New-York tribune., 1841-05-10

IT,. P.L~;,r, AarIrsrsart>s-TEis IS the week usually
observed b. the rn-ozs Beerecnt Soeiete OF oef ey IS
,s-..-, sces.;o,: aad as our readers have already
80, ls ax,-e ,bs OSeers q the various Associations
b ,aorer,snts TO hold paris OF sac sIty
- o,, ,,a week exercises betting the character and
=, -o-,o,. the design Of he. several organizations
occasion is awavs of deep and general interest we
1 ,o,.,, o.cb c.r,jn. ssctinc bu: faithful and per-
ao, az the transactions OF the preceding day aud
evening.
This exercise, Of the week opened las, evening by the
Ne~York City Bible Society the meeting was hsd a''he
Broadway Tabernacle which early hout Fn' hed to
The usual exercises of relisou, worship were
... -l-on-h with and Sermon delivered by Rev DR.
spR.cr. OF Albany HI. subec, founded on th' eS-
preston Of the early Martyr, S,ePhea IN ~ach th' MOI!
Scripture. are d.nouipated he lively oraclss OF God
TIE rain purpose .. discourse to v1ndioae the author
m expain the character sss forth the ultimate a7 OF
the Holy Scriptures He examined their inPsr as ncadas
historical accoun, of Gods dealings with the world
phe,e declaration OF the de,sy Of and OF Christianity
aad as conaiain. system Of religious doctrine agree
ing IL all thing. with the dictates of R'assa bat declaring
truths Infinite vhcA reasoa of itself
have attained He examined and rcused the 'arisn' oeeo
tons urged By Dei,is against the divine authority OF the b
be-howips that it deul.nd beiein mysteries only in com
mon with the religion of Nature and with Conmsn Sense -
that it eentrodic;. OF ideas Of the divine Peectons
but that give, the ory rnton. OF nan on
vim and of the fact OF sin and reveals the where
bv he ,a- escape it. polssn and guilt He alluded 20 the
recent discorcre. Of Geoogyayns that so far from 'eHs
ing 20 show the sty the Scrpura account 81 the Gre
nen they establish still firmly the trsh Of that nara
tion.
His remark. very clearly expressed and his style ole
can't and impressive Hi, discourse however, seemed 20
US aue too long the many of tbs congregation
Withdrew before it wa. 6si.hed ~d Of the remainder large
proportion became wcaried from any lack of ability
scquencc on the part of speaker but from the act
sitting for so long time
the conclusion of the statistical facts vere
read scning forth briefly past operations snd the future
intention, Of the Society Owing the distance from tho
speaker which placed and the sonu'on attend
ing the withdrawal of great number from the house, we
were unable obtain them in full Ws understood, how
ever tha, above thousand Bibles and than SIX thou
sand Tesamcps have been distributed during the
The emisrants arrived this port within year
pms, wa, stated 627e7 and the arrival of still larger
number during the coming year anticipated An average
of about ten thousand Seaen this port the
vaar while the number of those occasionally here than
forty thousand The Society will confnc it, operations to
their cyseoking merely supply every ono OF these
thousands rhe thus ockng shores with cory of
the Holy Bible No philanthrop no lover of his aad
of social order look indifference upon whatever
efforts promise an accomplishment OF this desirable
result.
This evening at halfpast o'clock the American Sea
Friend Society hold their annual celebration at the
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