The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-12


The ysw Bible HOuse.
oPFftK0 OF TIE BAPTIST BIsLE HOUSE IN MASS.
sTkEET-yEs( nlPTf0f or r8E BUILDING-DEDIC
Tory cERshdHIks, ADDRESSES, ETC., srC.
TIE new Riti@ House, lii ana TIC Nassau st~ef
erected by 'le American and Foreign B,,e Sosiety,
opened To tn. publ, Yesterday Afternoon At O'CLOCK
The huilstng IL substantially constructed and has
front Of 60 feet Nssssu street. II 10 feet desx
The material ard workma nthip l. Of the best, and N
front is OF rhi,s nnros Tue nav Bible House 10 a.,
stories in height; h. frt story Is ussd for sto.-s
for the purposes of bt society," the third osr
and 9th for bnsnsr . Offices, etc.
The rcoas use OF the society neatly fttes
NJ, and csmfortsbp arranged. There is retail sale
loom, whole ALE packing loom. and room for Boar
meetings. etc The board room 10 q handsome ont
lighted from above and yell fitted with all the necessar
apr lispces for acting business of the society
On the floor th.re are other set apart fo
the Of Other benevoent Baptist societies. Ths boar
IL paved Nth eucaustc tiles the ceiling and dom
ornAmepted In stucco, and the fittings Of soi
oak.
last evening the inspected by the friend
az the society. In front Of the reading desk 10 sh
Pc ard room the Is bic upon which Adonran Judso
wrote he lie Of the Bormete Bible. Upon the de,
were thirty copies Of the Holy Writings, in many Lao
gusges supporting OF the nnsst old English cop'e
extant This folio edition printed IN German text
With ur mated calendar and pictorial genesoge o.
The title page M noupced that nevly translate,
GU, Of he original tongues by his Maestys command
Imprinted ~ fonert Barker. i6i1 The paper was no
hit. bad hesn, probably but the impression
attn clear ms ever, The Ink showed sgal
of facing. Vi 90 think that even our best BOX
VII, lock veil - eis whon they shah bave ait siue
the respectable age o. two hunnred and forty years
We gather facts relative the hui ding from tn
report II he h.4l l-,ste mmttse OF the soc,ety
The prouno o. which thu huiicirg stauds was pur
ir for ut
increased by tsses nte &C.; to 500 oen and sub
scr,ssd by voluptTy oatrbn tons More than one hl
~ the cunt hsr been ca,d in The present oins
nsLcec IN august 1873, and the -tou,
LAID in Deesm,-r che bu'i log has erected at
value Wit &4tor) Of occur ei ~ hi. nd
other societies tho annual snt is At s2
the surplus 1sa s and .Ssy @ Ss
| go towards The purposes Of the society Tue
Peal L.'ate Committee having advanced the money 90
far expended not collar has taken from tha III
nary contributions Of the society In accordaoce With
their intructi0nf the committee has offered business
Tocma tree from rsnt tn tie American Baptist Home
Mission Sccetv. the Amercao Ba otist Missionary Unon
the American Baptist Publication Society, the
yoIk Iap,i-' state ,eu,ion The state Convention
anc Tie Publication society have already accepted the
offer. sao still ,emsin- "len 10 the other societies
This report " signed by Mesrs Nathan Platt, VIII
ham Phelps arc 4. " Ho1ghton
The ceo'cstery exercises commenced at o'clock
In the evening IN the ard Itch flied with
,hs M mter apo friends OF the society including many
hev BARTHOLOMEW T. WEIGH, n D., presided. secre.
=. :. A.
| HYo.cl OF Utica Few W. Jacobs, Of Phiadelphis.
