New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-15
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The Rev. IHos. sEwALL OF Baltimore offered a. |
second resolution 4
Rs.oirsS That Of 81 motive. 70 moral seton
p.Ie in ~'dom and power with 'SO's Furnished ~ he a.
He said that ii within his experience and oh..
ton any one fact had been more deeply srxys, ~.~
bis mind than another II was the fact set forth a
resOlution--that Of all motives to moral action -,
could compare in wisdom and power with tAoss ~
nished by the Bible. BY moral action a. set fortS
the resolution, he simply understood the peYforu.,
Of those moral duties which man owed 20 God tE.
fellows and himself. The physical wants Of ma,
which were the first 10 meet him upon the thr,.A'll
OF life kept his soul in such unavoidable contact -.
the material, that the motives of the Bible wen =
dispefable 70 elevate him TO an apprehension 81 a.
spiritual and eternal Suppose, Tor moment IA.
that blessed book, or any part of il were abstr.cS
truths which it enuncated Immortality and re,rSs
ton. were stricken from its pages; imagine Tor :.
hour or day that every human being of the tvep,v.
seven millions upon this continent should come 20 IL
deliberate conviction tbst death was an eternal 49,
and that the grave balanced all aecounts-whs, ths,
We'll thew might ask What then Why the div,;,
and the meaning of life would be gone forever ASest
lust revenge and the worst passions OF the hzr.s
soul would have full and unlimited sway, Virtue SEE
ing vice the victor discouraged would give up n.
struggle. Such would be the moral and social sfs<.
of such state of things The reverend speaker prO.
ceeded at some length in an eloquent strain to sahor.
ate this ides and by the fervor Of his and n,
uecuiar fitness Of his illustrations, held his audience
The resolution was then adopted.
The Rev. DIR. WILKES Of Montreal offered the tAsl
resolution:
are Liberty both In Church aud STAT,
He was rot prepared to discuss this point the isa
was patent that where there was no Bible and 10
Bible made public sentiment, there was no true ID.
ery ANYWHERE either in Church or State, the fama,
or amor individuals. The Bible taught men to loy.
God through Christ and 10 love another Whereye
the Bible had its true pervading influence, al mea
loved one another, There was nothing that could
raise and elevate humanity but the Bible. II Ii.
Bible could be extensively circulated throughout thu
world he was fully convinced that there would ~
longer be any wars between different nations.
The resolution adopted.
The Rev. DUDLEY a. TYING OF Philadelphia thea
read the fourth and fifth resolutions:
Resored That the Bible Gods revelation TO the ndyaal
mind therefore Its universal distribution the sacred aa
Reor.l That the Bible important to all families pecu.y
neojuo those in new and sPse settled States aud leo
liz said that he stood not only in the place OF Two
speakeis but he called upon 10 offer two resou
items. lie had expected to present but one. Inc mt
resolution covered the whole ground oil the American
Bible Socety--he might almost say the whole ground
of Protestant Christianity. AT the very rst important
word IN the resolution, they parted company with the
Dfdel at the second, they took permanent hsye Of
the Dest; at the third, they took farewell Of the
Papst and in the concluding expression they parted
with all those apahetic Christians who we're living
simply for their own enjoyment and welfare Tbs
main point in the resolution was TO be found IN the
words "individual mind that the Bible was Gods
revelation TO the individual mind All Christians were
willing 10 admit that il was Gods revelation; but the
issue between the Church of Rome and the Protestant
Church-between the Bible suppressers and the Bbe
distrbutors-was just this: that one maintained 10
he Gods revelation to the individual mind, and the
other Gods revelation to the mind collected, and
therefore requiring an appointed nstrumentanty De-
tween the revelation aud the mind to when " w1
addressed The fundamental principle OF the Church
ant tb.aR blp -
for man. but for the Church When they said that'as
Bible was Gods revelation to the individual mind,
they were but saying that it took its part and place
the whole system Of Gods government, ooth IN Aa
| world Of nature and grace There was an IMPOSE.
| blty and self-contradiction in the idea that God
/ could make a revelation TO US otherwise than H.
dyduelly Take all the instrumentalities that they
might choose to put between God ana man,
and sti the chain Of communication must be fastened
10 the great white throne. Not only was the Bible
Gods revelation TO one, but to all. There was very
| general msconception upon this point. Even many
Christians and revered the ORD Oh God took
nm it, sacred pages as book that was finished 1000
wears ago Parts Of il 10 them almost as old o,
the everlasting hills, but it could never grow old IL
was not alone the inspired record Of that which had
| taken place centuries gone by. IL contained new
truths and it did not grow old because il was the Word
Of God to them Successive generations, one after the
/ other had come up and drank from that fountain "
pure waters 1t contained not only HISTORICAL --.vei
tons but the history of Gods malns' a, 70 a. -.
his people in years gone BY referred 10 tSs v rn
Gus reveia'VlS~ ."od word in exemplifcaon Of IL,
'ae' Eat 1t not Of the past we learned but the
.cseht that We felt Us if we were present and sav
the things there recorded. On this was based the rgh,
to its universal distribution. Every has ngh,
to it, and when oppressive power has locked man ia
dungeon and deprived him of the Bible he robbed
in the same way as though he was bound up in menta
| darkness. Every man created by God has
| right 10 stand at the door Of this Society, a3d
say, 1.-THE treasure you have is mine, and b.
" retaining it j am robbed Of light" aud when
another power stepped in and forbade it, we
| bid it "stand behind me, Satan" Each MAJ
had right to the Word Of God and had the powe
to dispute bis right Mans duty Vas TO be co.woher
with God IT was his duty TO aid NJ the distribution q
| His Word. God called upon us ~ feel our individual
accountability In respect TO the distribution Of tho
| Bible. The speaker related anecdote Of Daniel
| Webster when in the city few years ago. He was
entertaining party OF friends at the Astor House
when his friends observing that he was in measure
dirpirited and did not with his usual cheer.
iulness, asked him what the most important
| thought in his mind. He suddenly started up, aud
asked if any were there but his friends. Being
answered in the negative, he said, '.rhe most i'm
| ability to God. This thought should be the thought
in every mans mind Taking this for bis teIt, hs
preached TO them for twenty minutes after which he
retired Ia his room and locked himself in for the re-
mainder of the evening. He moved the resolution,
| which was unanimously adopted.
In the absence Of the Rev. Mr. Williams, Of Mosul,
| the Rev. Mr.. WNsLow offered few remarks in sup
port Of the following resolutions
Resolved Thst the Society for devogt hsns'
giving God that while It's friends have been engaged the pa.
year in special systematic supply Of country with ne
Bible they have IN the furnished more than fD
toward publishing the book in foreign countiies
MIR. Wnslow declared il 10 be the duty OF every
person 70 aid in the distribution Of the Bible among all
| nations. He had had the opportunity 10 AID IN ths
distribution of the Bible in Madras where had been
| productive Of great good There were many native
| christians among the Burmese, whose influence waa
daily becoming more and more felt. He related few
INSTANCES OF the benefits Of Bible distribution In tns
East
The Rev. Dir. WILLIAMS (who had just arrived
secnnded the resolution in a few remarks He referred