New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-06
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.

The sisted meeting of tie Board of MSnsce1 -
held on Thursday, sth met At Il P. NJ; the Hon
LursrR BRAplss in the Char. assisted BY Bepjamis
l.. Swan and Francis Hall. Hsqrs.
Nine new Societies were recognized, one in e<h Of
the States Of Nsw.York. South Carolina Tennessee,
and Ind ara 40 10 Missouri snd three in Iowa
ter from the French snd Foreign Bible Society
repeats the sssurauce thas 'hs Government OF France
still permits the free circulation ~ the Holy Scrip
lures throughout the country. and asks increased aid
IL The prosecution Of the work
Letters from Bishop Boose sud the Rev. Mr. Cul-
berNcD give an sccount IT the progress Of the rAns-
ls;iors going on in China aOder direction from this
Society
The Rev +. w Clark of Honolulu commune s;es
Of the nh siouares requt sting 10 eco copies OF
the New Testament TO be prepared IN Hawaiian and
English The request was granted.
The Rev Or Eli Smith of Belrnt acknowledges
the receipt Of approprs inn from this Society and
r.qr.sts IN behalf Of the Bible Society Of CONSTANT
nople PERM TO this Soci-tys version of the
Gospel by Ms'the<. in printing version 10 be inter
lesved with Fren h, in London, for the hse Of the
Turks, which was granted.
Rev. Mr. De Mates, pastor Of the Madeira exes
in Illinois complies with the request TO revise and
corr, the plates from Lonoon edition of the Por
tuguese T5siamt Mt 10 be- prepared by this Society.
Grants OF books we're made TO the Tract Society of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. To the American
; ;. Union; - the Protestin' Halt Orphan Asyium;
to the S.amths Hospital NJ Galveston; 10 Church
of Colorec Americans az San Domingo, IA the
Cbildr.ns Aid Society; and various grants TO ind
viduals, in several languages including two volumes
OF the Bible for the Blind.
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
At the regular meeting Of the Managers of this
Society. Tourday afternoon, twenty three members
of the Board were present. The Rev. DR. WELcH pre-
sided. with the aid Of the Rev. Mr. L,rHRor aud w.
W Tom Esq VicePresid-nts
The Ireasgrers report was presented showing the
amount Of receipts for The month of December 70
have been salsa s. with m equal expenditure. 0lt
Bihl.- al Tesismeutr distributed daring the
same term ana new branch society was ,orned
in Penn-ylvena
The Core. poudipg Secretary announced the death
Of the Rev. j. Goddard the principal translator OF
the Scriptures .mplo, ed by the Society, At Nngpo,
China on II, itb OF .piembor last, ghereupon ape
cial PRAYER was offered by The President
report of the Finance Committee was read, re-
commencing the appointment of an iditiouh Bible
ooluoIi.ur ID N.w. Mexico, and aiso tsvorDg an ap'
propration OF O. $50 for Bible distribution in Cen
trsl Europe.
The Agency Committee reported the resignation
Of two age nts, and the app Intm"nt OF one other,
with the change to other fields Of tabor OF several
Others.
Obituary notices were submitted, having reference
10 the decea.e of the Rev DIR. >utton, of Odessa,
In, ia and the Rev J. G.. Pike Secretary OF tho ten
ersl Baptist Mission OF England. paper WA sso
,.d .mbI a.iug Tevie~ of the origin and history VI
H.. new Bible House OF the Society.