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Annual Meeting of Bible Society in Frederick County
The 116th annual meeting of The Young Men's Bible Society at Frederick County. The event saw wide church participation led by Rev Dr Amos J Traver with Rev William Gover and others. An address by Rev Dr John L Deaton discussed the Bible as life and its enduring reach with about 30 million copies printed yearly. Directors from multiple denominations were elected, and a report highlighted county canvasses reaching 415 homes and 1,010 people, with two-thirds attending regular church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Bible Society
Frederick County
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Amos J. Traver
J. D. Dave
H. David Wagan
Mr. Gover
Morris
Mr. Taylor
Meeks
Traver
John L. Deaton
Christ Lutheran Church
Baltimore
God
Jesus of Nazareth
R.’ Ames Hendrickson
Protestant Episcopal
Thomas M. Williamson
Robert E. Delaplaine
B. Sappington
Edward
Delaplaine
Prauatitcal Lutheran
Robert L. Smith
John
Jacob L. Engelbecht
William G. Zimmerman
o“Methodist ” Episcopal
Louis 1 Wilson
C. Albert Gilson
A. Atlee Nadell
Ro James Hendrickson
Evangelical Reformed
Henry Bo Mamaburgh
Jesse T. Anders
Jacob Rohrback
Charles W. Lough
Methodist Episcopal
South
W. W. Smith
Elmer
Kiam P. Holter
J. Homer Renisberg
Zion
Virgil W. Doub
J. Osmone Derr
Howard A. Gross
George C. Rhoderick
Walkersville
W. Nelson Stauffer
Jaber V. Nicodemus
Thurmont
St. John's
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran—Dr. M. A. Birely. Jefferson—Abram Hemp, Jr
Lloyd C. Cutler
J. H. G. Best
Henry B. Ramsburgh
Society
Wolfsville
Foxville
Sabillasville
Woodsboro
LeGore
Dd. Malcolm
McCardell
Carroll Hendrickson, Jr
Jacob Hohrbach
Repository
Frederick
George M. Gittinger