News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-10-22
Nernnont Bible Society.

The Vermont Bible Society con-
vened for it's seventy-ninth annual
meeting, at the parlors of the Meth
odist church in Enosburgh Falls, at
D. M, Wednesday. The directors
meeting was held with closed doors,
but at p. m. the regular meeting
was called to order by Hon. d. M.
Camp, chairman pro TEN. Prayer
was offered by George b. Davis, of
Burlington, and in accordance with
a motion made by Rev. Peter Mer-
riIl, the chairman appointed Rev. j..
A. Sherburne, Rev. Peter Merrill, and
| Mr.. Geo. E. Davis as a committee to
nominate officers for the year ensu-
inc. The committee having retired
for consultation it was voted that
the reports of the agent and treasur-
er be accepted and adopted. 1t was
also voted that the corresponding
secretary should have 1900 copies of
the annual report printed and dis
| tributed in the usual manner. The
report of the nominating committee
was presented and all the old officers
with one exception, were unanimous
ly reelected and were as follows:
President Hon. William P Dillingham;,
Waterbury; vice presidents, Rev. Leonard
Tenney Waterbury, Rev. A. B. TruaX, Mont
pelier; corresponding secretary and agent,
Rev L. H. Elliott, Waterbury; recording sec
rotary, Rev. j. o. Sherburne, Cabot; treasur-
err Charles A. Smith, Barre; auditor, Frank
McWhorter, Barre; directors Rev. c. 5.
Smith Montpelier Rev. J. A. Sherburn, Bar
re; Rev. Peter Merrill, Enosburgh Falls; j. g.
Stinson, Norwich; Rev. W. ]. Kidder, North
field; Geo. E. Davis Burlington; Rev. J. Aus
tin Hazen Richmond; Rev VIM. S. Hazen,
Sortbfieid; Rev. J. W. Bemis. Northfieid;
Rev. G. R. Seymore, Bennington; Rev. V.
NJ Hardy, West Randolph; Hon. D. M.
Camp, Newport.
The report of the committee APP
pointed to settle with agent, present.
ed by Rev. j. W. Bemis, was adopt
ed. j. G. Stinson and J. w. Bemis
were elected a committee to settle
with the agent next year. w. S. Ha-
zen, w. j. Kidder, and c. S. Smith
were elected a committee on canvass
ing. Rev. L. II. Elliot suggested that
Art. TX of the constitution be SO
amended that it should read, "The
stated annual meeting of the society
shall be held at such place as the So
ciety shall from time to time direct,
on the first Wednesday after the sec
ond Thursday of October in each year,
or at such other time in the month
of October as may be decided upon
by the present secretary, and ma
jority of the directors" 1t was vot-
ed upon and carried. The chairman
appointed the pastor, Rev. l.. o.
Sherburn, and the corresponding sec
rotary to arrange for the evening eX-
ercises. The directors reelected Rev.
l.. H. Elliot agent for the ensuing
year On motion of Rev. J. W. Blu
mis-, the meeting adjourned to meet
at the audience room at p. m. The
evening session was opened by the
Chairman. Hon. d. NJ Camp and the
report of the agent and treasurer
was read by Rev. l.. III. Elliot. This
report showed that there were at
present 81 Bible repositories in the
state and that during the year ~
towns in the state had been visited
and SAG families called upon. OF
these $40 families we're destitute of q
Bible and 229 were supplied. The
percentage of the people attending
Protestant churches the past year
has been By; Sunday school, 10y; |
Roman Catholics, 1SK. During the
year che Bible work has been vigor-
ously carried forward in other parts |
of our country and in other lands |
The American Bible Society has COM |
pleted the canvass of the United |
States commenced about eight years |
ago. In the whole canvass this So
ciety spent $4S0,609.97. 1t also
spent in the same time in other ways
in this home field enough to make the
amount 1862, 557.92. In that can
vass, the auxiliaries found, in the
portions of the country convassed by |
them, one family in ten without a !
Bible in the home, while in other por-
lions canvassed by the Parent socie- |
ty there was found one family in six |
without the word of God. Enough |
destitute families were supplied by |
that canvass to people six or seven |
states, with a population in each |
equal to that in Vermont. The re-
port of this special committee and |
the resolutions of the deceased mem
bers were made by Rev. j. V. Sher-
burn. After music, reading of the |
scripture and prayer, the chairman
introduced the speaker, Rev. DR..
Starks of Burlington who delivered |
a very interesting address, which was
listened to by large audience. At
ter a vote Of thanks was given DR..
Starks the meeting was closed, the
benediction being pronounced by Rev.
Mr.. Bemis.-Messenger.