New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-09
American Bible UbisB.
SECOND DAY.

A Prayer MoetiGg was held in tho Lee
Are Room, II O'Clock A. N. Many members OF the
Salon we,e present The exercises consisted 81 slug
ing prayer by Bros. J. H. CorEv and w. Nc
CAHTny.
The regular exercises of the Anniversary
we're resumed In the Church at 10 A. NJ, and opsned
With reading Of the Scriptures by Rev. T. lSNsAS, OF
Ohio The audience then oined in the ll3sse hymn
Go forth, ye Saint" behold your king, with Godlks
ssoriss crowned aRer which prayer offered up by
Rev Mr.. wIILovessv. OF ChaussuQue Co.
The minutes of the previous days meet
~ were read and approved.
Committees on the Bengalee, Sanscrit,
and ssmsss versions of the Scriptures, aud also =
Committee on Publication, were appointed.
Rev. THos. ARNIrAGE made a report
Rum the Committee on the Armenian TRANSLATION OF HE
Holy Writ The report sisted the restoration Of ,se
Armenlsps " the uue Christian faith was work Of the
Ashes, importance. Their conversion 70 Chrshsn,iy
would 10 The Of es,sSl.Shlpg band Of Chfi.sn
propss andisss 10 Western Ass The report referred
10 The hooks in general circulation among the Arns
Asns and stated that thousands should be cissu
ked before any great results could reason ably be sx
pctea The report sse alluded 10 the din SIXTIES tas,
ssoed In the wsy Of making faithful Translation Of
he Scriptures into the Armetiaa, by reason OF the
many changes whiCh had taken place In that Language
The version II tae New Testament circulated amons
sAs Armenans by The Pedo- Bsf dstx OF course could
not be taken authentic us nslston-s beite,
needed The report concluded BY recon nendng rue
Qnion venion, Issued tfom the Baptsi pre Calcutta
soS eli eustiOn among t6e Aunenisns, and urged the
Deessy Of further appropriate jr that version.
On motion, the repsrt was accepted and
adopted.
Rev. ANDREAs WiBERe, bauished
bspsss from Sweden, Wa The srst speaker. He TO-
srssssa being unable 10 co nmpnissts his views with
sdslg owning 10 the impsrsssness of his knowleese
o. Enshh. The swsdsh version Of the Bisle ~ss cen.
sempcrsreoas with thai Of Luther and therefore 10
some extent obsolete. Il was 90 badly translated
na nc zoe could understand Il. Hs called
nef sneresa 70 two psssxes wklsh N. .h'
serve - an instsDee--Rosn. and q The sre.ker
Men read the verses IN swedsb bat the sxplsas,on
wss rather vn,nselsse. In the swsdsh version
iAsss were numerous nastrAnslsilODs. Here IA ws.ev
Asni the ssedsh version headed rsvison, though tbs
present vsIsion In use Ia Sweden WA a revised ora
eommlssoc appointed at the end Of he lac, can
ssy 10 reve The Sculptures but their work. upon bsas
presented to the D.es wa rejected on account of h,
containing many tnedS ristrsns!Atoaa AID in,erpos-
soma he bad no eopbs q new and acceptable Bible
mold hsae from this Union Tan what wss to hs
donei Were iheyto LEI the poor swedish people be
'osssn'sd With one OF the worst rsnslsssOns "a the
vc'ld or were hey 10 awe them tie pure and uraia
srsssd word Of Cod He bad doubt tbs, 90 long 50
70 eourlTymen depended for new and faithful version
q me Scriptures upon action 20 be raken Ia Szeisn 4
one' there would % bah s probability Of their ever
aying revised, accurate ssd perspcooss trsrslstaa
the BOOK Of Life. he Trusted that ths Almighty
ver'd hep them 10 do someshilS for poor Sweden In
he respect
Rev. DIR. LINZ reported from the Com
'sessos DC EssSsh Vesiop oftts scnp,urss Tao
oscissse esysesed ~ entire spprcsssor faeSro-