New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-16
Meeting Of the American and Foreign Bible
Society.

After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Gilbert statement Of the
work of the Board Of Brooklyn Managers made by
he President, Dr. WEIGH He states that the year has
been one of considerable effort of toll, and selfdenid
the officers have zealousy performed their duties the
regular and special meetings OF the Board have been
well attended and the Board has never been without
quorum the committees have also labored faithfully;
the whole machinery of the Society has worked ad-
raby The work in their hands is believed to be ap-
proved of God and dear to the hearts of his people, we
desire the glory of God and the universal diffusion of
his word Our receipts for the year over $4,000;
all appropriations have been met; $4,000 has been
give to the foreign field; the home department shows
for the first time balance the right side. We have
realized much that was consolaory and calculated to
cheer us onward Our work commends itself to every
heart We have felt that has been high position
we have felt that our sacrifices have been privilege
and that could rely confidently upon our friends
around US. But strange is, we have found op
ponent; yet God has 90 far overrued the effort
preserve us safely in our work A missile, calculated
to send fire and death among churches fell harmless
at our feet Active and wel-drilied opponents have
been along the whole line of operations So is this
hostile work which has called US now together. The
speaker proceeded to detail the difficulties OF the Board
in regard to a place of meeting OF this matter, the
public have had much discussion already. The matter
In question, is the right of ownership tenantshp or
both, OF rooms the First BaptiSt Church,
Gin Broomest, the Bowery) by the Bible Society
and the Home Missionary Society.
Rev. DR.. Bowling moved that the resolutions offered
be adopted. He had come to just such conclusion
year ago The whole transaction has shown the JUS
tce of the opposition to the taking of these at all
by DR.. Williams the result Is evidence of his good
Judgment He hoped that not only this but all national
societies, will free themselves from all dependence upon
single church.
Prof Tenbroek of Michigan moved to strike out that
part of the resolution which speaks OF appeal to Judicial
authority and all afterward.
Dr. Bowling opposed the amendments
The Chairman said general feeling pervaded the
Board that the should be surrendered at once
without appeal to the Society.
Rev. Mr.. Corey proposed to strike out only of our
posterity, and the ultimate decree OF Heavens high
Court Of Chancery"
spirited debate transpred, in which Rev Mr.. Corey,
Mr. Murphy and several others participated.
Finally the whole matter was referred to Commit
of five members Messrs Leonard, Hyde, Tenbroek,
Lathrop, and Baltimore.
Committee TO nominate officers was suggested and
appointed
Society then read In the Home field some changes
have been made The General Agent aud Assistant Treas
urer have been dispensed with the Corresponding
Secretary and half Of the Agents have made
confusion the formation of a Southern Society at
Nashville has cut OF about sixty auxilares the
ceipts of the year S42,3l2 25 To the Foreign
field So, CTS have been given $4,000 for Asia
$1,000 for Denmark AND Germany, &c. In the last l6
held by this Society Hhe liabilities are likely TO BE-
larger than ever the present year.
special Report upon the Printing and Publishing De-
partment then read.
The Committee on the Rooms came in with their Re-
port, as follows:
Whereas, The American and Foreign Bible Society has
been notified to vacate the No. $50 Broome-st
ReOired That the Board be instructed to comply with
the request at the time specified.
ReOlred That the Board be directed to procure suitable
accommodations for the business Of the Society
This report was unanimously adopted, and so ends the
matter.
After further business, the Society adjourned
until the evening.
The Society met at half-past o'clock
in the evening, at Hope Chapel, Dr. WALSH of Brook.
Ign, presiding. DR.. BENEDICT offered prayer.
Rev. DR.. REESE of Penn, addressed the
audience. He had feeling of pity for their opponents
of the New Version" 2arty, and wished that they
might be turned from their He had found in his
field less opposition than he had expected the conf
dence of the churches hal not been much disturbed
they reverence the Bibis it Is in all its venerable
authority. He went ON to? speak of the great impor.
lance and usefulness of this Society; they have
distributed a quarter Of a million in the way of
Bibles; they are now giving to the Burmese and
the Chinese the true word of ife He went on to eu
logize Dr. Judson, whoee spirit Is now In heaven and
referred feengy to his abors He also spoke In terms
of eulogy of Rev Mr.. Jone who had also died in the
harness. He the Providence of God in the calling
of these men 10 the missionary field. The Bible 10
sufficient antidote against all infection Il needs no cor
recton he deemed such efforts little less than mpious
This is an Eastern book, and we sending il
back to the East rejoice in our effort and our sue
GEES; and hope to the time when all the earth will
be calling for books He said that he had got from
his State 00 In cash and pledges for the of
the Society.
Rev. DR.. HAGUE, of Newark, N. J., was
introduced He proposed resolution to the effect that
in the results Of the last year the Society found incen
tives to renewed exeron in the work Of Bible distd
bution-not Bible translation. He proceeded to speak
of the difficulty about the rooms saying that they Qhis
Society felt that they had acted right The notice to
quit implied recreancy TO their trust but have the
Of own consciences that we have done
wrong The fact Il, this Society created 10 meet
the demands for the Bible In foreign lands for.
mery we acted with the old Bible Society but they
stopped the appropriation for foreign distribution
and 10 supply the work formed this Society, not to
make versions Of an English Bible, but to distribute
the present version TO the heathen make versions In
native dialect where existed He insisted that the
present Society had never been recreant It's duty He
thought with Dr. Barnes that the Baptsts of the Uni
ted States were only united people, they would be
relatively onnipotent He proceeded to speak of the
origin OF the New Version matter and reprobaied the
influence and power which enabled the Of that
measure to become potent He charged that il was
done by the overwhelming influence Of the metropo-
Titan members. But in the celebrated vote in the
Tabernacle this influence received a check which
saved us. ! feel thankful that God did thus in
terpose. | do not speak disrespectfslly Of men |;
love you all; yet if you should change the
objects OF this Society, without giving its most distant
members chance to be heard, | would pray that YOU
might not be successful Our distant brethren de.
mand that maintain claim our right ofinheri
lance in this old verson OF the Scriptures Tnis
version has parallel in history il has been en-
balmed in the blood OF martyrdom; j; has been the
deep souree Of intellectual and moral power to the
Anglo Saxon mind: i the only yersion oop the ,iI
reading Of which the SETS Shall we fling 10
the winds all the results attained by this great book No
never He went on to speak Of the early versions OF
the Enehsh Bible especially that Of Tyndale, whose
psnonal history lie sketchod That version shook the
pri,spsiies and powers Of earth men yverr dragged
10 prkt fer resdirg il; Wolsey used hi: unst eorts
TO sAiirlsie H. Ci this versop, Tanxlal, Bishop of
LtLdtn, eihd hsresy, becsuee he found here and
fkGIe frerIifcrnf