The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-15
Tho Close of the Anniversaries.
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The American md Foreign bioic society. |
The members Of this society held their annual meet
;rcon Thursday In Oliver street Baptist church very
numerous audience was In attendance. Dr. Cone the
President opened the exercises with prayer and sing
ing After which Mr. Colgate, the Treasurer, read the
financial report the year ending April s. ls49 Tho
following is the substance Of the report The receipts
for the year $50 $40 &c. and the disbursements
S3s32l 70 leaving balance in the treasurcr's hands
of SCSl e5 together with balance due the treasurer
from ls4s of sss7 l2 the total S39s4 50 The opera
lions of the year have been eninenty
society Is enjoying season OF uncommon prosperity us
receipts have been increased being neary soooo more
than in any former year Different appropriations have
been made TO various foreign missions, varying In
amount Int on the whole greater than usual 1o,Ol7
p;h,os. and 2O347 Testaments have been published
during the year The issues comprised lao3S Bibles,
GA oso Testaments and grauous appropriations were
made of 1892 Bibles and II 0lS Testaments valued at
as94 81 The calls for gratuitous domestic distri-
hutton were Increased especially in regard to the new
settlements in Oregon California and New Mexico To
California in particular the appropriations have al
ready been considerable. The number and pressing
urgency of the demands for the year required
that the income of the society should be raised to at
least $4,000 and all the friends of the society
earnestly exhored to exert themselves for the attain
ment of that object. The report put to the vote
Dr. CoNE then said. that the conduct of the society
by the Board Of Managers, during the past year was
state that all the prophecies which had gone before,
relative to the short lived existence of the society had
not been at all fulfilled. II the Lord with them,
who could 90 against them they did not fear what
could towards them and the society founded
IDENTIFY hoped that it would ultimately succeed in the
great enterprise in which 1t engaged He believed
that the time would when the circulation of the
Bible would be the motto of all those who desired to
benefit mankind The principles OF tho society were
Bible principles and by appropriations, the circulation
Of Bibles and the missionary exertions Of the aborers
in the holy he endeavored and successfully
deavored to disseminate the principles Of the society
by its organization. 1t only dused the principles
Of Christianity but acted in accordance with the will
Of God, manifested in his Holy Scriptures There
was additional scope afforded for the exercise of
their domestic operations by reason of the vast amount
Of foreigners which focked to their shores
a.. r"r @ or sne Corresponding secretary read
factory detail of the operations of the society during
the year in regard to the foreign missions
and some interesting returns had boon received
from Brother j. Oncker, the German missionary, de-
scrptive Of bis successful exertions during the year
throughout all parts of Germany.
The Rev. Mr.. ARMITAoE in supporting the adoption
Of the report said he should express his perfect appro
val Of and sympathy with the principles of the society
II the society gave that report widespread circula
ton, the public would feast upon it with delight, and
take courage in their work of usefulness The
rend speaker reviewed the recent political changes
which have occurred in Europe, and amused the
papacy and concluded his remarks by observing that
Austria, France Sardinia and Rome, that sink
Of iniquy corruption and darkness called loudly
their Bonded knees for spiritual food through the me
dunn of the socetys operations. The report then
Tho Rev Mr.. SoMERs moved the next resolution
which was to the effect, that it was the privilege
and duty Of all who cherished q proper regard
for the apostolic form of the ordinances of Christ
to unite in maintaining and rendering efficient
the efforts of society which prosecuted, its only
ject the circulation Of the sacred scriptures in their
purity He thought that the resolution which he read
required no illustration but he wished all present
would act much in accordance with tho spirit Of the
latter part Of It, as they possibly could He earnestly
hoped TO the day when every one, throughout the
world who could read, would have the Bible in their
hands, free from the shackles of ignorance and su-
perstition; they did live to that happy day.
their children at least would and he considered it
reasonable to construe the continental political changes
manifestation of Gods intention to open opportu-
mites for the diffusion of spiritual light amongst tho
European nations which had been long suffering I'M
der political and religious darkness.
The Rev. Mr.. PORTER, OF Massachusetts, in secondne
the resolution would bear testimony favor of that
excellent society 1t was one which brought into
Christ 1t was society which though young in wears,
hOary in wisdom and usefulness, and q society
which received the united gratitude of the entire world
for the blessings which were bestowed upon them by
the agency Of its benevolent operations The circua-
ton Of the Bible the main object the society the
of righteousness shone through that book and it
by the means Of the rays Of that that the
cety sought to illuminate and quicken the sumberug
souls OF men Inc resolution was put and carried una
The Rev. Mr. WADE, a returned Missionary from
Burmah proposed the next resolution the substance of
which was, that the society by its perseverng and
successful endeavors to give the heather the sacred
the sympathes and lberalites of all who love truth,
and desire its circulation. He felt an interest in
the resolution, having been missionary in hea-
then land, the object of his labors being beth tho
circulating of the Bible, and its translation into
the Burmah language. The board of the society
with which he had been associated sent instructions
to the missionaries, not to translate certain words
in the Bible otherwise the necessary funds would
withheld from them They could not give the Bible
mutated state. but happily the constitution of the
society which he addressed removed the difficulty and
the natives In possession of perfect transa-
tion of the Book Of Life II it possible that some
of those poor natives present how earnestly would
they thank the society for the assistance which it had
Afforded them in procuring the and
Word of God.
Tho resolution was seconded by the Rev Mr. B.p-
COCK, of Mass who earnestly recommended the adop-
ton of the resolution. II would be most unjust to
withhold the means Of diffusng the Word of Truth
from those whom they had sent to the worlds end and
he thought it indispensable, that at least one sixth
Of the receipts for the ensuing year should be devoted
to the assistance of those who struggling so Ia
borously for the conversion Of tho idoatreus
The resolution was then passed.
The benedction was then pronounced by the Pres
dent, after which the meeting separated.