New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-18

pleasant recollections so crowd upon me that [
canpot speak though | feel deeply the honor YOU
have done. thank YOU, Mr.. President FOR the high.
ly fattering manner in which you have fulfilled the
oeslre OF the Guard, and only wish that could feel
IN ahy way worthy of so proud a position. Yet
though | deem myself entirely unaorihy of this
token, ! receive IT with gratitude and return my
heartfelt thanks in the poor language at my CON-
mand. But cannot speak you mustimaglne what
would saw and take the will for the deed. Again,
brother officers and soldiers OF the Cisy Guard,
thank you.
Lieut.. H was loudly applauded, and nine hearty
cheers were given for him at the close OF his speech
Capt McArdle made few remarks, in which he
bore eloquent testimony to the generous and honor
able career of Lieut.. H., while he had known him
he had found him always his post every relation
of life, and always ready for manly and generous
action In any field Of duty Capt McA. spoke with
much feeling, and seemed to echo the sentiments Of
the whole corps. When he had concluded, refresh
ments were offered, and We have no doubt tina, many
more good things were said and done. but they are
not recorded since our duties called us elsewhere.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NEw-YoRK
BIBLE SOCIETY A large and enthusiastic meeting
OF the above Society was held last evening, in the
Broadway Tabernacle, for the purpose OF celebrat-
ing its twenty eighth Anniversary The Chair was
rest acted as Secretary. The proceedings commenced
with singing, after which the Chairman introduced
Professor LOOMS, late Missionary to China, who
read portion of the 10th Psalm, and then offered
up an appropriate prayer, In which he called upon
God TO bless the efforts being made by that Society
toward evangellzng the world.
William A. Smith, Esq was introduced as Treasu-
rer, and he read report of the receipts OF the So
ciety during the past year, glvag the separate items
from all the religious congregations in the City and
pul 9th oil hot tba-,
OF SI2l26 81 had been received and the whole of 1t
expended III ale Of the objects Of the institution
Mr.. H. T De Forrest then read the Report o. the
Corresponding Secretary, which stated that the So
ciety was IN Its 2sth year having been organized in
1924 when the population of the City only one
seventh of what IT is al the present day Although
the City had increased In size and population,
that Society still retained its primitive vitality. for
beng catholic institution, composed OF members
belonging to every sect and every creed which was
favorable to the Bible and its doctrines, Il had
tended It's operations to meet the increasing wants,
and curing the year a Committee had visited the
Asylums, the Hospitals and the Jas 10 distribute
the Bible among their inmates, while another Com
mlttee had also visited the Navy Yard and foreign
war vessels which called IN the port as the French
steamer MoeadOr, and the Spanish war vessel Pr
Zarro, among the crews ofwhch Blbleshad also been
distributed to improve the minds OF the men.
During the year Just passed 292-o02 emigrants had
arrived IN New Iork and they had been met Oy the
Agents ofthe Society and supplied with the precious
volume. which IL was hoped would be useful 10 their
souls The Marine Committee had distributed
1875 volumes during the year to the crews OF 223
steamers and the numerous other craft visiting the
port and the crews o. SIS foreign vessels had also
been supplied with the Scriptures In their mother
tongue. Altogether. the Society had distributed
l20OO Bibles In foreign languages during the year,
many Of them in Spanish, Italian, Norwegian Ger
man and other languages, which 1t was hoped would
do much good Upon one Norwegian vessel IL copies
of the Bible In that language were boughtto be taken
by the crew TO their families at home, and 1t was
tpot thatn M RIFLES
was sold to native Of Venezuela had been taken
Coz miles into the interior OF that Republic, The So
ciety distributed 1882 volumes more among seanen
this year than any previous year. and ITS total ds
tribution was 1871 sci volumes including g. 1886 Bibles,
and o. 2s3 Testaments. Out OF this number 3S' vol
umeS had been given away and 9l,oOO sold at the
depot Of The Society," and the issue exceeded that OF
last year by 29,696.
The money spent In the gTatuitous distribution of
the Scriptures during the year which ended on the
18th inst So 22i Al, and out Of the funds deot
of $500, which was owing at the last anniversary,
had also been paid, leaving above the expenses S2sJ
closed by calling for the blessing Of God upon the
efforts OF the institution.
The Rev. Mr. Foster, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, introduced to the meeting, and Observed
that the subject Of Bible Societies mad often been
that Society would show, for II had been IN ex stence
rs years. 1t was very difficult 10 bring any new ar
gunent, CT ediyiDg discourse before such meeting,
on that account aud he did not eXpect thai the large
audience he saw before him had assembled to hear
any new argument but only from tue fact that they
took great interest In the cause which was one that
superseded novelty: lie would can their attention
to the mission of the Christian Church. which he
thought was not fully understood or fully appre-
ciated. The Church as not impressed with strict
sense of its responsibility, nor had II properly
tax en- into consideration the great mission 1t had 10
accomplish. she now, in this age Of progress, be-
gan to see the truth-it flashed upon her imperfect
vision and the thought OF evangelizing the world,
which had never TIL lately fully Impressed Itself
49,, ind had TtnxE hagn A 10 o. AZ
heart
Church. they would see that the eye had been turned
TO the interest of particular denomination, and the
enterprise generally confined TO the loca interests Of
such particular body, and these had been looked at
more than the great work Of evangellZng the race
Of man. The Church had been very liberal, yet u
was obvious that its llberallty and It's great vital
force had been expended IN building up denomlna-
tons and in that the great object of the Church had
been forgotten, for 1t had supplied good pastors, and
splenoid edhces, but had neglected TO Visit those
individuals who would not attend the preaching OF
the Gospel IL had neglected to detail agents to bear
the principles of salvation to the single hearts OF
men but had provided only for the masses, and ex-
nerieuce had taught that II was Impossible TO edu-
cate the masses without going into the family cHce
and appealing TO the heart OF the INDIVIDUAL pep
nile would avoid the light, they must try TO bring
them to 1t, and that institution was one when dd
this and consequently carried those influences with
i'm its operations which tended to the evangelical
ton of the world. Ii proposed to supply want
which 300 churches of New-io OK could not supply
and to seek the tens and twentes OF thousands who
never attended worship and supply them with the
truths of Christianity. He concluded by observing
tina, the work the Church would never be accom-
nlishec and they mus, DO their best to work on, and
work forever until the world should be perfectly
evangelical.
Cour,Iand Parker, Esq, OF the Protestant Eplsco-
nal Church, Newark, n. j., next was Introduced 10
he meeting and said he came to lend his small ard
10 the work OF that Society. He was stranger and
CIVILIAN ard engaged every day in business, but he
did not see how any man could refuse TO say what
he could in favor OF such cause as that tor II was
one of selfpeseryaton. lie proposed to cali at,
tention TO the oi.repeated truth that the BDe ana
It's teaching necessary to the prevalence oil cE
and religious liberty and 1t was also necessary W
the preservation OF property, and the enoymehto OF
life IN large communities. as necessary As were the
taxes which paid 10 support the institutions OF
civilization. He would call attention 70 three ftcts
!st In all nations where the Bible was absent so as
Liberty. "a. Where the reading OF the Bible was
restricted, the flag Of Liberty was on the wane 50
Where the reading Of the Bible was not restricted,
Liberty had fixed home and sure dwelling place;