Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-06-16

Rev. Spencer H. Cone, Of New ork.
| VICE PRESIDENTS
Rev. J. Mercer, D. D., of Georgia -
VIM. B. Johnson, D. D.. S. c.; J. L,
Degg, Pa; A. MacLay, New York L.
Bodies, D. D., Boston; B F. Edwards,
NJ. d.. ILL., ; Rev n Kendrick, D. D.,
New Y ork; B. T. Welch, D. D., Of AL
bany; S. M Noel, D. D., kentucky =
S. w. Lynde, Ohio; D. Dodge, New
Jersey; T. Meredith, N. C.
Rev. S. G. Sommers, C07. Secretary.
W. Col gate, Treasurer
! J. West, Rec Sec and Accountant
MANAGERS.
A. Baker, Coxsackie A. NJ. Beebee,
Utica L. Blocker, Sing Sing E. Boiles,
Hartford, Conn. N Caswell, w. Church,
E. Corning, Brooklyn; w Crane, Balti-
more; F. Derby, J. H Greenman, J. B.
HaIstead, T. B. Helms, w. Hi!man, F.
Humphrey, Albany; E. Lewis, Brook
Ign; J. NJ Linnard, Philadelphia; r. NJ
Ludlow, r. II. Maclav, S. MCorkle, l.
Newton, r. Pcgg, g. w. Plat, T. Pur-
ser, p p Runyon, New Brunswick -
A. Stewart, Brooklyn; L. H, Stokes, 7.
Thomas, J. H. Townsend, G. Warner,
Troy; r. Warner, J. G.. WATSON, Alba
ny; r. F. Wmslow, w. Wintcrton, ].
Wilson, W. H. Wyckof, J. n. Wyckoff
Resolved, That the first annual meet
! ing ofthe Society be held in Philadelphia,
the last "Wednesday in April, 1887, and
that the doings Of this meeting and Of the
! Society be submitted to such brethren from
i different parts ofthe United States as may
then and there meet in convention for the
purpose of securing tie combined ard
concentrated action of the denomination in
the Bible cause.
Resolved, That the 50 meeting Of the
! Board Of Managers be held in the lecture
room Oft Olivtr-strect church on We'd
! ncsday next, at / o'clock p. NJ.
Resolved, That the Board ofNanagers
be instructed to call public meeting at an
early day, in the city of NeW-Y ork, for
the purpose of procuring contributions to
the funds of the Society,"
Resolved, That the minutes ofthe Con-
vc0;ion, with the circular of the Com
mi!tcc, be referred to the Board of Mana
gers Tor publication.
| Ad iourned with prayer by brother Dan
lei Dodge, of Newark, N. J.
Robert F, ENinslow, Secretary.
BYLAWS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS
of the Board of Managers.
/. All meetings shall be opened with
prayer 2. All Committees shall be
Nominated by the presiding officer and
approved by the Board; unless otherwise
specially ordered. g. No moneys shall
be paid out the Treasury hut by order
of the Board All resolutions, if rcqur-
cd, shall be presented in writing.
= ORDER OF BUSINESS.
|. Reading minutesof LIST meeting.-
g. Treasurer's Report 3. Communica-
tions of Corresponding Secretary. 4. Re
: ports of Standing Committecs. 5. Re
: ports Of Select Committees &. Uuhnish-
ed business. 7. New business.
T TO THE BAPTIST CHURCHES, AND
, FRIENDS OF THE BIBLE IN THE UNI
y TED STATES.
: Be'ored Brethren:
At a meeting OF Baptist ministers, and
numerous other friends otthe Bible, con-
! vened on the 18th May, 1886, in the city
g of New \ ork, to take into consideration
z the course pursued by the American b
bic Society at its anniversary ION the
n morning Of the same day. when the rcso
II luton Of their Board, passed on the l9tE
e February, was ratified by an overwhelm
n ing majority; their, BY virtually excluding
$ US from all participation in their funds, 81
far at least as our foreign translations al,
e concerned; it was, after careful dellbera
Is ton, Resolved, to organize an 'AmericaI
o. and Foreign Bible Society,""
l. This measure seemed TO be unequivo
cally demanded, by the declared opinion
o. of numerous churches, aud infueniiu
j. brethren in several States in the Union
nj and has since received the sanction Of til
Re committee appointed in Hartford, in Apr
&c 1885, to make arrangements for a genera
Il convention to meet in Philadelphia /
Sc 1887. A large portion of the d"nomln;
ton is known to be in favor of immedlat
VI and concentrated action and II IS believe
RI that by this meals we shall not only say
S,h whole Year Of time, but en- JOY the pre-
ne cnt advantages of that plors zeal Whlc
rs has been kindIed upon the altar Of man
e0 hearts,
ar Eighteen centuries have elapsed sine
the Saviour of the world commanded b
ne followers: saying, 900 teach all nations
ne In what other way can this be more efc
ro tually accomplished, than by dissemina
zee ing throughout the world the origin
words of the Holy Spirit, faithfully al
tes literally translated into the languages
he all nations? Here as in Isaiah's visio
Jehovah is seen sitting upon a thron
he high and lifted up: his train fills the leI
be pie; while the inspired penmen. like Il