New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-04

.os ~, infuertiai secfs are identified church
with this New-Veri ion movement, and are thus
brn,tgbi un5.h the control of the American Bible
Union On We, careful pcrusal OF your article in
which laborpd IA ri TO avoid the conclusion that
your language would not be understood By many OF
yor reader was com inced that the force OF the
language such that could not be mistaken IN re-
gard TO its conveying such an impression
VIII you ALTO. me TO say, a I'd speak understand
ingy. that the Methodist dcno HiRdfon has NOT re
sghfeR cOH0trdhe connection et1eI win the Ameri-
can Bible Union it, work Of tram iaton' ana tha
wholly di-caims all such connection. F" haie'sr may
be the opinion OF private and isolated IENluuAi ihe
bers Of that church in regard to the prom ety OF re-
vision OF King James, translation, yet ~ church
NAV unhesitaiingy be affirmed that Il has Arrays BEEN
opposcd 10 n rerision Of The English Scripture. IL
is well known that John Wesley. the founder Of Msths
Odism. made translation, and Notwithstanding
hs mighty and well deserved influence over the church
Of which under God he the spiritual father, yet
such has been the veneraton of that very church for
the present authorized version that the New Testament
of Wesley i not regarded a. standard authority, and
il is rarely found except in the libraries OF the ministers
Of that denomination
The Methodist Church cannot be held responsible
for any opinion expressed action performed by Ddi
vidual members in this movement Of which you
speak and Il is decidedly wrong for the Society TO
convey the impression abroad with view Of increas
ing it, influence and patronage that the Methodist
Church is represented in the Bible Union. II l. proper
here to remark that since my attention called to
the subject by your article have carefully examined
the reports and documents of the Bible Union and find
il nowhere stated that any denomination Is represented
either in its Board or Committee in the work of
translation. Complaints have justly been made
against the American Sundsy-School Union and the
American Tract Society because these Societies
claimed to be in union with the Methodist Church.
the ground that Methodist in the first Society
President and in the other that Methodist in the
Board Of Publication. The Methodists disclamed all
ecclesiastical connection with these Societies, and
that very properly for they had snl;,ar societies Of
their own, and they regarded Il wrong foT thcse
cietics 10 publish such statement 70 the world that
they might under such prestige secure the patronage
of the church. This would be- equally wrong in the
Bible Union, any other organ;zation either by it,
printed documents or through its agents But, Sir,
have you not calculated too largely in regard TO
the controlling influence OF the Bible Union over
numerous and influential scots. You say il originated
among the Bapsio, but, my dear sir, great PARTON
of the Baptist deuoninato on are its most decided and
hostile foes aud the remark made by us in reference
to the Methodist Church will apply to all the Others
you have named. But however it may turn out in re-
gard to the other Influential sects, desire to have 1t
distinctly understood, that although the Methodist
Church des 10 her members the right to engage
in any literary political business enterprises, she
nevertheless dscaims all responsibility arising out of
such engagements. A METHODIST.
Mo- lOTk, Dec. =, 1856