New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-12
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
ANNIVERSARIES.
American and Foreign Bible society,"

The Thirteenth Annual Meeting Of this Society
~ss bed Al sh- Olvsr Street CRurch 90 yesterday morn
ng he 18Th Psal Ard with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Ben
Rev Dr. wELsH. OF Brooklyn, read the opening al.
dress showing that The receipts Of The present year
e1ceeded lbose Of The past by St0o TIE pres
English version ofthe Bible the which
eiey 10 circulate IL hsd some bat Ghs
would continue 10 circulate Il until the concentrated
wisdom Of he Chufehes would presents better verIi0s
Errors were ipseparAbe from eli gnings hunsn The sd.
vertd 10 deA the successful operations Of tho
Society, sner which tbs screts'y resd me ereaut'rs
report TOIS receipts, So as Expenditures, SIS
72s s. Balance on hand 81 the commencement Of ssI
year SSs9 Sc.
The report OF The Society then read by the Rev s
CUTTING, Corresponding Secretary. Toe 'Oai snoust
ofsppropsiors r Foreign Mi'sons Tor he pass year Il
10 GsruAHy They bad Issued here during The pSssyeu "a
o45 B5les which. when added 1854 which had bSen
sven TO tie Edinburgh Society makes total % no
iess hSn Sl599 Some 1890 copies of the Danish
Iion Of The New Testament were AsO called for lnsI
which Il hoped would be furnished by The SOcie
iy The report showed the operations OF the Society
10 Italy Ouus BurmAh siam, Assam China. and In other
foreign countries Toe report next gave detailed state
o. The operations OF Ihe Society the Home As-
son one Thousand German Bibles were 10 be disU0ued
on the Home As.ion The report concluded with an ex
ference OF opinion should exist between themselves and
The members 81 oaer Socieues They Intended 10 use he
Eushsh veTIin a. present eIsts, until the Society
should determine OF making change II was 10 BE- re-
GREETED hs 10 The hest OF controversy before aei secs
sor lap Fusge Used which Zines 10 be DE
cAied Th8 ROart bsd resolved ~ Iut S zeal uoon he
present version WA safe ard perpesase Il with ~ er.
70 smcrc sd improve IN tine no prsien. ve'on There
existed uauv one cti0nt 20 ne Society attempting 10
change present version. Al I mem should agree
Il The fra place ard msuy % her msm1efs we're seat
tered lhOuR tout the county who should al have 10 Dc
consulted The engaged 10 such tssk zs trs1sson
should be confined 10 gher cOseis free from h1 heated n
fuercss - An union OfG shOld b. brought
about be fore such tsak would be undertaken The
translation should RO be The work Of nd- pen ient
agency sndthen let all take and Judge Tor thams-lves
The brethren OF he Societies should meet ths SUI Set
ia the spirit OF compromise, and this wss ssuggeston
which should be considered FOR he muuai bene6 Of sill
the brethren
Rev Mr RHEEs. Of Willlamsburgh moved that tho
printing OF The Report be ordered by the Society The
Report OF the Treasurer he said showed The cheering add
encouraging prospects operations OF the Society which
would real until The Bible would be circulated and
sraue-ed throughout The world and found In family
Ire motion was seconded and prevailed, afser wheh
Rev Mr. FIVE, Of Rhode Island came forward and read
40 address Society IN favor OF The extensive crcua
uou Of the Bible Every year increased the fscuss for
the crcu Of the Scriptures The Pecuntsry expendi-
urs IN England for ntoXcsng driuks would Afford sum
sufficient supply some millions OF copies OF the scrip.
lures a over The world. They should show again and
sgsin what Bible had done for all over the world
bad fallen tbs. did enjoy the advantages Of ms
OF the Bble and The nations where tho Bible circu.
ated had arisen social and general character The
Colporteuu In France had done and would do more 10
volcanic Nation than all their Statesmen could effect The
amount Of good that sd been mpshei by the crcu
aon OF The Bible In preserving ChriisniIy 10 ts purify
was seen 10 Canada where It's circulation hai done much
good among The French Canadians In particular Amer
further speakinR 10 favor OF the circulation Of the Scrip
ures he proposed resolution 10 Ihst effect which was
adopted. After prayer the meeting separated