New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-30
THE BOSTON ANNIVERSARIES.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.

Correspondence OF The Tribune
BosToS, Tuesday, May o.
We are in the midst Of Gather that made South.
Caroinian who was caught in Boston in the Spring
once say that he would not live here for the gin of
the whole city. There has been no clear weather
here since Friday. Wind east dense mist and rain,
cold, chilly winds, that make strangers SILVER as
in mid winter and wish themselves thousand
miles from Boston. There was thunder storm on
Monday mCrning early, accompanied with more
thunder and lightning, gentlemen here think. than
we had all last Summer. IL such storms are pre-
vention OF the Cholera, shall have no Cholera at
present.
The New England Anniversaries are now nfdll
blast with US. They commenced on Sunday even
ing with discourse by Rev. DR.. Adams, Of your
City, before the American aud Foreign Christian
Union As THE Trt5une gave the best report Of
the same discourse when delivered in New York,
that | have seen. will not inhict upon its one or
two hundre thousand readers a repeated report of
a repeated sermon. l will only say that the Mount
Vernon Church was very well filed with hearers,
in spite OF the pouring rain.
On the same evening, the Unitarian Book AMI
Pamphlet Society was addressed at the Church Of
the Savior, by Rev. George f. Ellis, of Charles
town, from these very appropriate words, recorded
in Id Cor 10th chap. Nth verse For his letters,
say they, weighty and powerful but his bodily
presence is weak and his speech contemplate
The discourse was an eloquent one in favor OF a
Christian Literature.
John b. Cough spoke also on Sunday evening for
the SGD time in Boston. He had 5000 hearers
He spoke again, to great multitude, at the Old
Cradle of Liberty" last evening.
Yesterday afternoon occurred the forty-iir't An
niyersary OF the Massachusetts, Bible Society Ia
Society that embraced gentlemen of all commu-
Mons at the Central Church, Hoa. simon Green
leaf President, in the Chair. From the Report of
the Executive Committee prepared by Rev Fran
els Parkman, D. D. lwho was a brother of the late
Dr. Geo. Parkman,) il appeared, that the receipts
ofthe Society for the year. have been 70, and
the disbursement about the same The Society
have published 1868 Bibles and Testaments. OF
these 6,403 were distributed gratGitousy Two
hundred and twenty. seven Of these went on board
California ships.
Hon. William J. Hubbard Of this city, made
speech, and ives succeeded by Rev. Mr. Hill, Of
Worcester, nltariaDl who offered the folio wing:
RsOirsd That the influence OF the Bible upon tie human
intellect and upon literature, Is alone reason why IT
should be spread.
Mr.. Hull said the Bible had been put into $50
languages. The Greek, the Hebrew the English,
ard tie Indian languages, have been propagatel
and kept in existence through the TRANSACTIONS Of
the Sacred Scriptures. He once saw the Bible
Milton used, and it was worth remembering-
Fisher Ames said no man can become a true ora.
tor but the reader Of the Bible The spirit of the
Bible entered into the pOetcal works Of Words
worth, who latelyded among the lakes of Britain
SO generally the most cultivated literary men have
been students Of the Scriptures.
Hon. EDWARD EVERETT made the closing
speech, which was one OF great power and felicity
oil expression, and was delivered ia bis usual es-
CANT manner. He said One reason why we
value the Bible is because our religion is 70 inded
upon H. 1--WE ought, then, to dffusea'he bic to
S C reheion. 1t bad been said that Roman
s.nonc f,iests sd obiected to the general circl-
,a'On VI me Scriptures. Now though he hal
esIheu Ia ms course 10 receive with great distrus.
wat vIe 'ehti ous communion represented with
regard 10 another, yet ne would speak in ,onosi-
Ton 10 the views OF any who would con6oe the
Bible TO the priests of religion.
There has always been a tendency. said prs.;-
dent Everett IN Priests, from the Egyntian prss,s
downward. 70 secret their sacred books f-o,o -
people bat the Bible has been prov iaep,isIIv AZ
fused throughout large portion Of the world a.
said, that the difference between the nost civil
lied and tie most barbaous nations, resulted FINN
the difference Of the sacred books Of those nations
Here the speaker graphically compared the BibIe
with the Koran and the Shas.er.
Mr.. Everett spoke for three foarths Of an hour.
with the most profound attention hearers, aud
hsd il not been for the character OF the house In
which the intelligent auditory were assembled.
tbele would have beeu freqGent I'D hearty ap.
plauee.