New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-09

.d'I wavs. now lining up it's voice to the high
places Of the earth in words o. wisdom for kings anl
all that are in autbort y and breathing IN Whispers o.
love and sympathy lie true consoatlops lnto 'he car "a
the mouruer and hear Of the afflicted; counsehng IN
the day Of property and comforting when the skies
gather blackness aid tie heart sinks IN despondency
| - The following abstract Of the Managers ana the
| Ifeasurer's Report was then presented:
| Two Nice-Presdents have died, the Hon. Abbott
| Lawrence and the Hon. J. Macpherson Berrien and
one Manager, Nathaniel Richards, esq. Ninetyseyen
| rev Au1llanes lave been recognized. OF Life d.
rectos, los have been made duung the year snd Of
Life Members, 67e. The receipts of the year amount
to 1893 l67 25-bcirg increase Of si5 355 60 over
the former year. Ofhis amount, sl6l coo az are gra
tuitous and s232l06 u from sale of Bibles and Tssa-
| ments. The number Of volumes issued is Cos 225;
tuce the organization of the Society, II 32l 9l2 MANY
more than formerly of the larger and better bound
| books have been issued. Many grants of books have
been made to Auxiliary Societies, Benevolent Insttu
| tions and individuals. new imperial quarto Bible
has been published, royal octave Bible, the Book Of
Psalms in octave, small English Testament for Children
schools &c. the Gospel OF John and the Acts 10 Span
| ish Second Book of Kings in Choctsw. The Ojibws
Testament is being printed; also Portuguese
Testament and the Testament in Portuguese and En-
gsh There 80 agents employed by the Society
| including two on the Pacific Coast, one in South
America and one in the LevaDt. The embarrassments
of the former have not admitted as many foreign
grants as the Board desired TO make. To publish the
Scriptures in France 81, COO have been paid; tor the
same purpose at Constantinople about $4,000; for
$1,000; for Germany, $1,000
TIE following solutions presented, and unani
mously adopted:
reed printed circulated under direction OF the Board
Rce,d That the nteres. which the Christian world is
tax in tie circulation the Sacred Scriptures itself proof
power the hearts of and thus pledge of their
s. Re.oed The. the Bible s necessary control the int.
ectus and sos oces which the Bible itsef Oertes and
4 Rc,oyred That regard the American Bible Society
being peculiar and emphatic setting forth OF certain vital
Gospel principles that the Church Catholic could not
sfoTd 10 lose such AL Institution.
In view OF tho statements made by the Managers in ther
Rro with the cooperation Of those who view the Bibe
dipeDsble civil and religious welfare this Society
now Rsos IN humble reliance DyLe aid, To enter
exploration Of entire country With the purpose OF
placing copy Of this sacred volume as early practicable IN
every destitute household where there IS Willingness ~ re-
P,l,,d That tn. distribution Of the Word of God In
China translated the PRINCIPLES adopted BY this Society
upersvey by the eAeenciss the missionary
work pCPulous country and there loud call
If the Providence of God upon the American Church to pro-
Re,OIt,d the Providence Of God in opening the
amid the horrors boodest Of modern times for tho
distribution Of the Bible in the land OF its nativity cali, for our
grateful and the vigorous OF work
favored Of Heaven.
The Rev. DR.. Stockton, of Baltimore, was the first
speaker-makipg the first resolution the bass of his
rcInarks. He said that be regarded the Bible Society
as the greatest of religious and benevolent institutions
II was impossible to make speech worthy OF such
theme as this was Could any speech be made worthy
of Daturei Could any science or any literature or
vas unreeled, displaying sunset, but had any one
ever seen sunset displayed upon csuva, that would
at all compare with the sunset which God unroled on
every fair evening, when the sky cleaned with oil the
bues that God had ever fornedl There could be
nothing in any department OF art that would az all
rival the workmanship of God. The revelations OF
God in the natural world were dim and vague In COM
parson with the revelations he had made iE the Bbe
There was 10 Fahe. Son or Holy Ghost in any part
of the natural universe Their God was nothing their
Savior was nothing, if the Bible was taken away from
them. 1t was Cbrists boOk-all Its writers gave Wit
ness to him, and not to the Father lie himself was
the witness of the Father-the only witness. No man
had seen God at any time The only begoten Son,
that dweeth in the bosom of the Father hath declared
Him. and in the Bible was his declaration. with nus
best prayers be wished most glorious success for the
cause of the Bible Society.
The Rev Mr. GAssE of Freehold, N. j., the Rev.
J. F. A. MERcEIs of Sheffield, Mass, and the Rev:
Dr. NIcHoLsoS Of Cincinnati, spoke to the 2d 81 and
4th resolutions. The Rev DIR. ADAMS spoke to the
9Th resolution, and said he would select az his text
"The Bible and our country" Thirteen years after
motion of DIR Beeo her, this PLATFORM they resolved
to supply every family in the land, in two years,
with the Bible. -Four years after, the Society resolved
10 supply every family the globe with copy of the |
Scriptures Since that time, although the proposition
counted chlnerical it had constant progress:
buildings, presses auxllaries &c. What changes
bad taken place since this proposition was made in
1899 What States and Territories had been added to
the Union single year almost made the geography |
of the country obsolete Their territory had doubled,
and there was quIcksand population whose character
was 10 be fixed. There at first, when this Society
commenced its operations considerable Jealousy on
the part of the booksellers lest their business should
be injured. But this class of men the fast |
friends of the Bible Society," for one copy of the Bible
given away only led the way TO the sale of addi- |
tona copies. Astronomers told them that there were
stars in the armament 40 high that, though men
separated by the whole breadth OF the continent,
il was utterly impossible for telescope to make
angie of divergence. So should it be with the efforts
of this Society and let this Society, composed it Is
of of all denominations and creeds be elevated
in its aims and endeavors TO produce the utmost
harmony Of feeling in their action.
Tie Rev. DR.. BRIGHAM then offered the following |
resolution.
nert time the MANAGE be requested 70 call special meet
the Academy Music, such other place
they select or the OF giving fur
Their COZ sdeaon this important Of the sup
PLY Of country with the Bible |
The Rev. DIR. TYsG seconded the resolution i'll his |
usual happy manner, and it was then unanimously |
adopted.
The Rev. Mr.. CULBERTsOs of Sharghae, China, |
then spoke TO the sixth resolutiongvng en- account
Of what Lad been done by the Bible Society for China
and the necessity there for further efforts In behalf
OF that benigkted kingdom the part of Christians
in this country.
The Rev. DIR. STONE of Boston, Mass then closed |
the exercises of the day in most thrilling and i'm
pre- ssive speech, which held the audience speb0und
during lis delivery and which greeted at it, close
by loud and iterated applause from al parts OF the
house.
AMERICAN ANTLSLAVERY SOCIETY.
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