The Portland daily press., 1899-04-07
BIBLE SOCIETY OF MAINE,
The Annual Reports and the Election
of Omcers.

The annual meeting Of the Bible Society
Of Maine was held yesterday afternoon mt
No. IS First National bank building.
There was fair attendance Of the mem
bers.
President Dunn, for the trustees, made
the annual report. From it we learn that
during the past year there have been
eight field workers all. or rart OF the
time. They havo visited 5000 families
and travelled II, 900 miles. They have
found t62 families lacking the Bible.
They have sold g404 copies of the Sacred
Book, or parts of 1t and given away 1880
copies.
During the year the society has estab-
lished It's headquarters at room No. %
First National bank building, in COM
Portable rooms, and removed its deposi-
tory from Bailey g. N6yes to these apart
ments. Since the change OF the deposi
tory many persons have not known where
to 20 for Bibles and they will now be
made acq tainted with the change. The
years work has been prosperous and
valuable. 1he report was accepted.
From the report Of the treasurer, Mr..
Rufus Hinckley, 1t appeared that the
society had received two legacies the past
year. one OF 500 from the estate OF the
late NATHAN Farrand Of Kennebunk and
one from the estate Of the late Hon. Mark
p. Emery-for so many years its vice
president-of $500. The collections, while
not as large perhaps as In come past years
were satisfactory considering the short
ages that have been the uniform rule In
ali charitable associations.
tie report was accepted.
There was no secresary's report, other
than what Is embraced in the other re-
ports. his report Icing really areport of
theldoings OF the last annual meeting.
A nominating committee was appointed
to present list OF officers with this re-
suit:
President-Rev. A. 7. Dunn, ID. D.,
Waterville.
Vice President-L. NJ. Webb, Portland.
Ireasurer-Rufus Z. Huxley, Portland.
Corresponding Secretary-Rev. Asa
Dalton, ID. d., Portland.
Recording Secretary-Newell W. ison,
Portland.
Auditors-H. ". Shaylor and Oman
Adams, Portland.
bOdfu Oh 1ruStees-l. AZ. uhlHuoys de
". Ameck, FIeeport; Prof. A. W An
thony, Lewiston; Rev. W. 5. Ayres,
Portland; Charles l. Bailey, Winthrop;
James p. Baxter, Portland; Rev. W. +.
Ferry, Portland; IL. n. Bolster, South
Paris; Percival Bonney, ESQ, Portland;
A. ". Butler, Rockland; William W.
Brown. Portland; A. l.. Burbank, Port
land; Samuel w. Came, Alfred; Prof. II.
L. Chapman, Brunsw lex; frank Dingley,
Auburn; Rev. Luther treeman Moses
Giddings, bangor J. j. Gerrish. Port
land; hev. q. L. Gould, Dexter. Rev. ii.
l.. Griffin, Bangor; Rev. q. V. Hanson,
ID. D.. Skowhegan; Pres. A. W. Harris,
Orono Rev. Geo. Il. Illsley, Bangor Rev.
j. l.. jenkins, u. D.. Portland, Rev.
VIM. NJ. Kimm-ll, Portland; Rev. u. A.
Lockwood, Kennebunk; Rev. Lewis NAL
vern, Portland; Rev. j. q. Merrill, ID.
d., Portland; Z. +. Morse, Portland;
Galen q. Moses, Bath, Rev. j. Z.
Perkins. Portland; X. p Samson, Saco;
A. d. Taylor, Bangor; Rev. b. Z. Went.
worth, Skowhegan; Rev. l. h. Wharf,,
Ellsworth. Rev. Charles Whittier. Orono;
Rev. j. 5. williamson, Augusta; kew.
Edwin p. Wilton, Moodfords; Rev. A.
II. Wright. Portland.
1t was voted to hold the annual meet
ing at Williston church April %, when
the annual address will be delivered by
Rev. Philip Graft of Lewiston, successor
to Rev. DIR. Summerball