The PRFfIENT congrstula ed the members and friends
Of tie t.c,ete upon the peculiarly gratifying nature ~
tn. occasion mobile builcirg had been erected fcom
which Heh. would ne spread over dark wa.ers, The
Bible not only mipes ann ssncti6ss, bat It exsits.
lie sweetest lsbors (be esd) in which engage.
are such as tend to TIE extension Of the light oi has
| given
The PrIsmrnT then oyen-d the meeting with prayer,
! ard reading II ne Scriptures
The s'a.smept of the cal Estate Commit ., ab,ve
ailufed {" was read by = G Pat chairman of the
unstfAn A fsAuS az thpS
Rev ir. BABcooK, ccrrssp Ddpg secretary Of ths
ciety .heE several eers from eminen. friends
Dcstons of .ev Baron STOW, o. Boston, Rev ir. Nal
colin, Pieioeo. OF Lou,shuip University Judge JONES'
Of iennsy lvanis, Ir Davis. of snsds Hoo j. Il. Dun
cab, of Mas; Judge Hsrris and many others.
IRON REV. BARON STOW.
AUGUST Is, 1854
My rFsR BRormR-Y"ur favor of the 7ib inst ~as
duty r.cei I'D aud have deferred siedgng With
the hope hat CHI arrange matters enable ne
to give you an affirmative ply. But compelled
south association il to I'D its anniversary the sae
vsel in lowe street church and the pre- sras will
NECESSARILY, demand ny prs .eoce sno attention. Tho
event which H. e,gpsizs by religious commem-
grafton, IL certainly sp, cia biaess The
ri.on ot sech .di6ce for xst-d pur, may
wei he regarded IN the history ,eipval
bftie s'cieiy sno Il l. every ftns that The f,ieai,
- ts enterprise sfcud met and exchange cong atulA
ions and b, servces CO. seers,e the pro.
duct Of their c.ntri, ions Him whose they are an
sbm hey serve Ey tae GOO hand Of tbeir God upo1
them they have begun aud finished the noble structure
l
hey Q" VET, therefofc nrst act Till i,s apart
nsnt Win those Who prefer His honor to their own aud
Fhs vii coruai'y lay their ca upon His alta aui
d.Sote Il :" HIS glory he accomplishment of such
wofk tba VA That the society has vitality II likely to
I've II has strong hctt upon many he ,rts aai By
taciH pu.snng h. objects for viii ID IL organized
viii continue to hay. place in the hearts o. tho
wfr and good Won ri With Won in your nan "
gathering many fellow laborars Who viii cheer YOU With
their hearty Goo syeed And will spiris Of such
men ~ Care, ssa Yates 5uson and jones cok in With
interest and rejoice in the prosperity OF
an sntsrsrise to which they their last str~n9thf
AcJe lhsn AL. hsss tina presence ADD benedc.
noL e Elm, who has msgr fled Ills ab,vs all lis
name. Your brother III heart BARON STOW.
SRPTEsBRR g. 1854
MI iDR ri exceedingly regret that my college iu.
'es VIII not allow me- 10 accept kin in Il alton to
aewlier in Car ads aud esq eciay Baptist Of the
Old briueb az Welsh stock, would have been glad to
Jn III ths Ioee. dbgr Of tat anspicous Gay for feel
deep interest in ,be prosperity Of your society veil
moving how lie the binlr 4nsatn Society 10 Lon
0cn II bas succosed missionary brethren in tn n
copsc' nton- e"e~svofs t. give faithful versions of tas
cety too for its hm refusal t. become an organized
fntseohm sgs'hss our good nef-h Bible by following
ceIo,atly .ecttran eounsels. such c0ld b. urged
on! ty men whose zeal ba- oItrup their dis reton and
'beir knsntg ~ Tbs opening of the h. may tia joy
~ the I"r5 he your str myth au1 may the Of
YOUR scci t. form glorious chapter IN the Of the
fully. BENJAMIN DAVE;
ORIGINAL HYMN.
Tune-"uld HuDd,eto
When round the void ard tornless world
Hung slsopy he primal night,
w.rd the .sht curts.n furled--
That LIVING ~crd-' Let here re light 70
Then order sp-nns rom chaos rude,
And beauty blocmed DER wood and stream;