The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-13
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rtsous reply, and d, motion II was referred
10 The s.cI. Isl =. .. 80 pSIose.
Rev lir MOORE Of w., SAID Dr. stockton last year IN
qo,red hoo ifc drse'ofs rtsidng - ds'ancc cnci
reach ihe Board OF 'As't 'hs'r inhnrnss IN u, ana
bopd he seere,ries saol,, "a tnir reply, explain u
D,D tie Of opeys,i3h OF 'ho b9sod tie also 10
anrsd thu time and usnper 81 The election OF ,fi
and he trusted toe Secretaries would aso give a
ocnpkie .xpose on tDat subject
D. QE NnT Il ghs tho pF.sen' sys.an was admirably
ap,cH 10 ve he o enters 900 directors ~ distance
means ana Opportunities % conmunicats ther views 10
t' respect the cpaDsa vas ca caad 10 increase tneif
'nesp,p.
wr. bran KTrcRrM considered 1t a grave question
ate'bev rpey coul' accept dr stocstons reagoa',oo
Tie supges,ed re'e Of the Hoard Of
sapsfes Oh 10 special committee, 10 report At toe next
meeting
Rev JONI G. BRIGHAM .houeAb the only was 10
Rndy invite DE-. Socktoa 10 ct with toe Board OF Ma
naeers as he had right TO do since their sessoos were
open.
reconsideration moved and carried and the letter
was referred 10 the Board OF Managers
ihe meeting then adjourned Till the second Thursday OF
May, 1882
Tbepubic meeting held at ten O'Clock in the AcaJe
ny OF Music. Al the time the meeting called order
the building was about two thirds fun large proportion
Of the audience being lodies
Rev. DIT BEBELL, OF New York, opened the exercises
by reading hc 22d chapter OF Revelations and Offering
prayer.
The rreasurers and Managers reports we're read the
following In an abstract OF these voumnons documents
During the year tao OF the Vice Presaeuts have died
aanbe~ T. Scott, Esq, Of Kentucky, and Hon. wlam
Jay, Of New York; George nolssss, Esq end p. Pert
Erq have been elected 10 their place. FIT, Eve
ibarts have been recognized. Or Life Directors eighty
FIVE tave been made daIiog tho years and OF life mem
b.is 503 The receipts of ibe year mount 10 $f5 oil
81 increase Of 25i So over the former
on this amount sac 444 IA gatons, and 1886 064
81 from sale Of Bibles sud resamebts. The number Of
volumes Of Bibles and restsme 'ssued Is 72i o95-since
The organization Of the society," 69 Grants OF
booss have been msde to auxiliary socsees benevolent
institutions and individuals, as usual, woen needfu
Neo Books "A Welsh Bible, With references, has
been published a new Welsh Testament, Modern Arme
Bible l2mo ana portions of the Old aud New Tes
n N n r.
meniap Bible Svo with references new German Bible
l2Do and portions Of the New Testament in Cherokee.
Agents There are thirty nine agents employed by the
sccety, inc uCng in the Levant They are chiefly
ergseed in experimenting and promoting the distribution
OF The Scriptures
General Surply -This work, commenced three years
sLce though by the pressure Of the times Is
nearly completed New fields, however, are opening,
and many counties bfgin already 70 reqare another can
pulsfion.
G, ants of Money These have been made for publish
ing the Scriptures in France, Germany Greece Turkey,
Syria India and Chns 70 the amount Of $50 800 aside
from the fnnas expended in the Bloc house IN printing
foreign versions. The increasing demands for the Scrip
lures in foreign coubtries Christian, Mohammedan and
Pagan, beginning to awaken deep interest in the
Board and not little folctude s felt lest the means TO
meet these demands shall be seasonaoly furnished
The Hon. THEODORE FREIISGHuYsEs, President Of the
society, delivered the following address~There are fa
miar consderat in regard 70 the Bible that ID we'll
to recall that we may refresh their influence
ard encourage enceavors after the universal spread
Of this blessed volume 1t Ii the truth Of God OF the insp
ration Of bis spirit It's history, s Doctrines aud
all its principles true. They can never deceive mol
walead nor diappoint US Every promise s sure every
reasonable. The Bible Claims all this and aoundantly
susains e. 1t has stood the test Of scrutiny and Of time
II has the assaults Of all it's adversares, from inge
inHdely to malignant mockery, and stands to
day in its majesty, with heaven and earth confronting IT,
the unshakep and cootesab'e Word Of the Goa Of
truth Art aud science, reason aud philosophy, harmo-
ze and In bearing witness 10 its absolute verify
It il instructive to learn Of the eArnestness with
which God epjoins reverence for the Scriptures,
and the estimate which he go often holds up OF Its
upspeakabe worth. "And these words which command
thee this day shall be in thine heart and thou shalt teach
them diligently TO thy children, thoH shalt talk of
them when thou stest 10 thy house. aud when thou walk
by the way and when thou lest down and when thou
rstst up, and thou shalt bind them for sign upon thy
hand and they shall be ronties between thine eyes,
and thou shalt write them upon the poss Of thine house
thine gates And this book Of the law to be
and studied by the kings and at stated times the
people were to be gathered together-men, women and
chdreno hear IT.; and further my word shall not re
turn unto me void but II shall accomplish thai which
please, and sha prosper in the thing which sent IT,
Heaven and Garth shall pass away, but my word shall
and this is the Lord which, in the Gospel is preached
unto your And moreover the Bible is the only book Of
God given to man. processes 70 meet the wants o.
