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

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"a or in which PRIDE snd svaree and sslashssss have
hound up charities Of the foul have referred
soaoss vSch have cent thsr gushing over the
hsvs sst sdvsrted to hat nobls Institution in the F
have not referred to that voice of sympathy and Of
bsothsrhood which has reclaimed the drunkard, and
sSs Cosp This rnausscs does not stop here This in
nuencs y the voice Of the Son Of God In the sePuchre
Of LAsAxus. 1t penstrstss the grave II furnishes
gates 10 the everlasting city TO those services which
have heard the heart Of man con
sS o. .RR1of New York. seconded the rsso.
ton which was carried unanimously.
Rev Dr. wrcKory OF Albany, presented the following
resolution which seconded, and carried unani
Resolved That the managers. by the erection Of
oss Ss Of The % sSe aunaes AND friends
society thu oughout the country should prepare for
a greatly enlarged ola ribution Of the same.
hey 1T DWIGHT Ct Maine, proposed the following re-
Received That while giving the largest circulation to
the Biee At home our commerce our
listen to tho call Of foreign countries for the WORD Oh
Life. -
ffoxmarlv of Madeira who ssid-rhe resolution speaks
of home the home OF the American nation not mar
rog home like that of European nations but vast
geld of labor, and q field of which may
pre- pbecy man can prophecy at all that from this laud
there 70 DC your v.st boms c,,Ia -. arS,
sser0ns for there some hundreds Of thousands Of
foreigners immerstIg into this country every year,
they arrive, but soon they will be masters and be in
position to exert the most powerful influence your
Of the Word Of God and Of the Of the truth as
it is in Jesus the peace and happiness Of your American
home viii be unable TO endure 1t has been with very
deep interest that have visited your institutions, your
free schools your Tract Society," md your Christian aud
Foreign Union; but sir, there is pLce that have
o,ion Than the Bible Society house which YOU have
just finished Yet while you have vast and important
. FIELD at home, We should remember that the field
Is the world the harvest ia the end Of the world aud the
the angels and the seed which God has given
to scatter far and wide should him bar
Georr il, and has given to the gold dggngs in Aus
raa but he has given something better than either
We accustomed to regard the United States goa
head nation, and wi truth Where there is good secu
rty offered, good investment and the prospect of
good return, there plenty of men ready to invest
Their money in it, and their labor There is in
vss to made in the Bible Society but many who
have given their money TO that object apt to feel
il it gone No sir that is not 1t is invest
emit and investment there to be found in
tbe universe for when your commercial companies, and
your railroad ard steamboat compane and all the
then the results and fruits Ct the in sesment in the Anne
fcsn Bible Society w stand before the universe, aud
y III asrd satisfactory pleasure when the affairs and
g'cres Of the world shall have passed into the dust
lApplsuse)
coUKrlAsD PALMER Esq, of New Jersey, proposed the
Resolved, That he events of the past few years and
TIE elements entering into the composition Of our
national character all who hope for the stability of
political institutions to earnest prosecution OF the
Ocular work of this society which
The Rev Mr.. M:NEII seconded and it was carried
At this junctuIe the audience sung the hymn COM
s:Of all that dwell beneath the skies"
Tho Rev MosEs L SCrDDER, Of New York, then came
for aId, and proposed the following resolution
Resolved, That justified in expecting the uni
ysrsai diffusion Of the Bible from the influence of the
There is hepe Nj President, said he that in
spires the heart Of Protestant and it Is that the
book Of which speak will ultimately be universally
dfused This hope rests upon the premise of the infal
be one that the knowledge of the glory of the Lord
VI aries in the mind of every who has hope in
this promise the question What the present prospect
q to IL
dvidual copy The report, an abstract Of rhch has
been read to day is full Of encouragement for it Informs
creased circulation Of the Bible through the instru
mentality Of this society But taking this last years
report Of the tissues this society as the basis for an
est mate, and supposing tina. every similar in.t
taton in the wold has nudity lied its issues the
year. and that by private publication there has
been the last year similar increase, must come
TO the startling conclusion that If there is not
done in the future only esxth Of the population of
this globe will have Bible; that is nowing the
average of Bible for forty years. Allowing the
population of the globe to be at least 800 millions aud
supposing at the present time every Individual inh.b
amount Of the present. issues every keep
god the supply How much more thea viii De required
ft to meet the demand and then keep that supply
goods The question then arises what influence what
sgency-seeipg that the promise Of God has declared it
l. SO 10 swell the tide Of the stream that bears Bibles to
every iDhabiiant of the earth Now the resolution
have read, think suggests what po serful inf uence
VII accomplish suoh result am not here in any way
to detyac from all those influences that favor hope
OF the speedy universal spread of this Bible give all
credit to the spirit of progress that is In the age give
give all credit TO the inc eased facilities In printing that
the earth has brought about but sir il is enough
fnst we have coed machinery There must be some mo
TIRE power that shall stir the Wheel and regard the
Bible furnishing itself and feeding the FIRE that
j. TO act in moon the vast Bible agencies that to
give the bseath Of life to every psrshng of
1t appears God has appointed that necessary
for the PHI sical support f should have eproduc
tive nature So he ap pointed it in the beginning and
IL in the beginning it is and ever will This
l. DOT figure. Our Saviour, in that beautiful
bic of the sower decsres to uhe seed is the word of
"1be out and where that seed fell on
good ground it brought forth thirty fold Gust what
sncipate every Bible should do aud sixty nd hun
drcd fold" Mark again it iced sown-seed sown on
good groundnot in the hand in the bag of the
but IT was seed cast abroad; aud it is Distributed
Bible that will bring sorth its abundant Bibles Zap
paute lbe Bible Ii a renovating book II is not mere
intellectual teacher II is the of the of
Cod akine men ;,irituaIy free. applause
Tbe Rev M RE7EI seconded the resolution which was
pat ny tie President, and carried unanimously.
IT, Rev. DR. sTEAfSs Of Newark, n J., proposed the
Resolved That whereas the Bible is the gift OF God to
MANKIND ts free circulation in the vernacular tongue or
. 4 nations IL an object to be vigor ously pursued.
The bderful mir cl- said which took place upon
Zoe fay Of PeDtico~t seems to to contain
BIOL Of the work which the church is required
campsb by natui means the largest possible scale
hss pleased God for variety OF reasons to distribute
rae human species into nations that each might develope
within its sphere and under its own peculiar inau
noes ito peculiar forms of human atainmepts but
Christianity is uniting principle aiming bring the
entire human family into one blessed Brotherhood
and TO gather into one beautiful and glorious whole
all forms OF humsn excellence. she Is like that
great city described IN the prophetic vision into
which was 10 be brought the abundance OF the seed
the forces of the Gen les the glory of Lebanon,
AID the excellence of Carmel (Great applause) And
going forth among the nations and tribes OF men,
gatbcr~ to herself s the beauty and grandeur is to
be found in all the dversities Of mankind and taking
them her she clotheth herse with them as With
ornament, and she bndeth them upon her bde
doth. Christ aimed TO produce leniy among mapkind
not BY obteratiDg all the pecuares, national nd
vidua which have made their appearance but by har
nlonizing them under higher and comprehensive
lavby making every Lar suage to sing and the
holy song and every face and pbysonomy radiant with
one and the same glory; and in order 10 accomplish this