The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-05

living ,mpathy binds all In disseminating Gods word to
.he shd Of the earth The inspiring promises OF Gods
WORD ought 70 eectrfy and revivify hearts For
instance u Code angel should field and say
70 the FARMER Sow on on and promised tlat his
Feed should be fruitful suppose that Gets angel
should rest ship at sea, the roaring tempest
and say Fear not will clip on the storm you
pass all the qackands ard shoals win pilot yai on
Gods eye shall guard and guide the ship until abe i
safe or. suppose Gods messenger should assure the
anxious physician that his patient should be relieved OF
its lurking evil he thus exemphfcs Gods promises
TO those who had II zeal in the Bible One Of New
Engands most distinguished dvines l. said to have la
mented that he ceud scarcely discover conversion
arising from his abors; but there exceptioss
and he believed that hundred ters of the so have
failed in their exerons to divine who has failed in
his abors in the dissemination of Gods holy word lie
then went 90 show that zeal leads to the happi
Of man and the honor Of his Maker The Bible is
the natural for all prosecuting bgoty and secta
rian narrowncss the faithful laborer bchalf Of the
Bible VIII reap rich reward in the happiness with which
God viii honor him in the kingdom Of heaven St Pal
thus describes the gratitude OF those converted by the
Bible II bear you record il il had been possible you
would have Pucked out your and given them to
me The reverend speaker then spoke OF the splendor
and radiance Il the dazzling frnamfnt Ierschel has
said view through Telescope displays twenty mil
lions Of stars another forty millions, another hun
drod millions. What confluence Of ethereal fires from
suns unnEmbered dazzss upon thesgnt And vet. this
very work the Bibc) contains Gods doctrine. whereby
TO illustrate IT, They could lift admring eye TO
heaven without beholcing an opening Of the rich
reward for those who believe in and disseminate
the be truths As the defeat of the dauntess Kossuth
l. worthy of undying renown-as the victories of the
butcher Iaynau will yet be met with execrabe defeat
he would tell the members Of this society let their
hearts be sckened by hopes deferred " but let them
toll on in Gods name-toil on in the Saviour
and behold jehovah triumphs if to their calling
they would bring Bible truths to undermine human
wckedness which shall fall before Gods spirit In con-
ciuson he counsclied them make their chefcs
TO disseminate the Bible amongst all dwcllcrs the
beach and to give them The Book Divine nat polstar
Ger the sea"
collection subsequently made, and after hymn
the meeting which not very numerous owing to the
inclemency Of the night. then separated
Thirteenth Anniversary or the New York
City Bible Society.
The Rev. GEoRcE G. BALDWIN last evening preached n
sermon at the Baptist Church in Macdouga street He
selected his text from the 18th chapter of John lh
verse" have given them thy word"j This language
said the reverend gentleman uttered by Lord on
the evening Of his crucifxon while seated at the last
supper with his disciples and although hc a trai.
torous Judas, hideous and open sepulchrc
waiting to receive his bleeding body nothing moved he
raised his eyes to heaven, and in that prayed
The object of this simply estimate tho
Of the gift Of the word Its familiarity has almost
caused to be insensble to its worth and like those
who live within the sound Of the Falls Of Niagara be-
come accustomed to its laundering nose. But would
beg Of all here especially every young man. look on
the Bible as new book II claims God its author 1t
obvious that it is the idea of mind as the
Chrystal Palace in London is the idea Of Paxton
that no one but the architect comprchends his own
design Each one Of the prophets wrote under the
it, great antiquity We have book that goes back fur
thcr than 1000 years hut this goes back to he creation
from chaos to the formation of the first male ani female
A. you proc cd, what sublime sulccts-ud and angels
heaven and he'll, time and ctcrnlty all discussed
You are struck with biographies not they descrb
cd in the newspapers but written in the truthful style Of
Scripture Are you fond of poctry-in the Bible you
viii find the suhnest metaphors. Are you aware that
Lord Byron has taken his greatest IDEAS from this book
Had he taken ss much from any other he would have
been accused ~ plagiarism. Scott and southcy, too
and sliltor that inspired poet Franklin, when
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subject OF derson. He raid he had old book which
be drew from his pocket and read they were
thundcrstrurk when 'toa 4, Svas tha pii5, ~.
thcr together all the religious books In the world
you will find all contain the seed Of the word OF Gol
Unt the glorious Reformation the Bible existed only in
manuscript and kept from the people; but in the
opening Of the twelfth century 1t printed and
fearful than the battles storm II proved the standard
reform. IL l. the friend Of liberty and has mair us
what We are The wsest Of ancient philosophers had II
not Whence come your ideas Of iumorl ALT y-whence
your ideas Ct your moral character The ble teaches
Us cur own hearts just feel them to be-, but
Ideas ~ REDEMPTION of heaven Of brothcIhood-whcnce
your ideas Of Christian sabbath The Christian
church which cducats thouand II children whore Il its
ionndation-iis llie-llood-but frsm the scripture'
Loid Bacon said there found that which ee-
waited people more than the Bible The best aud most
learned men have all united in praise of the Bibthat
y The magma eharte Of al the world. Noltairc said
that In the nineteenth century. there would not be
living Who would not look on the Bible but as an
old curios.iy Aud think that In the roo, where those
words were spoken " Is printed What has pro-
Who but ihnt God who permitted the authors # Chris
tanity TO be bahed IN blood that the word % the Lord
halendurc forever II treasure oiincs;imable WORTH
gin worthy of God; but have estimated this
book AZ IL IL worth. There present fathers ami
mothers WHO have looked to 1t the only soacc; let
appreciate u moreet ia b. Bible Christians The word
o God will exist when The world will he wrapi flames
can understand Why the New York Bible Society was
'orn,Cdl toli that there thousands anI th,u-
sands IN this city without h' blc What greater gift
eau yen bcsiew upon The onlgrsnt than the Bblel We
my IN our eyes gnd hearts and .ay have given them
10 the extent ot my poser-~l have given thcm Thy
word! Tho Rev gentleman here concluded.
A cotcti having been made and n hymn sun .. the
meeting feiarated which owing to the ncieineucy of
The evening was but thinly attended.