The New York herald., 1850-05-23

with the escriptureswherever the wing voice pleads
for the cause Of Christ, pilgrim should follow fur
command DDS and precepts and have them enforced and
Strengthened We take this view from various reasons
presentation Of the history Of the church is passed
False doctrine and immortality grow out Of the
corrurtions OF human nature, out OF the de.
pravity of the human heart. These will
always exist with the existence or humanity
itself The ssme causes which develope Romanism,
which has desoluted the Church exist in the infant
ehuIches OF Bii msh Of India. OF western forests
jut as they did in the Roman and Greek erss We
mud expect Of these kinds The seeds already
exist and ony need heating to expand, burst and
sprout AS minds aroused to think on these great
moral and spiritual questions errors will rs surely be
developed ana The question is how are these to be
met The Feeds OF Roma Pantheisui. Journalism,
and other heresies exist much in these infant
churches as ever they did in old Rome. Puseysm and
Trsnscenden'olisn were looked upon as something
but their spirit and essence bad always existed,
and would ever continue to do So in every church.
They we're as old as Christianity. and mankind them
selves The same principles and precepts wrapped
up IN the literature of Hindostsn and the philosophy
of China. Formalism phantom in human
nature, and IL would devclope itself even in those
intent communities. How shall these principles be
met! how preserve the nfaut churches from being swept
over by food of Journalism and philosophy. BY means
Of the Bible distributor. The Scriptures must be
given TO these churches in all their simplicity,
and they must read and understand the scriptures
for themselves before they will grow up 20 the
stature of full man in Christ Jesus. Our churches
independent those must be so, too, to accom-
rlish their own ends and unless false to their own
principles they would find truth. Give them the
same chance We ourselves had at home. They must
have their own native teachers and preachers reared
out of their churches They must have the Bible
translated into language they could understand and
G the churches must read it, and have 1t expounded
growing up among themselves, aud speaking their
language and the result might safely be left to God
The individual mind would not be craniped-it will
act free We profess to call no master. in refer
eneo to our relgion assumed to refer directly to
the scripture and to them alone. Their churches
must do the same. Thank C od they had had no theo
logical society to fasten cast iron net upon them no
Wooy TO manu- iacture false unity by the means of
an external pressure CT despotic government They
upon unity or system in presbytery or heavy bene1'
ces. Give them the word of cd. and let them go
free to net and jndge rs the air that exists around
A church was BODY or believers met for Gods wor-
ship and let that be the primary object kept
prominent. Neither altar nor creed nor rites will be
able 70 save and sancfy band Of faithful men, met
for Gods .orshp in an upper ROOM or in the midnight
starry field on hillside glen. to hear the counses Of
Gcd, who are pledged by baptism to one common
Lordthis constitutes church and these churches
ttsed to become bright ornaments Of Christian pro-
f.son Let these churches be cared for till they get
sustensnce ard strength, till their youthful muscle
sinew OF spiritual manhood Bible societies must do
this, and work hand in hand with missions yet supple
mentary to them At considerable length and great
earnestness and eoquence the learned speaker advo
Gated the necessity Of increased energy in the field of
Bible distribution. We wish could give this admir-
able speech full had intended but our space
precludes our doing so.
hymn having having been sung the Rev. GEORGE
KrMPToN, of Philadelphia in short but earnest speech,
moved the adoption of the following resolution
Resolved That the increased and increasing facili
ties for distributing the sacred scriptures in all
tries to which the society has hitherto directed its
attention demand the renewed exertlon and enlarged
lberay o: all who love the word Of Cod and desire to
promote its ejaculation
Rev Amos sUTIoN, of the Oressor mission, seconded
the notion In address replete with interesting and
encouraging details The resolution passed alter
which the meeting adjourned till o'clock =. NJ.
We have reports OF the afternoon and evening sit
tings Of the society in type, but they crowded
out by other matter We shall give them in full
to morrow.