New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-09
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
rhlrty-ifth Anniversary Of the American Bt-
BILE society.

Recon- was read by Joseph Hy ds Esq. General Agent
N he ve.r from ali sources have s96ss2 s.
fhis sum including legsc!es, IL somewhat lea, Iosn TIE
T.ry suclusuns its1 j is larger BY s. 40 rs
The uumh-r Of sibes sod Testsments ssued during ne
pat year 59R452 mixing toA aimee the f)rmau0n 0t
The MsnaRers' Report wss Rad by Rev. Drs. Brigham
ard Ho5ich IL showed that large n1mosr OF boots bad
been Issued durrg Ihs pssyesr by The Board. new
Diamond 6lmo. New TesIsm.nt, sone OF The copies
having also the Book Of Palms appended
Fhey have aIo issued School Testament OF large type
for children and perfect readers
Aiso A New Testament. Of swedish and English, In
parallel columns. similar Testament 10 French SUD
E1ssh Is in course OF ,,n.5 III. so.0,b sb.
mentioned 10 lhe preyioas Report, conormed 10 he De
brew ard Greek.
pub shed The Soce1y House Ia the Grebo tongue Tor
Western Africa Vsussed BY Rev. Mr. Payne, ffo1es1-
ant Episcopal missionary The Gospel OF John also
The Number Of SCENTS employed hs, been blrty iueud
Ing 10 Texas snd one In Cs)rns, and ooe, part OF
Giants Of boz Is have been made to local Auxarles to
Sunday School, Sesmen, Missionary and other benevolent
Societies, and individuals for dtuioation al numerous
Al home and abroad the land and on the waters
No needy applicant has been sent away empty.
Besce The grants OF books, funds have been furnished
for publishing the Scriptures In France; also TO the Mia
ponary Bosrds Of The Presbyterian. The Protestant Epi
copsl, Methodist Episcopal and congregational Caurcnss
for publishing the sane Ia Chins
Rev. Or. NEWTON proposed The frst resoln Ion, a. fol-
lows:
be printed circulated uais tbs direction OF TIE Board 81 kaa
sSsrs. 1890, -, ,..
much pleasure m he approved Of the operations Of the So
ceiy Ia every respect, during the year After 0neny
spesknR 10 the resolution, he wss followed BY
Rev Dr. PfERcE OF GeOrgta. who seconded the TeIou.
uou ssd be had lAboring under avery serious l-
during the twenty hours and etted his
inability TO address The meetng al any ength he wM
always sdvocsle for the circulation OF the Bible He
made life member IN 1857 and became sn Agent IN
1874 Ia Georgia be bad eNened himself In one County,
here be chaen ed BY party 10 prove that not
fifty could found In thar County who had Bibe. snd
be fourd tA 90 less lhsn 5 families were there who had
not a be. He determined to probe tbs Aster, and
found msry or ihese f4cts la other paris Of The
Souh he found oher families without the book Finding
this to be he csle be commenced his OF lectures
IN Georeis and there 10 scarcely family IN that
Sac thar cot supplied with come descrpu IN OF Of
be that not procuring them There are large irscis
Of The country however where Bibes are not Ia crculs
ton sl sbd therefore II Incumbent upon them ~
extend the abcTs q the Society there, and have me poPu
sion supplied with this best OF all books In that part
ofihe state where the Sbes have been circulated morals
have been improved AID IOcieiy been benefited All ms
people should nave lht sacred VOume a1d ousnt 70 %
csrriee In particular 10 the spsrsey populated districts OF
The Mon Uulefs they sent IL 10 Ihem they might rely
upoB hist the peoTle would rot come tor H. he wa
happy say Thai the which the Society hsd taken
In circulating The Bible would eventually tdlmph una
n reference 20 pocr and the object was to Tegen srats
their fellow hi found that there were In Tue SCUM
Bibles 10 The hsEdl Of Me coofed people than even
among the white population. He found Ms door otel
ed by color,d people whs wsntsi to buy The BIZ
bic bu the Bible supplied them grsiuiiousy There
were many the Souh no could NOT bs Iied
take The Bible from their slaves II The Uuon vas To
DO saved WA be through hs calculation Of Bible
The resolution was put and carried.
