New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-12

ysaS AI Bht Man 20 b. udged for himself and there
fore he may and should read for himself not certainly 20
=. ~ Ana heIe noprecous privilege
For which people will more earnestly or 'ohgs'
fhsn the all, free, and unqnahhed nght 70 a op D'e
70 70 forth in it, power through al the departments o our
social and political existence the abodes 81 poverty TO
the bods Of The dying and the chambers oi .lckne and
sorrow. The immigrant we trust VIII en % mar "ne We
welcome the stranger shores and feed and comfort
him a. we have ability he should come expecting 10 enjoy
f great birth right and with the liberty Whose springs
are found in the Bible there TO be sought aad uded
BY ne all without fear moIesaton restraint freely
- we look out upon the light Of the morning and parake
Of the bounties Of providence.
The Treasurer report setting forth the condition OF the
soee.y with regard its financial and opera
tions In very favorable point Of view then pre-
sented by Mr.. HEsRY FISHER the Assistant Treasurer
The receipts Of the year have been from all 1894
$40 so increase thoe Of ast year of s47 79s os
The whole Of this sum has been expended except bal
sDce Of about o. 900.
Next followed the report Of the Mansgers which read
m portions by two Of the Secretaries This document gave
an interesting account Of the enlarged field Of labor before
the SOCIETY," the many past achievements that had been
made by the missionary enterprise and considered many
token that gave promise Of s greater success u the u-
ture. few details sbs,ractcd from this statement are
here given, an inspection Of which will give an incomplete
though correct Of the position Of the Society and OF
the extent and magnitude Of the undertakings which
hhs successfuliy accomplished
During the year past two Of the Managers have been re-
Eighty,two new Auxiliary Societies have been recog
pized.
There have been added to the Society % Life Directors
and Life Members IA.
The receipts Of the year for general objects Of the So
eiety s39s3 So being increase last
year Of s47 ,79s o..
The number Of Bibles printed during the year is 3O6 OOO
and Of Tegaments $50 O0O making total Of $4,000.
The number Of volumes issued is sl5399 being an in
Of 10 O29 and would have been larger but for the
unavoidable suspension Of operations for six weeks OWING
20 removal b. prernses The entire number
Of volumes issued since the formation Of the Society
s,303,75l.
Grsnts Of Bibles and Testaments have been made to
Auxiliary Societies Sunday end secular schools 10 Pc
nal md humane Institutions seamen and boaimen hgt-
houses and 10 various societies and individuals Tor gra-
The Society has IT present ry-four Agents employed,
including in Texas IN California, and one in
Oregon. M
Honpareil Bible; Of the New Testament in spanish and
the Testament in Welsh and English in parallel col lunns
The Standard Imperial Quarto Bible for pulps in type
larger than pca sereOtyped and will be ready for dis
tTibutioD in a few months.
The Library contains nearly 1000 volumes, many of
them Of great interest and value.
Besides the grants of books s2s 80 have been granted
by the Board in money TO aid in publishing the Scriptures
in foreign lands especially in China Northern and South
srn India and in Turkey Greece, France and Germany
under the direction Of various Missionary Boards and BIZ
bic Societies
After the reading Of the Report finished the follow
iny resolution with regard 10 IL was passed;
Bsd That the Report Abstract of which has been read bs
PRINTED under the direction of the Board OF Manager
The Rev. DR.. NEELY Of Alabama then made an address
upon inc SUBJECT OF tle IollONllB lchOl"boh'
superior and peculiar adaptation OF the Bibs TO
Of mens aud moral illumination furnishes commanding
motive for H. Universal diffusion.
He trusted he not deficient he said IN gratitude TO
his country for her watchu over the interests OF hu
manitary movements He noticed her great advance IN
everything that was ulitara9Iin everything mat con-
duoed the physical welfare Of her people to the power
Of the State AT these indications of progress we reoced
but yet apprehensve that this too I
material view Of nature, this too constant aiten-
tion the material interests of the country would in the
end lead raonelm. II would not be difficult to show
that the Bible worth for the progress OF the race
even in material point of view tan all the sciences,
with the nfde books of sneerng France and of ranscen
dental Germany thrown in. Ii the law of man nature
improve. The soul had shown this tendency in all ages
Our position that the Bible better than anything else
guided il TO the object of its desires. IL was the doc
tne Of the ancents that the universe and oil universal
things the product of two continent causes 1t was
reserved for the Bible to teach that for all and over all
there but univeral Creator Of wisdom, power
and fnte goodness That short sentence, " In the be-
ginning God created the heavens, ana the
superority of the Bible all the teachings of all the
old philosophers. Tie creation longer chaotic
macs Of mOnsrOus legends; il took foam and became
fact To be known and felt by men. Before these
words pronounced the world was one vast
hierogyph; after this revelation nature herself be-
came significant Fo0mng torrent and painting sea,
storm and tempest and thunder, all united in saving there
Is but God and He is the maker of us all What had
Plato or Socrates told us of origin nature and des
tiny OF mans origin they knew nothing his nature
to awful fact nothing more The Bible told us oi
the nobility of mans creation, and OF the magnificent
nobest Of ali. Ancient philosophy taught that the soul
was inmaterial butt only il faint illumination were
shed upon the wild, weering chaos of doubt Ii was all
conjecture. Philosophy tried in vain to master the mys
tory Of the souls habitaon after death But amid all
this angry boiling whirlpool of doubt the calm voice
" am the resurrection and the life The Bible disclosed
Savior champion, masterfu and victorious giving
life TO all bore for quencless torch through this
underwriting world; an immortal fambeau which might .
be seen in the waste walks of life for ever But there
was another kind of ilumnaton-lnoral hlumna- /
ton. The great want of the world was truth, /
spiritual truth. This could be found nowhere but .
it's search but they could find it there What
the mythologies of the pagan PantheOnwhat the
rs ceremonies of Mooch and Saturn the aars OF I'M
peral Jove, in comparison with the Bible Truth was
the continent they seeking Reason hau gone
forth like the dove hut there was no Arara TO De iounu
The Bible like sunbust, scattering the hoous oi
ignorance Ii made obedience source OF pleasure a.
well as a rule Of duty. The Bible he continued should
not be the golden censor fragrant with PROMISE IN the
rch mans home but the burning lamp in the poor man
cottage The feeble eye of youth and the uncertain vision
Of old age needed IT, II was the brightest lamp when we
could place in the majestic bnnacle Of our Ship OF state
II would guide glorious Union safely across the Sea OF
Time and perpeuaie the Confederation of these States as
one and insepaable forever Applause Our representa-
tives should intervene egatively in this matter lie
would have his country intervene in this contest between
God and the Devil Let the voice of this nation
10 be heard said he amid the nodding minarets OF Mo
hammedanism and the crumblng shrines Of the pagan
world.
The Rev. Dr. LYMAN BrrcHrR rose to second the
luton Who could be expected he asked to speak at the
close of such whrwnd of eloquonce and power lie
afraid of the prevailing rationssm. We could do
nothing with put down, for to the ratonalsts
the Bible is babble He glad to hear such bb-
cal doctrine and philosophy into argument strong
enough hang every nfdel who deserves TO be hung
seemed as if had eyes and and body, and he
inclined to believe il. seemed also as Il man had