New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-06
PUBLIC MEkIIIVGS.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE
UNION.
SECOND DAY-ioRNING SESSION.

The members Of the Union reassemb!ed a, clock
il the session ON Of the Fss Baptist Cdlrch or
DER Of BrCome add Eizabeth-ss. An hour was passed
il devotional exeici-es, sitter h'ch the meeting aa-
iourueo 10 met 10 The church above =, NJ.
A. n.nok tho nscotins vas Ors an L-a- tierfesi'
DE- Mt, The Rev d. MAcLAY, IN the chair
Al er lie usual preliDr srie., Mr.. w. H. NYckoFF
NOV co II a. TIE Com attee Library be constituted
Stanoipg COMMITTEE vi the Utlon TO. Inc year. whcn
mo ion IS carried.
The report of the Committee on Pubhcaron was
then boaid. The repor discussed the question OF toe
publication in the pasr, the pr sent ana ,le iutare.
The bile atoms b6o been of nmen-e advantage 20
the u ion aiding the body in its abors. Wl al lew
EXCEPTIONS, The religious pess Of the country hai been
cosfo against them though there gas more liberal
tpni rne1esteo atters. The Conmitee oio not cease
to hope that al r,giOus journals would evend My
co6I erste spt III the III ence OF me FRddetpnia
Chrision Chronicle which hid never ceased TO abuse
the Union The publication department the Commit
tee II ga ded he sreat fl Id for practical effort Inc
day OF con los ersy ID the ma Ter was past lhe CON-
m,tee expressed TIE hope that be enterprise OF The
Union ould soon be fully enlisted in the matter OF
pubii alton. great demand existed Tor more gen.
eIal circulation Of tho publ Cation Ia bound volumes.
" il English and Germon So far the Committee
knew, lie American aud Foreign Bible Society were
the Only real Opponents which the Union had to en-,
couDrer. The report then recommended q system OF
col, or,see. Appended sGs toe following re, outon:
Resolred That The Board officers assured that the
carving these fiy mportasee aud stability to
u .Ds sad We e' hereby ~ ou sa 70 id % IN
this esPsTstt Of labor ia toe ss't en'sr's oil the
The Rev Dr.. EAToS hoped that the sllusion to The
Ph,,adeiphia chronicle would be taken ou'.
Tie kev. Dr. SHEPPARD objected to referring TO
aTy IeHipaI2rs whatever, on the ground that he
wished 10 lave Everything ike sectarian character
take from tie move neJt. He di1 not like T. have
The American Billie Union characterized as Baptist
il stu ob.
la this point Of the proceedings an insane woman
NJ tE,1 In a ra or
Ier for a moment, which had The efct 10 attract The
attention of the assembly. She spoke of Bibles the
Alton e. General and tie President o. the United
STATES ano the weather. rather novel connection
al or which she left the house. and the proceedings
We resumed.
The Rev Mr. SAYssAs bopej that the auson to
The Phtladoph,a ChroRce would not bc stricken out.
TIE revision movement nu,h impeded by the
uisIs pre-. ItaiioIs OF tie paper.
The Rev. Mr. BALDwAs of Philadel phia said that
knowing The of the Editor of The Chronicle
a. well as b, did, ard knowing how be was egarded
H. the oa ion bis brethren ia Penusyly he
Hoped that this Convention would not degrade isef
by u uep'ios Of lie or anything thai vas his
TIE Objectionable alusiJrs were hen s-ru K gu, by
t. Committee, alter which the report was approved
al d lte r, solution adopted.
The Rev T. b. JosEs OF Norfolk was the frs speaker.
His sdors bal reference to the subject of the peces-
Sly tf revision OF tie Scripture, and the facilities
Possessed for the successful ,mpsamen OF the
woIE superior to those pcss ssed by the transators
under King James. He contepded mat tue present
ogt superior 10 any age evous IN respect 10 the
Diffusion OF he Holy Spirit which could give more
% CT understanding 10 the age Of the meaning OF the
HOY Sp'rn liz he ScIprres. He abs 9ereG al consd-
elable length the ollie ctons TO the b be vision
mept Ire speaker confer ded that tue revision move
ut u Baptist novemt 1T aud he did no. desire
nat 81 oiht impr Gd get abroad in relation
10 it. T. dress vy lUng, pro-y, uninterestag,
oil d sOmewba' s6ctarian in parts
At the ,oDclur Or of Mr.. jones' address the Union
tCok recess 10 p o clock.
