The New York herald., 1851-10-03

.., /. ths orss.sston Of the Aassssa ana vsrsign
Sse ssclsy ai,y.sa sh. nscss.ty Z u rsvis. but
iesi it should snhasss the society IN s infsney Th
- great cistsAs The meeting thea adjourned til
APTRRs DON SESSION
At three o'siock tAs meeting called to order
sv.s reported S one ~ R.T
Mssrs 3. Adam, ef Rhode Island; james Pypsr Of
csa.d. west Alou.e whssloei, Of New Yosi; !. L.
Waller Of keneucky General Chairman Of the Southern
Prcyisionai Committee for Revised Engiish Version
d Thomas, q Ohio Elder; James ChaiIss Of Cinoa-
and Hon rhonss s~sim, Of New Jersey commenced is
sessioa ct the BtAs Rooms No 80 Chambers street on
Friday the 18th of September and reported the
Union upon the Plan Proceedings the Board and
the COMMITTEES ON Versions FOR The correction OF the
The report brief and was in substance a recon-
mendaton to go ON with the proposed version Of
the scriptures The chief assgned that in
hty years hence there would be hundred millions Of
people speaking the English language iu the United
States In three years from that dats the whole work
The report was unanimously adopted.
0Rev Mr.. ADAM Newport Rhode Island then addressed
che meeting Hessid IL just necessary for Chris
tiAas speaking the English language to have correct
version Of the scrip IL TO send faithful trims
iators to the hrshhsn The Importance Of the English
that the English version Of the Bible with all its faults
was the best made into any language. The Enslrh
Language was mere extensively spoken BY Christians than
any other; and In the onward progress. Of the world
there was every prospect that the Engish language
would be extended still more widely extending TO the
rsnctest parts the earth The reverend gentlem IN
moved that under obligations to be faithful in
tanslang the scriptures into our own language as well
Re. D. e. TnomAs, GAINESVILLE, Ohio, next addressed
the meeting rather he read his speech from printed
actually set UP aud in type before it delivered
The speech read I, the effect that the Bible book
which had God TOR ts author truth without any mix
ture Of for its matter and salvation for its end
The Bible was written In He and Greek and soon
ceased TO be living iapgusges in erder that there I'm
liability might b. preserved. The Bible gave the only
correct creation Of the world and Of man.
his early history ana the his redemption With
oct the Bible all W. ulf be blank The reverend gen.
.1 made an %p1n on h,nS s 'imss Uy ~hGSs M
quoted from Meals history OF the Puritans and other
writer's to prove the prosecutions Of that monarch
IN che open street. cmithded for holding the doctrine
and pursuing the practice OF all Baptist His favorte
motto was, no h"o nc king lie dissolved parliament
and imprisoned halt Of It's members To day he
hyper. Cslvinist and next day he was an Ar
meaisn to the hack bone. He then quoted from
Hseauiey's History of England 70 show that James
hcsie, despotic, Jealous, a pedant a bufoon The
.r- nov oSsosts SOME Of Which soundsdc uou. enough
Ne proceeded 10 ridicule many passages absurd
corns 70 the tr.nntion q the forty seven who inter
words God the King" God cot bring in the orig
nal. lie quoted number Of learned writer's to chow
that the Passages in the Bible offending delicsey aud
ccnssipipg ipprrcations, ell mistrspsixtons.
Adam Clark bad been cited audius the royal version
hut his showed twelve thousand
in Il In illustrating the bad grammar in this trsnsls
tien OF the Bible. Nj T. told story of his asking
him reference phrase the cheftst among
thorsand Goa o'd nos understand Ensiish gram
The audience quite tickiej hs wit aud enthu
siatn, and the di.s laughed One Of the latter when
he concluded 20 the reporters table to in
qure Who the speaker ON being informed she said
hs wished he had spoken three times isftead for
he bed h.sd her heart with joy IL appears Mr. Thomas
1Ae resolution was then put and carried, when the
meeting adjourned rill hsN past seven O'Clock.
EvTNrSG SESSION
The President chair a. 4 O'Clock and after
portion of the li9th Psalm sung called upon
f,ev Il, Of New hu med he
with prayer
TIE President then introduced Rev JAS Ixotrs OF De-
troit, Who hssde abis address advocating the prne
pee ana odJ.cts q the Union Ills argument Of
rtatsr Power than any ether Of the day aud clothed
m nfYeat and expressive lnguase In the course Of
h observations NJ stated that tue work in which this
Iuioa engaged the greatest that had been
ssdrrtsEen sincc John close. his Revelation
Rev, 'AnEs cHaLLES, of Cincinnati. Ohio, next sd.
drsseed the meeting, and in the " his oberya-
tons sdverted to kev ur Thomas. who he saiG. had
fined item al With eLthusiasn ana r. lated an anocdote
cf c distiue euished man who had said that q welch
preacher would set tie world hr, while Eugsh-
uAa would be Lighting bis torch (Ieughter) He said
transistons very sncisnt for there first but
oos language Ia. thsn rsrrred 10 SSel and the eonfu
son q tongues lie next advertet 10 the gft tongues
kestt~ea upon the apostles, aud ar.usd that II God
deemed necessary To have his gospel thus preached Wy
tnspiri transiati IN various tongues how neceAry
IL fl them IN ibat their trsaaton pure
ard perfect 1t could be rendered He concluded ty
apcsogisiug for the fss dom OF his speech he
weston man AID western horizon ~ss wider the suns
dsk locked larger I'D the West the hhis II not the
uccntsins larger; ther trees looked larger and
rhsEv appeared 70 be srs.r liberty in the West nan in
ms iCosty. The word sf God wss the sw 'rd Of the
sprt and t their duty 70 that the Of
tbs Jerusalem blade should BOT be- buuted by The ms
trsnas'cns OF Before b. died h hoped O. q
tbat sooiety
The FsTspr-r then briefly addressed the ectlpg ani
ssd they had heard arguments that day that could
hs sooisty then adjourned til TIE nrst Thursday In
OSiooer, 1867.
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