The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-16
.91st ANNUAL
MEETING
The Morris County Bible So.
ciety Meets at Chatham
in Business Session.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS MADE

ENIUUNAUlINU NEI ON1O MAOE
The ninety-frst annual meeting Of
the Morris County Bible Society was
held in the Ogden Memorial Church,
Chatham, on Tuesday, June 9th at
1o.45 a. m. The opening devotions
were conducted by the President, Rev.
w. w. Holloway, d. D., and Rev. R..
B. Urmy.
Rev. John Wesley Morgan, of the
Congregational Church, Chester,
preached an eloquent and inspiring
sermon on 1.-THE Word of Power"
from the text / Thess. Il: 5. y
The Society was then convened by
President and the minutes of last an
nual meeting and of the executive
committee were read and approved.
Rev. John Macnaughtan, D. D., re-
ported for the Committee of Arrange
ments, recommending that the meet
ing adjourn at 1890 to resume at 2 p.
m. The report was adopted.
The Treasurer read his annual re-
port which was received and referred
to the Auditing Committee.
The following committees were then
appointed =
On nominating officers-Rev. w. T.
Pannell and Rev. @. S. Hesselgrave.
On preacher for next year-Rev. K.
P. Gardner, D. D., and Rev. G. T.
Hoyt.
On resolutions Rev. w. A. Chad
wick and Rev. j. B. Faulks, D. D.
On audit. III. VanDoren.
w. l. Ross and Rev. Mr.. McMickle
of the Sussex County Society brought
greetings and report of successful
work in their county.
Rev. Mr.. Allen, formerly of the
Long Island and Rensselaer, County
Bible Societies told of the work done
in these fields.
The matter of creating more inter
est in the meetings of the Society was
referred to the Executive Committee
with power.
]. n. VanDoren reported that he
had examined the Treasurer's books
and found them correct.
Rev. r. B. Urmy moved that the
Society endeavor to raise $3.50 extra
this year for the fund to enable the
Bible Society to profit by Mrs. Russell
Sage's conditional offer Of $4,000
On his motion the Treasurer was au-
thorized to send $500 to the American
Bible Society.
The Society adjourned from 1890 p.
m. till 2 p. m. and during the interval
bountiful collation. was served by the
ladies of the Chatham churches.
The Society resumed at p. M, the
session being opened with praise and
prayer.
The Committee on Nominations re-
ported as follows: President, Rev.
Walter A. Chadwick; vice-presidents,
Rev. Alexander MacColl, Rev. r. b.
Urmy, Rev. 0. @. Horsman, Rev.
John w. Morgan, Rev. John Mac
naughtan, d. d.. secretary. Rev.
Thomas B. Ironside; treasurer, J..
Fred Runyon. Executive committee,
Rev. e. r. Murgatroyd, Rev. A. B.
Richardson, d. D., Messrs. e. j. Ross
e. r. Cook and Robert Carter. Preach
er for next year, Rev. r. B. Urmy ;
alternate, Rev. Wendell Prime Keller.
Delegates to other Societies Sussex,
Rev. w. w. Holloway, d. d. Warren,
Rev. w. T. Pannell Hunterdon, Rev.
Baker Smith.
Interesting addresses were delivered
by Rev. G. J. Hoyt, on "The Bible
and the Christian Consciousness, p; by
Rev. John A. Courtright, on "3The
Word, Spirit and Life" and Rev.
Alexander MacColl on 1.-The Bible in
Modern Life.'
The Committee on Resolutions made
the following report:
In this tenth decade of our work we
must hold before us as an objective. a
copy Of the Holy Scriptures in the
hands OF every man, woman and child
la the county.
We urge upon pastors and teachers
the Importance Of constantly urging
personal acquaintance with the sacred
text.
We rejoice ia the improved financial
condition OF the American Bible So