The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-11

ish, Dutch and English, and Danish anu r,hgsn LOT
The use of emigrants that similar work Is soon 10
he prepared in spanish and English for the use OF
Spanish Americans with whom we have an increasing
MIR p said that they had come there to contem-
Mate and TO discuss the cdifce which the Church
Of Christ was erected The word Of God had been
,r;cd and its influence was acknowledged 1t sub
ssts entirely by its power, and its alliance with
notica power had ever been disastrous to itself Its
purity had also been tried and confirmed. All knew
how had cleaned the Augean stable in Corinth and
purged itsefall this matter Of history. He
did believe that even angel inexperienced as
he was in the blessings of salvation could tell the
municence and benefit Of that truth, left them by
blessed Saviour: Without the influence Of the Bible,
any attempt to alleviate the moral and political con-
dition Of men. was like seeking to erect structure
without foundation. Men might as well attempt to
dispense with the light of day and take contract to
illumnc the world with gas light without the power
of the gospel he did not believe that the freedom Of
this country could have been achieved or maintained
Mr. p. portrayed the history of the gospel. and
the influence 1t had exerted-drawing illustrations
from the worlds history He then spoke to the
Bible, the main reliance must ever be on those who
have deep and practical appreciation of the purity
and power of that divine record. He placed but little
though he might be to listen to
them-in the speeches from that platform the great
they most needed systematic plan to secure
the support Of the society and the extension OF its
societies Of the day there were comparative
ly but small portion of the Christian world who came
forward in aid Of these soul-redeeming enterprises
He regretted this and wished this fact to be i'm
pressed all, that Christ never redeemed man who
cared only for himself He expressed his qualification
that the prospects of the society were so encouraging
and viewed in that everything that was cheering
The resolution then seconded by Mr.. Garretson,
The Rev Dr. ADAMS then moved the following reso-
luton, which seconded by DR.. Stone-
Resolved That the Bible essential to the we'll being
Of the State and Of the Church. and should therefore
receive the combined aid Of the patriot and Christian
in its distribution.
He spoke Of the fact that never perhaps in the history
of man, had the Church more needed the benign in
huence Of the Bible than at the present time The
in the latter required the all purifying influence Of the
word Of God They lived in remarkable period Of the
worldnstitutons venerable for error, for years,
crumbng into ruin and the word Of God was the
only standard Of future orthodoxy and truth This he
urge should and urge them the discharge of
their duties While there a single individual with
out the word of God the society should pcrsevere in
The Rev Dr. Cox followed. He spoke of the Bible as
the Magma Charta of their ilusriOus inheritance To
give England her due, her Bible Society the mo-
early mother1 Yes, sir, an early mother and there
nothing meretrcious or improper in her fecua-
Bible Society organizations He euogzed their opera
tens and considered their organization as the result
the discovery Of the art OF printing Before that it
sand copies of the Bible in the world; there
than fifty millions. Then it but in forty lam
guages; it was more than four times forty This
not the end Of it.; 1t was making them throughout
the world speak one language Mr.: C.. referred, in
terms of rebuke, to the opposition to the Bible So
ciety among the booksellers 1t reminded him Of
the opposition of the Scribes in the fifteenth CEN
to have the same foundation-the desire of gain
He referred to the Bible, viewing that the great
foundation of the Christian religion and contrasted it
with philosophical infdety showing its triumphs
the latter and its beneficial results throughout
the world generally He pointed to the prediction of
the indes Of France that by the nineteenth century
the Christian religion would be swept away-and re-
ferred to the increasing and gratifying results Of the
the prediction He defended Christianity from the
charge Of superstition and styled the French socaled
sop the .e %
church and state in terms of depreciation, and eulo
gizcd the independent position Of the church in this
country far superior to that OF any other Still he
would not deny that there evils here but in the
language of the poet
With all thy faults love thee still, my country"
and when he heard did not love his country he
ready to say to him. he had better leave his
try for his country's good The freedom of this land
but a concomitant to the freedom of the church
the Christian spirit that conservative one which
saved it from anarchy He in the commissions and
agtatiops the old world bright for the future
spread Of the gospel in lands whence arbitrary rule had
eoquently behalf of continued and vigorous
ton in behalf of the Society," and the Of the BIZ
BILE The resolution was then adopted when
DR.. DUREIN, of Philadelphia, offered the following
Resolved, That the marked providences of God, the
past year, the western border Of continent,
should lead the Society to adopt effective
conveying thither the word of God-the indispensable
He smoke Of the progress of the Bible and that CON
sciousness among men OF its divine truth and power,
which secured its appreciation. In the condition of
the nations of the earth he found also attesaton of
it's truth His position that those nations who laid
the foundations Of their government in the Bible
prosperous and happy while those who did not, were
decayng and miserable. He compared the condition
Of the nations of the West and East, illustrative Of
this fact it was the cause Of the prosperity of this
land. He dwelt much on the importance of watching
California and Oregon, where he the germ OF
empire that well directed would revolutionze the
East, through the spread Of Christianity He looked
ardently the time when the Christian religion press
ing eastward and westward should meet beneath the
slopes Of the Himmaaya mountains. triumphant
throughout the world His speech listened to with
marked attention and he concluded amid the
hement applause.
Dr. RICHARDS seconded the resolution and it was
adopted.
The PRESIDENT then suggested they should rest
awhile, and vary the ceremonies by singing He
called the audience to rise and sing in long metre
the verses Of the hymn commencing
nj, Praise God from whom all blessings how:
the vast multitude uniting in the singing truly
grand 1t was grand chorus, which for numbers at
least, has rarely been equalcd.
This being through with Rev. DR. Bacon, Of New
Haven offered the following resolution panying
it with some eloquent remarks, urging general
distribution of the Bible would make it household
book and which would than thing else render
me ndatioDs, that of translation Of the Bible
In the Italian tongue to meet the wants of the
age. the old translation of some years ago having
become obsolete. The resolution, which is in the |
words following was adopted
Resolved, That the recent political changes in South
ern Europe furnishing and unlooked-for opportu-
mites for circulating the Word Of God and the earncss
with which Thousands there receive this Word should
cause prompt and liberal supply of the same from
the friends Of this institution.
The Rev. DASIEL Poor, from Ceyon, then offered the
following resolution
Resolved That while the wants of the Bible in our
own country, and in Europe should receive unremit-
ted attention the calls for this blessing ur
key, Syria. Persia. South Africa, India, and China
'houd also be met by early and cordial assistance "
-, He sustained 1t briefly, but eloquenty, skeching
unate operations there and appealing to the society
md the American people, not to suffer this branch Of
their Christian duty and charity to be neglected.
The resolution was adopted. when the doxology was
lung before, with fine effect, and tho meeting adj
burned.
Appointments by the President
Thomas Ewbank, of New York. to be Commits soner |
II Patents, in the place of Edmund Burke, removed
John w. Ashmesd Of Penns yvana. to be Attorney Of
he United States for the Eastern District of Pennsy
'apia, in the place Of Thomas M. Petit removed.
Anthony +. Roberts, of Pennsylvania to be Marsha