New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-11
14IRTY.sISTH ANNIVERSARY.

ss celebrated Yesterday afternoon In the Tabernacle
,rb;cb vas almost crowded. The Hon. THEODORE
FnrIIseHursEs President Of the Society, occupied
fhe Chair. The Hon. Luther Bradish, the Rev Dr.
Ferris the Rev. Dr. Nicholas Murray, Bishop Waugh
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Rev. j. r.
Thompson. the Rev. DIR. Tying, the Rev. Professor
Haven Of Michigan University, and several other cer-
xymen and gentlemen Of distinction, occupied seats on
fhe platform. The exercises were opened by the Kew
DIR. WAUGH, Senior Bishop Of the Methodist Episcopal
Chwch who read portion Of scripture and offered
prayer
The Hon. THEODORE FRELIsGHuYsEs addressed the
meeting. He commenced bis address by referring to
Tie order given to the Jews in the Old Testament to
90 Up periodically to Jerusalem there to pray, praise,
sacrifice and rejoice and also to take with them, nc-
oording to their means whercwitha TO aid the service
OF Gods house. This week Of anniversaries he
compared to that season; il is week Of praIse
and ioy when one asks, Waterman what OF the
night 7" the answer is, 1.-THE morning coine'h
The clad news of salvation breaks the mountain
tons Since last the Society met in anniversary more
fben 700 900 copies of the Word have been scattered
abrsad-that Word on which and on which alone the
hope Of every Christian enterprise rests Let the de
vine pledge regarding it be borne in mind-"It shall
no. return to me void but accomplish that for which
He pours the joys Of salvation into the a5odes ofsoow
md want Nc man can be saved without It, and he
that really embraces II need not fear On the shores
of the Pacifc whittier o vast volume OF migration has
been turned the Missionary and the Bible have pant
ed their good influences. Nearer homo the results OF
our labOrs have been good fruits; and the Young
Mems Christian Association has given especial cause
for gladness. Our own hearts have been made glad
in the promises Of the Bible that II snaH come as The
Word of God, forever
HEpRY FISHER, Esq, Assistant Treasurer, read an
abstract from the Treasurers Report:
The balance hand last year 8, 209 5O the re-
ces for the year. s42 sOi 95 the expenditure for the
year, $4l3, C76 81; balance on hand, 9, 1888 II.
The Rev. DR.. BRIGHAM, one Of the Secretaries, read
the Managers Report. The following is abstract:
One new Manager, SchuremGn Halsted Esq, has
been elected TO fill a vacancy.
Mr.. Caleb T. Rowe, has been appointed General
Agent in place of Joseph Hyde, Esq., resigned.
kxty-eght new AuxiaTies have been recognized.
Einety-two Life-Direotors and ,i7s Lne-Mcmbers
have been added.
The receipts of the year amount TO $3i6,sl 81
much less than those OF The previous year.
The number of Bibles printed during the year amounts
30 400 and of Icst@nens 62oO 900; making total
Of 90I 400.
The number of volumes issued is 749, 500. The num-
her issued since the organization OF the Society Is
10,653, 647.
Grants of Bibles and Testamerts have been made
IN former years, to Auxiliary Societies, to other be-
Devolent Institutions aud ~ ievdnas for gratuitous
distribution.
The number of Agents at present employed in the
domestic field is thty-fve, including two on the Pa
Oifc coast.
Nee Books-During the gear q new German octave
Bible also Testament and Psalms, have been pub
Eshed from an improved edition Of kanston Spanish
New Testament from the Greek also welsh ana
English Testament in parallel columns and an English
octave small plea Bible without references An impe-
nal quarto Bible designed 10 be the standard book of
The Society is now in press and will be ready for do
livery in a few months. royal octave Bible with
soifr ia A
gueee New Testament, translated from the Greek Is
ordered to be printcd also new diamond reference
Bible.
L,6rory-A new catalogue Of its books is prepared
and is about 10 be issued.
Grams of Money-The remiitances abroad the past
year have been much less than usual, owing to the
diminished receipts and the great demands for making
new books and other home purposes 1t il the design
of the Board TO make further remttancos early III the
coming year. But while the payments of money for
printing the Scriptures IN foreign countries have been
less than usual the expenditure for making new books
At home and in foreign agencies has been greater.
Foreign Agents--One Agent, the Rev. Mr.. RICHTER
has been sent TO Turkey and Syria; another the Rev.
Mr.. honsavatge, to Venezuela, South America, and
she Rev. Mr.. Fletcher 10 Brazil
The following resolutions were then severay offered
by the undermined clergymen:
Rs.oesd That Report Abstract Of which has been reaa
D. printed and Circulated under the direction oil Inc boaa
R"orsd That the study the Bible and observe its
heal strengthen and 70 lsrse the more profoundly are we
and and viii be the grand peseaie power OF Gil that
b good among men.
e.orsd That the objection urged BY against the teus
pfhe Scriptures the ground that they are hard DC rndod
cssy wthou, foundation deTogaoy 70 ne character OF their
vae Author AID perou 70 the souls Of men, aid ought a. this
Rssclrsd That Of the peyalns ignorance, degradation,
Of the Lands the Bible the relation
Of those LANDS to Tie contamination Of Chrts kngio upon
Es.th and the pes IT aspect Of Divine f9visnos toward
the Word Of God into the Arabic tongue which promises to
proclaimed and Which s witness fer it, fact. and is prophecies
heossd That he rreeepts Tie examples and the whole pTi
a. the world for he e,eon Of mis- book
those who enlarged efforts and more feTyent
prayer fer its early diffusion among oil people.
The Rev. DIR. MURRAY of EiZabothtOwn y. j.,
moved the FIST resolution. He said that the Society
was growing in strength and usefulness every year. 1t
had already circulated 10 or II millions of copies the
Bible but comparing that number with the population
Of the United States it would be seen that much yet
remained to be done. vote of thanks was certainly
due TO the managers sor their services compensa-
non could secure services equally valuable those
which they rendered gratuitousy. In l429 Gao was
paid for a single copy OF the New Testament
translated by Nycklfe; that sum about $3.50, and
$s0 life member 0l the Society could now be made,
and be hoped that that word life-mcmbor meant in
deed living member, whose energies would be in
vital activity in such cause. That sum would make
life member ana thus the distribution of per-
haps go copies of Gods word over many pare OF the
world. Thee are great many evils in life, but the
Bible is the only remedy for them ALL lately got said
DIR. into conversation in the cars with q Romish
PRIEST he asked me where my religion was before
Martin Luther replied a was IN the New Testa-
nent. lie asked where the foundation of my church
was land answered, in the same book. He asked
me, among 40 different sects where wHs our in
terprcter l answered hat we read the Word and
looked up 10 heaven asking for the Holy Spirit TO in
tefpIet unto us ana added that with our Interpreter
We wsn ,bs s oss sS " nom truth than he with his
loan, Baptist, EIiscOpaan, let us be rbat 700 ,cay