5esrad himself 70 or socis-y- and
T lzter OF, Ete1 ". Erc1z1d made IFS
Crt-cslT CzsY " Green as zuo1g TIE
+ rrs- % s15scr.5e &, % We czurot fo-ye.
+ hin / SENS b1i yesterday that hs vas
+ Wi-1 rs. VIC nav next receive tie sun
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4 +Dzsr-' INK : pain -Lzt must q tr1d
II nan would ever pass % God
! A-o.her year, win itz tolls. itg cares. ard
+ &c sCrrJws, e numbered with TIE past
I Fleeing tine s6uouis1es "a tnzt ~hzt we
{ have = co mus BE done quickly. Have I
+ done VIA, could: That is ths question
1 for ezc1 q Is % ask Have I given treelTs
| ELO 20 down 70 TIE SEA n ships, g. they
/ 0ug1's i ~ have uOt cons Up 70 he full
measure q duty, L. us here resolve, ss We
/ s.s-d OF The thrzsbo-d o. z new rear, that
I cd spz-iLg or lives, We Eil make amends
/ t0r TIE pas- " renewed efforts, greater Ell
/ rtU-issm, more ga and h5erzliiy.
We cannot consent 20 discuss he cues
/ tioL: Is cur society : Densf.; are there
7 any who are uz1e better, litted % 70 Z
/ higher plane q living, aud truly saved, ss
+ ne fruit OF rs wlrEs Indeed, this cannot
I Be z question with any who know the facts
10 the case, snd WHO believe the Word,
/ which assures Is thsFOur "WOrk e not 10
. vain IL the Lord." We are organized %
help e class u men who sorely need the re-
6lilg and enuoDlllg Influences Of the Cos
i pei, and from among whom larger and
4 sll4 larger number are everF year redeemed
/ and saved ss tie result o. Christian e1fOr-.
For he furtherzncs of this great
I work, % which cur Lord gave HIS
I hearts blood, We, His Disciples, may
/ vel feel T. 20 b privilege aud a honor 70
/ coutr.oute, whether b money or y labor,
I o. BY sacrifice. We earnestly besDesk FOR
T t1e Savannah P0r, Society," the co1fierce
/ and support q al among you who ere in
/ terested 10 the rescue and salvation o. i'm
/ periLed souls.
CHAPLAIs's REPORT.
I AXE great pleasure IL presenting 70 You
/ ny fourteenth annual report, O. i2oor per
( formed during the pas wear. y consists
u eeklY visits % the shipping " q our
/ w1arveE, extending about tnlt miles Up
/ aud down our river front, preaching a. the
/ Bethel and other places, also visits 70 the
/ hospitals ard jail. have sOEn the seed Of
I Divine tTu,b prsyeTfully, trusting 70 the
I Lord Of The harvest thst We shall ore dzv
I enter into HIS presence, bringing our shezves
/ wi Us. How much or how little good We
/ have done e known only % Him who
4 searches the hearts aud tries the reins o. the
/ children q Eeu, wbO alone can give TIE
Increase I have made go visits 70 vessels
Of al classes, and have distributed smOEg
! TIE officers sn1 crew. - .053 pages Of tracts,
I 30 eleven uereLr lsDgusges. hut mostly
E1gi-n- have given swsy 0GI numbers Of
tie SGi0r's NGg0z.ne 80 numbers Of The
S1ngn'S Frlend l3l5 religious papers, and
= bibles ard testsuents, mostly foreign. I
/ have made 81 visits 70 the hospitals and
/ 70 be jail, and 81 our Tuesday night prayer
/ and temperance meetings have obtained "A
signatures % the total abstinence pledge,
/ and have preached during the
year IL Sermons. The ssamen visiting
I our port are largely CON posed Of Scan
/ dinsvisns, who do lot attend services con-
I Quoted 10 Eog isn, as they cannot under
/ and my speech. Last summer I employed
/ q Norwegian sailor 70 act ss sexton, and
/ cyEduc- services occasionally in their Ian
/ gUsge. His meetines we're for while well
/ attended. We now have services IN Nor
/ wegian every Szbbzfh, from ! 70 3 .. N,
i conducted ~ q Norwegian carpenter, who
seems % be 2 good and jealous man.
Ny wife, assisted BY two ladies, four gen
I tlemeu and our daughter, and an old Bethel
| scholar, have kept Up q Sabbath school
I which hzs increased IN interest since our
1 last report, and nOW nun ers fifty scholars.
/ We gave 70 them On the 30th Of December,
/ our annual festival and Christmas tree,
/ with special rewards for the most diligent
| scholars. A concert exercise was rendered
/ By them, and all went home seemingly very
/ delighted with the good books and other
/ things provided for them By the Hberslity
/ Of friends, 20 whom We now desire 70 re-
turn our grateful thanks.
TRzAsCRER's REPORT.
John y. Burroughs. Treasurer. IN Account
nth the S1uQBnah Port Society:
/ December u. 1851
To anngsl dues received for the.
I year ls.J. 49,. -..........- ElzJ %
/ To annual dues received for the
! year lssl....-..-.............. 20 0o-S37O %
/ To donations
Received from collections at
] Bethel ...-...---.-.. = 10
Received from friend Of the
Received from annual meeting s. s.
/ Received from Mr. z. T. NAL
Rs iosE from Mr. Dole wadisy o. aas
SOS q
! December Il, 1851
By s,s Shs s86f salary. as per s,e g
By e1penEe account, as per
/ cash book ....-............... is %
/ BY balance on hand ............ l2g 67-S5lS o.
/ The general exercises were closed With
/ singing and benediction. The congregation
/ then retired, and the members Of the so
/ clety gathering ia the front pews The socie-
/ " was called 70 order for business.
/ The first 10 order was the election OF Of
/ fcers 20 serve the ensuing term, which re-
4 suited as follows:
Presideut-R b Reppard.
First Vice President-Jobn /. s.oddard.
! Second Vice PreEident-J. D. Weed.
/ Treasurer. ". Burroughs.
| Corresponding Seer tsry-W. s. Bogsrt.
/ TIE old Board Of Managers were reap
/ poin ed by the President.
On 10 on, Messrs. J. /. Stoddard and L.
| 7. Globes were appointed 70 examine the
/ Treasurer books.
Messrs w Bog2rt and John |. Stod-
/ ds-d were appointed a committee To draft
/ suitable resolutions 10 reference 70 the death
! Of TIE late C3srles Green, Esq.
There being no fur her business. on mo-
/ ton II society adjourned, the President
/ being al .hOrE-d 70 proceed With he repairs !
on the chapel 70 tie extent OF the funds on
/ hand.
Previous 10 The dismissal OF the congre- |
| gs'iOn a collector was taken no, and the |
neat sUm Of $245. including $l55 10 eubscriL-