The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-08

| respectfully submitted yAMEsN PENDIETON,
N. B. BALDWIN,
z L SUSNET,
* :. P PVRMM.
The report Of the Committee ON German Scrip
lures was made BY the chairman, Rev. Dr. s. E.
Shepard
GERMAN SCRIPTURES.
That this society has just Of thankfuness our
Father in the heavens account Of his divine provi
dence which has mysterousIJ connected it with the
spiritual interests Of GeImany-the land Of Luther and
the cradle Of . former reformation.
Your committee congratulate you on the speedy
tons to aid the secoud Lutherthe faithful the honest
the pous and thank God the fearless and in ependeut
thinks in saectnz stii further reform In that rood
old land They deposited their funds in tie proper hands
when they conadsd them 60 the care Of the present
former Of Germany As a consequence, they have al
ready received information Of the printing Of than
H. 600 neatly printed and substantially bound copies Of
ton several hundreds OF which are owned among the
| German population of this country.
God that peruit ted to revise Luther's transla-
ton while the beloved 0ncken revising his Reforma
| ton.
Luther sought to reform Popery-Oncken socks re-
store Christianity God bless and prosper him and the
Bible Union All of which Is respectfully submitted.
S. Z. SHEPARD,
|. B. KEYES,
D. z BROWkR, COMMITTEE
JAS. LIILYBkIDGE,
JAS. TAYLOR,
| Rev. S. REMINGTON, NJ A., read the following, as
tie report Of the Committee on the
sIAMEsE SCRIPTURES.
That there Is great cause for gratitude that in the
providence OF Ccd the Siamese have excellent trans
laton of the New Testament in their vernacular
by the late lamented Dr. Jonesa TRANSLATION in every
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the sacred Scriptures, and though differing in ef
its rendeiings from the commonly received English ves
pairing them together yet 10 many respects decidedly
more IN :cordsnce with the original Though it has
Aaen tarn III
out the principle Of hi, translation Of the New Tssts
men into Sismese turned out all the saints and bishops
| lists and, some would say, communicated the
church. Yet, in the opinion Of your committee, the
the version in Its variation from King James is by SO
much an approximation to the original
Your committee would also report that your appro.
pration OF thousand dollars has been gratefully
received and acknov and win be appropriated to
the printing of the New Testament in part whole,
bearing the imprint Of the American Bible Union From
. recent communication in a letter from Rev. S. J.
Smith, informed that arrangements were being
made to print edition OF three thousand pies Of ths
they anxious to issue extensive edition of New
Testament under existing but funds win
be venting the generous donation which the society
made during tfe past will not be sufficient to meet
! the expense which must be thereby incurred.
your committee would recommend the appropriation OF
thousand dollars by which to aid the siam mission
the Holy Scriptures in their language if the funds
| Of the society will permit. s. REMINGTON,
K.
W. MCCARTHY,
WIN CLAPP,
JAMES EDMUNDs,
Rev. JAMES CHALLEN, OF Philadelphia, read the
report of the Committee on
OBITUARIES.
How true is the saying of Apostle quoted from
prophet hat s'All flesh grass and all the glory
Of the flower of the grass The grass withereth
and the flower adeth away but the WORD OF the Lord
These words be regarded peculiarly appropriate
in the announcement it becomes our painful duty to
make of the death Of several persons during the past
year, who known to have been warm friends and
patrons of the American Bible Union, Of whom up
to the time of their tecease engaged either
visers or as efficient agents in the employment of the
board.
But affords special encouragement to be assured
that whilst like grass they have withered and like the
flower Of the they have faded away and fallen yet
the word to which they directed their best energies
liyee, and will live forever Men, the best Of men, viii
die but Gods word is incorrupble like its author and
The Rev Juan calderon, long distinguished fr his
died at Marlboro road, st. Jcha's Wood on Sunday,
originally priest of the Papat Church. but By careful
examination Of the Scriptures of truth he both abln
lopged and devoted his life to the simple teachings of
the word of the Lord and the circulation and revision OF
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engaged on the third, under employ Of board At the
time Of his Death. But he now rests from his abors
and his work shan follow him
We also announce the death OF Dr. James Thompson,
the adutor end personal friend of sr C,ieron fer
merly sgent OF the Britith and Foreign Bible Society
He also friend Of revision up to the ne Of his
decease which occurred only twenty days after that Of
Dr. Thompson was native OF Scotland and connected
with the late James A. Bsdane and co-elder OF the
same congregation over which this brother presided
pioy Of the British and Foreign Bible society and united
The West Irde, south and Central America, the British
prosecution of his work he warm friend OF the
American Bible Unop and by his sci and aid gave
valuable assistance to sr Calderon in his appointed
Alse the Rev. Aaron Angler in the West Two yeavs
SINCE on this stand, he delivered able discourse
behalf of the objects Of the Union He had also been
efficient agent Of the board and died at his post in the
midst Of his lab a. preacher of the Gospel and pas
| We also announce the death of hrs sanie Wallace
Cone wife of Spencer H. Cone President Of the American
this city She died At the Heath House schooleY Noun
tain, N j., August l5 1854, in the sixty third year Of
She had been for Thirty eight years member of the
Baptist church. and consistent Christian, and died In
the hope the resurrection of the dead with eternal
in the hope Of repairing her already wasted const
tuition, she suddenly taken dangerously ILL., and died
Jesus" She has gone to share in the e.erna. enjoy
ments OF those Of the Old and New Testsmenta
,n m on h
friend Of the Bible Union, and the first life member
| Its list.
This Union feel it TO be their duty to offer their deep
and unaffected coincidence to its venerable President
in view Of the loss he in her death has thus sustained
To those also, must add the of Dr. J. Gray,
Or. SHEPPARD, Of Ohio ani the Rev D. Thomas, OF In
| diana.
| Thus are admonished that death is calling away
friends and fellow aborers and that the time is
short Let labor while it called TO day, tho
| night cometh, in which work.
Rev. JOHN YOUNG Of Baltimore read the report
! of the Committee on the
FRINCH SCRIPTURES.
The condition Of the work of the Union In this depart
ment OF It's operations does rot to require
o
has been prepared by eminent scholar, member Of
the Royal Academy Of Franco but as sufficient time
has not elapsed since Its preparation to admit Of tie
peceary crticis ms which should be made before IL IL
adopted and most oppressive restrictions have been
placed aPon the circulation Of the Sacred Scriptures in
France, and IN. Devan, whom we depended for
agency in the business has returned To this country
your committee recommend tina, operations 10 France
be not pressed for the present.