Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-05

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Church South ............. o.o'
By cash Uvilla M. E. Church
South ...... 49,. is'f'
By cash Shepherdstown M. E.
| Church 80. o.oN
| By cash Shepherdstown Luth-
eran Church ..........-... o.E
By cash Shepherdstown Reform
| ed Church ................ ON
Rv Gale Of Bibles ......... 243(
BY offering at service ........ l4'4'
S235.S;
Check to VIM. Foulke, Treas
urer American Bible Society $1,000
Balance in treasury, Dec. 1918. S135.Sl
Depository Report.
The report shows that there were
425 volumes on hand, worth S9l.oO
During the year 81 volumes were sold
for S24.32, leaving 374 volumes on hand
valued at $67.4S.
Rev. S. l.. Flickinger, of the Com
nittee to nominate officers, reported
and the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-Mr. Geo. M. Beltzhoover
Secretary-W. P. Licklider.
Treasurer-Franklin Lyme.
Depository-F. L. Wetzheimer.
Executive Committee-Presbyterian
| Church, Walter M. Duke; M. E. Church
South, E. T. Licklider; Lutheran Church
H. L. Snyder; Episcopal Church, AS.
cambridge; Reformed Church, h. L.
Lyme; M. E. Church, c. N. Whiting.
After singing, "Sun of My Soul" the
president, Hon. Geo. M. Beltzhoover,
at the request of the executive commit
tee, gave a historical address OF the
fifty years work of the society, and he
| in turn was followed by Rev. Charles
| Ghiselin, who made some appropriate
remarks concerning the society and its
| work. A solo, Resignation" was sung
| by Mrs. Sallie Horn.
The service closed with singing How
Firm a Foundation" and the benedlc'
ton by Rev. William Rodgers.
AT a meeting of the executive commit
tee after the service, donation OF Sis
was made to the parent society, this
semi-centennial year, and upon motion
the address of the president was re-
quested to be published in the town
papers.
Semi Centennial Address.
Friends and Fellow Workers:
We meet this evening in observance
of the semi centennial anniversary or
our Auxiliary Bible Society. The 5Oth
annual meeting had been postponed
from October 9Th, the regular date, by
reason of the epidemic of influenza pre-
vailing here at that time; and | now
speak by request of the executive COM
mittee, and take it for granted, would:
on such occasion as this be expected
to give some sketch of our auxiliary and
| its work.
From the annual report Of the parent
society, it appears that the Jefferson
County Auxiliary to the American Bible
Society was first recognized by it in
February, 1868.
gathered the following data from
the early files of the Shepherdstown
Register: On October %, 1869, there
appears about two-inch advertisement
of "Bibles," stating, "a fine and varied
assortment of Bibles and Testaments:
at New York prices, at w. B. Lauck's
book store, the repository Of the Jeffer-
son County Bible Society,""
In the issue of February 4, 1871, ap-
pears a notice of the annual meeting to
be held in the Lutheran church, on the
evening of February II, 1871; when
said meeting was held, with large at
tendance, as appears by half-column
account in said paper. Mr.. ]. L. Irwin,
state agent, delivered the address. The
society was then re-organized" by
election of officers as follows: Presi-
dent, Judge Thomas VanSwearington
Vice President, Rev. DR.. D. H. Bittle
Secretary, John Keplinger; Treasurer
B. F. Harrison; Executive Committee
]. S. Fleming, M. E. Church; ]. L. Rick
ard, Lutheran Church; T. w. Latimer
Episcopal Church; ]. D. Fayman, Re-
formed Church; Lloyd Licklider, M. E
Church South: j. H. Quigley, Presbyt'n
The depositary's report by w. B
Lauck shows: February, 1871, Whole
stock of Bibles on hand for year
tS13l.l3; sales during year, S66.50; col
lection taken up amounted to SIPS.
The next annual meeting was held ir
the Lutheran church on February 10
1872. Rev. Mr.. White, state agent, de-
livered the address and the following
officers were elected: President, Rev
Jacob Hawkins; Vice President, Rev. J
T. Rossiter, and the same secretary anc
treasurer, and the same executive com
mittee, except S. B. Harrison substitut
ed for the Presbyterian Church, and E
]. Lee, Jr., for the Episcopal church.
On April 6, 1873, the next .annua
meeting was held in the Reformed
church, and addresses delivered by Rev
Mr.. White, state agent, and Rev. DR.
Andrews, and Rev. A. A. P. Neel. Re
ports were received and adopted, anc
the former officers reelected. The or
ganization so continued until 1875.
The officers Of the auxiliary hav'
been as follows:
| President-Judge VanSwearingen
1871; Rev. ]. Hawkins, lS71-75; ant
the present incumbent from 1875 +
date.
The Office Of Vice President has beef
vacant since the death of Mr.. E. J. Lee
in 1896.
Secretaries-John Keplinger from
1871 to 1882; T. w. Latimer from 1888.
to 1886; B. S. Pendleton, from 1886 +
1901; w. P. Licklider, from 1901 I
date.
The Depositaries-W. B. Lauck, Jas
E. Barnhart, Lloyd Licklider, Ellen '
| ~ Al,