The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-15

New York Female Auxiliary Bible Society.
The thityhfth anniversary Of this society held
Friday last, at the American Bible socetys House l5
Nassau street There about ladies present The
Rev DIR. Brigham presided.
The exercises commenced by the reading por-
ton Of the Holy Scriptures by the Rev Dr. Iiodich;
after which the annual reports read by Joseph
Hyde, Esq from which it appears that the donations
for the last from the various churches and from in
dsiduals promote the objects Of the society amounted
to $40 So which Is Of nearly $1,000 the
receipts Of the preceding year After the reading Of the
reports DR. Brigham proceeded to address society lie
said that previous to moving the adoption the report
he would make some remarks. lie said that it to
the Reformation they indebted for bringing forward
the Bible from the in which slowed away
by designing to deceive and defraud the people, in
order facilitate their designs Prom the present
state of society he said second reformation needed
the whole world is at present in state Of aation and
If God had not promised his support and aid,
should not be here to-day to consider the result This
is not the time for to act according to
tions Of expedency should in relation to
the works Of God those notionswe but only
Master to whom responsible and he is Jesus We
have but Master say and to do his work he
pleass- Let me tell you that do not sufficiently take
the word OF God q speak Of the community generally
rule by which we should live and Master
There is but One who Is capable Of compromising all
our necessities, and who can discover and make known
all the tngences which, from time to time will
and he has given US his directions he has appears
to me, fixed our duties Let then, 60 back to
Bible. as the source from which shall derive wisdom
in morals, in religion. and in everything called
upon to do. Let us, then say go ito our Bible the
only source from which the will Of God cnana tes and
where alone find his directions Institutions Of
this kind intended either for general purposes or for
merely religious benevoence destined TO work two
rcsults-one upon those whom intend to serve and
the other is he result on our ow lie then urged
his hearers. and through them the community, come
forward with liberal spirit to utan this noble insti
tuition lie urged them to divest themselves of all mig
frI
and in continuation, said, that when look at the inf
mite effort Of the Son Of God and the love of the blessed
Spirit by whom enabled to resist the powers of
darkness, cannot how it possible for pay
back anything to that Divine Spirit. We're not per-
United to read this blessed book, in which find the
words Of our Master hearts could find vent.
The reverend speaker then showed the great benefits that
the ndiscriminate reading Of the Bible by the lower
classes was calculated to confer on the community lie
then reviewed the which the society possessed for
carrying out it, object and then argued at great length
that the citizens OF New York particularly those who
blessed with the means bound both morally
and religouiy to come forward and assist them in
tending sphere their usefulness He then referred
to the numberlcss editions Of profane books, filled with
corruption and immortality. that were printed, pub
lshed and circulated from year to year amongst
us; and, he sorry to say that these corrupting
books had more readers than the Bible but he would
tell them there only book that written by
an unsllible Judge,-a book which we could and ought
10 read in closets and from which only know
and feel that truth by hearts burning within that
Jesus il speaking to uscounseling in difficulties
and helping and directing in duties lie
phstcally condemned the reading Of book whatever
in preference to the word OF God He did not however
10 be understood speaking against them all but
his hearers should take how they substituted
thing for the word Of God He then went into compa-
rson Of the biography Of the Bible and of protne his
tory and said that in the former find not the history
Of saints but of sinners like all present We there find
the history OF Noah, Of Daniel and job and their sins
laid bare But how is IL in profane histories' Why the
subjects Of those works held up heroes. |
who have sins to answer for, and it is only by |
Il few sentences at the end Of the volume that we |
know they men lie next referred to habit which
the Christians OF the present day have got into Of making
short prayers short and in making everything
short that connected with religious observance.
How different ii is said he in legislative halls and
courts Of Justice II you 60 into the latter you find
vccaes occupying days weeks. in addressing
and iuries in order to carry their point you go into
the former find the members Of the different
making motions to suspend the rules Of the Honse, and
resortng evory other device that human ingenuity
suggest in order delay and to thwart their
opponents. lie then urged upon his hearers to spend
time in medtatng upon the holy scriptures, and |
assured them that by doing they would rise from
antcipations Of heaven than they could by OF
those modes which human institutions have endeavored
to substitute for the Divine word. After Dr. Brigham
sat down,
DIX. TrSG rose and read n letter which ne had that
morning received from the Rev. Doctor Muhleuburg.
in which the Eevd writer stated his inability to be pre-
sent. and. also, that he of the frat to join the
parent society lie then went into history Of the great
BENEFITS that conferred the community by
society to persevere in their abor DR. Tying then made
few brief aud eloquent remarks which suggested
by passage in the report 10 Wit That the society had
time with difficulties in con.el Of
which dissolution talked Of" lie besought them
not TO think Of dissolution There should be such
word IN their vocabulary After all the good they hal
perfectly childish to think II dissovfng the
cety I am said he you cannot be under such |
dclucn to think Of giving up work which has
f,rrod 30 much benefit mankind. Doctor Tying
tinued TO address the meeting for time longer
After he sat down, Mr. iYpr read list Of the commit
tees The henedicton then pronounced by the Rev
Dr. BRIGHAM, and the meeting adjourned.