Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-24
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RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.
Circular of the Bible Convention, held in
Philadelphia, to the Baptist Churches
throughout the United States.

throughout the United States.
DEAR BRETHREN,-Atth the recent BIZ
bic Convention assembled in this city,
churches, associations, conventions and So
cieties of the Baptist denomination, from
twenty-three of the United States and the
District of Columbia, were represented,
by an aggregate amount Of numbers and
intelligence, unequaIled, probably, il the
past history of our advancement. After
much prayerful deliberation, very grail
flying degree of unanimity was manifested
in reference to the importance of a dis
tinct Bible organization, to furnish the re-
quisite means for distributing faithful
Itranslatons of Gods work into foreign
languages.
As matter of compromise, it was unan-
imously agreed to confne the operations
of the Society which has been organized
by the Convention, during the ensuing
gear, to the circulation of the sacred
Scri ptures in foreign tongues and in
the mean time to solicit the denomination
Throughout our land, to send up to the
first annual meeting of the Society in
New Y ork, the last week in April, 1888,
their views as to the duty ofthe society to
engage in home distribution after that pc
Rod. The following are the resolutions
passed by the Convention on this subject.
/. Resolved, That under existing
circumstances, it is the indispensable duty
of the Baptist denomination in the United
States, TO organize a distinct Society, for
the purpose of aiding in the translation
printing, and circulation of the Scrip
lures"
2 Resolved, That this organization
be known by the name of the American
and Foreign Bible Society,""
3. Resolved, That the Society con.
fine its efforts, during the ensuing year, tc
the circulation oflhe work of God, in for
eign tongues"
A. Resolved That the Baptist demon
ination in the United States be affection
atel y requested TO send to the Society, a
its annual meeting, during the last weeL
in April 1888, their views as to the dut,
ofthe Society to engage in the work O
home distribution"
5. Resolved, That a committee O
twenty -four members, one from each state
be appointed 10 draft a Constitution, an
nominate a Board of Officers for the en-
suing year,
: In accordance with the last ofthese res
oIutl0rs, constitution has been adopted
and the officers Of the Society for the en-
suing year have been appointed. Tn
seat Of its operations is fixed in the city {
New Y ork, and the undersigned, in obed
encc TO the direction of the Convention
beg leave, with respectful earnestness, t
call the early, enIig htened and candid a
! tentIon of aIl'the Baptist churches in on
: country, to the question submitted to thei
decision in the 4th resolution.
, Without attempting to enumerate tn
reasons which require to be talked into &C
count in forming an accurate judgmen
. we may here b. permittel to remark, tn;
sufficient time and opportunity will b
allowed to all our churches, to form an
, express such decision as they think /
accordance with facts and duty-be'
% adapted to honor God and bless IA RUNE
! world. That you may be guided arigf
IN this important question, and especial
that you may not fail to send your view
as above requested, either by delegates 0
. by letter addressed to the Correspondent
- Secretary of the American AMI Foreig
i Bible Society, N. VI was the earnest d
sire of the Convention, by whose orIe
- and In whose behalf we beg leave aft
~ tionateI Y TO salute you, as
Your brethren in Christ Jesus,
.oi RUFUS BABCocK, Jr., President,
a BARON STow, Secretaries oftt
ADIEL SHERWOOD, ) Convention.
ID Philadelphia, May |, 1887.
lh Withhold not mood from them to who