The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-15
NORRIS co. BIBLE SOCIETY
Interesting Report OF the Meeting Held
in Dover This Week.

1900, at 10.45 a. m. The attendance
was not as large as usual, which is to
be regretted, for all the addresses
were Of an exceptionally interesting
character.
The opening opening sermon, i'm
pressive and eloquent, was preached
by Rev. William H. Woolverton, of
Boonton, on John 20 81. The Rev. E.
J. Stoddard and H. D. Sassaman as
sisted in the devotional exercises.
After the sermon, in the absence of
the president, Col. E. L. Dobbins, the
first vice-president, Rev. Thomas A.
Reeves, took the chair and formally
convened the society.
The minutes ofthe last annual meet
ing and of the executive committee
were read and approved. t.
Rev. g. S. Woodruff reported for
the committee of arrangements.
Messrs. Pannell and Sassaman were
appointd tellers to enroll the delegates
present.
The report of the treasurer and de-
positary, Jno. R. Runyon, was read
and referred to the auditing COM
mittee.
The secretary read the invitation to
the society from the American Bible
Society to appoint a delegate to the
conference to be held in New York
city, October 10, 1900. On motion the
matter was referred to the committee
on delegates.
The chairman appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
On nominating officers-Rev. Drs.
Halloway and Woodruff.
On preacher for next year-Reys.
Gibbs and Noble.
On delegates to sister societies
Revs. N. VanSant and E. J. Stod-
dard, D. D.
On resolutions-Revs. N. Fox, D.
D., and E. P. Gardner.
To audit treasurer's accounts
Messrs. T. B. Ironside and R. O..
BARLEY.
The society then took a recess till
1.3O p. m. At 1.30 p. m. the society
reconvened and after devotional exer-
cises adopted the reports of the sever
al committees, as follows;
Officers-President E. J. Ross ;
vice. presidents, Rev. Q. S. Woodruff,
D. D., N. Fox, D. D., w. I. Pannell,
Thomas A. Reeves and W. @. Tim
brell; secretary, Rev. Albert Erdman,
Morristown treasurer, Jno. R. Run
yon, Morristown.
Executive committee-Revs. E. P.
Gardner W. T. Fryling, Alex. Nc
Kelvey, D. D., t. 1. Coultas, D. D.,
Messrs. T. B. Ironside, Isaac R. Pier
son and Joseph f. Randolph.
Preacher-Rev. @. S. Woodruff, D.
D., principal; Rev. N. VanSant,
alternate.
Delegates to sister county societies
Essex, Rev. j. B. Faulks, D. d. (;
Sussex, Rev. ". H. Rider; Warren,
Thomas A. Reeves; Somerset, Rev.
O. S. Woodruff; Hunterdon, Rev. H.
p McHenry.
Delegate to the conference of the
Parent society-Rev. Albert Erdman,
D. D.
The report of the auditing commit
tee was received and adopted,
Rev. John HI. Scofeld sent writ
ten report of his attendance as dele
gate to the Sussex county society.
The society listened next to the
reading of the following interesting
and instructive addresses, viz "The
Bible in Literature, by DR. N. Fox;
Interesting American editions of the
English Bible, by the Rev S. G.
Ayres of Drew Theological Seminary j;
"How to interest the young people in
the Bible" by Joseph F. Randolph.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the following:
Resolved, That we tender the thanks
of the society to the Rev. William
H. Woolverton, for his able and inspir
ing discourse; to Messrs. Fox, Ayres
and Randolph, for their helpful and
interesting addresses; to the First
M. E. church and it's ladies, for their
cordial greeting and bountiful hospi-
tality; to the secretary and treasurer,
of the society, for the zeal and faith
fulness with which, year after year,
they have served the work of the socie-
ty and maintained the interest of this
important cause.
Resolved, That we deeply regret the
absence of so many of our pastors
from these annual meetings, and we
urge upon them both their own per-
sonal attendance and that they do
what they can to induce their people
to attend.
Resolved, That in the recent influx
into our bounds of large numbers o
foreigners, destitute of Bible know
ledge, we see providential call, and
we urge that steps be taken to secure
a circulation of the Word of God, i'll
their own tongues, among the various
The report was adopted, with the
motion that the matter OF
the third resolution be referred to
the executive committee, to take such
action as may be deemed best.
The executive committee was also
to call special meeting
of the society if circumstances seem
to make it desirable.