Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-27


and Chinese tongues. Much good has been done
there, but the rcial troubles have stopped It,
At Cape Palmas. in Africa, the gospel Of Matthew
has been translated in the Grebso tongue, but the
mi sionaries there want more money to carry out
their pious views.
IN the sandwich Islands the gospel was go,og
ah sad. An octave edition Of the Bible OF lO,Voo
copies had been printed in the native tongue; out
there II 900 native ch ldren there able to read
who wanted the Hible. They had asked tor So,oco,
but only 81, 800 had been sent to them
The report concluded by saying that INC ma
nagers rejoced, that in year OF unparalleled com
mercia distress there had been no falling on IN the
funds, but rather increase To SYRIA, 10 ereece'
to India, and ~ numerous places on the S"oe' Whcn
comme ed the wear without Bible, there mad been
Bibles sent. stu it was source o! deep regret to
The Board that whilst they had done much sun, lar
lack If means they had lett much undone Had the
society received only one third mare iunds imam they
have, all would have been properly supplied, AVID
properly appropriated. The Board was sorry to
see much apathy in the several States, but sim
they hoped for better things when times got better
The Rev. Mr.. Lille, OF Rhinebeck, then rose to
move the following resolution:
Resolved, That the report, abstract OF which
ba. been read, be printed add circulated under the
direction of the manager.
Mr.. Lille said that he wished to send forth tn the
world the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but
the Bible in opposition to the lniide the Socinian,
asd the Sceptc. who nutiate ITS pages, and object
To part here and part there; and want something
added and something substrac,ed. all through the
makes distinction Of those on whom il falls. In
the earthquake at Lisbon, the falling columns turn.
ed not out OF their line Of descent to heed the wall
of the infants beneath theR The waves stay ed not
from the rk OF de,raction because OF the cry OF
the helpless females. And with the lnidel =
Meet the ATHEIST N whatc point you will, still he
will object | wan, the whole Bible - so forth
The Jew wants one part omitted, and the Socinian
another, and the Deist another, and some another
None agree what they want, except on this points
that they don't want the whole Bible to be publish
ed, and therefore do, sir Add thing to IT. leave
out any thing, and where are you to stop. Omit or
add book here and b Ok there, ana the key stone
of the arch is gone; lis comp etencss Is destroy ed
And if you agree to the wishes Of these improyers
OF the Bible, perhaps they would ultimately take
away all, and give us something entirely new Of
their own.t
Sir, it is impossible to preserve religion or the
Bible If such miserable modes of Interpretation are
to be allowed to prevail, or such infdel movements.
They want to reject the story OF the serpent tempt
ing Eve, because they can't see how the serpent
could have talked And they would reject the story
of Satan because they know not nv he should exist
Why, sir, il Christ was now on earth, he would
need have to go TO these creatures to be taught
The bias phemics aud vice and corruption, these
mntilators and adders to the Bible have belched
forth to the world are enormous, and VIII be worse
yet unless checked in proper manner. Sir no.
thing but the present bible is worthy notice in
regeneratng the world. 1t Is true we do not look
teach subjects of science, but in all mat
Of duty and religion it must be supreme. 1t is
the first step that be take towards regeneratng
the world; to publish the Bibe. True there is
something in the Bible not reconcileable to the
understanding Of man and have not met passage
in the Bible from Genesis to the revelations that
xpains how the sovereignty God and the Deepen
dence Of man mutually exist; how they are Kept to-
gether. But the simple answer Of Paul will suffice
for a reply to all Who ar; thou, man, that asketh
ethings. Shall the thing formed say to him that
formed il, why has thou formed me ,hus! And again,
let him be accursed." Why did Pau; say thisl Be.
cause there was then ATTEMPT the part OF some
the Jews to mix up some of their notions about cir
cumcison and other points Let us then, sir, give
the who Of this book to all the world and truth and
righteousness must prevail.
The Rev. MIR. Meigs, missionary from &c lion,
-aid-" Sir have been away from my native land
% wears. went away from it before this society
was formed. heard Of il ir CeyIon, and nv heart
rejoiced, l knew this venerable man now in The
chair, when he used to come TO my fathers house;
and now find him. on my return, president of this
| society, sir. And consider him, sir, more hsnor-
ed in this situation, than Queen Victoria on her
throne. have had the honor t. expend atout so,
600 OF your money, sir nspreading the truth IN dis
| tint lands; but when left Ceyion, you owed
about f300 sterling for printing the Bill We had
there presses a. work, and two sets az workmen
for the demand for the word of God is great but
fear ere this that the press there has stopped for
want Of funds. And you must, the refore, send
ey, il you want the Cause to prosper. There are
besides the adults there IL 900 scholars, all looking
to you for help; and you should therefore go on and
send the rivers Of life II those that are afar of
The Rev gentleman, who is tai, thin, unas suming
gentleman, with bronzed skin, brilliant eye and a
pleasing intellectual countenance, then showed the
first copy of the bible printed in the native tongue
of his mission, that had been bound up volunc.
The ladies all endeavored TO get sight Of it, and a
chat with him. He seconded the above res oluton,
which, like all the others, was carried
The Rev. Thomas Brainard then rose to move the
following
Resolved, That in circulating the Scriptures, the
Old Testament should, a far practicable, accom-
pany the New and both be studied in ton.
He said, Sir, also want the Bible, and the whole
Bible sent abroad. No separa,ion-no addition =
Ii is too common practice that the Testament is
printed alone. Those who do so, misapply the
funds they entrusted with The greatest attrac
tion in the Bible for the eye and car Of child
hood, is the historical account thereof Its chval-
ry, its hcroism, its histories. Take away or
add to it, and you destroy half its worth Sir.
il is making light Of the Bible to circulate only
the Testament. i remember, sir, an anccdote in
Lockhart's lie Of William SCOTCH Walter Scott.
He went 10 Italy, and returned to his interesting
home. The sight and associations Of his loved
home seemed to revive him. But he soon dropped
again. and his way TO the grave seemed a swift enc
and a short one. He asked his to bring him
book. "What. book" said his son. "What book q"
said he g" do you ask me what bookl There is but
one-the Bible" Yes, sir he who had delighted
the world and who will live in the hearts Of all
who read, by the pleasing creations Of his fancy,
when he came to die acknowledged and felt the
truth Of that fact, that there is but book And
since, then, sir, there is but book and light,
and one blessing let ms give IL to the world, without
addition or mutilation.%
The above resolution was seconded, and Mr.. Camp
bell not having arrived, the Rev. Samuel Miller D.
Rssoired, That the practice, already adopted to
some extent, Of visiting the habitatons Of the poor
and residing to them select pages of the Bible IL n
practice that ought 90 be widely encouraged. par