FRELINCHUYsEN, ESQ., proposed me next Tesolu
Rs,ora that he Bbs worthy OF ,s support AL aud
csiy Of the American patriot
lie said the Bible was tbs great source Of happiness 10
el-it opened is stores fOr he nch and the poor The
"a the grave their last hope and consoaion. They
dah 10 me Ita b .O ~ IS Ss nys
for 1t among all The American people fhey could boast OF
their Institutions but Il WA the BiOle ha laid The founds
a.. kar, IL fraau inAk hall
gallant Navy. their country, and on ali The blessings
they enjoy under their happy Constitution bus without tns
Bible there no happiness; and they owed al 10 =
Let them bu contrast Eng land with Rome, Holland with
Spain and Olher counties and thu blessings OF tbs Bible
would show them the advantages OF the circulation In
some those countries The Emigrsn thar strives here
shows hs what Ihe condition OF me people VINO nsVs
the Bible among them. While they were assembled de-
5eTsdnR The subject spolher State WIS., through It's
Deeg discuss ny the question OF secession from his
Unon-wtich may God avert Let all but stand ny the
BID and The Union would be fAfe Let the Bible be cir
culated without note comment and when through its
agency they would have s1cceeted eevsng the people
they wou retire from the Ollie enjoying tho bes-
sings which God would bestow upon them as the reward
Mr. n BUEL Of California seconded the resolution Ia
said that God did rot give the gold 10 the Hudson Bay
COmpany Others that had passed tho pscers OF
CaoTniS for past ages He gave IL al peculiar Junction
to The American people, and The world said be
there People csme there from all paris OF The world.
The Chirtse the EuropeAn-people Of all nations
there, and would Afford field for the circulation Of tbs
WORD OF God Gil over the world lie hsd, no continued,
GBveed through part OF California and circulated the
Bibe among some families Toe Pdests there opposed lis
circulate On smOng the Roman Catholics and all he wanted
was hel The Society should afford them there opponu
nifty Of calculating the ord Of God every They
should endeavor establsh that reedO 10 Csoua
hat none would dare oppose Them Cona bad met
America now on their soil China with It's 800 nit
lions had met hen the shores OF tho Pacific and the
Society should, he continued, NEE. them there al once
hal The Society would do for California In THE regard,
they should consider they would be- doing for ths world
They could distribute lbe Bible 10 Spanish the Mexican
God had desgLed Csoria be believed Tor the regene-
ration Of this universe through The circulation Of The Bible
rom ia very shores, a. people from al cmes and
tries were now TO be found there. The resolution was
put and carried
Rev. Mr.. MOOSE OF Richmond Va proposed the nsxt
resolution, 81 follows:
h,oy,a That u: growing aeu q tn. element. hostile the
fundamental principles which this Society based dem,nd
corresponding uessse OF activity the part u IL veil Eshss and
'uPPo''sIs
Bible wss merely work Of Revelation they wrong
10 giving II a circulation Without note comment Bot
they knew nS God In H. and therefore they sent IL
forh 10 The world. Those VINO opposed tie circulation
snuck at the fundamental sbors OF hls Society
sisS VIC SoOn wss rrurn, were mere so many
fopery IA one Of greatest opponents Hs did fear
PopeTy a. religion. he merely dread ed 90 policy Its
Ponuch influences they bad TO guard against His friend
from Ne~.Jer.ey bad alluded 10 the manifestations OF In
tnbofopaon In anoiher part Of this nion Let the
sequences OF This oecaon throu this and threat
enlpg cesTucuon TO Ihe UDion and Popery would thsn
come forth that old wihered bag upon her broomsdck
ID en- that she would say The storm Popery wa,
ria BIT In this she would 90 H. Let them thereNore meet
by The circulation the Bible every where The Popery
Of Today The Popery OF past sges IL 10 not the yul
gar blsIpbemDg hin Il yss soms INV year.sSo Hbsd
&C 10 he TAILOR snd put gsrb, and meets them
Win smiles and 10 tho most imposing form. 1t coming
up 10 them In books and lectures and newspapers ia so.
clAii heoTes, and "a every possible form The Bible
Islseled 0y msny who PICK from it what they think best
suits them and leave back what they They were
conlending sgsDst two streams sism upon the
one bsne and Tradidopsisn on the other The Bible
should Be circulated then 10 stem This current
The Rev Mr. NJ afsI further speaking In support Of
he resolution concluded
Rev Mr. CAmPFIELD OF St PeteIs seconded the resou.
uoD DO raid tha 10 every department OF life the Bible
was he great medicine Of the soa The social fabric was
oVtfc, ms IN france through men OF intelligence who
openly dscuIGed The question Of moral oOg alton They
hAd not he Bibe. Germany abandoned The great Bible
tu by which Luther bad nearly crushed the sgpetons
OF thousand years, and became Socialist Give The
open Bib ard give hen be conIinued The Rreatfoun-
tain Of happiness You by this leave opery and o6dey
wreck and aspS, and 70 this country Popery and
inroe ny ccmbined should take Ia and Toe
WORK mus prosper hihs 10 lhis county do not
have he s6ysnIa2es Of he Bible they make sort Of blind
boy OF The country, who he mischsvOus for evil and
he apor ofle boys. TIE resolution put and car
RED sner which The congregation rose and sung hymn
IN " ich nesFly all joioed.
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