New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-08
American Bible Union.


She Convention reassembled at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning in the First Baptist CharCh, Broome st. IA
IrsyeI Meeting took place in the Lecture room during
the hour previous the meeting Of the C0ny enon IN
which earnest prayer was offered for the guidance Of D
vine Providence in the effort of this Union to furnih
faithfully translated copy Of the Scriptures 70 the world
In the Convention the Rev Dr. Cone President presided
The exercises commenced by singing the 7oJ hymn Prayer
vac offered by the Rev a. = Foster. Of New Hampshire
Tie Rev. Frederick Grove Missionary in eigatamal
Central Spanish America then addressed Tie convent On
ri length upon the subject of the Scriptures in the Spanish
language Amer approving OF the objects Of t1e Union
end speaking Of the adaptation OF the spanish language
10 purposes Of devotion. he said
And vi al hall say Of the i've states Of Central Amer
lea my own adopted land The pheIe Jf my past Go s ami
Of all ms plGIs OF ulness OF New Grenada where
liberal Constitution eyennOw invites the Christian 20 snare
in trumphs OF religious freedom which he has not assisted
procure. But should weary you were 10 do m re
thau 10 name-Yenezuela Ecuador Peru, Chill. Bolivia
and he broad that but lately composed the Agen
tine II public Not only have most Of these countries
been sIfcred % remain entirely unvsed by tue Ylng
standard bearer of the of Christ, but unu no"
ee a. not even version Of the Scriptures IN the span
ih iaucuage which enl ghlened Clrsti2n could pui
into lCulation without conscientious cpe of pln{
of sorrow because was Not purer and re ii-hti
tylrsiatn lie knew that Il had be- lamp rel wita anI
felt flat u must tO some extent unnecessarily Pere1 me
sut " lie z was 20 much the les ada ted % enlgl'en
Intelligent minds already in transition state, Who "h
ont direct act NJ are learning u cast Oh me Joke %
Ron g. aIc 10 rt pui alo the arts O. s WY preiih)od-a
priesthood with hose -p creven m1ies OF efpresson
the distant ua;i0n could Lot but prove sesi ~
stulh ug block g. hen The only Spanish version hlh
cgto IN general circulation, very Leral TRADITION 81
the Nucate by Thepe Scio. q Spani'h Preste AM me
rrecepior If Ferdinand VII This being the translation
OF trausaiio1 L has ali the OF the lat,n version
In addition H. own Its style j. quaint. harsh and an
fiqu aied-it invariably substitutes TIE word pen
ance for repentance. IL makes the sall-a
ton Of Gods messenger . Mary SAVIOR s4Ols
IL Of bissVLemy, by Introducing INTO u Tue
name q Ccd him T. l. represents jacob - w5r.h.p
PIN The top Of h .ts AID IN Tin H. l6 h1s Cree;
i q u-sut Of GOdnes But what is even T9rs'
than al hi., and mach "a the ssne kind t in--o
duces into the language 81 Zion multitude 81 words "'iA
s;ereotyIef eocleciasca meaning attached . them
vi, obscure tie sacred text msead the mind an4 ?
ysTcaby convey 70 tie reader au Set plural alA AMI
Christian ideas. Aud yes 9th al IL bnl She = Is ID
NOR object olsbe than any other accessible span yer
On ezi tie Missionary and Bible Agent have hihertp
been 5tlsel - .olas themselves with The rescol INK
iiVas tie bet tn. cosli be hal 11d infinitely Se-tel
than AL Furnished with tbs version AM ule1
inst such feeling th.se found myself n Sseain -
l34J, Ell n : -gh scriptures a. large a. L-ti ,. no
town Il Siaua in tie province OF Vera Pa ~ -s a'
II GUatf saaet entzal Alica- a. h ase OF So ne
head embarked IL England emlsfan1 70 'elir-i
AUerra Providence I'D ny ssn 70 To- co1ls 81 ss5A
Par. -i:h which emiyEant had been iSs'l'asy
colI.,'el, AID l0W seturred - : ~ u E-.e4 VI
aIs.lcri master AM evangelist V ME nc cf-1Ay en-
d6rci, circul-iei spanish Sptrrts under 1- l''
al o. charter ard acquired the - am - qua -
Ied tires gc-rs lafer remained ~ ls-d 20 az ~
sF.t-an uieh prests AID msglsrsrss, ID annoy ALI
an tolll exert aanst hed been enfrlsi-d VII
ssgersl case. u SE-laish Bibles aid tracts lalrV
duled uudr The charter Of the cOiony snd ha4 deer
mao L. ihese a. ll1s, shcuid remain ii tle co1tf
tsst TO- u he hands O Ve lsoL = =, -, - "a - -
Wsse anxious 10 lo=ess lookss al s-s = ~. Va