New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-06
he Of the sgioe successes -hi.A the revision


Chairman, and subsequently was approved aad
sSoP'ed: - 49,. I'D
Deles sies reported that Delegates were pfeeen; ro
ff.esn different States and thu. The steodsnce o.
Visiting friends End Delegates WA shout :, 600.
TIE Rev. Isaac n. HILL of Albany then delivered
ar address on The emotions sp. ropnae ON the preen'
occasion. The address " " Iepe'e si,h hoe yeroisSe
and bee utiful metaphors. The perorauon was an eio
uuent tuogy on the late DIR. CoIe
h The Rev THOMAS j. CosAST, ID. D., Professor IN
Rochester University lone of the revhers uhus. me
auspices OF tie Union was the neIt s'eaker. hs re-
marks bed ressreDce for the most pan TO the paas
adopted in effectirg the revision, with the view Of
making it a. full ard petftct - possible.
lie Rev. j. NJ. BRAY of Virginia was the conclad-
ing speaker. -,,A
EVENING" SESSION.
Tie Union reasseoibled at o'clock, the President,
Rev DIR. MGCLAT in The chair.
The exercises were opened by singing by The CHOIR,
after hich PRAYER was offered by the Rev. j. CHAL-
LEy CT Philac elphia.
After some unimportant business, the Rev. JAMES
CHALLES offer, resolution OF thanks TO the secular
pres q the City for lie attendance upon the meetings.
Of The Union and the faithful reports OF the proceed
ipgs published in their columns. The resolution was
pssst unanimously.
The Rev. G. ". EAroS, D d. President OF tho
Tbeolcs ics Depsiimert of Madison University, then
delivered an address He said tina. the revision move
m.Dt bad net with opposition not from ufieiy, Ro-
marisu, or PuseyisIp but from The Pro estan ranks.
In the Ees' and West the feeling was analogous 10
both in the press and The pulpit. They bad been &C
eused Of string substitute tee nspid language OF
the g-School for the tsrse saxon of the Apos-
lie Paul L. had beer asserted that bapti-o was an
Fps lsh VOID having q variety OF meanings. how
as this ,henomenOn 10 be explained! Ii was mat
ter of marvel to him that many of his talented aud
warm Dc n onal nds should be ounc leading the OPP
position in a ment involving the good OF the
world so muSh as aid toe enterprise of the Bible
Uriun He had az the result o. his Investigation as
oer,ained that the opposition founded patty
uifconception, partly on personal antasoaism aud
partly false principles, which IN some II,
snpces were inconsistent with articles professed
,ba otiectors The object of the Union, he stated,
was to procure The word of God for all in its purity.
Tn r.veiaion of Goa imposed upon those who pas
SIS il 70 impar il TO those who have 1t not, aud 20
in part it III spsiy The o'Ject was rot oay uano-
cis nable but il possessed a mIIal graH1eur. The
word of God was not designed for one peope but for
al II was pat of tho obec' 10 ndOrre the orho-
coxy or depoui ce the hetereodoxy of aay OF mem
bers II was 81 err aniZa ion OF iudgiduss and not
stcts Though ii waI not devo rims ional society,
vet il was Christian and Scrp'ura' S)clety IL had
emlszopeo ia It's from. the whole Bible" brother
hid sad .o-osy thar this was Baptist principle He
y on hot "a that. IL wss too narrow. he would
cell il en- A. osolic price, He had bis individual
yess Ct inter pref siiou but he worlt no. brDg them
forward before this UDion, ncr would hs slioE
Others TO DO it unr, buked. But IT clearer
exhibition of Goes word through better translstioo
would interfere wi bis belief he prayed God that he
might be h. ped 10 make the change in his view' The
Unon took The highest grouod as 20 the inspiration OF
u ginal Scriptures The authority for any ver-
sion nus he because il conforms 10 the exsct meaa
ing of Il inspired original. Not one OF their oppo.:
nens had dared 10 call into question The correctness OF
tie phi cpes end pars when guided the Bibie Union
in lis work q translation. They could not ask whose
rcck war like unto tLeir rock, thsE enemies the n
selves icing judges 4 gentleman hal said shea
atked VIVA, objection lie had 10 their principles n 1t
b. bad none that their principles were good enough 20
storm hell With, but he did Lot like tbs Leaders, The
bet thai ay IA with IN
mel as leaders give him even eood principles no nat
ter aow bad the men who were the leaders. 10 Sc
cure the fashful translation they mus, sc ;ure men OF
the creates, learning and hi hest INTEGRITY, who could
upCer no circumstances be- induced 10 btie one
SHADE of he meaning Of rhe Almighty. The only
limit TO fidelity in translation was human inability "
ard when they had securel fidelity TO that
point they coulo trust to Providence to guide men
in whatever was wanting 10 fidelity. Wha.ever might
be ru huly sad against the leaders OF the revision
eDt they were Dot whit worse tban me best OF
their opponents. TIE speaker was particularly severe
III on The young mtisels Young psrvenues, he siii,
Who had Undertaken "a their special mission defend
orthodox, from he attacks of ministers whose iueg'
n; hole dare assa, and who were venerable IN the
csnse of Chit The speaker said that small in1e-
corums ard ci-csurese aud petty iasults Of speaking
of persons not brotrers but as Que SMITH, or one
Jci es whs Part of the Of their opponents not
ttps; however bo;h sides had things 10 a4swer for.
Tbti opponents otece to this movement because
n a, being composed Of all persons and opinions here
els would b. introduced III the revised version.
lie sso that 20 keep tie word OF God or any part OF
il was the worst heIesy the world hal ever known
abd that vas The position of their oppsLeDts Their
OF poteu's were mainly because hey proposed TO
ci ange the ordioary English version. Tnere no
1 God reason ~by the English Scriptures should be
exc, pied from he general rule which applies to the
matter of translation. IL it could DC established taat
errors in our version cid cxst there should
Ot be two opinions as 10 the necessity of revision.
He con'ebCec that thee were errors and glarJg ones
too Should they be allowed to remain 20 obscure toe
iums culaie word of God when they were kuo and
Acknowledged TO be sucb. To say that they sloald
was impous presumption. The remaiOing portion OF
tie adoess had reference to The plans aud methods by
which the version being couo ucte I, and the sd
vabia, es which The uaDsitvrs ct tue present time
had over those Of King Jamfss time. The address
O, Gu led about two houe in deliver g aud though
able disqui-itiOn Was too long and before 1t wts
fnithed IeaIly quarter OF the audience had LETT tae
church
On motion, the Union the adjourned sine die.
During u preliminary exercl,es held IN the session
ICON of the clu, CO. ell mered resau ion Of thanks
was ndered to he ades of the Firs Baptist Cou'cn,
for be cordial manner IN which they had entertained
T. { msmbers and delegates 10 the American Bible
UDiop.
[Ibe reporters of the press tender their thanks 10
tie Rev. c. A. BUcKBEE, the Assistant Treasurer of
TIE Bible Union, for client facll les afforded them
by him in The successful accomplishment of their
abors in the meeiugs OF tie Union-facites not less
welcome Than they are uncommon
BOARD OF COUNClLNEN.
FRIDAY, Oct. s. 1s55-Ptesent-D. D. COSoyER,
Esq President, ia ha chair.
Third RedGings.-Tbe Bosrd took up for final &C.
ton vsiieus papers which had previously been or
ctIeo 10 third reaong, Viz:
OfCCmniiiee o. Finsr c., in favor Of psying Com
ntsaTy Gei4Ial Aard $40 a. for AMMUNITION fur
ri nod ~ IN