New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-14

| He commenced by saying, let me assure You my
theological friends and you my sudienee that do NOS
intend 10 rob you Of your precious moments, while
speak 10 this resolution is vide field which swes
cut vast before In this most important resolution
| For u u nothing else than the universally OF Gods
word in It's complete adaptation 10 humanity In all IL.
possible conditions and all It's multitudinous wants and
the truth which would hold up all b. hook az IS tbs,
Gods bible Ia the book for all This u the book for all
immortal men goes higher than human infeliecf can
reach, and lower than human degradsron ever sunk
Go into that closet In one Of the houses OF Edinburgh see
there the ughesf Intellect hat has adorned Chrisn
he hath ellquence Of the most transcedan nature On
biz lps He reads and reads, and writes, unl at last
the translation Is completed He has Gods word so iun
in him that IL was wen said Ut hi n that he ThonIss
Chalmers was saturated with H. The speaker lasrs
ted this portion of his subject The adaptation OF ne
Bible all AIDES Of inteiect" In very happy manner,
by quoting eser instances and continued by reiiera
ung that II the one oook-the book tor ALI com
forts him during life, and sootes hls pathway 10 me
grave During the last sickness OF Sir Walter Sco't
the window was open, and the waters OF the shsecY
Tw eed came in with music that had often u'led his
mighty spirit Lockhart, his sonin-lsw, was IN ire
room, when the dying bard cried out, with faint
voice, "Lockhsrt read TO me- l.ocknart SAID, Nnat
shall read r Turning around biz pale counter snce,
Sir Walter said, There Is but one book What tn
butte from the worlds ughiest master OF ench intmcat
were those brief words coming from one just "a n.
hung in equilibrium between two worlds, 70 the one
great book God grant that spirits may be reysne'
rated through the Gospel and saved solely by the Cos
pei God grant that in that last hour we may
say what one of Engisnd's poets said when taking
INFO his hands the Bible, ne pressed il 10 his lips
and cried out the blessed book, the blessed book
Rev. DR.. Wilkes, of Montreal, seconded
the motion He said that WAS an awcinspinug con-
sheraton, that God himself speaks in thiN book, the
Bible Ten years ago. missionary of the French for
converting Pspists went into the house Of shrewd
Canadian, and asked him would he buy Bible No
replied the other Well then will read chapter for
you Do, if you like, said the Canadian He did So
Some time AFTER the Canadian bought the New Tesla
and Bible his mind gradually opened he appeared
In the presence of OF missionaries and stated
his desire be enrolled in the faith well as To
have his children educated in oar schoos The Rsv-r-
end speaker cited several instances of similar nature,
Illustrative Of the influence of the Word OF God on the
human heart God did not give the Bible 20 one class OF
men, but he gave to man. and there ID outrage
greater than to lch from him this treasure deal
out In homeopathic doses He would war against such
atrocous stem, 70 the end His motto would ever
be fat judica.
Rev. DR.. Riddle, of Pittsburgh, moved
the following resolution
Resolred. That the Bbls thoroughly bi-d book
constitute at r cur trust Ia II AMI msEive
for its speedy and universal diffusion.
He said thst the Bible the book Of books; II had
been weighed in the balance and found wanting.
The words of the Lord have been tried by is enemies
and friends as gold in the crucibe and has always
out pure Il Is intended be the light and salvation Of
our souls The Rev. speaker spoke for some time on
the subject matter Of the resolution.
Hon. Mr. Lincoln of Massachusetts,, seconded the res
olution In o few bdef remarks.
Rev. Dir. GOodell of Constantinoplc,
moved the adoption of the next resolution:
Reoired That the provdentis facilities now furnished
for circulating the Scriptures only in Christian but IN
Mohsmmsdsf and Pagan lands should fill all our hearts
with srade and lead the friends OF this Society 70 en-
erged efforts sacrifices in the good work TO which they
called
He said that during his soourn, for the last thirty
years, in Nohamedan countries he had learned some.
thing of Importance to this blessed peculiarly of the
Bible. He had net whole tribes and nations Of men
walking in darkness without the light of life, yet spec
Oily choosing the right path when opportunity OF In.
structing them afforded When standing the hill
of Lebanon he has sometimes lifted up his voice ia AZ
ony at the darkness that prevailed but soon Grange
made when the Bible, translated into the Greco
Armenian language was distributed Throughout the
country The Rev. gentleman then went int = DE-
scrption the Of Christianity In the Ess similar
to the address he delivered on the previous day.
Rev. Mr.. Willett, Pa, moved the fol-
lowing resolutions
Rsoired That the superior moral and social condition o.
those countries where the Scriptures circulate among the
people visible proof Of the excelleucy OF and
presents powerful inducements to Us to continue our zeal
therein.
The Rev. gentleman In brief and eloquent address,
reviewed the different countries in Europe that con.
trased favoraby unfavoraby with each other such
a. Switzerland Italy, Scotland Ireland Span ss illus
ratons Of the truth Of the proposition contained In the
resolution.
Benediction was then given, and the
meeting adjourned.
American Temperance Union.
The sixteenth Anniversary of this insti-
tuition held last night at the Tabernacle before an
immense audience. Chancellor Walworth presided
band from the u s. ship North Carolina was present.
to furnish the music. After prayer from clergyman
Of the Choctaw nation, abstract of the Annual Re-
port was read by Rev. Mr.. Marsh, the Secretary.
From this abstract we quote the main points
The Report compared the traffic in spirituous aud
Intoxicating liquors the image in Daniels vision whose
head was OF fine gold and its breast aud Of
silver but its feet part of iron and part of clay
The wealth Of the world, 600 millions OF dollars In
America, go millions In Brittany has annually been
laid upon Its affairs, but like the African slave
trade, and the opium trade of Gains, IL Is
the worlds curse; and stone will smire it
and break in pieces thai t shall be like the chat OF
the summers threshing-hoor. For 200 years Legisla
have endeavored TO bride and regulate this giant
evil but the Maine Law has risea 10 strangle and de-
stroy it, The report presented In detail the character
and workings of this law, the impression il has made
the nation IFS enthusiastic welcome first by the Ma
tional Temperance Convention and then by numerous
State and local bodies It's demand in other States by
million petitioners; s free and powerful Legislative
discussions and, finally its adoption in Minnesota M
sachusetts, and Rhode Island, all forming one OF the
rich of the nineteenth century In preparing
the people Of the States for this law the Amer,
Temperance Union has been humble la.
borer, with other organizations, and has issued In the
year. $4,000 Journals; 10000 Youths Temperance
Advocates; 10000 pamphlets; 10000 pages of orr
ginsl tracts nearly all bearing on this law The Rs
port gratefully noticed the active operations Of other or
ganizations toe aid OF the pulpit and the press lauded
the temperance in merchant ships, and lamented
the continuance of the spirit ration 10 the Navy now
tending backward 10 the horrd barbarty of the logging
system II gave cheering intelligence from New Bruins
wick, where the Maine Law is adopted from England
and Scotland, where Is looked TO with hope from IL
IBERIA Maine Law Republic; from South Africa, ana
the Sandwich Islands ii noticed with regret the de.
cease Of J. w. Leayid, Esq long Of the ex-Com-
miftee and the PROSTATE condition of Rev Justin Ell.