The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-15
RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARIES.

The Anniversary meeting of the American BIZ
BILE Society was held yesterday forenoon, at the
Broadway Tabernacle. The house, as usual on
such occasions, was thronged, and the aues full-
At 10 o'clock the meeting was organized-the
President, Hon. THKopoRE FREIINGHUysEN, In the
Chair. After the reading OF the Scriptures by
Rev. Mr.. Tippatt, the President delivered a short
address, in which he spoke of the death of Gov.
Smith, late President of the Society. He was
man faithful in all the relations of ife-a man who
loved the Bible, and on whose life its doctrines
shed a peaceful lustre. The Scriptures afford us
the best code of morals and the best code of laws
and were, therefore, emnsnty worthy the atten-
ton of the statesman as well ~ the morahst Let
it be our purpose to cherish it, and circulate it
through the world.
Tho Trcasursrs report was hsn read by Joseph Hyde
ESQ., by which appeared that the receipts for the past
year had been. .................. .Sl97,773 81
disbursements. ....... IS4oi -
Leaving surplus Of. 537a o.
Tho Managers report was then read by DIT. brigham,
Corresponding Secretary.
Tho report commenced with notice Of somo of
the changes which have occurred IN the society IN the
pointed nineteen in number not one s now living and
but four Of the thirtysix who were the first managers
The Hon. John Cotton Smith died in December last ho
nored and lamoncd by all The report contained an sx
tended notice Of that gentleman.
Since the society formed, the population Of the
country has Increased from ooo vastly
enarging the number to be supplied with the Bible
.4riiariesThe local auxiliary societies have grndu-
ally increased until they number about 1000 having
connected with them more than 1000 minor branches
was an unbroken wilderness when the present society
The number of new auxiaries formed the past year is
ST. located rs follows One in Massachusetts, four in
Connecticut four in New York four in Ohio ono in
Michigan; eight in Indians seven in Kentucky four in
in Tennessee fourteen in Georgia six in Alabama
one in Iowa one in Wisconsin and one in Texas
of life members SAL making tho total Of the former $50
and Of the latter 1850
RsssPt:1The receipt. Of the yss r., have been in ALL
the preceding year By new enactment of the board
the hscal year and henceforth closes the last Of
March, instead Of the last Of April a. heretofore. The
effect ID to make the past year consist Of eleven months
only. Had the receipts for April been included the
amount would have exceeded $20o0 900.
The legacies of the year arc much larger in amount
Books P,n.edThc whole number in the course Of the
year 4s9 900 copies in eleven months an increase
over the amount Of the previous year Of copies
work las BEEN printed during the year found that
1t can be printed the socistys new steam press as
Ne,o Books%4 new thick lsmo Bible, af,cr an Oxford
copy has just been published. new Protestant Portu
guese Testam ent Is in preparation.
Books Issxed-The number OF Bibles and Tostaments
issued in the Of the year. copies an in
issues of the previous year OF and an
a Sa sua " he % ten years Of the society the in
and the issue Of 81 900 copies At
the ond Of the second ten the was
third tan years they as above The distrbu.
tons Of the last year. e, for eleven months; had
those Of April been included in the report they must have
.aeents-There are now in the employment Of the
Ss% oss in e
In Connecticut three in New York two in Ohio one
m y one 'h IN Keutnony in Tennessee one
III Georgia one in Alabama and Texas Several OF the
large auxliare' employ agent, Of their own and many
coporteur, distributor, 70 explore and supply the
country. -
tes-The report speaks in high commentator OF both
these clauses Of auxliaes particularly for cities and
Operations in the Different States and Tsrrisories-
The report gives sketch Of what has been accomplish
cd in each Of the above localities tho past year incud
ur the number Of books sent to EACH and the amount
Of money received from the same. In many instances
vigorous encouraging distributions are in progress
lume has not been circulated and the might be a
6rmed in relation to most of the countries The distrbu-
lions however arc worry small compared with inc aoouno
\ bstributions among Seamen and Boatmen-These have
been more than in any previous yeansy have Doen
and canal boats They have been made not only IN the
English tongue, but in French Swedish German rortu
guese and Spanish In nearly all cases they nave peen
Dst,ijions abroad in the of the year there
a three reed different times and more than soPss 70
Cuba, to Hayt, St Thomas st. Crox' nrazl nTeno .s
Coast OF Africa (Ceylon SIAM for nations learning Eng
lish) and to china. In the latter country they were
for school Of native youth at Hong Kong, under the
direction of Mr. Brown.
The following resolution was then offered and spoken
Resolved That the report an abstract Of winch mas
been read be printed and circulated undor the direction
Mr.. ADAMS said Mr. President hail this hour as
Of tho most suspicious Of my life in being able TO re-
quest the publication and circulation OF that admirable
Al nd rha erin0r increase
IN the funds Of the society and also in the articulation Of
Bibles shows that the society = doing great wGiS
that it shall give up till II has expanded ITS cnaries
all the world. II shows that tho mountains are
dropping sweet wine and the hills are melting and the
husbandman returning from the harvest laden with their
shsaves This what might be expected from the cha
racter Of the book are circulating, divine from the
lypseis divine character sustained by miracles and
prophecies an undesirable chronology and an internal
celestial Nile Ia. poured down through the lapse Of
ages bearing it, sparkling nectar It !: adapted % al
circumstances and conditions Of life, containing shadows
whore lamb may wade, and deep waters in which an
elephant may swim. Hast thou ever heard Of such
boekthe author. God misunderstanding the promise
ing the avenues etenity-7Sooo die daily; and when
think that the Bible alone can be their salvation we
Last air Is ripe for the Bible The impregnable walls
Of China have been thrown down. and tho gates Of its
may now rs.ouna n one Language IN the ears Of
se0oOoooo Of people The God Of Heaven s setting up
70 The ssiuss The ssis viii be- multiplied in III Ian
guages like the leaves Of the forest, the flakes
falling on The earth The world, sir IL ripe for
gelics church. Sir the Bible whore has been crcula
Ted has dsRs mighty works in converting sinners
sud cTesds and brsuaht them " living reality. The
Pops this and he has let fy his bull at the Bible
Socsuss SIR the Pope may issue bulls and may burn
Bibss but the Bible like the cinnamon tree pours it,
fragrancs on him who Aews it down. AL this Romish
clustering against the Bible Society Is like the nboling
Of mice archangel wing Sir we must succeed, In
spite Of Popery and all other adverse influences.
The Rev. Mr. WyxorS, of Albany, seconded the reso-
luton, which was adopted.
The Rev Mr. BurLER, Of Massachusetts, here came
forward and proposed the following resolution:
Resolved, That the pacific tendencies OF the Bible,
proclaming peace on earth, and good will towards men,
should lead to an early and wide diffusion Of this bless
ing among all nations.
He said--Nr President, experience has shown US that
there many things which may DO called the convc