New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-08
BIBLE MEETING.

There wss q large attendance last evening q Q
meeting held in the Dutch Reform Church 10 Lafayette
place, by the sppontmentof the Managers ofthe Amd.
cau Bible Society, to hear statements fron Rev. DIN.
ScAsuffier AID Riggs Of Con.taatrop,e and DIR. Tysg
as 10 the demand for the Scriptures in Turkey and
also from Dr. Monod of Paris with rsfsrecce to Bb,s
distribution in France.
The Rev DR. BRIGHAM called the meeting 10 oxder
ard the exercises commenced with prayer By Dr.
Asa ID Smith.
The Rev. Dr. RIsGs then spoke. lie said thsy had
assenbledto couttmpate the dissemination OF Gods
word smorg the na,iors. This contemplation wa
always pleasing TO the Christian, especially co. when
the Sc 10 whom they anxious to knowt.
edge of God were eager to receive It. lie shouid
speak on this occasion OF missionary eaons s@oas
bad been established the southern bank q
the River Danube They numbered ave mil
hon Goals and called thsmteyes Christians tnc os.a
of them being attached TO the Greek or Oriental
Church The Grecisn portion of the church wss far
uoie liberal than the branch OF It at Constsconoptc
From this il must not be assumed that the Diagrams
were Creeks. They were ASsecs-mors tncagnuss.
roye humble and more open to convicaoa On truu
thas the Creoian race. Christianity wa isercducca
among them from ConstantinoPle thoussne years
ago, and though much error, doubtless had been 70.
toduced with il, still II had not been devoid
Of good results. The Bulgsrisns one hundred yeafs
ago were subjected to the authority OF TAG
Patriarch of COnstsntinople, and BY hun saey hs4
been oppressed IN VARIOUS ways 'HI hss orsv.9
Sses Of tuceess and This oppressed race s preserved
their national traits. The British and Foreign b!ee
society seventeen years ago, sent to them the HSs
printed in the Armenian language, which they had
10Y fully received. Indeed they were 50 eager 20 es-
care from the prosecutions Of the head Of the Greek
Church, that may had turned papsts. while uain-
tudes looked to the American teachers in Constsstno-
pie for relief from their expressions. ana .ney
turn from everything Oriental. The reysreaa
gentleman proceeded to give an account
the labors performed by the A% ssS can nv nv
Ill. .,ana In
eaud &c pies of the Bible had been disposed Of rapidly
and since third anc fourth edition have gone INTO
circulation, while another is now 10 prees. ana al me
Bibles bsa been sold for cash. Very few oookS e:oee
than the Bible bad been printed in the bulgarian Ian
ounge AZ the demand for the Bible had exceeded tho
supply Not longer ago than last Saturday he had re-
ceived letter starg that one OF the copcreurs OF
the Brth and Foreign Bible Society had SOLD IN the
space Of three months 5000 copies Of the Scriptures
paid their own expenses, ahd sent Sa surplus % Ne
sgeut Of the Society. This STATE Of hcs oencls:lvey
pSSsds that tes s Ss hoped 81 5: s.r
The Rev. DIR. ScHAVrrUsR, in IN esruest vay. then
sp.ke of the Bible the iorerunner Of enhshseneat
for the Mussulmao. There were numerous CONVEX
sions of late from Mohammedanism to Cars-
tispity. The reason was that the Mussulmsn per-
ceived that the patioDs who believed In the Bible
were possessed Of the greatest civil and military
power. In Turkey now the Scriptures were sold
openly, and bought by Mohammedsns OF every rsak
and station 10 life. They were sold 10 the yards On 30
in FAMILIAR way, told many anecdotes Of the anKe,y
evinoed and large sums Of money expended, by ne
we athy Turks 10 secretly obtain copy OF ne
book Which the colporeurs hawked about the streets
with the cry :" Books that do not lie Inc ots-
semiration Of the Bible the only way in which me
TuIkish women could be brought 70 Christianity, fT
their peculiar custons forbade that strange man
should inter- their presence. Some two or three years
ago copy of the Bible was seized ana soad 70
dealer in olives and candles who used It rs wrapping
pepper. wealthy Turkish lady bought some y nu
inClOeed fe0f OF tho
coed book. She read the page and sent for
more Of the wares, with direction that 1t should
be wrapped in the same paper. This page she aso
Iead when she became so anxious to Obtain q
complete copy that she made diligent inquiry 10 pro-
cue one sla sas finally directed to tho rooms oil ITO
American agent, where her wish was graiied. She
hai since become q missionary among women. he
did rot can TO be Understood that they collected con-
greeaiions Of Turks to preach to them, but there vas
always a sprinkipg assembled to hear the preaching
20 tie Armenian. Truly, the American Bible
Society was performing great wdk, nst u
was only at The commencement Of It's isbons,
and a much areer work to be accomplishing, the
extent of which would be II they consde.ed
he 90 COO 600 inhabitants of Turkey whout nsaains
those Of Syria and there yet whole naoaAlt,es
without the New Teetsment. The British and For
eign Bible Society working heartily. IL had dis
semipated 80 600 copies OF le Scriptures In ninseea
different languages. But still more were seeded-
double the number could easily be distributed. LIZ
1886 3 SIS Turkish Bibles had been. disposed
of-One.third Of that number IN 1902 end
reaction after the war the other twothirds, 80 thas
in 1861 they have nc ne left to dstributs Dr. Sohouf
fer read an interesting letter from Mr.. Brown, the
T.. S. Consul at COnsantiDope, in which he stated
that he had been officially Informed by the Turkish
Governmsn mt that II accorded religious freedom 20 Al
Mussunans and only required to be satisfied tnst J"
subjects were not forced to embrace Cnnsuaniy.
The opportunity would soon approach when ChnsIsas
would have the chance to decisivey Overpower MO-
han mechanism and urged his hearers To be READY 70
meet II.
The exercises were here varied by singing portion
of the 9th Psalm when DIR. MoSoD addressed the
meeting. He said he had been for IS years Secretary
Of Bible Society and it delighted him to meet WITH
bis American 90 laborers in such cause. All otSsr
Societies Ep,copslians, Methodists, CongIegstioe-
alists Presbyterisns, in fact oil bodies OF Cbnse-
lars, stood upon the common plats'r0 Of BLDG
Society. without any conscientious Pangs,, saH
il united them in the strongest bonds. ana al
sects would work for its increased usefulness. ne
had lately visited the American Bible House, OF which
he had often heard, but be was filed with wonder as
witnessing its vast resources, Its IL steam presses, ~
400 employees its 1000 unbound and t00OV boune
copies Of the precious book. When ne examined ms
Institution and remembered that was carntd on ~
voluntary contributions from Christian men, n~
heart roee in alteration Of God In France the
first Bible Society was instituted in 1913.
ard was called the Protestant Bible Society
II was very limited in its operations, however Tor if
wss only permitted to distribute PROTESTANT vorsoos
among Professionals. In 1880 its spbere Of operations
was come what extended and it celebrated its twenty
fourth Anniversary last year. He would give tho
figures TO show what il had done not to compare them
with the resuts Of the American Bible Society %,
cause in France il must be remembered they lsbofea
nIder many disadvantages, and encountered
much opposition from the Pspsts. Amstics
was like Geld Of wheat with in it, and france,
on the contrary like Geld Of tarss win
i. The French Society had from Its orgsn1sNo.,
distributed i 52s, 49, copies Of the Bible ana rex
Testament in France. During the Pss yea eTn ~
circulated s. 92 volumes and had received an S%
sales a. go while their e1penres1 n: Zoo m. vts
us 'ES:s Soc;stv had also dienoutc0 10