The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-11
The Messlngs I'm New York-sccomd Days
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CITY BIBLE SOCIETY

CITY BIBLE SOCIETY.
The annual meeting Of the above society held on
Thursday evening at the Tabernacle Baptist Church
(Rev. = Lathrops), Second avenue 1t was well at
tended.
The Treasurers annual report was presented, from
which It appercd that the total receipts during the year
to $o7o 49, and 500 in scrptura donations
making the total amount equal to O76 75 and after
deducng expen ditures there remained baancein
hand Of $50 ST. One great object Of the society was
employ coporteurs especially among the foreign popula
ton Of whom large number Roman Catholics. It
had proposed by raising 100 subscriptions of SIS
each appoint five six additional coporteurs to labor
among 200 600 Of this population Tho society had no
desire to dparage the efforts of other societies. but
wished TO extend It's influences where there wide
field. The report invited confirmation and suggestion Of
its mode Of action and in its extending its sphere Of
The Rev. s. s. PARKER observed that
inclined to adopt our views from annual reports and
statistics than to consider the moral and religious effects
which societies Of this kind dispensed The gospel pos
sessed great life and power and the treasures OF Infinite
wisdom and ovc-the power Of renovatng the world and
without the world would go darkness They could
not know the extent Of its influence for the waste that
they would illuminate loved darkness and hated Light
Their Bibles returned, and they knew not what
they had donc--whether they had egadcated evils and
immortality They shut up in the faith OF that Pow
which watched it's cause They relied on an ON
npotent Providence From that source they must get
their excements and motive power, and not from annual
which might be made that would intensely edfy and call
forth the strongest feelings but leave permanent i'm
preston They needed something better Tor motive
power 10 day kberaty was at the highest point OF
the thermometer to morrow 1t might be down TO It's
lowest point He desired steady and majestic course
whether through storm calm There was sceptical
notion upon the suhcctcven in the teadast belief of
these powers and results The providence of G od
unboundcd and unlimited and exercised corresponding
influence lie dwelt upon the power and agency of God
the events ofthe world, and the influence OF his onn-
and showed its equal power in aiding the efforts
afn ,la India
IL might have an effect upon the benghtod Nomanist
and upon sccptics Of all classes and might throw It's IN
uence upon the law gveIs and magistrates OF the nation
The times in continual movement and progression
in which this country was taking an important part
God called s to fail in with its march by diffusion Of
knowledge Of the Gospel.
The Rev Mr. GRAHAM, proposed resolution asking for
the of $4,000 suggested by the report Tor the
employment Of copoteurs lie alluded to the power Of
religion in all ages in developing the independence and
honor Of country, and its power OF resistance Whe
the faith in the gods cxtedthough only poetic lotions
the Roman nation was prosperous and victorious the
faith must be allied with moral culture. When religion
wax,d old in country, (as well remarked by an
eminent wrer)when circumstances iaVoiins us ofhi-
ton or introduction bad ceased-when in an age OF
reason it was found unreasonable-when in an age OF
learning it was found to favor superstition--when
these things occurred infdelity took courage De-
prayity had concealed the true religion and still
ertcd its effects but the volcanic fire OF Christianity was
its immortal conseryator. The only religion that could
sway the hearts of the people that which was IN ac-
cordance with the human intellect and philosophy lie
enlarged upon the paramount influence OF religion over
every other method OF enlightenment IL politicians iet
the Importance Of saving the Union $4,000 would be
| small consideration.
Irhe Rev NJ J. Rnrrs thought the demand, when
pared with the object was most reasonable and mode
rate one. The coporteur enterprise was peculiarly
adapted to its intended mission among these classes OF
the community, and he spoke upon authoritative EVIL
deuce, Of the vast beneficial results which hau been
achieved The usual appliances through the temples OF
God rejected and neglected by this class OF the po-
pulation; but when accosted by their own counymen,
they listened TO the gospel appeal. God called upon ~
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