The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-16


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dicton by Dr.. Adams.
American Bible Society.
The annual meeting Of the society held Of the Bible
House at nine O'Clock Thursday morning The Hon.
Theodore Frelmshuysen, President, took the chair
The following Vice Presidents were present-Hou Heman
Lincoln, Of Boston, DR.. Thomas Cock, OF Now York; John
TaPpan, Esq, Of Boston; Hon Luther Bradsh, Of New
York. Hon. Freeborn Garretson Of Duchess county Hon.
A. Hasbrouck Of Ulster county; Hon. f. A. Newton Of
Massachusetts, WIN. B. Crosby, B. L. Swan James Leaox,
and Francis Hail. Of New York.
The minutes Of the last annual meeting read and
approved.
The Rev. Dr. wooDhuDss, Of Virginia, read portion Of
the Scriptures and offered prayer.
Aoommittee was appointed 70 report suitable persons 70
fill vacancy Of the class Of directors whose term had
expired that committee reported, and the report
cepted, a. follows
Timothy Hedges Cornelius Dubois Frederick I. Peet,
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There being no further business transact the so,iey
then repaired in body 70 the Church Of the Puritans
Union square, where tho usual anniversary exercises
| were to take place.
The church was filed TO It's utmost capacity and seated
upon the platform many distinguished clergymen
| from different sections Of the country.
At o'clock the exercises opened by the Rev.
DR. HATFIELD reading the first chapter Of the Episae OF st.
| Peter and offering prayer.
President FRElINGHUYasN then addressed the meeting
He said This anniversary will hereafter date OF the
most balowed that blessed fallen world
God has revealed his love power In glorious nantes
| evidence.
special means employed with no exciting influences to
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trophies have been multiplied all over the land. from
GLASS; condition and charac err The spirit Of God
has wrought these wonders OF and grace TO Him
be all the praise-and all His footsteps the strongly
illustrate the necessity and importance Of His word The
sions Of superstition and the extravaganza OF ana-
ticism afford the strongest reason and motives for
the diffusion Of the true light from the sacred pages Of
inspiration The deluded heather mother she offers
her child TO unknown God against all the pleadngs OF
the heart. witnesses to the sad necessity Of the Bible
Human nature in its griefs we'll in its Joys and
thanuness hrss for an object on which to base its de-
peDdencs for relief and sympathy The blood that falls
the affairs Of superstition shows the cravings Of the
beart in its blindness tits indeed degraded subsection
Of spirit that bows down 10 wood and sone-and yet that
very debasement springs from where the
Christians God was sought and kuown-and where He
will again be declared The wants Of humanity all
the future world with any confidence or
camness without it, Changes sudden and uncomfortable
often meet How shall meet themS The grave that
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relieve hs forebodings or expound that gloomy
fact. to which every. moment bring. us nearer
sorrow finds . sure comforter and perpeIty a safe
guide And the great laws OF conscience plead for the
Of this witness within-and truthfuly stmon
shes OF is pleasures and painsthat no mao who looks
firm conviction that the Lord Of the is the God
the Bible e OF the brightest features OF this blessed
be sSs e is sat .S % bis
brother Nothing so healing 10 the soul or so soothing
the good words Of the spirit Of God persuadng to for
beArance charitable constructions and forgiveness.
The sublime ehics of the Bible surpass all other systems,
when srjons the charity that seekeh lot her own!hat
hopeth all things and endureh all thugs-that sudereth
long knd-reecting the mscacd codes Of chivalry
and honor, and rises 10 the magnanmous temper Of for
| giveness even TO seventy times sevenn Let then
be encouraged to spread abroad this only guide TO
duty and happiness II vindicaes Its claims the
sword of the spirit blessed OF God-that shall never re-
turn unto Him void fail TO accomplish His pleasure
and prosper in the thing whereto He sends il.
henry FISHER, Esq., the assistant treasurer, read the
treasurers report and the Rev. Dr. BRIGHA OF the
secretaries, read that of the managers From these
That during the year past sso new LIE
the same time eighty nine new auxilsries, most of them
in the States nd Territories. The receipts OF the
year have been $500 69 49, OF this sum 1852 1871 Oh
from the sale Of books and sI37 92s as from doua
tons and legacies This income less than that of last
printed have 900 Bibles 900 restsuents
and SEQ volumes in raised letters for the blind making
total OF 63l 800 The issues OF the have been 76ss
volumes, making total since the formation Of the society
OF II sos 4S7. The number OF agents employed In the
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Oregon Three also are employed In foreign countries
In Brazil, enc In Spanish America and In Turkey
Of money for publishing the Scriptures abroad have
been greater than before, amounting TO $3 s32 90
These funds have gone 70 France Russia, Geneva (or
aly) Turkey, Persia India (Northern and southerD)
Rev Dr. HoPruss President Of Williams College, moved
the report the abstract Of which had boon just read
be accepted and printed This society he understood
IL, at work this moment in China India, SIAM Per-
STA, Russia Turkey-yes, blessed be God the Bible at
this moment Turkey supp,anting that sys-
tenn which had been formidable This society had also
4 been at work and was now working In Germany, Italy,
AND through the whole ole o. south Ams n N the Yves, In
and navy, producing simultaneous operations
Their will might be propellng boat up some branch
OF the Amazon, carrying the bread OF life
were famishpg Not only did they work like God In this
respect, but they worked with him. wonderful TO
God worked through his truth How delightful was the
thought of the extent 10 which this society working
with the missionary societies abroad Other societies
nothing without it, The Bible was the basis the
rock the common ground OF union Of all Christians In the
Their they sincerely and humby worked with Goa and for
him and they could say they did. then might they say
in the language thu. had been read there should be re
rtance incorrupbe and undehed and that fsdeth cot
away
Bishop MoIrvANE, Of Ohio, seconded tho resolution
Of accepting the report Since 1888 Lad absent
from these anniversars period Of twenty ave years,
and the Of his absence 10 decree 10 be
found In any dimnuton OF interest in this work. The
niversaree generally occurred at the season which he
devoted Waiting the different parishes Of his do,sss
He had watched intense interest the trials througS
which this society had been passing during the yea
He did not intend 70 cay word that should intimate 10
the least degree TO what side his mind inclined He
simply wished say that from the in which this
society passed through that trial and managed s difficult
ties, he had become exceedingly confident wrh regard
10 ts interior character and management, and he
convinced that was W be more and more the work Of
God for the diffusion OF The Gospel 70 all the nations He
regarded thai trial a. Gods christening They
that they be not charged with placing their Deepen
dence, when they relied upon the truth under Gods ageu
cy bless H. upon the outward symbol OF the truth
The truth could only be reached through Gods grace
The resolution adopting the report then agreed to-
Rev Dr. CUMMINGS, OF Mddletown, Conn, moved the
second resolution
Resolved, That due appreciation Of the design OF God
In the gin the Bble and practical realization OF the
importance OF its truth would lead 10 earnest ef
forts TO secure its universal diffusion.
II seemed 70 him this day that this Society might