race, and however its sufciency may be deb ted
ia certain that other written alton has been
will be made. The Bible itself evnces its own com
guidance comfort and consolation, IL here. The law
the Loro is perfect converting the soul, rejoicing thu
neaIt and enduring Tor ever wna.evsr ne neeos as
hes redemption through the blood of Jesus Christ and
declares that there shall be sacrifice for SIM There
Will be 70 other Gospel; when its aims are all fulfilled
there will be time no longer The foreshadowgs of the
types end predictions Of the Old Testament fill up tue last
days probation conduct decisions Of the
great day when another Book shall be opened Let
then record gratitude to heavenly Father for the
smiles Of HIS favor on this depsrimes Of Christian phi
lsnthropy and apoLg not the east OF thankgvngs
that we may ENJOY the honor and privilege OF an hunbe
| cooperation.
The fofowng resolutions proposed and succes
!. Resolved That the report abstract of which has
beer Ieao be printed and circulated under the direction
Resolved Tina. the Bible is the great conservasor Of
Gods truth IN the earth and the source OF all true pro
Resolved That the increasing demand for the Holy
Bible makes necessary that the funds of the American
Bible Society should be increased to enable the society
meet this demand.
Resolved, That the Bible, Gods richest revelation
and biessing TO ali men, IN eeminenty the book
educate the educated and 10 give true learning to tn
learned.
| s. Resolved, Tha. recognize the claim which a
mankind have TO the Bible, being the Book of Cod
therefore, like the world the air and the light the CON
! mon her tsge Of all.
ubsccuetomeu his early years to public discussion
sgating political topics be yet confessed that he Wa
dlfdent Of his ability to DO justice to this solemn theme
There were many here in whose veins flow the blood
prophets and marty rsmany descendants Of the Hueue
Iots, eountrym OF Lther and children OF the Holland
ers They all here a. devoted friends of the Bible
Be briefly reviewed the history Of the society euogzst
the Bible and expressed the hope that no nnovang hanC
would touch IT, and closed with reference 70 the perse
| the truths Of the Bible.
Rev. Dr.. CLARK. ofCineinna spoke, on the second
uion of the antiquity Of the Bbe and its sacred charac
ter as the revealed embodiment OF Gods truth. He
rded provdentia that the Bible had been
translated into the Hebrew and Greek languages these
languages bad been crystazad, dead languages, be-
yond the possibility Of change 80 as 70 afford safe do
poeitory Of the standard scriptures for all ages.
Rev. B c. Naas, Eof Ceyion India, said he left this
country 1876 the year before the society was formed
Now their Bibles were scattered oil over the world The
government of Ceyon opposed the introduction Of
the Bble but the British East India Company, which hap
PLY would mhgovern India no longer prohibited its use
the ecbools under the mistaken idea that the people
would object TO IT, The teemng millions OF China aud
Japan would be clamorng for Bibles he gave some
] interesting accounts Of missionary lab0rs, and
spoke Of the difficulty Of reaching the understand
ing Of the Hndoo, with his strange theology. The Hin
appreciate the Christians heaven Of holiness
and purity and hell would have more crrors for them
than would State PRISONS They regard az an iaev
table evi-somethng which they must pass through TO
reach their absorption in Bramah, their supreme sod.
Rev. Dr. McrYnRE, Of Nashville, Tenn, advoc .ted the
third resolution They glad 70 know that the Bible
the OpeYations Of the society