The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-21
OF ne New York Bible sos,ety.

Of TIE New York Bible soeiety.
The twenty seventh anniversary Of the New York
Bible soeisty wss held yesterday evening in the Re-
formed Dutch church, In Lafayette Place, where .
sonsdersbls audience assembled about halt past seven
O'Clock. The proceedings commenced with . vslun-
tsry on the organ, which followed with prayer
Mt SAITH Treasurer OF the Society, then read re-
port OF the contributions in favor OF the Society,"
Mr. wILLIANs. Secretary Of the Society also read
report Of the labors Of of the membe Of the 30
eiety In this ana various other COUNTRIES
Rev. Dr.. DErrIsoS Of the Episcopal Church, rose
and addressed the audience. In the first place he
tsry, and in doing So would make few remarks. He
said thatthe general to be obtained in the oir
q G q. al 'h IN
danger Of death-that We surrounded with q
thousand temptations, and that We have = soul to
By reading ths Bible we are impressed with
these truths and feel ourselves urged to spiritual
improvement. Such is the object Of the Bible In re-
ference TO the individual 1t has alse another object
and that 10 in reference to the faith OF the church
Christ established church earth. and lett certain
proving in Christian knowledge The whole world is
improving in lite moral aud religious character that
s IL il better this year than last yearIestter this
le but only so far as the religious knowledge OF tia
church advances As long as it continues to progress
it be ascribsd to the Bible, the duty ef which
consists in diffuSpg the word Of God. All Things
around us 80 iced in order to obtain Individual
salvation. Mau must be fitted in this world ia order
to .rjoy appy eternity hereafter He said that
report IT the secretary had given him considerable
,asfaction 1t showed that the cor dtion of things
rapidly improving that overy agent, VIII o had
something TO perform, has faithfully fulfilled the duty
allotted to him and that the society growing great
ly. There less than four hundred aud sixty
thousand copies Of the Bible distributed since thelasE
anniversary This is almost equal to the furnishing
of every of the population Of New York with
copy OF the Bible Another point OF the report
the distribution Of the Bible among emigrants. The
toe Of Immigration has been constantly Increasing
try to incredible extent and In particular tina.
OF the city of New York He has taken the trouble to
compare the number of Bibles distributed, with the
number of immigrants and has found that the society
have succeeded in placing Bible In the hands OF
every thf tieth in the number of immigrants. He
then part culsrly sdverted the desecrson Of the
Sabbath in the city of New York. He said that those
who ccme from Europe have quite different views
ttsined in his country and he principally ascrioes
this to disregard of religion in the homes OF these
people. which msy be seen in the manner In which
they spepd the sunday evenings In Europe. you may
them dancing on the green op a sundays after
you may them ening to the strains OF mar
tia usic corgregsted in convvial circles We ind
IL TO be the in this city. should you happen To
eta at OF the ferries Sunday morningy will
see hundeds Of the population OF Rev York docking
into the country there TO spend the Sasbsth Again,
you may see hundreds following band Of music, or
thousands ate odiug Sunday concerts. lie then men
toned Anne Bishops Sunday evening sacred concerts,
and amongst the sacred pieces may be reckoned Han
del's Bird Song" lie then read the notice on these
concerts which appeared in tn. Herald on Sunfsy and
in which he fourd that from four TO hvs thousand at
tended there concerts every Sunday evening. Here
there people willing TO incur expense in order
to desecrate the Sabbath day But who are 70 blame
in this matter Probably large majority OF those
attending I'll foreigners who consider
it quite harmless. But the object is TO sing, and
to ting for money. And VINO are greatly TO blame
this subject then IL would be thst these
concerts would be done away With. But as they
supported by the Sunday peess, there is little
pectation o. the termination Of the scandal and
having the Nsc York Herald. OF Sunday last in his
hand he read he heads of the various points OF inte
genos contained in that paper with the remark that
this was served up to the gentlemen New York
Brooklyn ana New Jerey ss kind OF dessert during
their meals on Sunday. Although he respected the
talent and ability with which some of these papers
are conducted, still he would not give cent to
their support would he suffer such paper TO be
in his house Another point of the secrearys report
was the distribution Of the Bible among the seamen
both in the naval and commercial departments
Sailors he ssid have no home; their home Is on
the mountain wsve; and when he comes into
country, he comes stranger and claims strangers
attention. lie stated that hundred men of the off,
and have been converted to through the
agency of this Society. He likewise mentioned that
dred copies OF the Bible into Portugal which like
go many powder magazines, ready to explode Scatter
% INTO TSa sosr .n % up
have not been neglected. All the recruits vo leave
poor of this city, are i'm portaut object Of the
Society. The members go about and visit the hsuuts
and consos ,bs ns tns
bers, murderers not excluded but experience the
blessings of their heavenly reunion. To these they
tel the story of the story Of the repentant
thief on the cross and the history of the cross OF
Christ, and inspire them with hope Of better faure
brighter home, where their joy shall have end.
At the close of this address, the motion fo- the
adoption Of the secretsry's report was unanimously
Mr.. wATsoS, one of the distributing agents In this
city, addressed the meeting. Being called upon 10
perform the duty OF visitation he would give the audi
ence some idea of the character Of the work he
engaged In The first great feature Of the work lie It's
variety Of character, condition. GLASS and
OF that work two great principles have been taken
starting points first the conviction that ell
forth; second in the very mpossibility of special
preparation for the worka deep and abiding In
the assista ace Of God He then enumerated various
instances how he tucreeded in converting people TO
God through the medium OF the Bible and the virtue
OF the spirit OF God lie gave examples from almost
every class Of people, and from almost every nation
French agent, from of the societies In Paris
made, also. afew remarks In which he urged upon his
audience to hate, TO aboninste and to light against
popery, as being the root Of ali evil and opposed TO
every hind of rational liberty and progress He also
expressed some sstonishment to ind deficit OF seve-
raj hun dred in the treasury, In this happy aud pros
porous country.
The proceedings closed with prayer and hymn.
WHAT's IN THE WIND l-JENNY LIND TICKET
little documents annexed,
found the morning papers, contain seeds that
promisdsto grow into realities
To APPLICANTS Fos JESSr Lr,p CoscrRr TcKrr, |
fhoM WILLIAM Hall a soS.-The undersigned beg |
leave to state to their friends who have bespoken tick
cts for the Jenny Lind concert Of Friday evening next
that In consequence of the refusal Of this who
superintsnds the sale OF these Tickets to supply them
with the number he had sgreed TO do namely, 500
they will be prevented from fulfilling their orders In
stead OF obtaining this number, the undersigned we're
offered only leo; but they unwilling TO incur
any imputstion that might arise from distributing
Few seats among 80 many rier ia who had already left
orders for near coo sssis they declined receiving any
tickets but the mum Dor purchased. The undersigned
assure thsr friends that this result aords them the
deepest regret, but that they have made all
bic tndesyots to cornpel fulflmept OF the engage
ment which. being unfortunately verbal, cannot be
enforced Their disability proceeds from no fault or
oversight on their part Their gag-msnts with NJ.
Dernvm have been literally fulaled up to date. In
selling tickets AZ his solicitation for com mission they
hold his receipts for over t400oo and while 90 fsts
fully complying with their agreements, they re-
lied solely the good faith Of others when receiving
the orders Of their friends IL IL probable that