The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-08
AMERICAN BIBLE UNION
SPEECH OF DIR. ACHuLI,

The New Version or tho scrlptures-Ad-
dresses OF Rev. DR.. Conc, Rev O. b. Judd,
Rev. Mr. Graves, and others
The fourth annual meeting of the American Bibl
Union which organized about four ears ago. in tn
language ofits constitution "to procure and circulate th
most faithful versions of the cred Scriptures in all Ian
guages throughout the world commenced Thurs
day morning in the Broome street Baptist Church. There
large attendance of those interested the objects
of the Convention ard there delegates from all parts
of the country At the first session there were about
four hundred delegates present. among whom were
Hon Joseph Taylor, of Philadelphia Rev. Jam es Chaen
of do Charles Ferguson, ESQ., of Baltimore; Rev. F.
Remington, of Ohio; Prof VIM Duncan, Of New Or
leans Rev John L. Waller, LID, of Kentucky; Hon.
y F. Doubleday, Of New York; Hon Thomas Swain, of
Rev. p b: Spears, of Madison University Rev. James
Belcher of Maine; James Edmund Esq
BUSINESS COMMITTEE.
Before the Convention assembled business meeting
was held in the lecture Of the church, Rev. Dr. Cone
presiding and Rev. G. A. Buckbee officiating Secretary
There were about two hundred delegates The pro-
cesdngs were entirely of business character consistn
Of the election of officers and the appointment of commit
tees for the Convention The meeting was called to order
at nine O'clock and the religious exercises
menced by singing the 523d hymn"From all that dwell
below the skies" &c. Prayer then offered by the
Rev. S. s. Wheeler
The following committees were nominated by the presi
dent and approved by the meeng:-
:, Committee on Nominations-Rev James Cullen, Rev F.
Remington Of Ohio; Rev s. Relyea, of New York Rev.
S. Gale, of Conn; Rev. c. Brinkerhof.
Committee on Amount Of Erercises-rev A. Virgil OF New
York Rev. VIM Rouzee, Of Pa; Rev. F. B. Drummond of
n. u; Kew MIR. Wilson, OF Conn.,; Wm Hlman, Esq, of
Committee on Members and Delegates-C Farquharson,
Rev Virgil n Y; Rev G. w. huntey, n. NV RAJ
On notion the resolution passed at the organization of
the Union prohibiting the Board from the publication Of
revised English version without the vote Of the Union
rescinded.
The Committee on Nominations reported, through the
Rev James Challen, chairman and the following Officers
and managers were elected, all of whom, with two or
three exceptions, oficiated last year
I1eside'a-Rev. Spencer H. Cone, DID,
Vice President-WiIson G. Hunt New York. Rev A.
fessoI in Madison University, n II Rev. VIM I'D Duncan
dent of the Western Theological Institute Ky; Rev.
nsan eT ohn Winter Wheeling Re,
kn Professor in shurtliG College. Upper Alton Illinois
R h@n s'si as Rev, ni %s
James Lyon Cincinnati; Elder Alex. Campbell President
Of bethany College ya Hon Th9s SWAIN n j.; Eli
DON Eng Rev. James pyper, DID,, Toronto C. W.. Rev.
J. T. Bill st. John, N. B.; Thos r. Miller Esq, Mobile;
State Of Missouri; Rev Duncan Campbell Lib Presi-
dent of Georgetown College, KY Rev. Thomas ArmitaRe
n T.; Rey. VIM Carey Craze, Miss +. James, Esq, Al
Corresponding Secretary William H. wyckoG
Recording See7etdry-E. s. Whitney.
Treasaner-Wliam Colgate.
Audit0r-Sy vester Pier.
Aanagas-Cne yeu--George w. Able, N. B. Baldwin,
Joseph Burden, ID. s. Parmelee, Jehel rarmy John w
sarles Isaac I. Smith, f. II Trip. Tue years-Thomas
Brown, VIM Hillman, Orrin b. Judd, Samuel X. Kelly,
Eeazar Parmy, James NJ Shaw, Thomas Thomas Stephen
Wilkins. Three years-1homas Armitage G. A. Buckbee
HI Eddy, A. jackson, VIM D. Murphy, Peter +. Ran
delphi, James H. Townsend John b. Wells.
PUBLIC MEETING.
After the regular organization of the Convention which
called to order by tho President about ten O'Clock
%1,no
gious exercises with the reading the
Scr ptures by Rev d. T. HILL of Carmel N Y and singing
by the congregation of the 0st hymn Prayer then
offered by Rev A. c. Wheat Of Philadelphia. At the con-
clusion Of these exercises VIM Colgate ESQ read the
following abstract of the easurers report the past
year.