Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-06

10 reaQ ana marx my molly WORD,
Its truth with meekness TO receive.
And by its holy precepts live"
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The report of the Executive Committee for
the present year was then read, as follows:
Mr. President and Members of the Memphis and
Shelby County Bible Society:
As is our custom, we assemble once again
in annual meeting that your Executive Com
| mittee may present its report; and while
| viewing the past glance also at the future,
| and reorganize for the further prosecution of
the work as God, in His providence, may lay
| the duty upon US.
eleven months, say from March 2, 1882, to
January 81, 1858. During these eleven
months we have canvassed entire Carroll
and Holmes counties, Miss; Lee and Mar
| shall counties, Miss, and Benton, Hardeman
and Gibson counties, Tenn, have been nearly
completed. Monroe county, Miss, previously
begun, has been finished up; and more or
less work has been done in Shelby county,
| outside the city; aud in Sunhower, Yalo-
busha and Attala counties, Miss. In Mem
| phis, where we reach with so much facility
the vast tide of emigration moving west
ward, the work has gone on almost without
interruption. Should these emigranls pass
| our doors without having the Bible placed
in their hands many families might remain
| for years without it. Mr.. McC1nnell, our
| city distributor, fiods it necessary, ia order
| TO accomplish this work, to visit the trains
at very unreasonable hours in the night,
which he does not hesitate to do as occasion
requires.
Besides Mr.. Mcconnell in the city,
| we have had in our employ during the
period covered by our report, the Revs. J. w.
Terrell, j.. H. Brown, w. T. Shell
and c. ID. Fontaine, sr.; and Messrs. j. w.
Rosamon, w. C. Henderson, E. j. Gatlip,
Virgil Psfford aud L. Fl. Richardson. These
brethren have performed 1160 days work.
and have visited 1888 white and 1894
colored families. OF these they have found
destitute of the Scriptures 1861 white and
3l2S colored families; have supplied 1921
white and 2092 colored families, and 600 in
dividuais. Books sold: Bibles, 3095; Tesla
mems. 465l; portions, $40, of the value of
s27ls %. Books donated: Bibles, s45;
Testsments, 1406; portions, 14l, amounting
| to $648 81. Total families visited, 20, 1867;
total families destitute, 50S9; total families
supplied, 1913; total volumes distributed,
4 1890; total value Of same 1861; sold from
depository direct, $40 95; total cost of dis.
,ribution, $3482 %; total cost of the work,
1874 III. It is manifest that we could not
have done this work unsided. We had Al
the beginning Of the year books to the
amount of S2744 Sc from grants previously
made us by the American Bible Society. To
these have been added by donations during the
year, The farther sum of S1963 05. Through
our society the larger part OF these books
has been distributed, and a good work, we
trust, has been done. But we desire to seaiu
express our appreciation of the great liber-
aliiy shown as by the parent society, moi
only for the year Immediately under review,
but through all the former years; and we
recognize it as fact that the American
Bible Society is one of the great and noble
institutions OF the world for The production
and circulation of the Scriptures With this
meeting our society retires from the super.
vision of the colportage work in
West Tennessee and NDrth Mississippi.
The parent society has undertaken
of The United States and Territories. Ir
such an immense undertaking it is important
to enlist the sympathies aud cooperation o.
the whole country, and this it was though
could best be done by direct representation
of the American Bible Society. Cense
quently the Rev. DR.. George s. Savage
formerly district superintendent of Ken
lucky and Middle and East Tennessee, ha
had West Tennessee added TO his territory
so that his ield now embraces the whole O
Kentucky and Tennessee, and he will il
; future have the direction OF the colportag,
work in West Tennessee. We do not know
what arrangements are 10 be made for Nortl
Mississippi; bat trust that the changes m ade
and 10 contemplation, will greatly aocslerat
the good work. 10 retiring from the position
which our society has occupied since 1877
we would express our appreciation of th
! services OF those who, through patient Gu
durance," have actually done the work
Some of them have shown zeal and conse
| Grafton most commendable. The Lord re
ward them. We are called upon 10 recor
: the death, since our last anniversary, OF III
!, Rev. J. o S,esdusn, DID,, the Rev. I. ]
Rowan and the Rev. w. S. johnson, all vice
presidents of our society. With the men
lion here Of the fact, We leave the furthe
tribute 10 their memory to the commute
= specially charged with that duty. AMI nov
! brethren, in our present attitude to the work
= il behooves Us to inquire, what is duty? An
as our divine master may point the way, ID
us go forward TO do His bidding.
The following report vas made by th
auditing committee:
r We, your committee appointed TO ez
4 anime the books OF I. II. Rice, sscretsr,
e and ]. III. McDavitt, treasurer Of The Men
e phis and Shelby County Bible Society, for tn
4 year ending January 81, 1888, beg leave
e report we have attended TO said duty an
: fad them correct +. T. srARKE,
!. j. MILLS.
It ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
t Mr.. John r. Pepper, owing TO pressure {
y business, refused to allow his name to
used as a candidate for president. The elet
: tions resulted as follows:
+ OFFICERS.
g President-HON. B. NJ. ESTES.
: Ex-Oficio Vice Presidents pastors OF q
a cooperating churches.
Secretary-T. H. RICE
q Treasurer-J. H. MCDAvITT.
u EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
= First Cumberland Presbyterian Church-Rev.
b A. Jones; J. Il. Mcpayitt. n snowden