The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-28

NEW HOrk b1UAe bOcuetys
The annual meeting OF the New York Bible society
auxiliary to tho American Bible Society, held las
evening in the Presbyterian Church. in Fifth avenue
corner Of Nineteenth street The attendance was no
very large The services Of the evenng opened b
the reading OF portion Of the eh Psalm after which
prayer was offered and psalm sung
The treasurer rst read his report from which II sp
psared that the receipts by collections donatons, &C.
during the year amounted to sl 577, the expenditure
being some SO 900 less than that amount
The st annaal report OF the Board Of Managers Wa
then rrsa BY William Allen Butler Esq, corresponding
secretary The report briefly expressed the object a
the society which is the distribution Of the Holy Scrip
~s In the city Of New York n then glanced over the
lsbors Of the socety's agents during the past year
their difficulties in erieavorng TO overcos the scruplss
cf the igno-sa4 and he profanity of the disbelieyer
In te Second and Third alone 3072 copies OF th,
Scriptures dis ibuted during the past rear, while
onl1 252were the previous The report
exposed the great variety Of naonales Of the people Ia
city, and showed the different ways in which different
peopis were tobs met and their objections refuted-
| the lsvity of the Frenchnaa-the sceptcsm Of ths
German and the p.eiudces Of the Irish Roman Catho
lies. The report siso alluded to the present state oil
affairs indicating that the lines between Romaaisas
and Professionalism were being more clearly drawn ana
hoped that the increased circustion Of the Bible wouk0
be the result. After alludng to the cesrts Of ths
Marine conmtee the report stated that the aggregate
orety during the year Sc, sol. The report con-
euded by calling on tho public for its cooperation and
After singing hymn the Rev Dr HKwErr, Of Bridge
aert Conn, addressed the audience He commenced By
urging i as the dsty Of a. to lend their aid In dstI
evangelical institutions originating It common
for those who embaring the work. to hope thas
If the servants Of God would only do such thing the
millennium would then certainly This, however,
only the language Of hope. Doubtless remem-
forth. But though they did inestmable good, compen
satng their exertions in to Justify their repe
ton, nevertheless those high wrought expectations have
not been realized The millennium is nearthe world
is yet full of wckedness. Darknessye multi
vdenee Of God and the inquiry still, presents
shall wedos what can we dor There are certainly calls
great need of energy now az ever Let us inquire
there be not practicable connection between what 10
% s .ns Sm oer 2,
disseminating evangelical truth The author OF the
Bible is sGdcts subject is Cod and He who gives en-
ter, but mean the contentsthe spirit OF the book Is
th@e nat power there How happens it, then,
that II is circulated to raet extent and Is not EN-
cacouss The word OF God is the sword of the spirit;
and why does not go forth conquering and to conqus
II does not follow divine rule that there shall be An
infallibe connection between the preaching Of the word
and the salvation of him who hears. II there then
this blessed result would whenever and wherever
It preached. Every thing appertaining to Gods
grace in the world possesses sancy which forbids un
effcacious whenever radical change 10 accomplished in
guilty man. BY what means, then, can man so use the
Scriptures that this change may be wroughts n God
gives the holy spirit those who ask him-if
taught that the eectuai ervant prayer of righteous
man avaleth much--then II the churches are fervent 4
their suppcaons a. they are liberal in their donations
then indeed might indulge more fervent hopes than
these which now animate the people Of God spirit q
prayer accompanying the labors OF love- will give all the
efficacy that II Is in tho power Of man to give.
The Hon. G. +. MARSH late United States Consul 81
audience the distribution Scriptures among tho
1urks> He spoke substantially as folows-The oouu-
tries bordering on tie eastern shores Of the Medern
mean inhabited By mussulmen, great number q
jews and Christians Of the Greek church To Chris
tan receive the Bible but they do not heed its teach
ings and in every respect the lord IL supe
| r,r 70 hts Christian subject ! shall confine my
by the mussulman. He recognizes the genera.
historical truth Of the cla Testament and Ia the main
almost precisely the that of the Pentateuch
Ibe gentle man here read extracts from the call to
and attributes Of the belief Of the Jew and the Mus
sulman j. the The latter recognizes the divine
mission OF Jesus Christ ranking him before Mohammed
They say that the scriptures bave been corruptedthat
new disrensation was required, which was given in
he person Of the Apostle Mohammed The difficulty in
The OF distributing the Scriptures among Mussul-
m,n appear TO me to be two One is that the Kora
holds out sensual Paradise which they do not like to
relinquish The other difficulty is In the essential char
acei OF the Mussumans religion to himself IL IL the
constitution of his state and his judiciary, and 10 Is the
guide of his lie in his civil and religious duties. The
Koran is religion Of positive precepts while the New
sumen religion makes the State In Europe it is the
state that makes the religion The difficulty then Is,
only his e spaua ~ sde but his tes tempors
guide also When Mohammedanism falls 1t must fall BY
blow IevelIed at is civil poty This is rapidly sp-
preaching. The Turk is becoming convinced that his
peculiar customs cannot exist any longer Europe The
circulation Of the Bible is now free throughout
tnople From letters have lately received hear that
many lave purchased the Scriptures. Let consider
two three ranslaticns Of the Bible into the 1urkish
language. The number Of who speak this Ian
gusRe about thirty millions The result OF the present
will, donb give complete religious equality to
all sects nhabiting the Mussuman empire. As TO th0
aDe ,Nna language & he ssma'Sq Of the Bible into that
the Arabic s probably double that Of the United
have little doubt that in few years every restric
on to the distribution of the Scriptures in those vast
countries will be removed.
The number Of Bibles distributed in Ccnstsntinopse
during the last few years has been very great Ths
number OF refugees there il also great and through
item well through the sailors in the port there II
the means of sending the Bible 10 European coun
\ A collection here taken up after which
spoke substantially as follows We live at this day
amid perpetual strfes, conflicts and agaticns While
and a Aa nr are G ase o snS
the result of material progress find that physical
ture has been stripped Of much that made nature dss
grecabe find the same result in political and So
cia e Truth has changed her tactics and has created
society to recommend her to the notice Of men, In a
our Advancement, there are dangers not few. Tho
highest literary finish may all exist in the mind ana
yet the Christian element be entirely wanting. There
anpouneed m to the human race through lie Bible TSs
Bible religion Of facts It Is history in its highest
live again The agency the truth a. applied by TIE
spirit aud received In love- the necessary element o
eakvtInn. 6ou IL trut1, hud agency Dut tnAt o.
truth enter into the Divine operations. The great
central principle Of the Bibethat which controls and
eolsrs an The rtstthe OF the system is love. Yes;
here se takes her stand upon the Rd Of the aHections
~ obligations centre In iovc--ali law is fulfilled il
lpve al emotions have theis spring in love-a crca-
ton L bathed In its radiance 1t links In harmonious
accord thrones and celestial hierarches 1t trembics
Ia the morning song OF the seraph, and rises in the
81 oral anthems of heaven II Il love-itis this An
fetep principle that is 10 the heart and Of
.Lc estiibutor
doyology then sung aud a blessing pronounced:
after which the meeting separated.