New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-12
NEW VERSION OF THE BIBLE.
r,, "Amerioau Bible unIOn."
KyrSIEs SESSION.

ing attracted ny lne PiO ns =
80 IN his none were disappointed. The exer-
,;ss, opened with singing and prayer BY heV' BIO
ELLIOT. e Ia.
-, be had received within the last lew
-. f,oso various brethren, in different sections
lion Beside these, he had loaned twenty
49,, others TO brethren which bad not been re
famed They all spoke encouragingly OF the efforts
:. hotalf Of the Amended Version. Dr.. Q. would
20, attempt to read them, but presented their lead
-, features. He had Just received a letter from
Rso loci Marble requesting 10 be recorded among
me number Ofthe Unions members Another from
Rro Crane Of Baltimore, declaring his willingness
N he associated with the anti esuitica principle
If giving Gods Sacred Word 70 the people Of all
lands" Another was from Bro John II. McRae,
who, while on his way from Louisiana 70 attend
the meeting Of the old Bible Society, was detained
AZ INDIANAPOLIS and wrote thence 70 DIR. Cone, beg
oing that fthe question could not be then settled
mieht be again postponed, if possible, I'LL the next
wear He urged that the next meeting OF lns
American and Foreign Bible Society SHOULD Dc ne.t
West OF the Aleghanies, where be guarantees ma
its Life Directors and Life Members "ol' coiio -
numbers, and sustain the WORK OF ne s-or
t;on O'ber communications were received rom
P.n,;s. hretbren In Massachusetts, ke1tuchy, arm
enfas and Illinois, faliy sustaining t1e ,aeAs o. HI
Core Another was addressed 10 M W !cAon ~
Rev Prof Eaton, saying that he was not Only VIII
;,g bat considered 1t an honor 70 Do ass'Sis..SI
,.i,h the American Bible Union In the relation
mentioned that Of Vice President, to which ne has
been electedD Every one, says Prot T., who duly
references the parental authority OF the Divine
Revelation cannot but regard the objects Of TINS 30
c.ety with the deepest sympathy and gfaHAuoe'-
Such was the tenor Of the different extracts from
the epislles Of the brethren, as read by DR.. Cone
without remark. When be cOnciuaed' Tue neeelnS
was addressed by
BIO. RApFoRD-He desired 10 offer TIL following
resolution, to which be spoke for nearly an hour;
Peoired That the dillon Of the world demands me
strenuous tfOre on Us put o. al WIN 4SfS '' INV,
The honor OF originating another principle Of
Christian duty, announced IN the second article
of your Constitution Sir, soid Mr. haaioro'l eoes
not belong to you it does belong to the American
and Foreign Bible Society since its first formation
end continuing through all its history up to the re-
cent Anniversary. But much greater honor Is
that OF renOuncng by this new organization tae
errors into which the other has fallen Errors there
are; errors Of pbilology and historical fact. The
spe9ker would not utter harsh words against his
Brethren, but ne could not help remembering how
much more agreeable would be the recollection OF
that Anniversary if full and free discussion had
been allowed. He did not fancy the idea OF caraal
and pecuniary considerations usUrpiDg the place oil
Christian doctrine aud thought that the members
of the old Society were IN too hot haste to be gone
They erred in denying the discretion OF the men TO
whom the Society was indebted for existence
They preiudged the case; made provision Tor
few fifteen minute squabbles held cauousesi elect
ed ineligible officers Ecrabbled hard tsaid tae
speaker for couple Of poory-paid Secretary
ships; and when the whole Denomination, through
all the States, with the exception OF small
church in Pennsylvania, went for nonrestricl' on,
they set the Society upon the backtrack. s1ch
were the charges he made upon the old Asso-
ciation-but he would venture prophecy that
next year n very different track VIII be
marked out. The Report will utter next year
very different language from that OF the past -Onc
most remarkable feature of the late discussion was
the positive assertion OF what was not positively
knovn-one most conspicuous assertion beng that
the attempt at an Amended Version was foreign to
the original design Of the Society, ana IN violation
Of its distinguished principle. Bat, continued
Mr.. X what lhey refused 10 do, a the second ar
ticle OF their Contribution They were wise IN
deed 10 PROPOSE an alteration Of the COn5tisI-
ton II had become new Society. The Word
Of God was the very means OF testing tneir SINGER
ity. The so called good old Bible has had the Ell
feet Of bringing the upboders OF It's errors into the
condition OF the Judean man OF GOt-whO was
enc day found deed IN the way-But there viii be
no difficulty about the Union 1t does not aim
at putting fcrth one thing for nation, aud ano
ther for anolher. Wisdom IS always justified o.
her children. The duty OF Bible trans lation and
q
The Sacred Scriptures have always IN every Ian,
cusee, been undergoing revision. The original
Sstirtures have not; tie language IN which they
are preserved j. Ungusc, pnble OF lono'aao0 or
bsrbarsns. They ag0 as fresh and pure as they
have ever been. The speaker proceeded 10
some further Illustrations On this point, AMI
then passed 30 others. As to the English Version,
If Kings and Popcs had lot been more liberal t1an
the Amerlcen and Foreign Bible Society, we shou.d
not ths day have 20 good q Version as we nave
lSensation) lie referred TO the English gTamalati-
cal corrections Of King Jamess Version Hundreds
have been made IN England upon principles o.
grammar, and We have heard no terrible outcry
The Union" proposes TO make these corrections
openly-opoIly aud above board to make them at
once. Ii acknowledges no authority bat the gui
dance Of free conscience and only ANS to circa-
late the purest and best erson that can be o.
tanned. If the one in use is not the best then We
viii circulate that which is the best. 1t is not the
free circulation Of Baptist Bible for which the
Union is formed bat it is & union Of Baptists and
others for the attainment Of q true Translation
the pure Word. The charge that these labors Tor
the circulation Of true Version are sec.arian, is
unworthy and uajUst-The speaker next passed
to 6 consideration Of the word Baptism. II is the
most equiyocal word IN the language. The idea OF
the Of water is but q small part OF its sgnIhca-
ton To the mind Of tie Frenchman it conveys the
image Of the priest putting salt in the mouth o. a
child this he calls baptism. A house is baptized
in the act Of breaking bottle OF wine against
the panel A ship is baptized by shedding
the contents Of a bottle OF water across It's
bows. landtte in California in & certain
stage, is termed baptized The wonder iE,
that any Baptist will yet contend that 'Bap-
tsm is not eQuivocal, when it is as mach so as
any word in the language can be. To the Catholic,
ithas one Specification; 10 other sects, another. 1t
represents universally one material fact, but its
definitions totally different one from another;
the churches generally agree that the one thing
shall be represented by the one idea. /, is long
time since word expressive OF one Of the Ch-is-
tian ordinances first addressed Itself 10 the minds
and oonscionces OF men by its use in the text-Mr.
hadOrd closed by reading e long extract from the
Sixth Annual Report oil the An and For Bible So.
aey, with some reflections thoreupon He desg-
mated the action Of that Society as once baan,ioy