The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-06
Immense Meeting OF the New York Bible
Society.


Immense Meeting of the New York Bible
Society.
The most crowded meeting ever held in the
Tabernacle, was that Of the above society, which
took place last evening. 1t has been estimated
that over 500 persons left who were unable to OBJ
tain abundance at the door, while the cupola that
o'ertopped the immense building, was throngsd
with ladies and gentlemen, whose anxious eyes and
countenances, IN surveying the scene beneath, had
a very novel effect The pressure in all quarters,
of the immense building was intense.
well assorted choir, composed of ladies' and
gentlemen, were ranged near the organ who opened
with a psalm.
DR.. DERHIN, of Philadelphia, offered prayer
Mr. BLAcxroRp the Secretary, hereupon said, that it
was intended on this occasion to make report in rela
ton to tho operations Of the society The New York BIZ
BILE Society the agent of the community, it
instrument for all who advocated the distribution Of the
Bible without comment and it called upon the
community to give their substantial assistance had
aaoOrea ot 70 years IN the cause Inc .nrohg OF emf
supplied with copies OF the Bible in their native
tongue The civil andmitary departments and all public
institutions were supplied by this Society.
PROGRESSION BoREAM here came forward, and after
graduating the meeting on the extent and character Of the
audience. read the text upon which he came forward
to preach taken from the Goth chapter of Isaiah 18th and
oath He commenced his discourse by calling
the attention Of his auditory to the fact that since the
always to nature There many evidences
of this in looking upon the state of human existence in the
world He could illustrate the subject by adverting to the
effects of hope and fear upon the human mind and turning
to Christianity and revelation They compelled "
view with depth and intensity Of admration the gt Of
striking and interesting illustration Of the prophetic
words of the gospel in the spectacle that presented itself
in such array he before him on that evening
Every that looked into himself and contemplated his
destiny would be struck with the wisdom and designs
of Providence in his formation Of the Christian system
mn tn m In vpp
the world, they saw the hig arrangement and lofty
thought discovered by Providence in Contemplating the
in its cormorant desire for pleasure, was more
apt to hunt and wonder in the region of fiction
contained in the Bible. The Bible marked the his.
tory of the world, and without it Heaven would
be chasm in history. The gospel grand and pc
culiar system s1 generis and surrounded by pre-
cincs which nothing could attack the source Of
the regeneration OF mankind had withstood the test OF
centuries. and it would eventually unite in ge-
neral Collaborating down the limits and barriers of secta
rianism It always had Witness and the gospel had
spread to the remotes Of the world dusng Its
cheering influence and Illuminating the world II would
continue to elighten all until the Jews, and all unbe-
LEVERS were collected to the fold" under the zone
had reached the torrd and the rgd zones-the world
was its alma mater, and her children its alumni.
was handed down through the remotest ages and would
redeem and regenerate universal man.
The rev. gentleman concluded very brilliant dis.
course, which seemed to give general satisfaction
collection then was made, when the meeting separa
Foreign Evangelical Society.
The anniversary sermon in aid of the funds OF
this very mertorious society, was preached in the
Reformed Dutch Church, Washington Square,
Sunday evening, by the Rev. DR.. Bethune, of
Philadelphia. The church is very beautiful
specimen of architecture, and presented most
impressive appearance on the occasion So many
worshippers probably were never before congre-
Many were unable to procure seats; but the
anxiety 10 hear DR.. Behune, whose reputation
for pulpit eloquence Is not confined to circles
where il has been heard, reconciled that part
Of the audience to the nconve nience OF standing-
GREATNESS attention pervadcd the sacred ece while
the words Of gospel truth the efficacy of missionary la
bcr the potency of vital christianity, laid down in
terms we'll calculated to cheer the hopes confirm the faith
and excite the Of the church. and
humble, unobrusive and devoted labor OF missionaries
agency work which will, in due time revouonize
Some passages of DR. Bethune sermon were peculiar.
y striking The contrast between the progress Of the
gospel and that Of the onward march Of this active age,
and all that worldly wisdom holds to be the trophies sf
the activity the indications of the superiority OF modern
times, was extremely beautiful The rapacity of con.
querors bounding beyond the fitting medium Of desre'
might wage in Aghanistan war unparalleled for atroci
tythe wall of China might be passed by vigilance and
enerprzebu the trumphs Of the gospel those of
penceyet strong enough to shaer the adaman ofheath
en- darkness, and Mohomedan allacy to toter
its throne its pacific crusades were unlike those Of DID,
into eastern lands. until the bedmmed Crescent would
sink beneath tho glory Of the Cross
The sermon was listened to with breathless attention,
and great stimulus 1t may be fairly expected to prove
in favor Of the missionary The services conclu
ded at about half past nine o'clock
INTERESTING EXHIBITION OF PLANTS AND Flow.
Eas-A visit to Mr. Russeli's Conservatives, South
Ferry, Brooklyn, would well repay the botanist and
all the curious in this interesting and use fol branch
Of sclence. The departments in the Conservatives
are well stocked with fine collection of the most
rare and beautiful plants and flowers, consisting of
azalias, dahas, p.largoniums, verbenas ube-roses,
pHonias, mapnolias, rhododendrons, &c &C. Mos
of this beautiful collection OF plants are the result of
Mr.. Russell's own breeding" as he technically
describes it. In the first is seen very splen
did and varied collection of dahias and other valua
bic plants, produced from /" mother Hybrid" i'm.
ported from London Tie celia ateretra, of China,
raised from Seeding, and crossed from the East
India Hassal, with the Russell hybrid and rhodo-
dendron grandihorum. The botanist would feel
deeply interested In the whole exhibition and the
descriptions given by Mr.. r. on the subject of his
botanical experiments, with the results proves that
there exists a strong a'a logy between animal and
vegetable nature. There is a male and female OF
every flower. which, where they undergo the pro-
cess OF grating or sowing together, produce some
new genus varying considerably from the parent
stock. Askilin botanist versrd the art Of "breed-
ing" could with proper attention and care raise fifty
varieties " flowers from the one parent stock. He
has been four years gardener at Kew, under the late
King. Amongst the stock exhibited were some
beautiful specimens Of the Chinese white azea.
The parent stock produced but three bells in the
bunch, while Mr.. K. by" education" has improved
gratis produce eleven at blow The new variety
are called by brids. Among the collection are also
some beautiful specimens OF the perpetual rose and
myrtle orange.
In the second division are several valuable speci-
mems Of the rarest owers-the multiaora the rose
gravla, raised in London and the Russo LLAMA,
called after distinguished English ladies' OF this
name SIX new varieties OF magnolia. The Rus
selliana is magnificent specimen ef the rose that
sometimes produces 70 flowers in the bunch, and
shoot twenty-five feet in height.
The third room contained variety of all kinds OF
seedlings, and two kinds OF dahlia, produced by