New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-11

May, 1886. IL bad received up to that time MAY,
1860 for all purposes, and from all sources exclusive
of the Bibe-ouse fund, which has been kept sepa-
rate), $Sll ,S72 IS, which it has expended ~ the
moderate cost Of about 81 per cent for personal eX-
penses including rents prior to entering the Dloie
House the salaries and expenses OF officers agents au
clerks.
Beside all cse done with the money confded to thls
Society," it has put in circulation 62l 8l5 copies OF
the Sacred Scriptures, of either the Old or New iesa-
ment which lie about two copies for every dollar II mas
received, namely 6l93l5 copies IN tins country,
502, 500 in Germany, and 500 900 in India. Estimating
five readers TO copy of Scriptures probably small
estimate, the Society has gwen the Word Of Lille 10
S,l29,O75 souls.
II las translated or aided in the translation Of the
Scriptures, into fifty different languages and dialects
and this If stating in single sentence, an extremely
momentous, expensive, and IN every way diincu1
work, to which whole volumes instead OF single
sentence might be devoted without any eXaggeraton'
Tie Society has expended through the Missionary
Union, $4,000; the English Baptist Missionaries,
s500C0 in Germany in France, and parts Of the north
of Europe chiefly through Mr. Oncken, more than
100000; some $500 in Africa; $1,000 among the
Indians Of this country in gratuitOus distributor Of
the Scriptures in this country, about s2o,ooO ana
$4,000 upon Bible Readers. This il additional to
about $4,000 expended upon the manufacture and
purchase of Scriptures and 100000 upon rents and
personal expenses.
During the year Just closed the receipts for general
purposes have been S24 SN o.. The receipts for the
Bible House in rents and donations have been Sl Oo3
y
pendures have been $25,559 So. The Treasury is
therefore overdrawn to the amount of sI42 Az beng
q smaller sum than for several years.
The receipts for general purposes compare very well
with several previous years Of the Societys history,
in twelve of which they have been less than s50OJO
per annum. In one year they were $2l ,O42 3D. In
another SO $50 GO, and in lS43 they were S446 3d.
They reached the highest point in 1854, namely,
$4,000 81
The Committee on Nominations next presented their
report Of the proposed management for the year lSbO,
which was unanimously adopted and the following
Board of officers elected:
Pyesident-The Rev. b. 7. Welsh. .
GoyyeponSiag Sce,etg,,y-I c Rev Dudley C. Hayes
1.san T,eG'nSer and Deps.itnyy .ageatw D. ward esq
Wesh D. d. the Rev Duncan Dunbar the Rev T.. Levy, WIN
EES9r @a'S Nm cS%SEs VIM sS WE
pt %: st. Tst a hs:w NJ. tn; ,l Hp Rev. s1
3. Anderson LID President Of Rochester Uniyersity the
WI Todd F'9 Y the Rev siI, g. Bailey k p d.
Day c Coz yt the Rev nJ" " Tagss Mich the
adams D. oho the Hon j. H. DUNCAN Mas ~. R 5oePh
oso oS ssg the Ss Rev Aleu-. B Ca..e B. Nc
Pherson Mo- John Dowley esq, n Y the Rev Edward La
sn W. IL he Hon koS n e Mathew p' yS.so %
N y; j. s. Brown, esq, n H. the Rev Nath Culver d. d.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The exercises in the afternoon were commenced by
singing the nth hymn, Salvation, o the joyful
soundp' The Rev. Mr. BRossos, late Missionary to
Assam, followed with prayer. The Rev. d. Z.
HAYES then devoted half an hour to reading portion
of the annual reports which was omitted IN the morn
ing for want of time.
Tie Rev. n. A. REID of Middletown, n. Y, moved
the acceptance of the reports and made brief address
explaining how he first became interested IN the Bible
cause and his assured conviction that the Circulation OF
The Scriptures was the most legitimate mode OF extend
ing the Christian religion. lie bright prospect
ahead for the Society. If much had been done du-
ring the lat year--a year of gloom-what might not
be expected from the fuurel
The Rev. Mr.. ARTHUR of Albany, was the next
speal lie said the Society Christian neces-
sy and the world could do without it, so long as
there was sinner earth. The Bible was the only
thing which did not explode or become ehete; mis-
sonarios and societies wore ont, but the Bible was
ever fresh and working. Go circulate the Bible with
ont note or comment and then folks would know what
Baptism was. Mr.. Arthur evidently from his ac-
cent Scotchman and with traditional Scotch frugal-
Is, be denounced appeals for money The object was
not to rsse cash, but to souls He felt ashamed
TO hear brethren mourn over the pur returns OF the
past year; thought enough bad been collected 10 DO
great deal with lie supposed Societies were good
Thing but he believed in every ones fighting on his
own hook Ike the old Revolutionary soldier, and then
the Gospel would spread further than 1t docs now.
He believed in native missions they would convert
the heather more rapidly and prove cheaper, than
any other. He thought his brethren nowadays were
100 fond of speaking in high places, getting popular
praise rounding off their sentences IN Addison style,
and thus bunting the sword Of the spirit little. Now,
a roor colrorteur had none of this ambition, no worldly
hopes and therefore had nothing to think Of except his
Masters work. So he went III for tins KIND OF ms
sionary work. There was danger about our iber-
ties if we read the Bible. Newspapers were good in
heir way; but they defective in knowledge OF
the Bible. For instance, there was The TRIBUNE,
which said the other day that little David went out to
geek his fathers asses. THE TRIBUNE didn't know
that il was not David but Jesse! we would suggest
10 the reverend speaker that il might have been Saul
Now he was born in Ireland, though descended from
old King Arthur the WeshBriton, and from parents
in Dunbarton Scotland
All the Irish were originally Baptiss; st. Patrick
was "A Baptist and the original Gaelic Bible used the
word BOSthc meaning " to put under the water.
The speaker went Oh in a peculiarly humorous style,
proving TO his own satisfaction that the Baptist was
The Oldest sect, the most widely dused, connected
with the Christian church. Even the Catholics were
Bsptists Now he wanted money raised to print
Gaelic Bible for Ireland and Scotland This was the best
thing the Society could AT present do An freshman
was Just as good German, and deserved as much
help.
The reports were here adopted, and ordered to be
printed in the minutes.
The Rev. ROBERT LowREr made the next address,
He spoke at length reviewing the European and
American history of the printed Bible and toward the
close paid glowing tribute to the memory OF Roger
Williams. This speaker was also very fond OF beng
Baptist and claimed that Thomas Jefferson gathered
The democratic principles of the Declaration of lnde
pendence from his knowledge of the government OF
Baptist church. Baptists had always been Bibe-loyers
and distributors.
Some remarks were made by other gentlemen, and
the meeting adjourned.
In the evening the annual sermon preached, III
an able and effective manner by the Rev. d. o. EDDY
D. D., of the IIarvard-stree Church, Boston, Mass
AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY OF BOSTON.
The annual meeting of this Society took place at 10
O'Clock yesterday morning in DIR. Cheever's Church
Union square. In the absence of the President, the