The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-03

DR.. PARMELER, Of New York, moved the adop-
tion Of the report, and the motion being Sc
corded by Deacon skinner, of Brooklyn, was unani-
mously adopted.
Rev. DR.. Cone, the President, here said he had
been formerly misrepresented in what he had said,
in regard to the revision Of the English Scriptures.
To prevent the possibility Of such mistakes, he had
written what he intended to say and he would read
it for the audience. Dr. C. then read his address,
OF which the following are extracts
As President of the Union and Pastor of the First
Baptist Church heartily welcome you 10 this place.
itself to occupy their meeting house the opposition Of
four trustees the action Of the church.
the Union obliged to meet elsewhere 1t Is to-day
my happiness to inform you that the troube.s Of our
Israel are gone cut from Us and church and pastor.
deacens and trustees s-e united as the heart Of
man to aid in the glorious enterprise IN which you
During the year your Board Of Managers ha, met,
and brothcrly Kindness have abounded; the current
busines Of the Union has been conducted with fidelity
and zeal and death IA, no. bean permitted to remove
single member from his eghtfal Ae!d Of evangelical
| labor.
Brethren and friend, The American Bible Union
has mission Of grave responsibility We called In
the providence II God to employ best pro-
print and culase faithful versions the Sacred
peace and quiet which the great Teacher and
exsmpfed, He gave the slightest countenanoe to
error; can as HIS disciples lend sanction to
the principle policy Of disseminating as His Word
arsht but the most fxthful representation OF the in
.rired original at can be procured To circulate as
tue what know 20 be erroneous defective would
be contrary TO character hsnett men, and In d.
rect opposition to our duty as protesting Christians.
But the attempt to maintain the principle Of pure
siops In oil languages the English excepted has SUBJ
jeced US to obloquy and reprosch from many who
Is Il not astonishing that The desire so correct errors
and remove obscurtiesr from the commonly received
version me. 70 persecution from their own
and Incorporating That the strongest bonds Of per-
sonsl friendship should b. dissolved In consequence
That even church relations and pastoral connectcns
should be threatened declare ourselves Ia favor Of
allowing every man 70 Know just what God has said!
Yet however astonishing sueh has been the affective ex
periepce Of your presiding ocer He has dared say
from this pulpit again and again that christian bap-
tim Is immersion only; that right to preach it, Il Is
right to print IT. to print in the Bible; for 1t not
In the Bible have right to preach print It
part Of Gods revealed will 10 man. For preaching these
as they are called be has been denounced In printed
t.neBt ss having departed from his dutyS andi
Of the Lorde merces alone that lie has not been driven
The mission Of the Bible Union under existing cir
cumttances, Is evidently twofod While we would gladly
dtyote attention exclusively to the important ba
compelled reluctantly to defend ourselves against the
rse and violence Of opposition and THIS the time which
We desire TO eonsecae 10 our special vocation must I'M
avoidsbly be meties spent in combating erroneous
arguments and maleyosnt aspcrsions
most strange and anomalous condition Of thing
exists at present Go where you viii and you may hear
redo Itsts taking about the mpiety Of attempt
irg 10 coSrec. the Bible. Their minds filed with
prejudice and misconct pton about undertaking
and their ideas upon the subject alas be
traced TO Baptsts WAC have raised this hue and cry
that IL IL sacT TO correct errors and remove ohc.
rites" from the translation of Gcd's Word! Bspt.ts
Who have surg the dtty " The old Family Bible that
/ lay on the stand - Bartsts Who have endcsvorsi
/ IT nerel Bsptisis Who have raised the shout
Der craft Is in danger tile TRANSLATION Of the words
relating to baptism will endsnger the denomination.
Bspist Who have rsTrcachod aud villihcI their.
btLrn fer Wishing 10 give the plain and unadultested
etcy m,rtfyiug facts The people who have the Isas.
reason 81 all TO far the truth oppose IL printing
Dspthis, "wio elsave TO the simple and Discriminate
lsrpu ge q holy writ i" who have IN every age aud in
every cline stesdfasy maintained that the text Of scrip
ture V tie only nlablc authority In al matters both
Il fsih end Of practice. How srsuge-how explss
lie thai any who vtar this rene should BE- afraid or
I a'ismcd lc print bet they tc,i,ve and preach.
We might ruftre this subject sud inquire, who has
eis the TRANSACTIONS Of the sacred writings made by
Carey ard Yates srd juison, are 'secaran 20 Bap-
Ter Il y thousard over this land Dsptists well may
rtdo fpisis row Ia, ids Their afmor and watch with
comPsesrey the rrsges q events. They have no NOR,
their offence; and far reckessness Of attack and
herceness q inv.c'c are concerned they ee<sinly
Is ,hcss for whose infant sprnslirs they are pdi
rocty, but mcs..powerfuily ecnteniiug.
The commtn version is exclusively Episcopaan. 4
vas prepared by the direction Of Episcopal king; b.
Epscopesn scholars and not q any other denomi
ration was permitted 10 medile With IT, II design
cd ~ its preface teaches We, Ter the benefit Of tn
Church Of England" who then have Illuminated th
tbunders q censure ard rebuke sgsnst ts correction
| Have Eptcorslisns! NO They have been we'll conten
,obe quiet and leave toer to Baptist pens and
Bspttt tonsues. Bshcp and Easter please them well
ard " Bsrtge only be kept untrsnssted, II me,
mean sprinkle pour ebristen, or any thing els
that men msy ianeyi and 20 they wrap y up N,
But some say not the men. and this = not tns
time The principle that the Bible ought to be faithfully
Translated In all lands Is generally admitted that IN,
common Enelish veron needs correction tue ignorant
eIy deny; and hear Of many who src Wiling 70 co
operate, ss socn all Cbusten5om shall unite in th'
work II we understanI this loud and OFT vociferstei
CRY, u means that Ne ~ those who hold inisn
sprnkiipe' shall agree With thcee who believe to b
part aud pillar Of popery, then VIII De the time u
correct King James, versit for sprnklers and INNER
opists will cordially unite in the enterprise This
tment Is 60 absurd-so rpracticabc-that to name u
IL 10 reute it; and to the why that Is the YER
thing sbout which the Bible Union Is anxiocsy, ndu.
triously, and prsyerfnlly nquiring We are lookin
after learned good brethren and true having mel
Their the fear q man Of Pedo Baptism before shei