The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-09
Twenty-Nimth Anniversary or the American
Bible Society,". -s.,-S --..--


series g this important Society, an increased au-
diane, oftlio Of former years, attended the annual
cclebmnnn yesterday. This took place at 10 O'Clock,
z NJ, IN rps tabernacle, which became entirely full
-sverd fpina.es previous to the time of COM
ncncng "a short time after the business began,
Ycia.y 81 the platform and every commodious
.oin, 81 ne s0use, became inconveniently thronged,
nd ~ pafas orabe position Of the reporters table,
placed a. = vas on the platform, in the rear OF the
speakers Feslered what was said frequently naudi-
BILE.
The services began In the usual form with sing
lngPrayer and reading the scriptures, by the Rev:
Mr.. MURRAY The Presidents address wasnot heard
at the reporters table, owing as well to the low voice
in which he addressed the assembly as to the bad
position of the table.
The report in taking a review of the past pro-
ceedings ofthe Society, alluded in feeling terms to
John Pintard, Ii. d., both OF whom had acted in
the capacity OF Secretaries OF the Society Seventy
new auxiliary societies have been added, the MAORI
seventy-five new life directors and members had
been added also. In the course of the year, there
have been issued 40 O92 bibles and testaments from
the depository, not including those printed at the ex
pense of the Society abroad, being an increase of
l1l5l0 over the issue of the year. preceding, and
making aggregate, since the beginning of the So
cetys labors, 40l3 1852 copies Of the word These
Union and Canada, Texas West India islands,
Mexico, Brazil, Buenos Ayres and Greece. Fifteen
hundred modern Greek new testaments, and $500
worth ofother books have been granted TO the Bap-
fist mission there. A new boWgeoise bible a new
French and Spanish Testament have been pub
lshed and Bible in raised letters for the blind is
going to press, to which the Massachusetts Bible
George Douglass, ESQ., of Long Island, a like sum-
'hls edition Is undertaken to supply the wants of
Z, blind at large expense, being in five quarto
volumes and printed only on one side.
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ETY., OF which nine have been in that capacity for
lie whole, and eight for part of the year. The
present number is fourteen, and are only sent where
their services are Indispensable. The Rev. S. H.
Calhoun has closed his agency in the Levant and
started as a missionary on Mount Lebanon. During
the period of the abors of this gentleman in those
countries where the word of God was first given
10000 Bibles and Testaments have been circulated
The total receipts from all sources are $l66, 652
being am increase of Sl2,2l2 over the preceding
year. All this has been expended, and debt q
GIL Tor papers and other liabilities has been con-
atracted. Among me various items Of expenditure
As one of $751; ~ for publishing the Scriptures
abroad-in France, Turkey, Switzerland, Syria,
Persia, Northern India, and the Sandwich Islands.
The Rev. DIR. BLACK OF Pennsylvania, rose to
offer the first resolution, which reads:
Resolved, That the report, an abstract of which
has now been read, be adopted.
He observed that God had provided means by
which sinners are to be saved had revealed how
God can be just and the ustlfier of those who be-
lleve in him. Under the auspices of the society
this news had been conveyed to distant lands; the
eope who sat in darkness had seen great light,
nd TO those dwelling in the region of the shadow Of
death, life is sprung up. The Bible is of God, and
the time is coming when It will travel to the utmost
ends of the earth and when the whole of the East
and of the West will feel its influence and be blessed
with its perusal.
The Rev. Mr.. SHELDON one Of the Society Agents,
seconded the resolution One point in the report Of
paramount Importance and that the efforts making
in the Westto promote the circulation Of the Bibcand
n Of ra
by the propagation of Bible Societies Yet there was
some ground for saying that this was not done There
in county alone containing forty thousand nhabi-
tants he knew be fact that there were one hun
the preaching Of the word of God only sermon has
been preached in favor Of the Bible cause only
dollar contrbutedwhlst in that county less than five
hundred families without Bible, and many who
could not read hcm He had been engaged in the work for
crushed by the various duties devoying upon him in that
relation He wished to acknowledge his gratitude
behalf fh brethren in the valley and
ciey and he knew that that example of ibeality would
not lost for already they had begun to raise and
they could go and notwithstanding the efforts of the
Home Missionary Society to preach the word there
much to be DONE He had aborcd in the missionary field
armed with the word of God like the act of hosts
who should march to the field against the enemy without
ammunition. The word of God is the only am
munition for the West Argument might do the
perhnps-argumen such as philosophic mind and clear
alone fit accomplish what was SO happily alluded to
last night by venerable frendthe cvangeiization Of
the people He knew one township Of six miles
and did all the time without copy of the Bible
and when asked what he did for text, he said he
member from the Old. How could the word
of God be preached in such circumstances Tho ad-
versary of souls was abroad turning these things
to account great deal Of the preaching in the West
lost account of the people not being able to go
granted to the cause Of Ohio for which they had not yet
made any acknowledgment he thanked them. and ven
one for ons IN
the Of society well religion and pledge that
future the East had no fear Of their iron hand Before
taking his seat he begged to state they wished at the
West 1000 more Bibles they wanted in Ohio soc, 900
Tcstaments, in order to give each reader one.
When he heard them talk Of enemies and obstacles that
mighty Babel Rome, of which they heard much talk
in their city but Of the patoons they had OPP
pose the field Of struggle. The devil is yet dead
in the West: he is much alive and rampant in the
days of the Apostle Paul. who said he went about like
opes with all their Bsops and Cardinals and subor
mates, not half nothing in comparison to the
other foes which wore to be vanqaished Human nature
cessy for union Of all the friends Of Jesus Christ in the
spreading of isword.
Resolved, That experience has shown the feasibility,
well as practical Importance, of united effort among
Christians of different names in circulating the Sacred
Scriptures.
In support of the resolution Dr. b. Observed that he
took the place of the Rev. Mr.. Todd, of Mass, who
could not attend There was perfect christian union
in heaven, where gathered all the redeemed from
among Of tribes, kindreds, nations, tongues and
people-rom the different forms of religious association
and ecclesiastical organization dwelling In pure light
and eternal life and serving their divine author full
holiness. They had passed throughuhe Wilderness
they had gone out from the different departments Of
israel and there they were gathered not into TENTS but
into the temple not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens But the elements of christian union perfected
in heaven the elements of christian character here
earth it dcvclopcs the character Of the possesso
and shines and unto the perfect day. Israel
may have troubles and pcrpexitcs in travelling onward
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much security moving with the Bible before them
their only rule Of faith, the spring of hope and
laton acknowledging that word basis Of salvation:
i was sufficiently Ineligible to all without note
comment the additions of man. II there were any
christians who did adhere to that Bblche law and
They had sometimes heard of families long separated
gathering around the family hearth and recollectng
that they were all born from father and mo-
her Tint the family gathering Of the christian de-