New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-04
VOL. H.. NO. 1854.
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
NEW VERSION OF THE BIBLE.

Annlvsrsnry of the 'sAmcrican Bible Unl0n'''
Tbs frat Anniversary OF the American bloio
Union-composed of the seceders from sne oio
American aud Foreign Bible 6ocisty"-Wss neia
Yesterday afternoon and evening al 'ne prp'i"'
Tabernacle in MuIberry-sk a toieFaoly lAIs0
audience assembled at the opening ana liz
cressed considerably IN the evening
The afternoon meeting convened at . cio0A-
Rev. Dr. CosE in the chair
NV Mr.. EyxRrs read Psalm, and Hev Mr.
GnEEELL offered a Prayer
The Treasurers Report was then read. lsshowed
tba, the receipts and expenditures Of the Society
have been az follows subscriptions, 1886 so.
Exoepditures-for Printing s383; for Agencies,
1897, and some minor items
DR.. CoEE then made the FIRST address. BE com
menced by an alluson TO the date of the orgaDize-
ton OF the Union" which was fully effected on
,he 10th OF June last Eleven thousand dollars
had been received or pledged in support OF the OBJ
ieotsl Of the Society-a circumstance which Dr. G.
thought good evidence that our friends are not con-
fined to John Doe and Richard Roe, as pennya
liner had IT, He bad intended to nay bat few
WOfdB DQL 0OCuTl6LA HUN HuiCu buC 4(A' ISeu
would impe him to speak more fully He pro-
duced q copy of the Baptist Banner containing
letter from Rev Mr.. LAthrop in vindication Of the
prea Gu. Biblical translation, and remarking upon
the cou,ae OF DR.. G, The Or. replied at considsra
BILE let 9Th to these observations
The first report OF the Union was then read
by Mr.. WM q. WYcKoFF, Core spending Score
tary IL reviewed the general subject of q Revi.
sba and siducad n nd
arguments in support OF the project. The Report
Announces that the work Of Revision will be prose
cuted with The utmost fidelity and dispatch. A
correspondence will be opened W ia eminent schol-
ars in the counties Of Europe and thcir coopera-
ton invited in this work No expense Will be
spared TO obtain an accurate English Version OF
the Bible. The Union is congratulated upon
the establishment OF neg weekly journal in this
City, the "New York Weekly Chr0ntcie,' which
is to be devoted to the advocacy OF the principles
Of the Union.
Rev MIR. REMINGroN moved the acceptance of
the Report and that is be printed under the direc
ZION Of the Union The Report was accordingly
unanimously adopted and ordered printed.
Rev JAMER BELcHLR of Ellsworth, Me. made
few remarks.
A Committee of five consating OF MesDra. w.
g. Clapp o B. Judd, S. s. Relyea, Pier and j.
Il. Townsend, OF New. York-was appointed TO
nominate @ Ulcers and Managers Of the Union 70!
After Benediction from DR.. CONE, the meeting
then adjourned till 7 P. III.
EVENING SESSION.
In the evening, the body ofthe house and small
portion OF the galleries OF the Church filled by
an attentive audience.
DR.. CONE communicated the election Of the FOL
lowing gentleman as officers OF the Union for the
ensuingyea
OFFICERS AND MANAGERS.
Pycsideat. SPENCER h. CONE D d.
pice-Presde1ts
Rev A. NAcLAy, D D N Y. Rev GEo. w EATON, DID,
Hon ISAAC DAVIS Msss Hon THos SWAIN, n.
Rev w C, DUNCAN, La Rev 4. WHRELoCK, N. Y.
w CRANE, EEq Mo ELI KELLEY, Esq NY
Peter 8 GAYiE, Tenn JAMES SHANNON, p D. no.
C. sTovEL, London Eng. WV MORTON, LONDON, Eng.
THos. P. MILLER, Ala JohH WINTERS, Ono.
g. ADKINS Ill. D 4. CAMPBELL, Ky
A. CAMPBELL, Va. THos. ARTiTAGE n. Z.
Corresponding Secretary. w. e. WyekoG
Recording Secreta'y.......E, Whitney.
Treasurer. Wy Colgate
-iuditoF. ';.....s sylvester Pier
Geo. w. Able, Joseph " Burden, Jehlel Parmly
E a. 7ripp Wheat Isaac g. Bmiin
Stephen Remington, John ". Ssrl.
These eight Managers elected in place Of the
class whose terms Of service had expired.
An address was then delivered by Prof. GEORGE
w EATON OF Madison University, founded upon
the following resolution
Re,Osed 7hai he ord Of God should be translated ini1
every language among men IL u' .uch Hfms as shall
ed In the original Hebrew and Greek.
His speech was very long, we give an
abstract OF the leading points. After abiding
to the importance OF the resolution and the
vital principle it contained which at feat caused
him to Join the Union, he said thst 1! should
not require discussion or advocacy, or enforce.
mens in Protestant Assembly. All should
recognize the will OF God as found IN the Scrip.
lures Of the Old and New TestamentS. God, in his
Infinite mercy has made to his benighted creatures
a revelation of his mind respecting them and this
revelation ia addressed TO every Individual man IN
particular. Is contains message specifically d.
rected to every responsible individual Of the hu
man race and it is Of Infinite Importance to every
soul that this message nhould reach him, and be
considered by him ard received az the supreme
aw of GOD to which he is to yied implicit obedi.
ence. This will call for the cooperation OF the ser
wants OF God in every part OF the world. They are
commanded TO send Is forth and proclaim II TO sill
parts Of the world. 1t must not only be proclaim
ed by the voice OF the Missionary TO the Pagan, but
the written word ia 10 be submitted TO the eye
Both these means Of disseminating the word OF
Sod must be adopted by Us in making known the
will OF God.
Ii is Difficult. to decide which is the more i'm
portsnt and we will not atop here for the purpose
of determining that point, God has bsen pleased
TO order his revealed will TO berecorded in written
language He selected holy men who were espeCi'
ally directed by his divine pirit to register his reVe
lstons. These holy men became announcers Of
the divine words Of the Scriptures, az given by in
spiraton from God, twas nos long after Gods
will had been thus recorded that the languages in
which it had been written ceased to be spoken
among men, and became dead languages; and
hence ceased to DO susceptible Of changes, so that
Gods truths are enshrned in Interchangeable modes
OF expresilon--they are fixed lights in an mmove-
! able armament In consequence OF thess lau-
| gusges having ceased to exist and becoming dead
Languages, but very few among the soma Of men
could have acceRz TO the eternal fountain Of life
ard salvation, on see, therefore, The necessity Of
multiplying TRANSACTIONS Of the original Scriptures
Ii would be impossible to teach these Ian uages
to The heAthsns of the earth and thus put them in
possession Of The knowledge OF Gods revealed
will We must translate than ioto every Ian.
guage, as directed by the resolution Tie work
OF translation therefore, Ia work Of sransoendsnt