The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Wayne County Bible Society.

SNsJ Da~ho Seos0ty was noAu ID tuo L
II. T. church, on the evening Of July |
18th. The following were elected officers
for the coming year:
81. z. Russell, President; J. A. Brown,
Secretary, and Andrew Thompson.
Treasurer.
Rev. b. q. Harmed, Of Scranton, Rev.
Dr. VIM. II. Swift and Rev. A. L. Whit
taker delivered addresses.
The following is the report OF Rev. H.
g. Harmed. Superintendent Of Bible Dis
tribution in this section Of the State
1t was matter Of no small import to me,
and TO many Others, when q few OF the beet
business men in Honesdale aud the resident
pastors in little committee In bank in
HoneedAle, voted instructing the Rev. James
u: woodruff, then pastor Of the n. z church
OF HoneedRle, to correspond with me with q
view TO securing my services as Colporteur
OF the Wayne County Bible Society for G
year, Of which action knew nothing until
the letter reached me nsking me 10 take the
work, leaving the regular pastorate for the
short time. This occurred in March, 1874
was not ''out of Q job, seeking employ
ment" for | had enjoyed one OF the most
successful years, with about eighty conver-
sions and finances OF my church in o thrifty
pers had eaten up nearly everything that
wss green except the preacher). in the sum-
mer OF 1871.
accepted the call and put in the full year
in Wayne county, distributing over LOO
volumes OF the Scriptures and supplying
many families that had no Bibles in their
homee-
Al the end Of the year the committee hon
ored me with the privilege OF delivering the
annnivez saTy address to q congregation that
nearly filled the Grace Episcopal church on
| weekday evening.
After twenty-five years in the pastorate,
l returned again TO the work Of Bible distri-
button; but not until the Wayne County
Bible Society had opened the way - we'll ~
the Lackavsnna Bible Society.
To have had the privilege OF distributing
I.lS9 volumes Of the leaves which are for
the healing OF the nations" in tWenty y-siK
languages, in Northeastern PennsylvAnIA 10
| q work which any Christian worker might
look upon with pleasure without boating.
For the rake OF greater efficiency and econ
omy, at the beginning OF tho year 100. q
group of counties were united under the di-
| rectIon Of Rev. l. W. EckArd, D. D., General
Secretary OF the Pennsylvanis Bible 5ociely,
and K II. Thomas, business manager and
| the officers of the local societies, and the
new arrangement Works we'll ! vas ee-
| counties.
During the year and Q half ending June
| 30. 1905. we have distributed ,4o2 volumes.
valued At S.1G g., in counties ~ follows:
| Pike. Il volumes, value. k22 IL; Wyoming,
| ls volumes. value, sl24 %: Bradford. 352
| volumes, value. t2l9 43: 5usquehAnns, x.5
volumes, value, tl3s ~: Wayne. enc volumes.
| value, tl94 "a; LAckawanna, upcluding all
/ sold To people outside OF the counties nAmedl
| 6,6OS volumee, value. E,9o1 IL.
On our hands 10 the great problem OF our
nation. as we'll as OF the churches, that Of
maintaining the highest order OF religious
| liberty and civilization in the midst Of the
| constant influx OF foreign population. There
| ls n foolish notion with some people That
ministers should not meddle with politics" /"
SO listen 10 few sentences from . great
| statesman:
Justice Brewer. OF the Supreme Court Of
| the United states, aaid: mo nation In bet
/ ter than its sacred book-in that book are
| expressed its highest ideals OF life. and no
nation rises above those ideAlA"
| No nation, he says. -nas Q sacred book
| TO compare with Ours. This American ma
| ton, from its first settlement At Jamestov q
| 10 the present hour. IL based upon and per-
| meated by the principles OF the Bible" He
declares The more this Bible enters into
our national life, the grander and purer and
better will become that lIfe."
II was estimated and reported at the Gen =
eral Conference OF the church. recently, that
there are more thau fifteen millions OF
people in the United States OF America liv-
| ing without the Bible" ADD 10 these the
| many. many millions in foreign lsnds, many
OF whom have no Bible yet printed in their
| languages.
The best OF results are manifest in our
Bible Distribution among people OF foreign
| speech.
