The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-08
American Bible Union.

NEW TRANSLATION OF THB SCRIPTURES.
mo eighth anniversary Of the American Bible Union
We commenced yesterday mornipg, In the meeting house
Of The First Baptist church, in Rrooe street, corner
Elizabeth There wAs . large attendance Of ladies and
ssnsemea Delegates present from Canada Maine,
Aasachuse,ss Rhode Island, Connecticut New York. New
Jersey, PennsyvsniA, Aaryhnd, Virginia, Illinois, Ken
lucky, Tennessee Michigan and Ohio Among the dstn.
suiahed gentlemen present the folio wing:-Prot.
murphy, Ill Prof PendIeson, Va; Prof Gallup, N. Y.
Prof Morton, n j.; Rev. W. A. Caldwell, Canada Rev.
q n stmaon, Enghamson; Rev. J. FNquhsSson, Ne !;
cser, Ne.
The Rev. Thomas AImi.ase, D. D, IL President OF the
Union, and Rev q A. R,ckbce Secretary.
After The usual devotional following com
mitees were ordered
Yis ssS New Ne,
Hq, a. ": Mech, Massachusetts,. and A. Mcdonald,
Ctrnn,nse Of Nomination. W. A. Cold veil, Cana
d.; Rev James F,rqu harsun, Maine; Prof W. Pande
eoD, virginia; Ptot 8. Merwin, Esq. W. O. HsInsoan,
Esq, Pennsylvania, anu S Ht.lmsn, Esq New York
Com mlt,ees on English, German Spanish aud aamess
Sc ptcres and pubicat Sniprre dirinnitor. aud
oOauses we're Dex appointed, and some additional de
The COMMITTEE Nominations reported permanent
otsers 10, we ensuing ye1
shows that $ s62 so ave ben expended By the Union
aDrIg the lass year The balance on hand 10 $40 Is
adarea The Ensn.h spsssrs portion q the World ssid
DO, we're nes rermii,eo 70 read the Scriptures as In
insured originals were written More than . hunired
and nsy elapsed after that hefo T. 5daIe
and ine people al asro had .oco 70
the Wud OF Life Alter various had fallen iuo
th., hsns and they hxd then, for quarters
OF injury, the preeeut ven. ION into peing Tue
forty seven uansaors cf King ia spent hard upon
seven sara 10 revising the Bahops Bible Nos nearly
two centuries nd bait have been so red to pass Away
~hou any seroas Effort 70 purge This version Of IL
r,rs and justify cai Of the Bible perfect ndeiE
Aier society formed in this city 10. that very par
poe years suf elapee and the nrst
practical sep not ixi lhen this
any reason jes.ify ihsi imr.ssncs ~Sch w,uid
endapgey tborouehDess and ruish Of great . worn
me ssc,.,r then rssssns eighth ,nnu.l report from
ceedosy The report embraced hi,tory Of the origin Of
the son ~ sccosn, Of Us crsaszaon and the extent Of
Tue nsld CT labor Tho creek texx pu olshed oy Aeors
B'r or Sons, (n London In The year 1881 with known
ec,eo. has been adopted the ossis Of revi
taken the revision OF toe Old testament has completed
:no Of job, aDd tas other q the Old Tssssa
ready for The primer Four eminent rcnolas have been
pat vpoo tie Fuai hevisier Comriaee, tn &c Of them
e.irs Rev 7 SolAI, D lste Of Roonsassr Univer'
sty; Raw H,cktn, u. Profeasor In Ne ston Tneo
logical Seminary, Mass and Professor Dr. K, Roder, Of
che Royal usise,sny In bale, Germany. me fourth
-bcr has Dot salhsrz d the pu scaron Of his name
Tot be said 10 bs equally eminent The Union mas
printed and published revision OF the Italian Ne Tesla
mont the Gosptl Of John French, while the reyisicn
o''hs German and spanish Scriptures Ia safe Of for
Ias Union In, published % $50 copies Of the Strip
ture, various ian: $50 sos qaareruss tact.
&C uakrg total 90 7is 50. Nois ,har 90 COO 900
iases q matter have been puslahed In Newspaper firm,
uyor ne surf. ct of the revision
A very One collation. WAS prepared fsr the delegates
ase members CT ne press By the ladies OF the church
which TIE Union met, ami BY Mr. ~ vesey Per 70 which
ropas Ar tho lengthy forenoon iassloD, eli did ample
iusl,oe
10 the sf,erroon interesting Addresses upon the I'm
DrAnce 81 revision OF the Scriptures delivered by
Rev James ChaIep, OF PennsylvAna, and Professor
J. W. Morton, OF New YORK Ia The evening similar I'D
dresscs delivered by the Rev. ". A. Caldwell, OF
Canada and Professor W Pendlet q, OF virginia The
yalon meet again ai 10 O'Clock A. =. 10 day.