New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-13
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY-FORTY-THIR
ANNIVERSARY,

The Bible Societ, hold its ADD Anniversary yester
day, at the Academy of Music. AT the business meet.
ing held at the Bible House at o'clock the old oi
Gers of the Society were reelected-us usual.
Tie meeting at the Academy called to or Ter
by the Presidsnt, the Hon THEODORE FRELtsoHY-
- v sLd the exti Cisco commenced by the Rev. DE-.
ElDELL who read the last CT apter Oi Revelations,
aha ffe,ed up prayer.
HLHRY FlsHER, .sq read the Treasurer's Report,
and the Rev. DR.. H0LDRcH read the report Of the
Is, and If Managers. The following IL an abstract OF
bur ns lie yea, Of the President. diedMshew
T. Scott ,sq, kebutk y and the Hon William Jay Of New
Fifty five lev Aurliarcs been recognized.
Ci lite Dire gty d'eaVe BE- ell made during the year
The receipts Of tie year s4l5O Stitching in.
t.4.5l 80 the former OF this )lnt
slisi IA satuOu and $685. d from sale OF B'sc'
az 1rAmthts .o
ton OF H.. Society lS4s25u9
rsls d made Auxiliary Societies, benev
Htw BOOKS "a r.s Welsh Biblr sit6 reference.
published; Welsh Trstsmtn'; Modern Arm-n'an Bible
limo md p nj, the Old aud New Trstsmens in Mpouswe
~ IN pre- ysstioD Modern Aruebsn Bible 8s. with rer
.Los a H. G,rnau Bible limo. and rtious Of the New
scssTs -Th re are thirty nipe employed BY the @
ey Gliding the Leyaut Thy are en-hy ensased Ia
su rudm nd promubR the distribution OF the Sculptures
GlstsAL sUPfLi Thu. wors commenced thne ytan snc.
q ouE r'sTd,d By tue pres'u Of IN" ns nearly c2nped
NV fields, hwrv'r openirr and many onuntha begin
already require another owing TO the rapid increase
GsssTs OF MoSEYThes- have ss4u Publishing
din toll sn cunt in slof as aside tbefuds esp-pd
IL. Bible Bous. in printing foreign veons The incteas
Mhn dan, ard Pagan Eilnius 20 awaken deep IN
tie T. ard; aud rot TIE sotuds IS 's' est Tue
a. sns to III, demands sbai not be reasonably urn'ed
The f,ll,eng is the first verse 1T the Is ok u Gen
err, ~ translated irto the "Mpongwe' language:
"Erongo Gwavakali syansi AnganIbie orowa Mi niy-
The Mpougwe-" are Il nation living on the Ca
bo"r River, some 800 miles south vi Liberi-.
Next iulnwed the Annual Address vi the President
He Pa kr nf Z, dences of the absolute verify
e tie Bible both in -oieuce aud IN nature Thus Is
the uuly Box IL God that ID given to man, an' IL Is
fired Ia all biz waits and uecessl-s. IL IL the "Cy
Be- If God that wiilbe given 10 man; when the say
iugs Il tbs book fuulled, time shall be no more,
ana another ok will be "peDed, containing the rsc-
.rds If all hun anity aud from which all rnen shall be
judge.
/ nueH maxwell, esq, spoke in favor Of the follow
/ ing resolution:
Rirsd That the Report sbsrae, Of which has been read
b. printed and circulated under the direction OF the Board OF
Managers. -,
Aner alIuding to different countries from whence
those presep traced their lineage he gave sketch OF
the history of the Society In 1916 the movement was
first set on foot kept quietly on TIL 1873 when tney
resolved that the Bible -houd be placed ia every fam
liy ID three years, 500 900 copies had been sent
1 forth. Up to the present time, l3Vo,no copies OF
| the Holy Scriptures have been scattered Throughout
\ the world The first library 10 Egypt was Dedicated
70 the Deity they worshipped, and even It's portals
Il were these words "The NOurlshment OF The Soul
but in your building should be written more tru'y,
The NOurishmeDt of the Soul, from thence Is stnt
for the word Of God for the healing OF the nations he
gave an eloquent description of the trials ana nara
sbins through which the Bible had been preserved,
and exhorted the friends OF the Holy BOOK 10 stanu
firm In It's defense. , :, -, p 1901.
The resolution seconded by the Rev. Dr. Bangs was
then parsed. -. .. A.
The Rev. DIR. CLARK OF tlhclLhau PieS'H''1 VIZ
next resolution:
R,ed That the Bible the couseys'o OF Bds uth
In b. .srh snd the source Of all true progrs among men,
and .upuorted It in an able address, describing the
character and aims of the Bible and It's enecs upon
the world. ., -
The resolution seconded by the Kew ID u
MIIGs Of c. Won India who went to that country as
| missionary in lsl5-the year before the bpie 5o'
| ciety was formed He gave some account o Us n',
siopsry life in CeylOn. The Bible has aiws!s oeen
text book in the schools of CeyOn, where Is tagt
much more Thoroughly than in this land Inc English
Fa,t Ipdia Com pauy have always excluded the Blo!e
from their schools but he felt confident they "ouh De
alloved 10 nsrule in India in this manner no longer
T,pe Christians 10 Euland are determined that the
BbIe ,Lall be madefree in India.
The Rev. Dr. LYIERE of Nashville, Tenn, pre-
sebted the following: 80, ,,,pr,r
P,>6 That the Increasing demand for hf hoy bioe MAKE,
II Laf funds " the American Bible soery should
Ne n cres.,d 70 ensbe-he Society % meet this demsnd
He urged in support Of this resolution, the great
necessity both Of increased donations and donors and
aluded To the VARIOUS Of the increased demand
for the Word Of God. The ignorance IN our newly
.sted Territories and the increase Of knowledge in
TIE older States alike demand greater supply of the
Gospel
GroHsE DouGL.., esq, also made short address,
the cloee Of which was mos. gratifying effective and