The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-08
Bible Meeting In the Reformed Dutch Church,
Lafayette Place.

yetto FAaCo.
By appointment OF the managers of the American Hbe
Society very large meeting was held last evening In the
Refcr med Dutch church. lafayette place, At which Dr.
Rse and Dr. schacier, missionaries from Ooustantnope;
Dr. kopod from Paris and Dr. Tying, made interest
Ing statement roatve 70 The pregrca Of the Rblo 5,oy
abroad.
The proceedings opened with appropriate prayer
by DR. Asa Smith, after which Rev Dr. Riggs addressed
the meeting and gave entertaining account OF his mis-
ZION among the Bulgsrans and Kurds whom he was on
deavorpg bring from the Greek church 10 Protest
antsm. He stated that Just thousand years ago thssdsy
two brothers, Theodosius and Cyrl-or Oonstanns
sometimes calledcntered Bulgaria to preach The gos
pei and then translated the Bible into the native tongue
Seventeen years ago the British aud Foreign Bible s,esy
published the Sacred Word IA the Bafarian dialect and
spte OF the opposition Of tie Greek oergy Who
ho,te to the pread q the Bible the reverend geaeman
tsd, the Romsnss The colporieurs hat sold vi min
the ss three months 900 copies, which quite pro-
nisbe affair for, afier they had paid oil thor
and exnse ,hey retained 70 the agent Of the society
Row Dr scHAurFIxs OF Coustantinoplc was hen intro
duced, and said that ae Bible had enemes Cs,ho
lies, Greess and hohammedAns werc all equally anxious
10 destroy thai messenger OF peace; but ,ns missionary
who went forward with the Bible has the Wuc revelation
ne remarked sbst hs sohs ume fsu 10 hI ,srion
hsd heen declining sinoe the time ~htn Russa conquered
the Turks and The oppofn.n W those who vent among
quepce. Colpcrsurs openly ld their boosr 10 Con
stansnopie, and be kns~ vent roand oaag out
Here boo that don't ien Toe Turks wore slaf
se book mat did not le sod ,hs SAFE -ss very sS,en
sive fhcy found the women In turkey very useful ia In
Producing tho % ptures into the households ~ drs, but
nov The missionary opcnp preached 10 the mon. Toe
ihe In ny millions 10 rdkey but few Bioes YET oirou
war the Biish and Foreign bible scsiy had wriaen /,
tho An eroan Society Offering them funs for they hsd
than thcy could they scoeu,ed H. and no oouli
49, NArm a. yAa -
they had ;rinted $1,000 Rsles in slne dlfrs-.
ort languages, but they have not onough yet Ia
sSss... roou sses sero sod IN Isss sssr ss .ss
rmies had len the Crinea Nov they have no more 10
sell Dr Shsufer related several Interesting anccdotes
OF the mode In ~ncn conventions naie and the dl
cues experienced by ihs missionaries In couquering the
preudocs Of he converh families He read sIeter from
,ouns s'- sso.s @ss ssss.S nc
end her husband With having CON elled her 70 beoams
CHRISTIAN 70 The es that The Chief Council, becre whom
the ch1re had been brought, decided that hs girl had
chsnscd her religion OF her free Win and could
te'fcred with The spcshcr lauded The Ibersy Of tue
he sous h me ee.nes u Perrs ind, ana Csina woud
hc ehsnged by Bbe societies and tract etcs, be
be.ousf his brethren 70 prepare themselves " march
abreast assinft the enemies Of truth
Dr roSoD, Of Paris, spoke ~ nigh terms Of The New
York Bible depository, which he vi'cd yesterday end
presses i AGO workmcn and an Ice 4oo,coo Boce
unbound and coo ready hound fer circulation He rave
skssch OF the progress Of the Bible society ia rraace,
pei ,here or The Gourbons vsse under the rue Of The
priest and The priests not fend Of The Bible Lad
ys~ vas the twenty fourth anniversary Of he French
hai time /, circulated l2s asa Bibles ana Nee re-
tamenis The speaker had hble printed IN 1886 ssd
on tho the page stated thal gos 40 BY pubHs
contributions In Switzerland for the comfort Of the French
Prossants rha he thought was Tho fundamental basis
on Bible sccte,ies The reversed speaker denounced
the Church OF Rome for is hostility " the Bible Tue
pri, he said, feared thal than their
mons but the Bible vns he rams head ssaiost which
thry could moi stand. They had no objscou " Cnipess
Bblcs n Germany Hossepsot In Franco bat Ens
hsh bibles In Eof fand French Rbes In France they
would not toesse. Dr. uoncd reverted 70 the efforts
rAde 70 give the BILE without note comment 70 tbs
fref CD sooiers fonG 70 the Orimes and od inter
citing anecdotes OF the good ecc they produced In all
Icoo copies of the scriptures had thus Distributed
Hrcc 1904 the Brsh and Foreign Bible socey had oro,.
Rev Dr fYSa spoke briefly OF hh aie vst 70 Cor usa.
tnople and Jerusalem where he found the Bible sSscy
foursblns In Pers and eAmboul they had dve
esablbhmenn. Mr.. spescev, our Minister, IN.
Poesideet Of Bible scclety, end NJ, ucnsul
Brown v@ most active agent He found The
society In Corssnnople greatly reed cf funds IN pub
bsh 10 900 copies o the Bible IN the wallaohan dialect
end when be vas aahed whether the Aneytcan people
would sustain ner brcshren In that work he orest os
he muncent esseiss Of Anscn Phelps Mr. Van Hcrn
ard he pledged himself that American rnrissns voud
no be behind hand and he intended 70 ask the Board 70
redeem HE pledge He had not time 70 Dwell on yhas he
saw In Jerusaem but stated that the mos. active assut
there vas . New Haven nrmer, ned Roberts Who
used most Ingenious means 70 ge the Bible into the hands