New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-11
THE ANNIVERSARIES
American Bible sociefy.
The Thirty third Anniversary Of the Bible So

cety Wa celebrated q; the Taisuaca yesterday morn
ing and a.trsc-ed a vr-y large audience
Hon. THEoDoRE FRELINGHUYsEN called 10 meeting
% order when portion o. The CXlXtl Palm read
| - Rcv. Dr. HEwrrT f Bridgeport.
Mr. FRELrVGHrTsYV made the opening address. The
Anuiger-ary ol bIle Society. slid DO. .s a period
when many memories ~awakened-1i rejection upon
the past aad Of hope and eicouragenent for the ia
ture And never he continued. had the friends OF A-
-ocety possessed greater cause for encouragement than
those who had met with to-day.
Tho Bible. a. il is circulated sad Mr. VIII extend
add supply the demand Tor .i-e.t Its the .earen "e
va. spread itssf il the handful % corn on ile top
of the mountain which will grow AMI aouri-h ln'i. .
shall spread A. Tho C.dars RI Lebanon in tie progress
Of the Word throughout the narons 10 short nc Socl
ety md every cause 70 thank God nal 'y nave sue
4 .vnop.is II the Manage. annual Report was read
| 1y Rev : ]. PkiNE. one 81 the -ecretare-- ine ao
clru+ II Saw Book issued or printed during te year
was ures.u,.f by Rev Dr BaiGHtv From these state
| ucnf- ,yc c1nfen-e fhe following Abstract
The R,--r's II the Society have been from Sd SONY
| COS. S15l.-sl ln
Tie Is.,e. Of Bibles. 2JJ50l Of Iesianeni- '-' ii'
| total Jos fle year, .tf..@h-
During the % years q its existence. 10 has issued
2IlOtlO Bibles and 3. $3.50 Iestaments, making 70
| raj Of 6.f5, 80 cOpie-.
and cgci for part ri b. collecting funds and promoi
nr the circulation Of the Scripture Actual cNainhi
of show that 10 some Of the oldest settled portions "
tho country where explorations and supplies have been
effected once twice and thrice IN me course %
tine past twenty years, there - again found an Alarming
| da.LtutOn Instances have recently come % As".
whore one family IN eight without the Bible ana
| some cases whore one iu I'VE ID HAT condition
Every auxiliary which hss not made survey "iiAln
four YEAR should enter on ihis work al once.
seventy weight Auxiliary Societies have been formed
forty four persons have been made Lie Directors ana
| seven hundred and fhrfy--lN il" MEMBER
| The PD5hcoijons distributed during tho year hsT"
! been ~ follows
| languages. Among these Danish edition Also
one with Danish and English 10 parallel columns
| another Of Ike character 10 )uicn ana tn-sn ' l
-tll another IN German and fngish nose are Hli '
-rnod for Young emigrants who are both without the
| -cripturcs and wish 20 learn the English tongue
| s Cboc'aw New Testament has been printed ri ih'
rl-o'y- House and the Gospel OF Luxe IN me Hrtoo
| touruc-,he latter for Western Africa.
Beside distributions iu a the older states ani Tern
tories nearly l2OOD copies have been cent, on reluc-
| .o California and Oregon. They granted 20 on
GERS OF the Army various M--ionarl"- and 10 forty
Conpanies organized for mining and other purpose
TO France bias been reunited $1,000 ia cash for cir
culaiug the Scriptures according 70 tho proposal 10
the last Anniverssry-v there are iartner "pphca
lions i0rl aid before the Board. for IA" same object
from France Turkey. >yra Persia. India, Emma ana
| Africa. amounting in All 10 80 .l3l
during the past year, TWO Of the VICE Presidents
of tho Society have been removed by death. viz Hon
| d. l.. MoRRILL. Of MI and Hon CHARLEs MAEsi. Of
| w.. also. one of the Managers, Henry ROOSEVELT
| Esq and tine Financial secretary, Rev NOAH LIZ
| WINGS, ID j.
Two secretaries for Correspondence have been elect
| cd Rev. SAMUEL IREN-EUs PRIME, and Rev JOSEPH
| fiOIDICH ID
| Row. DR. SNoDcRAss Of this CITY presented me io.
| lowlur resolution
Reored Thai The report an abstract Of which has been
read. be- published AID circulated under ihe dif'cuon o
Dr. spoke to thi. as follow. lie had always be-
hc,cd that the friends OF the Bible IN ms land nave
| IN important work 90 perform ana hc hal mover
doubted that tine principal portion % this "orN D. o u'
done iy those who rally around The banner ~ ms ms
| tuition. lie continued for several moments ~ ffHd
and s1crncf review OF tho field of the society LAHORE,
and the blessings mat have been poured into d. lap
n. especially urged the importance OF dong ~ much
"a. possible 10 supply the immortal minds of men with
| hat spiritual food 20 be- found only III inc determination
,f Gospel truth as taught IN the Word OF God.
