New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-06

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~ be cops'usion Of the Presidents sdaress ne
snbusi ref"ri Nss rad. which represents ms DID"
JDian &C. De in . hIghIy-prO-perous condition. .
Tie Rev. IL J. EDDY then proceeded TO address
The meeting He said. with reference 20 the new
translation a. the Scriptures. that t had beea de-
nounctc by their enc mics & mere waste OF mes ans
81 AID money. and that 1t rot needed by the
Christian world; hut lie regarded the question 10
different light Aihou- many portions Of the Scrip.
ures hac been given s'ill there obvious mp4r-
lection. in them all. not excepting the latest. IL
would he as absurd 10 say thai sueh an unier king
as that in which we engaged was needless and
asti mi - 10 say that the establishment OF
schools and college, would be because the country
possessed many OF them. lie believed that 80 far
was the objection from 6elrg teneble that other
act could be performed by the Ulcn which would
much cOniuce 10 Tie spread of ;he Gospel and the
extension Of tie dominion Of Christ. II would in-
spre all enlightened nations to seek pure TRANSACTIONS
Of the Scripture and Il would inspire profound and
WORTHY reverence for It's sacred me ming IN place OF
'hp sguersii,OIs attachment to the mere book tsoli
" It'll regard ia another objection put tor"art by
their oppoI epts-namely that the giving to the world
a new version as ia eject a Withdrawal from the
ranks of Prot, stau.sm, and thereby wsakealns OF
the power already arrayed against me faPA hitrr-
cty-hs would say that they, as portion OF the
Great Protestant community we're not bound to de-
fepd the English translation Of the Bible, for II con-
tanned numerous errors which were not trivial But,
furthermore their work was not ID nc restricted 10
making a new English yeriOn-t was their In'.siticn
10 NJ &c several versions in other languages anu not
10 FROM their labOrs until every heathen nation
The earth bad pure translation OF the W era ot
God II ther own language. Inc speaker sad al tnc
TeGsors advanced against this undertaking were TAI.
lacous and that the que stion too deeply planted
On the Bal st heart to be set aside ~ any sacn agu
ments os bad been made against it, At tie conelu'
son of the Rev. Mr.. Eddy address the meeting al
jouiDed with the usual ceremonies.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
l.. tttr ifgi M 4 N eli
vroceedes ocencd by sim ing the i6lst yam, after
which PRAYER was offered by Brother Marsh The
Pr hen proct eded TO read the following names
OF neIsoI 10 constitute various committees:
Ga ne Stoncs, Scripf-res-G Reg.naon Wm. > Cispp,
Wm M,Cstiy NJ BskeT J:mrs Etmonds -,
Ch,s Orrv,s Css.yle. John q. Adams, n J.; C. C
Williams. n j. Nj issInshsw o,,.,.,.,,. D.. n..,
Proyideree \. L Fuller 4. II SOL Gale. N j. DeaeOo
DR.. Pqlcr of the First Baptist Church Williams
burch, was next introduced ard proceeded to deliver
a very long ard learned address, which occupied
sboVt IN hour and a half.
lIe CONNER ced b. offering the following resolution,
which was seconded;
EerIre4 That in orr Efforts to secure corrected rer'on Of
the Bible in the tBsh language derive announcement
nor tie conviction that getting 10 accordance with
the ard coed men who through faith aud patience have
entered il 10 tie possession OF prom sea blessings
lie then proceeded TO show the inherent sanctty OF
the Scriptures. He said il Jehovahs regard Tor
the purity and truthiuLess Of religion which caused
him 10 give maDklDd written rtVedtlon III tni-
wav eation became liked and certain, aud appeals
could be made 10 il. The original copy of the Scrip
iur,s wss kept IN the ark Of the Lord. Every hing
OF the jews commanded TO transcrbe Il for his
own use md at every public festival IT was brought
forth and read before the people. la these manu-.
script copies the Jews took the greatest care TO AVOID
ell errors and ell alterations, and ondeavored az Tar
a. possible. to fix mmoy ably the Hebrew text. Win
rec ard to the Old Testament the original manuscripts
wee long preserved among the Jews, aud that they
neither muilated corrupted these writings isfuy
proved Icy the silence OF the prophets as wen as OF
Christ 6nG his apostles who 'er once accuses mem
of doing 80. The evidence for the integrity OF tue New
Testament is equally satisfactory; the multiplication
of copies both of the original and ct TRANSACTIONS into
variety OF foreign lana Cagts; tIs reverence oil tue
Christmas for these writings: the numerous seets aud
heIosies, all of whom appealed 10 the same Scriptures
as proof OF tho truth OF their doctrines show that no
material alteration could have been made In fact,
so far ere tho abest critics from believing that
apy such alteration was made that they hold
tLat the Now Testament has suffered less
from time than any other ancient record
The speaker then dwtlt upon tine fact that every
part ri the Bible originally appeared IN the language
of the people and proceeded to show the solemn re-
spon-blity which attaches To the INDIVIDUAL VINO az
tempts 10 translate auy portion ot It, and that even
those points of difference which appear trivial, may
Iotw outstanding be important. tie then gave de-
tailed account of the state Ol biblical know ledge iron
the first 0gos at Christianity down TO modern times
and reviewed the different editions Of the Bible which
have been given 10 the world The necessity OF thee
various additions tended to show that they were not
enli-iDg ia new enterprise, but merely pushing for
ward a work which had been already prosecuted
Tie speaker then concluded by citing the opinions OF
several eminent scholars Of AWegies and Europe to
show tnht corrected version Of the Scriptures 10 The
FL glish Language was required. lie agreed WIN
Bacon that antiquity deserved only SO far
as il enabled Us TO make discoveries, and that when
they bad Leen made we should progress; aud as the
ure sent ace was wiser than the former ones should
not rest satisfied with what our predecessors had been
content
AT The conclusion Of the Rev. Mr.. Bakers address,
the 522d hymn was sung. the blessing was pro-
nouncod, and the meeting adjourned to u o'clock.
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