Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-01-19
WAS A SPLENDID MEETING.
ANNlVERS ARY OF BIBLE SOCIETY
FITTINGLY OBSERVED.
Large Audience Present at Services
in the First Methodist Episcopal
Church Sunday Evening.

The And anniversary of the organ
ization of the Berkeley County Auxil-
larry of the American Bible society
was fttingly observed in the First
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
evening, when union services, in
which several ministers and members
OF their congregations participated,
were held. Despite the unpleasant
weather conditions an audience that
filled the large auditorium was pres
ent.
The services were very Interesting,
and served as fitting climax to the
series of meetings held throughout the
previous week. In the absence of the
pastor Rev. Frank r. Isaac, who is in
Baltimore Rev. DR.. |. w Canter, pas.
tor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church, south, presided and conduct
ed the exercises Other ministers
Pre-. ent wree Rev DR. r.. VI. Woods of
the Presbyterian church; Rev DR. j. A.
Hoffheins. pastor of Christ Reformed
church; Rev Charles S. Trump, pas
tor of St Johns Lutheran church:
Rev a, b. Wilson, pastor of the Unit
ed Brethren church; Rev John s
Douglas, rector of Trinity Episcopal
church, and Rev Or. Ghislin, pastor
OF the Presbyterian church at Shep.
herdstown. The annual sermon for the
occasion was delivered by Dr. Ghislin
who spoke on the subject, Mature and
Use OF the Bible His discourse was
an able and interesting effort and
commanded close attention through
out
The business part of the meeting
was then taken up by the reading of
the minutes of the last meeting, which
were approved The report of the
treasurer and librarian, Mr.. f. p.
Spillman, was read, and the president
and librarian were given power to dis
pose of certain shelfworn books at
their discretion The election of of
ficers, which was then taken up, re
suited as follows: ,e..
President-John j. Hetzel.
Vice President-Lee Siler.
Secfetarv--Lee NJ. Bender.
Treasurer and Librarian-F. p.
Spillman.
An interesting incident of the even
ing was the resolution on the retire
ment of DR.. f. NJ. Woods from the
presidency of the society, a position
he had filled with signal devotion to
the cause for the past 16 years. The
resolution was passed unanimously as
follows:
Resolved, That we tender DR..
Woods our sincere thanks for his long
and efficient services in the interest
of this cociety; that we express our
deep regret that he feels a desire to.
retire from the position he has filled
so ably. and that we express the hope
that the gracious promises Of the
Bible that he has SO much desired to
see placed in the hands of all peoples
be fulfilled in HIM"
1t was ordered that the sum of 500
of the moeny now in the treasury he
donated to the parent society in New
York. The collection of the evening
amounted to $l3.5t, which, with the
collection of $lI75 on Thanksgiving
day. will be credited equally to the
seven churches participating in the
.xercises. gTR
Report of Treasurer and Librarian.
Cash on hand May 10, l90G....$ 6No5
Collection on May -, 1906 49,. 1915
From Tuscarora Presbyterian
church. Nov. ;, 1906 ........ 3.5l
From same Nov. 70, 1906 ..... 800
Sale of books to Jan. :, 1961.. $3.50
Cash uuaccounted for ....-... "l'
Total cash. Jan. +, 1907 ....$llo&l
Books ON hand May 10, 1906. s 1850
Books sold during year -..... $3.50
Total value books ON hand $ 40
OF this. books to the amount OF
s2S.05 are shopworu and should D..