The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-25
Nee ting OF the Bible Society.

Bible Society," with reference to the supply Of the United
States with the Bible, held ct the Church of tho
Purtans Union square Thursday evening" There was
good attendance Hon. Theodore Frelinghuyssn in the
chair. Prayer Was offered by Rev. Dr. Mcfarland, (old
style rresby tsran)
Rev. Dr. TYING Glow church Epsoopalisn) opened the
mex ting with an explanation Of the cause of the
meeting which to bring before the various religious
bodies now in sefson In this city the objects Of this
society This Was not meeting Of the churches but of
the church ITSELF for object Or. Tying made
res appeal union to forward the objects Of this So
cely without regard TO cionAl differences. The obes
was above al other objects. The American Bbe Society
was engaged In the noble plan of bringing heaven and
earth together by the free circulation Of the Bible
Their object to bring before their brethren the
Importance Of the spread Of the Bible In our own land
Taenty years ego the society distributed 500
copies Of the Scriptures, but since then the popula
tion and extent OF territory Of the United States
had BEEN greatly increased. Three millions Of immi
grant popuation and ten mil Ions Of children had been
borp At least two millions Of families in the United
States without the gospel and OF least one million
are anxious receive t. Tas society bad resolved to
ricsn Bible socsty that every Americas child shss Is
able to read should have the Bible; It Is computed
CURED meet this porAon and supply. The Rev.
Doctor then gave account of the facilities for print
Ing the Bible enjoyed by this society and said that it
working dsy Of The year. society was entirely free
from had 100 Bibles already strbution
asked ior the Of the church The work Of dis
trbuon could be done by agents and auxiaries TWEEN
years ago the society distributed 6C0 900 Bibles
rier Now they had thirty five agents and three
thousand auxlaIies These would have the detail the
oss
will cast an average OF thirty cents piece, and
Churches 40 numerous SO generous and so wealthy
ready to for ,hem when they requested TO do
But the auxiliary societies be stirred up, and
to meet many brethr in the ministry in the
mao tses
be Presbyter.nism aethodam, Qu.ksrism or E,isco
ministry in this land engaged with in this work
We appeal to them to tell their churches in the North
souh East and West that TIE Church Of the Lord is
m1srs h sG sss the people Of the land the B and
Rev. Dr.. LORE (Methoiis) of New jersey, said the
Of long speeches. He sgreed entirely with the last
speaker Grey Dr. TJrg without the Bible We can have
no ne said A, an American SIsp no WAS
degradation Of nth America owing the fact that
the lard was without the Bible. portion of coun
South America. he hal just returned from tour In
New Mexico tie ion Ct the country he alluded to- The
h.S
they fellow citssss and We shouli not al
low them " be without the Bible for our institutions
on WSsre party was liable to Be- in the
minority, he went into he streets found boys, told
them 70 go and swear in their votes and he would ab
red ths election which WAS however, declared invalid
In population Of $4,000, not 5000 can read
and this in Chsn
would not fail In it's work, but Whatsoever its hands
found TO co, do it with all their might.
Rev. Mr. CURTIS (nsw sy Presbytsran) of Chicago,
cordially gave his aoheson to the plan Of the society
Our PEOPLE, he sd Pha be your people in this mat
ter He was CAD 70 hear Catholic senu nents from the
md nj of
this society that it brought Al ions Of Chris jam
&C mmon Platform. When this society, twenty. sevsn
occupied by stockade fort and half dozen dwellings,
Now there sancs the queen city Of the Northwest city
in three iseo o! year.
has our Populatin doubled over upon itself Every day
during the months We have 800 200 foreign
ers arrivir In our CITY, either 10 60 to their new
give them the Bible sveryvh.Ee-in The cars,
to the xS1ssh' ss w ss. ..'' tS give
Than that Of any conference or assembly or earthly
body Let us have for the foreigner Of every tongue,
with Christ make,h al men free"
Rev. Dr. PLUMBER of Ptthburg Pa, fold style Presby-
s
the first distribution, the population Of the country had
been doubled. THIS Increase made the great work .
necessary work, which must do Tho people require
1t at hsncs We must have Bible distributions,
standing army The Bible is actually necessary for
pecessssy work, but COED work. It |: work whsh
will do all good. Tho reverend gentleman gave
raj instances Of the effect Of the work. both upon the
doer and the object of it, he esed with argumen.
intended to how that the work practicable and only
ed the earnest efforts Of the churches to be
piisbed.
The doxoloey, sTrom al that dwell below the skiesn
was then sung. and the meeting dissolved.
The meeting exceedingly interesting throughout
1t attended by reay ali the members Of the Presby
terrain Assembly and oher bodies in session in this city
Among the gentlemen on the platform noticed Rev
Dr. Thornwel of c. Rev. Dr. Hickok of scheme .tsdy;
DR. BLACK OfpitthhuY0. Raw. Caud0ld of Rrook-
~ Rev. DR.. Ferris. General Cock Francis Hail. Horace
Holden, WIN B. Crosby, James Suydam and Rev. DR..
Bangs, of this city.
City Intelliuence