New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-15
LONG IsLAND u.aDE SOCIETY.

This yeuersbir SOci'i. .'" IL al AnuiVors'ry on
Tsnrsdsy, iltt list, ~ Nfvtpwr, in the Episcopal
Itrrch, lie Rev. Nj t... The day was ine
I'D tie occasiuu t.. u .a Tan OrIingrv otctest
sTge number oi The "a ifO'n distrb' PAit oi thc
I, ano and the city .f- III, "'th -aN ies+'es
,,a a few bIeat.!nL fn' Ierci- cat vItc spiiiI Oi
~. c.us- exchanyng ir.i.rl 81 salutGtions aid par
tnpatiig il the exgTcs--. lie attsL'sDce IL TIE
ehurch larEe, ana - u! O@y soes' uiucn 'n'cl
sstod
.s6nct.d the sery Ccs sup rico eitrer hand by
=. two Secr,tar r.s auf tDrc.' t;. Presidents ,ju gs
Iott DR.. Pn-dy and bcpfge Douglass, o5ti. Toe
Srripturcs weTc rcac hy tn' R.v. Mr. STghD of As-
,oln and PRAYER sGS Hi -: - TIE Rev Nr. BgbEsH
Il Little Neck. TIE ab.osi rrp"it was prcselted 10y
tls Rev. y. &. E0cKG, II. -. C1rrcsp mtug Secre-
tsry in which the history "y,r ti0ns tne past year
exhibited tire m"st gsnt,i.s rrs'lt-, snd showed tue
Society 10 b. IL N"fy Il .urisHlog condition. Tue
work Of exploring and fesu!Piying the entire island,
from Grsyesend 10 Mou'duk undertaken two years
,iuce was reported vely rcariy completed; aud the
work has been Goue, MT by Ub agent, bat by the
voluntary Gnd yTatut"Gs SrT'icc5 oi ircnds vi tu"
Bible who love to do gVp'. Aud now there can
hndly be found q place 10 tine s0rld where 30
large portion If tne ithatiaDts have been SUP
pued witt tie Word vi GVd as Oh this lsiand for lOw
syery child of ten years -ld over, Hing T. receive
arc unable or III willog o. Uay d py, has been FUR
r.bed one. We kDOs M ho other society tnat has
dobe more thao thIs-t" supply with 1sstanents
where We have given Bbls .. 10 do tLs has cost the
Se,ety some s},1UU and iUr books. Ihe Society
bs been enabled 90 do this ~OrA 1irOugh the muniti
oeDce d o' It's Vice. residents, George Douglass
esq., who, two ycoIs suce, givr $j,Vh to be e1poGd-
ed tie leleld. Not ",iy tue cltren, bat the des-
ttute OF every age, nave been supplied. Que vice.
President two directors aha two hfo-1eubcrs have
deceased during the yea'. More thar thirty hle-
nembcrs have been acdfd t. ths hs. Inc amount f
money received into th, Treasury Is some - 900 or
this, 5 500 have been donated t. The American
Bible Soc iety. Tie report well written, lucid,
pertllei and ntereotus, oocuniebt.
The reacing Of the report was followed by addresses
II n L. ~. tN..l
LORD Of Shelter Island, GLoRGE DorGLass. esq., and
the Rev. DR.. BRIGHAM, u Ghe Secretaries of the
American Bibe SOcetsall quite 10 the point, and i'll
teiesting. But Mr. Douglass, az the close O. his re-
marks, to the happy surprise and Joy Of ALL especially
those eng aged in circulating the Bible, made another
and tti more mu.lfccnt donation of S5,OJe tnis 20
be employed in aid Of supplying the destitute dGr0aG
and to that end II will be passed over to the Parent
Society In NewYOrk for thor judciOus disbursement.
This added to the 81 600 cole ctcd from other sources,
swes the emouu ci receipts tOthc unprecedented sum
ofsSOl0. Tus is truly encouraging.
Much commentator IA due those families IN New
town who gave hosptsble eniertannient to those In
attendance upon the occasion. And this anniversary
Will be rememberod "i the arscst, most lhte-
resting and profitable and best.
THE BIBLE IN OUR COMMON SCHOOLS.
meeting, composed oi delegates from several or
CARNATIONS of tho Order of United Americans, was
held on Saturday evening IL in the third story
Of No. 267 Bowery. The object OF this ConveutiOu
the discussion Of The question OF tue reaGlng Oi
the Bible in our Common Schools. MIR. ) BALDWIN
presided, and Mr.. {. D. CGLroS ofGciated as Sccre-
t3ry. 49,
At previous meeting of tLis Convention, held in
June las Committee was appointed to prepare re-
port on the question stated, the report of which Com
mittee was read by Mr.. John X. Voorhis The re-
port in brief recommended the support and election
OF Protestans as members of the B1afd Of Education,
10 the exclusion of ail others. II also insisted that
pledge should be required from them that they should
enforce the reading of the Bible. series at resolu-
tons appended 10 the report IN favor OF the ap
poiptmept Of the Committee whose duty 1t should be
10 90 10 Albany and procure the passage Of amend
in the Law, directing the Bible to BE- read in the
Common Schools. The resolutions provided for the
appointment Of CounutIee Ui tive TO make arrange
ments for mass meeting, to bo Ael1 at some future
day. at which tie whole subject would be presented to
the people, and proper indignation expressed at the
high-handed outrage committed upon their rights IN
bsnshing the Bible from the schools.
The port was adopted with very little discussion,
and by unanmoas vote.
On the mass meeting the following gentlemen were
appointed as Committee: Mcssrs. j. t. Noorhis, 5.
X. Thorn j. Hot2lne, G. III. Raymond, Z. D. Gotten,
j. W. Heap, B. T.. Hancock and \. ;. Huested.
The Committee on the Amendment IN the school
Law is composed OF Erastus Brooks Nathsn Nesoltt,
J. r. Voorhis, Zophar Mills and John Lloyd.
The Committee to tahucnce the Nomination and
Election OF School Officers coLsi.ed of the following:
Nathan Ncsoitt, T.. H. Sp'Oui, DIR. Maciarlan DR.. ).
Hall. Samuel Hoiahng.
The Chairman ana Secretary were added TO all the
Committees.
After raising n collection TO defray the expenses OF
the Convention the meeting adjourned.
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