The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-09
SECOND DAY.


prayer meeting held in the lecture room at nine
clock, A M. Many members OF the Union we're pre-
tent The exercises consisted OF singing and prayer BY
Brothers Coley and Mccarthy.
The regular exercises Of the society resumed in
the church at 10 O'Clock AN. Portions OF tine Scrip
lures read by the Rev. T. Innmau, Ohio hymu
then sung after which prayer offered up By tho
Rev NJ Wioughby, Of Chautsuque county. TIE minutes
Of the previous meeting then read and approved
Rev. THOMAS HEsMIrAeE, from the Committee on the
Armenian version made heightened report.
Brother w. WIBER0, from Sweden, addressed tho
meeting in broken English He said as weu - we
could MISUNDERSTANDING is country in tbe northerD
sbip IL IL rredominsnt and That couutry Is sreasn r
Is deplorable with what great contempt some pso-
pie in my country look on tho Bible, which arisse
should read this Bible 1t so badly Transmitted thst
car not understand It, He then called attention TO
tha a the apr &c ~ ne
English compared with the translatous into other
gusges. You will that the Swedish Bible hes great
need Of revision. The King Of Sweden ordered ravi
sion Of the Scriptures and when it brought before
him 1t found to be corrupted by Dadeis that t
who were like tho scrbcs Of old when see 20 many
people assembled for great purpose begin to have hope
that God will give translation have 10 doubt
that In connection with this Union In my country there
will be found many men who will undertake to effect .
pure translation for the people Of that country May
try but now have great hope and may God prosper
you In this great work.
Pew Dr. LYrp reported from the committee On the
Bnglh version Of the Scriptures The report was hsn
adopted
Rev j. H. CHANDLER, from Siam, next addressed The
meeting He said-It with great deal Of surprise
found upon my arrival in my native county that tho
Burmese Bible had great many discrepancies In it.
Having been left alone, and being converted, By
Bible, and thus perceived the many discrepanciee
which exsted in this translation Of the Scriptures
The King Of SIAM who had been educated in that country
BY American missionary found that when he eompaysd
many parts in which they differed very much There
are great numbers OF people in that country who rsAd
the Bible and we found that had not half enough Of
Bibles to supply them with. There is . great interest
taken In the Bible in that country. He then went to
say that there was Siamese noble who was converted
and after he had been converted some time he often s
what was The reason hat their Budha Bible disagreed with
ours In great number Of passages and that there
had been coo appropriated for the revision OF the Scrip
lures in that country he hoped God would bses their
endeavors.
Rev AR ANGER, of this city noxt addressed the meet
ing. lie offered the following resou ion -" Resolved
that hose who oppose the revision Of the Enfish Scrip
lures TO be consistent ought to be satisfied with the rem
delDgs of the common vsrsion without 20 saosns go
He went ON TO saw that Chinaman asked . niend %
his II the words baptise and baptism uiy ~
original He next proceeded TO shsw how necessary Wa
total Misunderstanding less tnnn .osS se, 0os,u
sIon not mere sprinkng as In the ceremony OF pedO
boptism Let be duty to give the Bible N plain
that people win not have TO refer to the He
brew and Greek Iestaments Tor the pure word o. God
Rev 81 r. Eppr reported from the committee on pub,
lea ion iLr following rcsolu ions -
~ = Roe lvcd. That the qualification OF the annual 70
uort .gs, aer w.n ne .nl.s "a y.s.s ned in tns re-
lat meets the appr.tstion " the Union.
Secondly -Rssolysd Cns, II TIE opinion q n Vnic9