Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-15


the cause prospers. From the missionaries Oh the
Methodist Episcopal church, information has been
resolved that the copies OF Scripture IN the rortu
guese language, which had been sent to them had All
| been disposed of; and prominent ecclesiastic had
requested TO become life member OF the American
Bible Society, and had paid TO one ri the missioha
res resident in South America, the sum necessary
to effect that object Bible society has been es'
| tabshed in Florida; and many new ones all owe,
the United States, particularly In New YORK ana
| the east 49,
From mauy parts of Europa gratifying intelligence
has come. In many places of South Russia, Turkey
| Greece, Hungary, Bohemia, sc: the scriptures had
been circulated The agent In the LeFant NV. LAR
houn, has done wonders; but he wants more money
In Patras Armenia, Cyprus, &C. many copies OF the
| Greek Testament have bees sent out; and in SPAN
the Bible has been largely distributed.
In Madras and the East ladies, Messrs. Winslow
and Scudder have labored hard. Yet there is much
TO be done. An edition Of the Bible OF $1,000, In the
native tongue, to be put to press directly But
they want at least $50 900 to aid them From the
Dutch sionaries in Batavia and Borneo call has
come for So 600 10 distribute the Bible in he Malay
| and Chinese tongues. Much good has bsen done
there, but the commercial troubles have stopped It,
At Cape Palmas in Africa, the gospel OF Matthew
has been translated in the GrebSo tongue, but the
missionaries shere want more money to carry oat
| their pious views
| In the Sandwich Islands the gospel was go1n n;
| ahead An octave edition Of the Bible of 10000
copies had besn printed in the native tongue; out
there II coo native CHI ldren there able to read
who wanted the fible. They had asked for Ss6oOo,
| The report concluded by saying that the ma
nagers rejoced, that in year Of unparalleled COM
mercal Distress there had been no falling off in the
funds, but rather increase Te Syria, to Greece,
to India and to numerous places the globe, which
| commenced the year without Bible, there had been
Bibles sent. still il a source Of deep regret to
the Board that whilst they had done much, still, for
| lack Of means, they had left much undone Had the
society received only third mere funds than they
have, all would have been properly supplied, aud
properly appropriated. The Board was sorry to
In on.thv apt he al SfafAo huf Sf Ill
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
| has been read, be printed add circulated under the
direction OF the manager.
Mr.. Lille said that he wished to send forth to the
world the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing bat
the Bible, in opposition to the lnhdel, the SocnIan,
and the Sceptic, who mutt ate Its pages, aud object
to part here and part there; and want something
added and something substracted, all through the
| book, to square with their views. Sir, the storm
makes no distr ction OF those whom il falls. In
| the earthquake at Lisbon the falling columns turn
ed of their line Of descent to heed the wall
Of the infants beneath them. The waves stayed not
from the work of destruction, because OF the cry OF
the he pless females. And so with the lnfdeL-
Meet the ATHEIST at whatever point You WILL still he
will object. want the whole Bible to go forth
The Jew wants one part omitted, and the Socinian
another, and the Des, another, and some another -
None agree what they want except on this point:
that they don't want the whole Bible to be publish
ed and the do, sir Add thing to IL, leave
| out any thing, and where you to stop. Omit
add book here and b. oh there, and the key stone
Of the arch is gone; its completeness is destroy ed
And if yousgree to the wishes OF these improvers
| Of the Bible, perhaps they would Ultimately take
\ away all, aud give US something entirely new OF
| their owns
Sir il is impossible to preserve religion the
| Bible il such miserable modes of Interpretation are
to be allowed to prevail, such infde movements.
They want 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 why he should exist
Why, sir, il Christ was now on earth, he would
need have to go TO these creatures to be taught.
The asphemies and vice and corruption, these
mutilators and adders to the Bible have belched
forth to the world are enormous and will be worse
yet unless checked in a proper manner. Sir, no
thing but the present bible is worthy notice in
regeneratng the world. 1t is true we do not look
Il teach subjects Of science, but in all mat
ers Of duty and religion il must be supreme. Ii is
the rst step tina, be taken towards regene
the world to publish the Bibe. True there IL
something in the Il Bile not reconc lie able to the
under standing OF man and have not met passage
in the Bible from Genesis to the revelations that
explains how the sovereignty ofGod, and the depen
dence Of man mutually exist; how they are Kept to-
geiher. Blu. the simple answer Of Paul will suffice
for reply to all "Who art thou, mar, that asketh
these thngs Shall the thing formed say g. him that
frmed IL, why has thou formed me thus1' Aud agar,
sir, "lI any man preach any ohes gospel than this,
cause there was then Att TEN 4 on The part OF sore
| the jews TO mix NJ some Of their notions abor'
C I'm cison and otter pJinss Let us Their, ir, gise
tie who If this book {, all the World and
righteousness must prevail
The Rev. Nr. Megs, missionary from &c Ion.
ai5-' SIR have bern away from my native land
2S We RS. went away from IL before this society
| vas foraed. heard Of IL lie Ceylon, and my heart
| reiniced, l knew this venerable man now in the
chair, W, en- he used 10 come 10 my fathers house;
and now find him. my return, president OF this
| society. sir And consider him, sir, more honor
ed in this situation. than Queen Victoria on her
| throne. have had the honor O. expend about $50
900 Of your money, SIR spreading the truth 10 dis
about 4SS0 STE Ring, for printing the Bibl. We had
there presses at work, and two sets ef work mes
fnr the demand for the word Of God ~ greats but
fear this, that the press there has stopped for
want of funds. Asd you must, therefore, send mon.
ev, IL you want the cause To prosper. There are,
besides the adults there IL 0W scholsr all looking
to yes for help; ard you should therefore 20 on and
| se"d the rivers OF life II those that are afsr on
The Rev. gentleman, w no IL a tall thin unassuming
gentleman, with bronz ned skin, brilliant eye and
pleasing intellectual eountenance, then showed the
first copy Of the bible printed in the native tongue
of his miss ion, that had been bound up IN volume
The ladies' all cndcavored to get a sight of il, and
chat with him. lie seconded the above resolution,
which, like all the others, was carried.
The Rev. Thomas Brainard then rose to move the
| following:
Resolved, That in circnlat ng the scrptures,,he
Old Testament should, far as practicable, accom-
lie sadI, Sir, also want the Bible. and the Whole
Bible sent abroad No separation-no addition
II IS too common practice that the Testament is
printed alone. Those who do 40, misapply the
funds they entrusted with. The greatest attrac
ton in the Bible for the eye and ear Of child