New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-25

inaccurscy Of some Of bis positions regasiing the
original terms employed.
Mr.. ARnITAGE rose, and he did so. he said, not
without embarrassment, TO speak ON question
Of such gravity as that before this body. IL was
unnecessary for him to state the causes Of this en-
barrassnent. He announced his connection with
the Board Of Managers, post 70 which he had
been called rather against bis own inclination. He
hsd been panied 20 hear wrong motives imputed
20 the actions Of that Board. Mr. A. went into
statement OF his sentiments on the question under
consideration. He was opposed - the resolution;
and Cor two reasons-First because il seeks to
bind upon this Society a Version which is con-
fessedly erroneous He believed this could be even
more fully proved than had already been done.
His second reason was, fear Of the consequences
of such vote as should bring uponus such a course
Of action. His fear was that IL would result in
Great degree of disafiecti0n among the members OF
the Society and that even another Society, an
infant association, might be formed IN antagonism
10 this. While he could not pledge his hearty as
sent 10 the Version in common use, yet he per
ceived many things in the contemplated Reused
Version which did not please him. In view OF
these considerations he had offered the substitute
TO the resolution on the previous day. tie had
hoped that subs itute would have preyallef-oe-
lieving as be then did that the course proposed
would have promoted good feeling among az the
members OF the body IL was voted down, how
ever But his motives had been the best and he
desired armcny. He was then excited the 50
ciety was excited; and every thing seemed rlsl-
ing 70 action. He appeared this morning before
the House 10 offer another substitute, which he
boped would bring ali parties together and there
by obviate the necessity OF further conflicts. lie
trusted that it might be as oil thrown upon the
waters
Rr TuRynuII-I rise to a point of order Sir -
We have resolved to take the vote on the frss res
oluticn primarily before the House, al - O'clock
Now, Sir does not this preclude any amendment
until after 10 O'clock l ask the question
Sundry other brethren chimed in, pro and con,
Mr. ARMITAGE was finally permitted to read his
Substitute as part of his speech. 1t was In
the following language;
Whereas Numerous criticisms Of the learned Of all de-
imnrovemeps in the Commonly received Versisn Of
the English Scnpures and vhereas II Is deemed lnkePo
dent for determination Of Christians alone 70 aenpt
ihese improvemens-prOvded the cooperation Of DINERS
can be secured Therefore ,,,,, 49,,
learned men in The United States Of Amercaor elsewhere
be appointed for the purpose Of opening
with The Christian and learned world on al points neeesss
ry involved 10 The cue son OF Revising the English Scrip
lures That said Committee be requested 70 present 70 we
Society The nxt Annual Meeting report OF tseir S ives
tgaiions and correspondence with abatement OF ne
views as to what revision OF the English Scriptures would
be proper mske, II any; That until such report and state
ne ,ha have acted by the Society the Board
OF Managers shall BE- restricted In their English issues 20
the commonly received Version and that al necessary eN
penses attendant upon the anu n'os
iigauon be paid by The Society.
No question was taken on this substitute.
Bro GRANGER also had substitute, but he
would not present it in any formal manner for the
acton of the House. The amendment he desired
to see carried into effect was, to restrict the future
operations of this Society to the Foreign held. lt
will be seen in another portion OF our report that
this subject subsequently, acted upon, definite
Nl Mr. g. trusted that his brethren would treat
this whole question with candor and moderation,
and not cause us to present the sad spectacle OF
children who delight to fight He had, however,
another point 10 touch upon. He referred to the
Expenditures Of this Society for the past I'VE
years. II developed some curious facts In relation
thereto He had found, by careful examinations oil
the Society's accounts that the aggregate receipts
for the five years ending in May le49, were over
sl69, 600, of which amount $4,000 were devoted
to the Foreign work. The printing, binding, etc
Of Bibles and sundry other heads of account, being
then accounted for he found 81 per cent. Of the
whole receipts unaccounted for, unexplained He
had looked through those five Annual Reports, and
found further that sl,ls3 81, or about p per cent
Of the aggregate, was charged as the sum given
away in English Bibles This would reduce the 81
per cent. to lSl per cent unexplained, or about
So, 275. Now, what the facts, the lessons we
draw from this y Why, Sir, that we have been
printing end circulating Bibles at least treaty per
cent. under cost.
Mr.. WYcKoFF here interrupted the speaker to
make an explanation. In the Reports OF our So
ciety, before | became Secretary, said Mr. W. II
atoms of Books at home. He went on to demon
sirGte that the balance sheets are all kept up
straight and that the Domestic department is in-
tended TO support itself; and proceeded to lengthy
demonstration of the whole field, which seemed to
point to no very definite result.
Some depltory conversation ensued.
Mr.. GRANGER resumed his remarks.
A BRoTHER-l rise to a point OF order. Sir. Br.
Armitage was not permitted to offer his substitute,
yet Br Granger seeks now to offer another. OBJ
ject to this, Sir.
The CHAIRMAN, however concluded that the
speaker was on the proper track.
Mr.. GRANGER resumed and went on TO demon
strate that the Society is not able TO publish books
chesply, nor so extensively as the American Bible
Society, which imports Bibles largely from Great
Britain. Mr. q. passed to consider more directly
the sentiment OF the substitute he had offered He
believed the operations of this Society should be in
future confined exclusively to the Foreign field.
God is opening new fields, said he, to the right and
left in foreign lands We are called upon to put
our shoulder to this work why cannot we here
resolve to restrict ourselves! He entreated breth
rem TO look calmly at this matter, and try to lind
some platform where all may unite. Without this
he saw moth NJ but grief-sources OF sorrow and
sources of shame. In considering the subject OF
the New Version, he continued, be should be sorry
to say that we shall Rerer have better Version
But the time has not get come The English
Church and the English language in time will have
better Version than the presents but not noo
not by us; not by this Society. We have already
been paying out thousands OF dollars, every year,
which should have gone to the Heather
Mr. LATRRoP-It is well known that have
taken no active part in this question. When the
subject was under discussion in the Board, severe
domestic affection called me away, and when re.
turned the question had been determined and
like causes had aterward prevented my Partclpa-
ton in the after 10 any great extent. AS mem
Der Of the Board and of the Society, however, he
now desired 10 say few words. His convictions
would compel him to vote for the resolution before
the House. i'm opposition TO the New Version.l
He would not be considered as opposing any re-