New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-09
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BIBLE 50 GETTY


MORNING MEETING.
This Society held the forenoon session OF It's
Eighteenth Anniversary in the Baptist Church, Mas
sau-st. near Fulton, Brooklyn The weather was ex-
ceeiinrly Indictment, but the attendance was compar
stively numerous The meeting was called to order
bv the President the Rev. DIR. WEIoH, who took the
chair. The 3s6th hymn was sung, and prayer offered
bv tie Rev. Mr.. Harrison, of Pa.
The Rev. Or. CHIcK of Mass. read the il9th psalm
and other portions of Scripture The minutes OF the
Icst session Phladel phia, May 81 were read by
WARES CARTER, of Now-York, and approved.
DIR. WEIGH appointed as a Nominating Committee
TO present the names of officers for the ensuing year,
Nessrs. Todd. Mason. Thorpe, Dean aud Drake. The
ORIGINAL r, port Of the Building Committee appointed IN
lsJ2 was read. The report showed that the Society
have building completed in Nassau-st., W: Inc
ORIGINAL cot was $50 600 the present building cost
over 100000; apartments ore gwen aeco.uus 70
agreement with the original subscribers 10 sister de-
nominations; but other apartments ana oiices are
rented at about $4,000 year. The ieasurers
Report viii show the financial condition OF the build
ine fund.
The report was accepted by the Society, and mo-
ton was made that il should be referred TO Special
Committee which was carried.
Tie CHAIR nominated as Committee oro'hefs
Gault Harrison and Durbrowe.
Tho recommendation Of tie Committee that their
financial account and unfinished business should be
ref ned TO the Board Of Managers was eoh7iei,d,
In, It was decided TO refer the report IN 1910 20 nc
Special Committee.
Tie CHAIR expressed biz great satisfaction at beng
so often reelected to his high position, with regret
that he had not been able to bring to It more useful
ard higher qualities; such he had he freely gave.
The progress Of the Society had been mpeded by en-
cumstances they could not control, but which had
L .eurr afpfr
in general business had cur.eiled the ability though
not the wish of friends to aid the work. Next year.
however better things are to be hoped for And what
work could mere imreraiiyely command the best
efforts of Christian men than the spread and propaga
ton of that Divine Record whose characters shall
remain engraved in letters of light strong as the
Divine PIoserce and eternal as His throne, whcn
earth and sea are past away NhAt pt9p"i
what church what pastor can say that ne or ny nave
bcen anhtul 10 tie ul extent OF this vast Obligation
Much is it 10 be desired that the pastors OF cnurcne
Should return TO thcir various charges fully imbued
with The spirit and impressed with the responsibility oil
this great obligation, and renew ana dinuse we same
an oig tose who look TO them LOT hi"su"'io" III
things spiritual.
The Committee on Nominations then nominated the
following cficers for the ensuing year:
Prs,ident-Rev. y. 7. Welch, d. d.
Tce Iresideais-Rey =. Lahop d. D. " " Non. lsalc
Davis IL D. Mars Isssc Newton Ec'l y. VI Rev; sills
Baley D. D., Ind Rev. Althony CODY y " $ W. Taylor
NJ: Rev SSi Geo j. Johnson lows g John NJ Peek D. D.
ILL.,; Rev. Ma. Colyer Mich w. H. Todd Eel }. ~ rev
NJ race Jr y " Ley. P h. fstison D. D. Me- tiV' AZ
y s ,sn f H M asa e hS g. A L II 8 W. Rev
Ben BREEZY Cali An, A6erT Day Esq o S Joia NJ
Fso X. VI Hon Peter p RGnysa y. il Matthew va'ser
3e,1og ndilg SeeSsory-Rsv Ruu, Babeoek D.
ieo1a'ag Sec,et0,v-W erren Carter.
7,easuer-SaihGn c. Piatt.
Maros,,' q Fst Cai to 'eyre 6r t,,ee yea-W1gpen
,sI " Brses j. samuel Raynor Rev Lewis Colby J.
". 1sFgsrt Peter Bslen, Elijah Lewis, Jr y C. Pla d. ~
Wlson.
Tie report was accepted and the election then gone
into, all tie nominations of the Committee being rat
feG-the only change made being the ensure of the
abbreviated word Hon. which had been prefixed to
one Of the names and the substitution of Rev.
Tie President expressed his gratitude for the re-
rewal Of confidence shown in him, and his dcternina
ton TO give his best endeavors to fulfill to the utmost
If his power the duties once more assigned him.
The Rev. Mr. TAGGART begged to be excused from
bis appointment the ground of other pressing min
iserial duties but the Society the question being
put BY the Chair, refused to excuse him.
motion was made by Mr.. Wanon Of Troy that
the Society should commence an aggressive policy by
publishing Bibles in the English tongue, and circu-
Iating them nj home Many members spoke III iaFor
Of the motion.
An amendment was offered substituting the word
procure fer publish
1t was mentioned that the Board were anxious to
spread the Bible in Mexico and South America also
among the Germans in the United States, and the
French Canadians, along tie shores Of Lake Cham
plain who we're represented being very anxious to
read the Bible in their own tongue
Several suggestions were offered and the matter
was finally referred to a Committee, viz: Mcssrs.
Warren, Bonett Reese, Laihrop and Swaine.
part in the discussion was taken by colored
brother Mr. LsssFoRD LAsE of Boston, who COM
planned that the colored were not considered in
the projected distribution Of Bibles. While he was
seaking the Chair said the hour for adjournment ha
arrived but that lie could resume his remarks at the
afternoon iess;on.
The Doxology having been sung the Society adj
i.urued "a r u NJ