There are many Russians In our part Of
the state. some Of whom are called "Lttls
Russians" They read the Russian language
1t was nearly q year before I secured their
Bible after began to Try 70 get II. a. it ID
printed in Austria man Of this kind came
TO this country without his family and then
returned after q few years- While here our
supply OF Ribles reached him. while read.
ing it ne was converted. Before going bach
Mr.. KoleSnikpfi, advised him 10 stick ciost
| To his Bible. and not TO go back to thS mere
form OF religion. He took his Bible with
him. and his wife threatened TO leave him
but he got her 10 read lhs Bible and she Wai
converted. His two brothers persecut ted
him: but he had them read his Bible, and
they were converted, and their wives. also
| Then after two Year,, he wrote back here
to the missionary IN Scranton. asking for isl
New TestAments in the RuSMan Language. ..
The missionary came 10 me and secured the
address Of the nearest Bible station TO thil
man in his own country, and then collected
money among the converts Of his own mis-
| sion and sent IL on, ordering tho TeStamenti
cent to the man in Russia He gave me the
post ONCE money order receipt - q proof oi
his story. There 10 a very pI pIosperous mis-
sion OF this kind IN scranton. 1 have fur.
nished scores of Bibles and Testameuts fol
them, and they read them. too.
| There is an Italian In Scranton who has I
crippled hand, and sells fruit on the str.-ets
he keeps q little boArding-houAe, and he
reads bis Testament TO his boarders. ant
eight OF them have been led by him into the
Il
There are three Italian Missions In scranton
at least. doing good work. We have furnish
ed hundreds OF volumes Of the Scriptures &,
the Italians: They seem eager to get them
, President Roosevelt is reported ~ Aylng
No greater work can be done by any phil
anthropic or religious society than 70 str ets
| out q helping hand TO the man and the Wo
man who come here TO shis county to be
| come citizens and parents OF citizena AnC
therefore TO do their part in making up. for
veal or for woe the future OF our land. II
We do not take care OF them. II We do not trj
TO uplift them, then as sure As fate our owl
| children will pay the penalty"
Why should the Bible Society be crowded
out or receive the cold ahoulder, Do We be
li-ve what the Bible says-"thAt It shali mo-
return void!'
Senator Beveridge SAID in his mastery ad
| dress at the great Centennial AunIVeraA1
delphlA on the 7tb OF last May: This Soci
ETY. has distributed millions OF Bibles ant
Testaments in almost every langu age spokeI
on the earth. Only that Omnis Gent One
| who sees into the heart OF every man a. a
! individual and understands the movement
Of all men as q mAes who comprehends tn
smallest act and tiniest particle OF time. anC
also understands the mightiest human per
formsnce and cOnsiders the whole sweep o
ages-only He knows what good 10 persons
TO nations sndtO the whole race thlS society
has accomplished"
When the President OF the State Society
pal church. made the statement that the So
| ciety hAd distributed 2, 3S3 90 volumes, Wa
| glad that had been permitted 70 have
hand IN il, having distributed more than 33
, UOc, and about 100 OF them ia Wayne cOuL
! ~, under the auspices OF this Society.
| have transacted the business OF the 6Ociet
with the Treasurer. Andrew Thompson. TO
these several years, aud he has always treat
ed me very kindly. His nearly q quarter O
n century III this service will not appear As
e | small part OF hIs loving services for ths AAA
ter when the hnAl account is made up. Man!
thanks 10 him and TO all who have 90 kIndI
aided in the good work.
%S
Thisis what Hon. Jake Moore. State Ward
en-, Of Georgia, says OF kOdol for Dyspepsia
'E. C. Dewitt d Co., Chicago, ll.--Dea
Slrs-l have suffered more than tWent
yeare from indigestion. About eighties
months ago 1 had grown % much won
that could not digest : cEast OF corn hrss
e and could not retain any thing on N
> | stomach lost e lbs: in fact 1 made u
: my mind that could not live but Q ahoI
time when . friend OF mine r6cOmmende
e kOdOl. l consented 10 try II 70 please hiI
= and Mas better in one day. l now Weig
= more than l ever did in my life and am /
n better health than for many yeara. RodC
III