Rev. Mr.. DlER seconded the resolution oncfed ny W.
| Rev. +. : PORTER Of Chatham y y. offered the fol
| lowing resolution with lew predatory remarSs
Rcsired. That for means 70 prepare and circulate me
Bible the main reliance ever be- ON those "a p a %
deep aud practical appreciation 81 he purity anu Po''
| The substance Of Mr rorters remarks Was thus
That the great need OF the times s some en'cu'' oi''
bv which the honcyOlencc OF the Church may Pc rc-u
ay and systematically brought 10 bear upon tins great
work and not until that result dcyouty to be Wish.
"a is attained. be hoped that tins society VIII
have the means 10 carry forward their preconcer'ea
Rev Dr. ADAMS moved the following Resolution.
without remark b.,
| Pesoir,9 That the members Of the Society learn with
satisfaction that Board have the pat year prepared
| Inc New Testament 10 German and English DI'ch ana
Fucsl and Dsui. and English for the use 90 emigranis.
and that similar WORK j. soon 10 bee prepared DO spanish
and Eng- III for the of Spanish Americans with whom
We have a increasing intercourse
Gov. BRADIsH prcstnicd the next Icsoiul"h' ""i''
| was as follows.
Resolred That the Bible is essential To the we-beins OF
bee State aud Of the Church. and should therefore rec,
The combined AID Of the paino and the Christian 10 ' u'
| Mr Bradsh spoke 10 this resolution for few mo.
| ments neatly appropriate manner We arc s'nu
he IN the midst OF period IN the history OF tht
! world. and nothing. he conceived j. more needed
| han q union of the state and the Bible t,.h's are
taking place around novel m the history of MANN
situations venerable for error they venerable TOT
| wears are crmbhng into ruins-and IN the midst OF
his what can be- more indispensable than the influence
Of the Word Of God. direct and shape Inc human
| governments and human institutions that may sPi'n-
from these ruins
Rev DR.. cox OF Brooklyn seconded the resolution
offered by Mr. Bradish and was followed by seNerAi
| other speakers
Rev Dr. DuRBIS presented the next Resolution:
B,rcd That the marked providences OF God the past
wear Oh the Western border OF Continent should rad
Inc society adopt effective measures for CONVEY ias
| lih-r lhe word OF GOETHE iudspen'So!e agent anu u
| r-ctory in all well-regulaied communities.
Dr. DuRBrN spoke 10 this in his accustomed strain OF
eoqucncc lie rapidly sketched the progress ana pow
rr OF The Word among the natives Of the Ola W ora.
| md found. he conceived the true solution Of ne re-
markabe difference between the Eastern ana the w esi
ern of them in tins That the old Eastern nations lhd
the foundations OF their civil and political institutions
without the Bible and that not beng ~ the basis theS
| necessarily decayed Among the Western empires oi
Europe the Bible found them in semi ci'llzed sia'
their new civil and political institutions are ad ID tht
| Bible.
spain and Portugal he considered AS M transition
state but not decaviuc-they VIII soon he prfiiol,,
cnera. into the full and true light Of the No-pe ~
considered that the Jews that ancient AMI rentf
people. are even much more powerful IN reiAliN
than l. generally believed He was fully persuaded al
3d. that the emigration 20 the newly found regions ol
| California Oregon and entire Western coast j. or
| 8ered of God Tor His purpose and that great
| Western Empire j. % be founded in those new Tern
tories whose universal language Is undoubtedly 10 he
| the English.
Dr. n made an eloquent appeal IN conclusion IN "r
half Of the spiritual wants Of the thousands OF eni-
grants OF an nations and languages who are now con
| .rcsaird in that portion OF our country
Rev DR.. BACON Of New-lIaycn presented he next
| Resolution:
Ie.oiref Tha, fhe political changes ~ southern
| Europe furnishing and unlocked Tor oppofiIhIits
for latus the word OF God. and The eHEec-- WIN
which thousands there receive obi, " orr. sioli4 cause
prompt and liberal supply OF The same from Tue ien17 %
| tins Institution.
| Dr. Bacon .aii there was a single thought which Ill
supporting tins Resolution. be would throw out ana az
tempt very briefly TO illustrate lie had ben trlcA' I'D