The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-13

whriwpa for the wind Is ~ true fer nations for ~
And the harvest w show the sesd. that are 90
and hwless children will grow into corrupt eoumunttteg
and At last overthrow the wsest Of sseal and g.
vi order ever rased by the wisdom and ski Of me
family benenAnty designed and lifted y be No nurse
of virtue and 10 be such the Bible rule ths fam
word and spirit must fence around this sssrsa l.ee
against hostile intruons. and oorrupng temptations.
The charities OF home must b guarded and cherished BY
the doctrines and precepts Of the Bible
There be 10 stronger plea for the Bible and sspe-
Of hands and with laws frsit Of swn
legislation We must have the Bible In it's power and
every cottage and gibofbood and ssins place q Ne
tides OF evil that threaten will very roll In
volumes Of helming desolation And the American
Bible Society is honored by this blessed nstrumsntAty
900 IN hs mercifu evidence has raised np THIS fstitu
uoh Tor these great ends and would devousy soknsw.
the goodness which has given TO II 10 much Aver,
and crowned With many tokens Of his appreciation
The treasurer report then read by Joseph Hyde,
ESQ., general agent and assistant treasurer, ard The
managers report by Reverend Brigham and Reversed
Dr. Hodich bonding secretaries abstract Of
In Of the past year. three Of this Vice Prsddsats
have been removed by death the Hon James wsitsonS
and aos pune.n cameron Il North
Two of the managers. James ". Dominica and samuel g
Rowland, EsqTs. have also deceased
Reverend Or. Stiles Special Secretary for the South
has resigned and entered tbs pastoral As and Rev.
James q. ANei Of North Carolina has been appointed
sixty five life directors, and 1878 life members have
been constituted during the year. sixty seven .sw
new States and territories.
The entire re,epts Of the year have been es4et2 g.
The number Of Bibles and Testaments issusd ~ bssn
1880, being increase Of 1888 $3.50 copies sver the
9OsS since the formation Of the society o thsss
ssues of the year. So 772 have been donations And
very many others sold, to be paid for when sssOd by
Thirty two agents have been in service two Of whom,
bama. have died much lamcnted.
OF the books sent forth, or less have gene 70
every State and territory to the West indies Bss.
to all the republics Ct Spanish America aad Turkey,
India, China and to several islands Of the Pacific.
Grants Of money have been made towards pruning and
circulating the scriptures in France and Russia and ct
S24oO0
On the WHOLE past year beenyone Of prosperity
to the society. Mach more has been accomplished In
preparing and circulating the Scriptures any Pre-
yous year yet the managers deeply convinced hat
the society by no means meeting the Biblical vants Of
Of foreign countries. The limited AeoUmnne-
dations of their former house for printing And binding
have tended of late to curtaH the socieys operations
But all impeachment OF this kind IL removed Books
be made in the house to almost extent which
Rev Mr. LINCOLN Of Boston, offered the following rose
luton
Resolved, That the report abstract Of which has
been read be printed and circulated under the dIssos
OF the Board of Managers.
The CHAIRMAN put the question, and the resolution was
adopted
Hon Judge SKINNER, Of PsnnsylvaAis, edsrsd tho fol-
Resolved That our free institutions and those 1nerd
enterprises designed improve the condition Of the
sprung FROM the Bible and without its inAuenco thu
The influence Of the Bible said he, upon the sonava
of social being, and the tendencies Of s leach
ings to instruct him in relation TO his rssPonaibhies
and to prepare him to understand and 10 sustain them
a citizen in free government, Ia tspe not anworth
view it may not be unntsrestng unproatab !. reter
to the history Of our own free and y tss
Which ,sa as ns thu: far
not e a nS Sssss n
anl hair MR.
nations Of TIE earth for these with 81 The blood and
recent struggles for liberty but for that regard
for the Bible sanction which characterised III It's
principles Puritan fathers which induced them .
encounter persecution and banishmen and every perf
for the rights Of ana the = Is
the nature Of civil government and the doctrine Of popu
lar liberty which prepared them to comprehend and 70
people is the only true foundation Of civil government
iApplaule) Ihs early settlers Of this country were
Ss the
ment at Jamestown Plymouth, the present trans
g Who
acknowledged authority but tho bible and would al
low priest parliament nor king, nor he1schy 70
interpret it. cloud applause The venerable Robinson,
in his words to tho embarking PILGRIMS, q anms
With perfect view Of the future destiny Of his aec
and with deep and emotion pronounced that
solemn and authoritative iDiunctoa--"I charge you,
before God and his blessed angels that ys be prepared TO
in e' the Written word Of God" lAppiAu.sl i
the cabin the Mayaower the desoate coast OF New
thst shore that that memorable instrument Of
framed and signed by every adult male person,
Of which distinguished historian has said, 1t was
humanity recovered s rights government formed
the bas of equal laws for the public good Before
this PERIOD the mass Of mankind knew NO liberty but
such wrung from the grasp Of hereditary power
They looked royal charters for the Of their
who had been nurtured the school Of intolerance and
in the sentiments Of Luther and Calvin searched the
only arber Of their rights (Great appauss) Bat, s
must look at the commencement Of the Christian era
and at the doctrines by the Son Of God in Pa
The blind the lame walk the deaf hear and the
the gospel is pre.ched the Lessons which he
sages had stood and taught but all their theories had
reference to the privileges of the high born and
forth the claims of Brotherhood, and enforced
the duties Of q common humanity Nmegardiag the
lifted mp the poor and the neglected and fendIsss
and laid the foundation Of those principles cf reciprocal
Of the s Of
dence adopted BY the revolutionary fathers (Appianse)
Yes Mr. President regard for the he and It's sanctions
vas in the darkest hour Of revolution, adat III The
dangers of that fearful conact that Congress- Just Ssc
they driven from Philadelphia entertained prepo.
sition to furnish the oountry with Bibles resolution
was to import 20 GOO copies 1T the public expense
France rejected the Bible and ts authors. aboshsS ia
Sabbath and wrote upon the very gate to The grave
Death Is an eternal Sleep our fathers prised this Moss
ed volume above every othe and inscribed upOn u these
words which Constantine is said TO have upon the
cross hung from the Skies in Noe rso ~ hter Pc
when the convention assembled for the pur
Of framing Constitution to the blessings 81
that contest to us, and to those whe ahouA eonn{
after us-when, SIR such was the diversity d
local interests such the conflict Of feeling and 20 nuer
ss sS;ss, tina. a
Of being lost-then the venerable Ffankhn, . name
not generally associated with the strictest PuriAns ai
distant from the rock upon which they landed and from
the spot which BY their TOLLS and suffer-
ngs and delivered speech which beg leave read
TO you beautiful illustration Of the spirit which
characterized those times, and of the sentiments
contained in that notwithstanding, IN The ~
ginning Of the contest with Britain when We
were sensible Of danger, We had daily prayers n
this for the divine protection Our praye1s SIR ware
heard, and they graciousy Answersd. All IL ~
engaged Etrur0lo-M0et hAvo fra.