The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-13
rayer appropriate to the occasion was offered up by

lighted at the happy results with which the exertons
of the American and Foreign Bible Society being
crow ned and he particularly congratulated all who
devoted to the diffusion of the sacred Scriptures
on tho vast amount OF good which had boon accom-
pshed by their Society during the past eventfu year.
WILLIAM COLGATE Esq, Treasurer, then read his
report which was very vouminous but throughout
most interesting and calculated to give fresh stimu
lus to all who patronised the Society. The balance
remaining in the treasury since last year amounted to
S2013, while the receipts during the year have
amounted to S3162 l6
The publications of the year amount to 17OSs BIZ
bes, aud 1887 Testaments leaving total of so $685.
and the whole number hitherto published by the soc
ETY. at tho depository, is 262 1884 The issues of the
year have been H. l57 Bibles, and 29662 Testaments
The whole number of volumes of sacred scripture pub
shsd at the expense of the society in foreign lands
previously to May lst 1916 amounted to 100000. The
number published in the depository Is leaving
total of the volumes published by the American and
Foreign Bible Society of 582 1874 The society Is stereo
typing in Germany, portable German Testament,
set for nonpareil limo. Bible. and another for deu
odecimo reference Bible. They have French Bible
for the press The receipts and operations of the
ciey are evidently on the increase The fiscal year
just closed was shorter than any of its predecessors,
consisting only Of eleven months and six days. In
this time larger amount of money has been received
than in any period of the length since the society
was organized 1t exceeds the amount received dur
ing the period last year by more than $1,000,
while the expense Of agencies has been less by nearly
$1,000
exclusively engaged in scripture distribution. Rev J.
q. Oncken, under whose direction they act urges an
ofabor the facilities for doing good and the success
attendant upon present efforts This has been
beyond anticipation; great numbers have been
verified Brother Oncken writes -" Five thousand
and forty copies of the word Of God left the depot
during the past year, and have been distributed in
most parts of Germany, Hungary Switzerland Asace,
Denmark and Poland Jews and Gentles. Protestants
and Roman Catholics have been enriched with Heavens
best gift and sinners from each of these classes have
experienced that the word of the Lord is like hammer
breaking the heart of stone, and then like precious
balm, healing the wounded spirit No longer dare
In Of otr Al.
report 2? but rather exclaim with holy and CRATE
full astonishment -" Who has begotten these -
The changes and revolutions in Europe. and the rapid
progress of liberal principles, have added interest
to the operations Of the Society and created increased
demands for the sacred scriptures"
The Hon. d. A. BoKEEE then moved the &C acceptance
of the report, and said Tho operations Of the Society
during the past year. full of goodly results and the
suspicious circumstances under which is working at
present, afford ample for satisfaction and
graduation to its friends and supporters And those
happy results and circumstances producing their
effects upon those friends and supporters themselves
This is sufficiently indicated by the large receipts of
the present over the past year 1t Is true that people
forwarding of religious institutions with that zeal and
perseverance which they evince in the ordinary
cations of life They still have excuses they want
elOquence, they want talent they want something
to adapt them for the divine work. But for anything
belonging to the affairs of this world they have in all
their various occupations, sufficient talent, sufficient
zeal, and sufficient perseverance, This arises from
nature-from our depravity. But we are now in an
age of progress-ay and far advanced in that age TO
illustrate this have only to contrast the position
and the condition Of at the present with what he
was in the 18th century, when the world groan-
ing under despotsm, political and religious-when
even mans thoughts chained down,
that he dare not utter them But ever since,
those chains have gradually been bursting As
became enlightened, his spirit struggled for release
from its bondage; but, in latter years. scarcely any
forth like the lava of Volcano and destroying all that
obstructs its way. Now what is this great moral
luton to be attributed to- He conceived it was to the
art Of printing This great art produced food for the
mind, which led it to think; and this thinking-ths
food produced those effects. Nor this great art Of
printing philosophical discovery 1t was not the re-
suit of philosophical research investigation 1t
merely accidental; at least it seemed acddental but
many conceived they saw in it the la nd Of Him to
whom every knee shall bend.n However it is a fact
worthy Of serious attention, that the Holy Bible
the first book printed after the discovery of that
great art. Does not this accord with the opinion
terained by the Christians Of that age, who ascrbed
the discovery in question to the Author Of all good'
sonable, u plausible one? Why, then, should
In support Of the Bible Society He trusted they
would and hoped that its Golfers would
tinue full to overowing And all they were called upon
to do to combine zealousy heart and soul for the
of the great work. for the of
the Book Of Books that shows that not in the
full of all those rights and prvlegcswhch
from his birth is entitled He would close his
crude observations and allow competent persons
to occupy the attention Of the meeting.
The Rev. Mr.. DARLING then rose, and proposed the
following resolution
Resolved, That the Report, abstract Of which has
been read be printed and circulated under the direc
ton Of the Board.
He would premise by congratuating the Society be-
fore that public meeting an Incorporated body
Most Of those present aware that the efforts of the
Society long and arduous for the obtanment of
the charter which thus Incorporated them 1t il true,
ct with great with powerful opposition from
to year. But our most jealous opponents might at
length say zone effort more on the part of the Bible
Society and defeated Justice may indeed for
time be withheld but it must at length be conceded
it must triumph. 1t cannot be any longer smothered
We often defeated in tho diminishing, but
conquered in the war-we triumphed in the
ultimate battle. What enabled them to do that
but their untiring assiduity-thcir perseverance,
He would congratulate them on this perseverance,
and he trusted 1t would always be their motto
We gained this glorious charter by majority of
two-thirds Of the members Of the Legislatures; and
what still more gratifying they obtained itself and
all the rights apperaining to it, without the formalty
the humiliation on their parts of special act of
the legislature having been framed on the subject.
This he would repeat was most pcasing-it was pecu
arly him. for he should confess that he did not
at ali like to be going and bringing to the legislature,
begging Of them to grant concessions of any kind
lie particularly dsked soliciting them for such as he
referring to- and for various 1t did not,
in his mind, reasonable to be asking such char
ter Of an assembly among whom there were so many
which it was obtained. because such mode Of acting
In relation to religious affairs keeps the church still in
church and State that the less they have to do
with one another-the less familiarity that arises be-
tween them. the better for the church Laughter
He would here observe that he glad the people OF
Europe beginning to take the same view of
the matter; and he trusted to see it soon fully
and generally acted upon; for view more
important to tho church. Ho would attempt
to illustrate this by an Irish anendote. In the
south Of Ireland there lived together man and
Wife sometime ago for seven long years before ever
they disagreed with each other any point whatever
There is tradition in that country no understood,
for he was not an lrishman there tradition by
which any couple who thus lived together for seven
years without any disagreement entitled to
fitch of bacon daughter Whether they received
this reward or not, he not able to say but certain
it was that in short time subsequently they differed
and mutually ycxed each other. They belonged to the
lower grade of society the little disagreement what
ever the nature of it, prevented them from speaking
to each other for few days At the end OF these few
days they sitting together at the fire. in their
and neither spoke to the other but seemed quite
thoughtful At length the cat and dog began to frsk
about together and fondlc one another This caused
the woman to break silence. She said Now Paddy,
Pompey aud Libby are together (mcanng the cat and
dog since ever married and you they never
fell out yeti And when they, the poor nmas
long. think tits shame for u and wife that
they could not agree "Aw that's all very good
Peggy; but let you tie them together for
awhile till will they continue