Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-06-21

than another, the effort of the Home Mis-
sion Society is that effort. The Fore;pn.
Mission scheme seems to be invested win,
more splendor, because Of tic vastness aud
rcmoeness OF the regions in which il opcr-
alcs; ami because too, of the extraordinary
measure Of suffering and success, which ot-
tended the first Missionaries there. But r.
the ii. Mission scheme has less of spiendor
about 1t 10 attract our attention, NAV there
not he considerations of duty more impress
sivc i'll rclaiionto it, aud matters of n.r.
sonal interest embodied in it, more binding
upon us to engage our prayers g. our bene6-
ccnce for lis advancement? Those vb,
arc within the scope of our Home omar,
'ions' are our fathers and mothers, our bro-
'hers aud sisters, our sons and daughters
our friends aud ncishbors-our Immediate
kindred in its sacred aud endearinn re-
'a''ons. Especially is this true of those.
who remove to the Valley of the NIissis.
slppL Their claims arc therefore of
peculiar character. Ifthcy, who will NOT
provide tor their own. in temporal poin,
OF view. have denied the faith and are vvorsc
Than niidcls, what shall he said of ,hoso
VIII" will not provide for such in spir;t,,i
point Of view.
Should we moi feel for the peculiar tenn
t"'ions OF the settlers of new lands7 Eor
sak'ns the land of their fathers, they bid n.
"''" !" ne regular institutions of moralitv
r"h"'"n' which are the stay of than IanJ
without these props, and all their croru;o.
pun INTO rsquisiiion for making money Tho
danger to their immortal interests ;s -,
n'nen' and alarming. How importan, ;s
II, then, that the older states. sho,nd G,r-
h'>h Inc men and means for trausplan,;no
among these adventures the iustitn,ions
OF morality and religion, that q decided
moral and religious cast NAV be c;vo, -
"c'r character andto the character of rhc;r
continually increasing numbers. The i'm
Por'nhcc OF such cast in political point
OF view Is worthy of serious Considerations
s'ncc it is not improbable. that. in , rcv,
years the prcponderance in the councils or
the nation will be found in the Dclco,,io,
from the West And finally, let i, hc nh,
served, when that vast region sbal, bc
brought under tho influence of the Gosno,
It's wealth will flow into the Foreign Mis-
SION FUND, by means orwiiich the convcn.
'''n, the twin Sister of the A. Il. III. M.
society will bc enabled The more success
in''y to carry OH her Mighty operations for
the salvation of the distant hea,hcn.
ln L.r .I.
merlcan and Foreign Bible Sociery held its
iirst Anniversary under favorable auspcos
Ahoh' a hundred and firiyy Dcleaatcs We're Wler
Ill attendance. whose deliberations ,vcr.
conducted with much HARMONY ,,,,
spirit of Bro'hcrly love, The commi,,eo
charged with the duty Of asccr,ainino tho
desires of the Denomination in rc,a,ior -
inc fiomc distribution of,ilc Bible, 1cccivcJ
from one to two hundred commun;c,,;o
"';;' q written which with three exceptions
"hiy) contained the expression of earnest
"cs'rc' that the Society should engage in tho
work Of Home distribution, with oII co,,
h'cht despatch, or submitted il to the dis
cre'on Of the Society, to do so or no,. ,rIo
"eie'i'S u 10 DC 1lc voice Of
'he Dcnomina'.'n, that the Society sbouIl
engage III the Home distribution. thoueh,; r.
necessary 10 suggest an alteration in ,b.
second article of the Constitution. 'rh.
original article was thus framed: "Thc
o:Ject OF This society shall be TO aid in ,hc
translation, printing. and circulation of Tho
sacred scriptures" Tho following Mira
'c"!osy contains the alteration sugccslcd.-
''l' shall be the Object of the Socictv to nil
IN the wider circulation of the HOLY Scr;n.
lures in ALL LANDS" The word ,,ons
'"'i"n is cHpunScd, you will perceive. and
or this obvious reason, that the Society i
not Society for translation, but for c;rcr
h'l"n. Connected with this suggestion
HE Committee submitted two Resolutions
which with some amendments were odo,,
ed' with only four dissenting votes. The
resolutions adopted arc as follows:
l. Rcsolred, THAT this Society will ox-
Pect of'heir Board of Managers, in carrvipr
INTO elect The second article of the Cons,;,
u'ion, the most scdulous care in pa,ron;y
ng such versions only of the sacred scr;,-
urcs into the language of the bc,,,,o,
'ave been, or may be faithfully, made, and
ire approved by competent examiners.
:. Resolred, That, in The distribution Of
nc scriptures in tho English language. they
vi!l use the commonly received vors;,,,
'n''i otherwise directed by the Society.
In the discussion. which cnsued un,n tho