The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-13

deratons show the necessity which existed of making
provision for the future In the midst these
tingencies he for piissomn mating the scrpt
amongst the people and for doing away with their fool
ish traditions away with all traditions except
such as were corroborated by holy writ He was also
for having the Bible translated for every people into
their vernacuaar tongue; and not partial TRANSACTIONS
either. lie did not agree with those who thought pro-
per TO nave part OF the scriptures In their Ian
guage, and another in Greek, Hebrew. He was OPP
posed heartily to this system because he thought it
was system fraught with danger to the generality Of
those who read such transatons In reference to ira
dtion, he would further observe, that when person
quotes passage Of scripture for those who iniu
enced by tradition, they tell us what Saint Cyprian
said, what Saint Augustine said md "A thousand other
things Of the Same nature But he believed there
none OF his hearers there that day who would feel at
fancied words assertions Cyprian or Augustine
II Is not Cypran or Augustus that follow they
are not the foundation of faith religion, and
why, then should we put their words, surprising
them genuine parallel with the pure and holy words
of Scripture But the people encouraged to read
the Bible, even they, with all their prejudices, would
throw tradition to the winds when they found it
sstcnt with Scripture This fact he could illustrate In
various ways. He would give them one instance Some
years since controversy between Presbyterian
minister in Ireland and some of his neghbors the
subject of baptism The minister contended for infant
baptism, and his opponent contended for adult bap-
tsm and each referred to Scripture. The discussion
naturally excited the curiosity Of the people who heard
tre relied upon by each of the controversies After
studying those texts they to the conclusion that
not Of them indicated the necessity of baptism Of
any kind To crafty their curiosity still further they
set about searching the whole Bible to whether it
incaleated baptism But the result of their researches
was firm unalterable opinion that it did not They
then heard, for the first time, there were such
people as Baptists and Immediately founded for
themselves, in the little town of cambridge, the
first Baptist church built in Ireland. He
would repeat that the scriptures his motto
the scriptures in their purity and in the vernacular
and another in the Greek or Hebrew When it is seen
that Methodists Epscopalians Presbyterans. nd
rous other sects all unite in what is called the Evan
Rehcal Alliance, many ask why don't the Baptiss join
them? Then he would answer the question. 1t
simply account of what he had just been referring
tot because each these different secs agreed
in the anomaly of leaving words in their translation
of the Bible quite unatered just they stand in the
original We are for total liberal translation of the
sacred volume, leaving every word without note
ment The reverend gentleman here went on to ad-
duce different instances in which people differed to
the real Specifications of words thus left
in the English versions of the bible Now supposing
that governor of State or city were to draw up
Greek procl amaton, intended to invite the people
der his jurisdiction to meeting particular day,
for some particular and important purposc supposng
that he gave this proclamation to be into
the language of the people for whom it intended,
and thathe translator left word here and there un-
Standardization if those words any of them repre-
sent tho day the hour &c. upon which the meeting
was directed to have. boon holden what material diff
ference 1t would make 1t was the same regarded
the Bibe-an important word as liable to be left
untransated as an unimportant one. But there Is
word in scripture language unimportant there is no
word in it superhuous insignificant. These
briefly his reasonsthey the of the Baptist
community, for declining to join the Evangelical ALI
ance. But who would not condemn the Papists who
strive to keep all in the orgnawho strive to keep the
people in total darkness We think it bad enough to
hide even word two in perhaps page-how, then,
must we think of those who keep all They say, for
read the Bible to their destruction. But there s
something else under this The real truth is they
to keep the people in darkness Notwithstanding all
this they hear great deal about the lberality of
the present Pope He remembered hearing Of his
brethren reading bull from Pope Gregory XVI. In
that bull the clergy of the Romsh church called
upon in the most peremptory manner, to cxer-
else all their influence against what it designa-
ted +" the insidous snares of the Bible socie-
ties" He present in the Tabernacle when
the present Pope eulogised, the most liberal
and best of men; but he kept his seat with
much difficulty as when he heard this language utter
ed. And why! He of his having reiterated
the bigotted language contained in the bull issued by
Gregory, to which he referred awhile ago. He
that the man thus lauded had in the 10th
fury, designated the friends and supporters of the
Bible societies as "heretcs' &C. sc. Here the Rev
gentleman read extract fromsa bull issued by the
what he asserted in reference to the Roman pontif
He went on to contend that any who peremptori-
y prevented the people from the perusa of the word
which was written for their learning, could not with
any reason be regarded liberaln Bishop Butler, of
the Romish Church, disseminated the doctrine
he laid down as n MAXIM that the reading of the
scripture in the vulgar tongue altogether at
variance with the most serious doctrines Of the
church. As he intmated before the of this
obvious. He would illustrate the effect contrary
course would be sure to produce; and he would
dote for this purpose. He not himself an
lrishman; but he certainly admired the ready wit
characterized the people of that country. In the
instances he was now about referring to, there
man in of upper provinces who earned his bread
by rearing milch and selling their milk His wife
used to milk them and conduct all the business of the
dairy But he happened to get Bible which he some
times read The priest heard of the fact and
his house. Paddy, said he haven't you got n biblen
Musha faith have your reverence, and a beautiful
book it is, too said Pat 'Ah but you know Paddy
Da l1u
reverence - Oh, Paddy. Ill prove that to you.'-
:" Well if you be afther doing that I'll read it any
more but if not I'll read it always, for like 1t very
great" The priest then went to text in the tesla
ment and read it to Paddy endeavoring to show that
ALL except the clergy but babes in their relation to-
or knowledge Of the scriptures that they should not
NEEDLE with them, but hear them explained by the cer
Ky. Mush. faith donno that your reverence said
Pat, for short time ago, when Peggy (his wife
sick got another to milk the and
take of the butther but faith it little Of the
burther got during this, and ! think it might be
priests to read, 'ts little of the good Of them would
come to my SHARE cloud aughter) The Rev. gen.
tleman here resumed his seat, and was warmly cheer
ed
The Rev. MIR. BENNETT then arose, and proposed the
next resolution
Resolved, That the political social and religious Gle
walton of mankind can be accomplished only by the
universal dissemination and influence Of the sacred
scriptures
Having made some preliminary observations Mr..
BENNETT said lie very much struck by the peru
sal Of Of the letters from brethren in foreign parts
went to say that best assistants those who
know the scriptures and the best Christians those
who pore most over their sacred pages. without the
Bible we could do nothing Its influence was like that
OF the sun maturing the productions of the earth The
blessed results which have flowed from what have al
ready done should be enough to stimulate to get in
the same course continually should nothing
nothing else accruing from it, for those results
countless IL il grand idea that the mind is
pabe of conceivng their greatness figures could not
enumerate their number Is not this cheering. Should
1t not stimulate them to renewed cxertions! The
fhn na1 hnl.l v fly hnco In
knows 1t will grow But have not similar encour
agement! Don't we know what sowing! Don't
we know what Bibles are! We know, to the words
of great modern writer that book is 1.-THE precious
fc's blood Of master spirit" We imbbe from 1t the
thoughts OF the writer-wc led to think like him,
from frequent study and persal of it. The history
the character Of nation, may be determined by a
book. And when this true Of mere human pro-
auctions. what to say of the influence of the
Bible! What were we to say Of that which was cmpha-
ticaly called the sword Of the Spirit When he thought
upon these facts and then upon the vast number OF
Bibles this society has distributed during the