New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-25

has appeared in regard the priority Of Wing Clubs in
our City 10 the present campaign. The first organiza
ton was that of the Scott Club" of the Fourteenth
Ward which immed ltey after the nomination of Gen.
Scott elect d their officers and published lis, In Tues
days papers VOLUNTEER
T The Fourth Anniversary of the
Tenth Ward TIE nperance As5ocis+on will take place
this evening at o'clock n the Allen. Presbyterian
Church. Rev. Mr.. Chaplin, R. NJ Poer, Esq, and other
celebrated advocates of Temperance, engaged to
address the meeting collection will be taken up in
aid of the Association.
AMERICAN BIBLE SoCIETY's New
HoUsE-Yesterdsy afternoon the ceremony of laying
the stone of this edice took place at the
of Eiehthst and Foui -h-sv before large number of
spectators. Rev. NATHAN BANGS opened the proceed
ings with prayer after which the following description
of the proposed building read by George d. Phelps
ESQ., Chairman Of the Building Committee:
Description Of the BBk House B4ildips in the course Of
erection in the CITY Of Nene York.
The building occupies the block Of ground bounded
by the Fourth avenue, A-torplace, Third avenue, and
Ninth sire e an to be six stories high, With cellars
The front on Fourth-avenue is 1913 feet inches,
Actor place 22 feet 10 inches Tnird 70 feet
III inches and on Nnth.street 2}2 feet inches form
n
30 feet in depIh having large area in the centre.
The height of the several stories Is follows; The
cellars feet inches high first story, ~ feet high
second story, 10 feet high tnrd story IL ieet hlgn
fourth story 10 feet inches high hitn story 10 Zee.
hiph sixth story feet inches high. All in the clear
beIw.en floors and ceilings.
The fronts FOurth-av. and Astov-pace are divided
into FIVE sections each. The two ends and center sec
TONS have projection OF II inches In 'front.' and they
also rise above the intermediate sections add there y
also center section 10 tbs front Nicthst, With
projection Of II inches The principal entrance, on
Fourth. av Is decorated with round columns with
Corinhian capitals and nodded bases, resting upon
penelled and nodded pedesals and sencrcular arches
are placed between the columns to form the heads OF
doors, &c, and all surmoaut,d with heavy cornce
and segment pee iInent
The principal fronts will ne faced with Philadelphia
stretchers and surmouLted by cornice formed With
ornamental trusses blocks panels &c. The center sec
non FOurthsv aud also the center tectiSn on Ninth
It sud Astorplace, will have segment Pediments.
1here will be four principal entrances 10 the build
Ing sides three Others exclusively Tor the operative.
portion Of the first second aud third stories are ar
ranged et for offices and stores until the SJcety
msy need the room for its extended operations
Tho Managers room 10 located on the second story,
Oh Fournav and is thirty fee, wide by fifty feet Deep
and lgh,ed by dome. The loom will be twenty nye
feet high Immediately underneath will he the DeP)si
tory snd Lib.Sry, which are % be made hre'prooi.
The boilers are be placed 10 the inner area, gard
90 as not 10 expose the operatives DANGER la case OF
accident The press room will occupy the ifth and
sixth stories Ninth st. and will be one hundred aud
nineteen feet long Oy lOfty one "lnlD
partment will be arranged under the direction of
Me.srs Hoe & Co. The whole establishment is so
that from the delivery Of the paper in Nn'hst
IL will proceed regularly throw n It's various stages OF
manufacture until 1t arrives In books In the depository
with but very lille labor In hosting from one story to
apOther.
Great attention has been paid to the subject Of heating
and vebtilsdng the various department. Ia tlis re-
spect az well as in all Others the Committee aim 10
erect budding adapted In all It's parts, 70 the pur-
pose, for which II is wanted and worthy OF the Holy
ID E.rr ttpfv diaaau
Bible Society IL laboring.
G. d. PHELPS, Chm, " WHITE CHAs \: TALBOT,
A. R. WALSH, l. BRADrHi, JAMES sUYoAh'
Building Committee.
Rev. DR.. BRIGHAM then read the following LIST, and
made the deposit
List of Bibles and Documents d<posi,d in The Boz in The
CornT Stone oftte i5ep Bible House jane "A, 1852
l. Copy Of one OF the first Bibles published By the SO
,. Cop, Of the last Bible published in 1852.
D. Tue thirty six Annual Reports of the Society In
4 The BiOle Society Record for the last three years
| s. Catalogue Of tire SOcetys Library.
6 Report of the Committee on Versions In rela-
| ton to the late collation. o. the English Bible. =
l. Report of the Board in regard TO the principles OF
making transstons.
with copy of the Presidents Address
The ceremony Of laying the stone was then per-
formed after the delivery Of the following address By
the President Of the Society:
address Of Hon TReodors Frcli gtsyseH President Of
HE Amerieaa Bible SOeic,y, ne occasion Of laying
the corner st0Hs Of ne HtD BI1s House, on FS4rh-
aUeRnS, June 2i lo52.
| The corner stone OF a Bible House should always
awaken lively interest Inc building that Is 20 nse
and rest upon requires 70 be well laid and strongly
fortified And when the hous ht follows that mere tAs
Bible ia 10 be prepared and published, ia It's various
stages from the blank paper 10 the printed page and
hound volume teeming with light and nope for perish.
ing millions our earnest feelings are drawn to tue
mr. So We find il TO day and here We look over the
ns.t wear, OF the American Bloe Society, aud regard
Hh grateful emotions is bright career In the thirty
six year, OF its existence u publication OF tue scrip
tres has from thirty 20 saJ seven
! hun ned thousand volumes annually
The pver of presses has by the use Of steam been
sugmebted sixty iod and there are engaged 10 iE daily
business about three hundred pers0os, large portion
of whom are worthy and dependents females. And when
- consider whose Word IL IL, aud what are its aims,
with the sure promise tina. attend. ;s distriouaon-
tbs n shall not return unto u void but shall accom-
p.h that uhich he pAse., aud prosper 10 me tnlns
se,eto He sent when IN the light Of the past, Ts
learn that this prosperity begins in ume that wherever
IBIS Word is received there the wilderness becomes
garden and the ha5iA'ons OF eruei;y ne aoodss o.
pesce and purity, the social affections OF our na'ure
aou r.b and al the sacred charities OF family nome
and friendship cultivated, ii Is indeed high paw
| lege that calls Us 70 This place.
And the place selected s wisely and seasonably ap-
prroriste Ii was betting, when the sancruAres OF
| God sLd the people EhO WOrshiped Ia them, moved
vpward frUm ae din and confusion Of secular business
| that the Bible press should keep company win IL
friends And moreover IL il token FOR good-ldl OF
hOue and promi,e that such greatly extended sgearie
| have become Necessary and that we mar REFUGE y
see rst a. the bread OF lite 10 broken and distributed
the huuser for Il grows. II Il SAIL az true As "hs4
spoken By our Saviour % the woman a. vel, he
mat dribteth Of the water that shall give him shAl
never tirst-never thirst after the feEer-h streams oil
earthly pleasures, buI thirst the more-fst ioreyef
nd h. .,i.6e6-after the waters Of the river of life.
Ard here by toe good providence Of God fountain 10