AFTIRsoOS SESSION.
TIE Union reasst nlOed a.reeably to adjournment,
and after the usual preitpiuaes the report of the
Cou mit6e on the Scriptures in the Seneca language
rted by the Chairman Of the Committee rne
rel or STA ed that there was great desire mani esed
by tbe Sepeca Indians 10 rave the Word of God trans
10 I'd into their OWL tongue. In CONCLUSION, the re-
port recommeI ded that Chair procure persons 10
eresge III the work of trsDsaton Of the revis Ea-
gsb Scripture into tie SeLeca language and they re-
comue1d n subject TO the Executive Board this
Ulion for their Encouragement they shall deem
mort pros er for the accomplishment Of the work.
fbe Il port aas approved
II q mmitiee on he Engish Scriptures then sub
nj ted ID, report. The moia facts in the report have
hreacy been gwen IN he report Of the Corresponding
SecIeterN already published. The port approved
The Con nj tee on tie Portuguese Scriptures also
subnued their report. The report was brsf, aud
~, of The Nest necessity Of the revision OF the
Forire Scriptures, there being many lions OF
the human race who eak tnat language oDy. Ia
uscD, It r,c Jmmeno I'd revision OF the Poriu-
gu,se Nes Testament or portions Of it, as Goa may
opfn ibe way.
The Committee on the Revision of the German
Scrip suhr irted their report |, ed thar the
work OF revision in - German language hsd been
tnl OTsIy SUR enc ed until the revision ia Epglish
was completed, inssmuch the EOglsb version viii
Ii uch AID ia tie woik Of Revision Ia German Mao
Will eD excellent work waI being cone in Germany
IN u matt.r Of circulation. II econ nended n a An
asad hbtrsy be unaffected IN order 10 inset the
6emsi De oi The Gefm-n ted.
T.. n IA
yeIed Azores upon the subject Of tee unsecraran
cohIscter o. the Union AID its ~ok He lid that 10
ID. ofei sIve sense tier wo was not sectarian but
IL Brole .ens- II rec ai.n. To ey claim A fur
toe work lie troaGest "a boil ity. Wherever persons
er lhiened and rsi-e The cry Of sectl,i.nsln
B, o. 'be Union, IT 10 cover th ir ssctaran
ism Their s,tut on expressly deni d the icea OF
s'ct la isD. IL put from iselt the power 70 change
tie fOLC aMeL'sl irsiurs u It's ubssctar alisu Tie
ouly work Giicb the UDion had 10 DO was prescribed
t. he 20 nocuTe aud clfculs the most faithful yer
Sons Of tie Sscr~r ScriPues IN ali he languages
Throughout TIE world. rule wbic1 governed in the
esisos lyeD ulcer the sDs ices OF The Uui1n ss 20
give he e1sct meaning of The inspired Tex: as
= was a-cers;Cod " those VINO fret re-
oeite1 II. THIS wbs MT ariAbi-n. An
o be- Iule vas thu; tie common Eogis1 version
sh"pid be TIE nesi- at tte reyiOr eud ali unnec
ui,retu.e In the .s'SLlssta pora eolo.y should he
sNo c.d ADD DO alterations be Ies except where the
exact mterlog q be iLs .Tef t-xt Or chan ia tn.
TAI grogs Eis ht require TIE UuOI embraced meu OF
: 'beieht ere,ds ara cifi-teLt ceno1instoBs Foe,
HsTe known 70 sgree only p1i - sad tha, ih.
OF ~ Of be UuiCn The Union, too invited the mott
severe eri lcs ~ from AL Eve OH have s-e,ar-
Ian o1ei, could H. Ger Tie oircGm. auces ia % BE-
oRco'eIto 6Ld che. he'd a. &C. lie GesiZn If II ex-
isi' [, coas Pot fail 10 b. exposed. No English yer.
zion 'ould ttsnG vhcr could ssnd the cn1c.fn OF
tie world. Ntrs OF er should sand. The e ser-
lefse Lunb.r Il Bs, ts's ell the orgAniza
iiop but they i'd rot beoDs 20 Il becel~- -hey de-
,ir,d b, it 70 maze more B,pti-ts whe,hsri. .oIIi
Oh ISoye Or prove tie doc.Iiues % b BaOtss 4 ey