Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-04-07

discussed at great length: Motions to lay
| it upon the table, to raIse new commit
tee, and to postpone indefinitely having
been successfully lost, THE REPORT WAS
FINALLY PASSED BY VOTE OF THIRTY
TO FoURTEEN;-and the Board adjourn
| ed. ~-.
To the General Conr ention Of the Baptist
| Denomination IN the United States for
! Foreign Missions;
! DEAR BRETHREN,
The deep interest so generally felt in
the benevolent design Of giving to the
! destitute families of the earth, IN the short
est practicable period, the pure and una
dulterated Word of God, and the official
i relationship have the honor to sustain to
/ the Convention, have rendered the pres
/ ent address indispensable.
!. Since our meeting in Richmond, the
Board of Managers Of The American BIZ
bic Society haze settled principle by
which to be governed in all future appro-
! priations for Scriptures in Foreign Ton cues,
and the historical sketch given Of the pro-
ceedings Of the Board in reference to this
subject, ctearl y eyinces its difficulty and
impo:t4nce. 1t was fully, freely, and re-
peatedly discussed, and was finally carried
by large majority This decision there
fore is to be considered as of no doubtful
character, but as most deliberate and de-
terminate; and its practical effect will Be
to deprive the Baptists Of all participation
in the funds of the National Institution,
so far as the printing and distribution Of
, the rersloms Of our Missionaries are CON-
: ccrncd
The Baptist members Of the Board Of
the American Bible Society,", are not
chorecable with having provoked this
painful result; but on the contrary, are
conscious Of having done every thing III
their power to prevent it. They dePreca
ted the adoption ofthe principle in ques-
ton, and strenuous Y opposed It as Enron,
stitvt onoI, unscTiptur0L, 1mpr0ct, cable
aud anjust.
TIE Constellation does indeed restrict
the circulation Of the Scriptures in the
r English Language to the version now ir
common use, butat the same time propos-
es to extend its influence to Foreign Lands
> without any such restriction. That thi'
is the true construction, is proved by thu
r letter and spirit Of the original address tt
y the people ofthe United States, presented
i by the Convention which formed tn
1 American Bible Society. Speaking O
Il the Society," they say-"Its members ar
leagued in that, and in that alone, which
calls up every ha1Iowed, and puts dowr
every unhallowed, princi ple--the dissent
nation Of the Scriptures IN the receire,
rersions achere they e1lst, and IN the mos
faithful 1chere they arc required. The,
will embrace with thank fuIuess aud pleas
ure every opportunity of raging out, t
means Of the Bible, according to their abi]
ity, the light Of life and immortality t
such parts ofthe word as are destitute
10 the blessing, and are within their reach
> In this high vocation their ambition is t
y be fellow-workers with them who are fe
e Iow-workers with Gcd" Before this az
* dress was published, the Benga!ee Ne
Testament had passed through five ed
= items, and was in the hands Of thousand
- Of the inbal itents Of India; ii acas TIE r
l. ceire1 rcrsion. And as to the Burmsn
At have they not required the Bible? An
y? I, where can more faithful translation /
-! found, than the one made by Brother Ju'
y son? Can it he mistake then to call tn
y Resolution unconstitutional, which will
I Ie holds the aid ofthe American Bible Soci
10 ty from the printing and distributing
'" these versions?
~ The Rule imposed upon Mission2li
'0 in the solemn and arduous work of tran
hoo hoo doe cd a.
i" uuscripturaI 1t confines the ratrcnaE
le of the Society to such versions only as CO
~ form IN The principle Of their translate
sc 10 the common, English oerslom: We
nc sion made by Padobaptlsts, and wbIc
ca 81. in many particulars, has teen shown 10
~ Inaccurate.
ne Your Board of Missions at the annu
0le meeting he'd in Salem, A pril 1893, una
= imousIy passed the following Resolution
Il" viz.
'n- "Rcsolre4, That the Board feel it to
49, their duty to adopt all prudent measures
~. give to the Heathen the pure word OF q
VIC IN their own languages, and 10 1urni
their Missionaries with all the means
their power, to make th>ir TRANSACTIONS
ION exact a representation OF the mind OF
ext Holy Spirit, as may be possible.
'ReS0lred That all the Missionaries
the Board, who are, or who shall be,
gagged in trans!atlng the Scriptures, be
the slructed to endeavor, by eatnest prayer
nit dlIigent study, to ascertain the prcc
the meaning OF the original text; TO expT
Jay that meaning as exactly as the nature
i've the languages, into which they shall ira
5r a late the B lbe.. will permit, and to trans
lole no words, which are capable OF icing
orally trans '0ted."
These Resolutions express the Sc
ments ofour denomination, and are str