The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-04-02
American Bible Society.

American Bible Society.
The Forty-fourth Anniversary of the
Jackson County Bible Society was held at
M. E. Church, Jackson, Ohio, Sabbath
evening, March IS, 1885.
President J. W. Longbon in chair.
The exercises were opened with singing
by the choir from the Welsh Church,
"Behold 1 stand at the door and knock
This was followed by reading of scrip
lures and prayer by Rev. W. D. Hendrick-
son of the Baptist Church.
Singing by M. E. Choir,-"Chureh of
God, awake"
Minutes of last anniversary read and
approved.
Annual reports of the Depository and
Treasurer were read, received and copy
thereof ordered filed with the papers of
the Society.
The President appointed as committee
on nomination of officers for the the en-
suing year, the the following persons-H.
G. Miller. S. M. Pollock, Joseph Jones,
Henry Hunsinger and Thomas Jones (N).
Singing by choir from the Baptist
Church,-"God be with you till we meet
again"
The President then introduced Rev. G.
E. Tedford, of the Presbyterian Church,
who delivered the anniversary address,
The theme was the Bible; its power
and its preciousness. Its depths, the
speaker said, could not be sounded-its
length and breadth could not be measured.
The grand part of the Bible is to reveal
what is beyond, to reveal God-his nature
and his power.
The Bible is the greatest work of
philosophy, literature, poetry or history.
The speaker then gave in detail the man.
ner in which the Bible should be distrib-
uted. He also stated that the beginning
of the British and American Bible Socie-
ties was in 1904, and an itinerant minister
in Wales caused the first interest to be
taken in this work. Under the auspices
of the British Bible Society about 100000
900 Bibles have been distributed.
In 1877 the American Congress under
took to assist and do something in this
began to spring up. In 1916 the American
Bible Society was organized. 1t has dis
tributed about 100000 Bibles. The
speaker then exhibited book which had
one verse of the Bible printed in 164 diff
ferent languages and dialects. AS a re-
suit of the great work that has been done
there are nearly four hundred millions of
professed christians today.
The address was an able one and all re-
gretted that the speaker did not continue
Interesting, instructive and appropriate
the address was just what was needed at
Great interest was manifested in the ad-
dress by all
The address was followed with singing
by the Presbyterian Choir,-"O Lord most
merciful."
The committee on nomination of Off
GERS made the following report:
President-J. W. Longben.
Vice Presidents-The Pastors of the CO.
operating churches.
Secretary-W. M. johnson.
Treasurer-S. M. Lake.
Depositary-W. III. Nickel.
Executive Committee-E. Crandall,
Thomas Jones N), R. N. Kendall, S. M.
Pollock. E. H. Lewis.
On motion the report was received,
adopted and the committee discharged and
the persons therein named were duly
elected
The President announced meeting of
the Board of Officers at his office at p.
M. March 16, 1885.
Singing of the Doxology by audience,
and pronouncing of the benediction by S.
FL. Bingham of the Christian Church.
MARCH 16, 1885.
Board of Officers met at the Office of
the President pursuant to call.
There were present, president J. w.
Longbon, r. n. Kendall, S. M. Pollock, E.
Crandall, Revs. w. d. Hendrickson and
G. E. Tedford, Thomas Jones (N), S. M.
Lake, w. M. johnson, Rev. F. S. Davis
and G. A. Atkinson.
The contributions reported were as fol-
lows:
Baptist Sunday School. ........,.. 81 25
Christian Sunday School,. 3 90
Sunday School. IS IA
NJ E. Sunday School,. .............. 10 90
M. e. Church. ............... 19 10
Church. ch............. s O5
S 81 "a
sales in Depositary. ..... 35 90
Balance in Treasury. ........... 7 &C