The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-01-24
o2nd Anniversary of the Bible
Society.


Bile Society ot Frederick County exer-
cises were held Sunday last in the Meth
odist Episcopal church
The exercises were presided over bv
the president of the Society, Mr. Edw.
S Eichelberger. Following a voluntary
by the organist. MISS Mamie Young, the
choir rendered awake, Put on Thy
Strength" which was followed by the in.
vocation by the pastor of the church.
Rev Z. II. Lamar, and the hymn 20
Word Of God lncarnate Rev. DIR. u.
S. G.. Rupp, pastor of the Evangelical
Lutheran church, read as the Scripture
lesson, the 10th Psalm and the first chap.
ter OF Pau's letter to the Hebrews. which
was followed by prayer by Rev DR..
Thomas Freeman Dixon. pastor of the
Presbyterian church.
In his reading of the annual report the
Hon. Jacob Rohrback included the fol-
lowing statement:
Like all associations there are few
members who chiefly transact all the
business, and SO it is with ours. Some of
the members of our board have never
met with us during the past year and
therefore, have not fulfilled the trust com
mitted to them at the last annual meet
ing by the members and we suggest for
the society's welfare only those will be
selected as directors for the ensuing year
who will attend the regular meeting
when notified
Mr.. Edward 5. Eichebrrger, president
of the society, in his remarks following
the report, explained some misunder-
standings which he said existed concern
ing the work of the society. and called
for even more interest in the work of the
society.
The report of the colporteur shows that
he visited SAG homes during the year,
representing total population of nearly
4, 900 persons. at Is remarkable" said
Mr. Eichelberger. that in Frederick
county, which we think the most enlight-
ened county not only in the State but in
the nation. there are hundreds of homes
where the Bible is unknown
The work of the society, as reported
for the year, was as follows:
During the past year the society en-
poyed as colporteur Mr.. Guy T. Frush-
our, of near Logs Station, IN Frederick
county, Md, who rendered like service
in the year 1911. He worked in Hauv-
els, Catoctin and Jackson districts and a
portion OF Middletown districts during
the summer.
He reports the total number of homes
to be: White, S3G; colored, 8; total num-
Der of homes visited $40. He reports 81
Bibles distributed. IS volumes of the
Gospels and 6 volumes OF testaments and
psalms, in all IS volumes Of which a total
OF II Bibles were sold.
Total number of days work by the
colporteur was S."
Mr.. w. F. Chiffon, the agent OF the
repository. reports as follows: Seventy
nine Bibles. 20 Testaments and IS other
books distributed; IS Bibles sold, on
hand ia books.
Mr.. S Elmer Brown the treasurer OF
the society, reports as follows: Balance,
January, 1912, S23I.67; balance, January,
1913. SI66 IS.
The sermon was delivered by Rev. ].
J. Ringer, pastor of the NJ. Z. church,
South, taking for his subject the Bible.
Following the address the hymn, The
Starry Firmament on High" was sung.
A duet, DAY is Dying in the West, "
was rendered by Messrs. Ames Hendrick-
son and Frank l.. Storm. This was fol-
lowed by the singing OF the long metre
doxology and benedlction.
At the close of the services the ballots
were counted and the following persons
were elected directors to represent their
churches during the ensuing year:
Protestant Episcopal Church-lohn 5.
Newman, Charles NJ Gilpin, Frank B.
Sappington. Thos NJ. Williamson.
Evangelical -utheran-Henrv A Hahn,
Jacob l.. Engelbrecht, VIM CT. thinner
man, Horace c. Zacharias.
Methodist Episcopal-C. Albert Gil
son. R. Rush Lewis, Hammond Urner.
Evangelical Reformed -Richard S. J.
Dutrow, William A. Burger, Jacob Rohr-
back, George NJ. Gittinger.
German Baptist-Welty Fahrney, DR.
Harry P. Fahrney.
Methodist Episcopal, South-W. Neale
Joliffe.
Grace Reformed-T. Travers Thomas
Henry II. Abbott, Milton S Zimmerman
Frank Suman.
Presbvteriau-S Elmer Brown, Edw
s. Eicheberger, Henry K. Steiner
United Brethren-Reno s. Harp, Glenn
o. CARRIER.
First Bdptist-Dr. Jas. NJ. Goodman
BuCkevstown-M Methodist Protestant
William G. Baker.
Middletown-Christ Reformed-Em
ory /. Coblentz. Evangelical Lutheran
Church. Zion-William w. Doub.
WalkersvilIe-Me Methodist Episcopal
Edwin Devibiss.
Only three directors were elected from
the Methodist Episcopal church. MesSrs
Casper f. Cline and John d. Hendrick
son being tied for the fourth place. The
directors will fill the vacancy at lis meet
ing.
The newly elected directors meet thu
first Friday in February for organization