Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-20

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Atameeting Of the friends of the Bible, held In
Nashville, in the First Presbyterian Church, July
IL 1861, on motion eff Rev. DR.. Summers, Rev.
Joseph Bardweil was called to the Chair, and Rev.
w. E. Ward appointed Secretary. The meeting
was opened with prayer by DR.. Summers
Rev VI. @. johnson spoke of the object Of the
u Getting The soldiers of the South needed Bibles
and Testaments. Orders were received almost
daily at the different Southern cities for Bibles
They could not be filed. Application had been
made to the American Bible Society for Bibles in
vain. owing to the difficulty Of transportation We
were thus shut up to the necessity of manufac-
turing them. This meeting was called 10 devise
means to furnish Bibles for the soldiers primarily
but ultimately with q VIEW OF establishing state
Bible Society.
Dr. M'FeIrin thought few things obvious: /.
We cannot supply the immediate demand from
abroad >. The question then was whether VIC will
let it so unsupphcd or take measures to begin thc
work and unite the friends throughout tie State.
He therefore, moved that we proceed TO organize
a Bible Society for the State Of Tennessee on the
principles of the American Bible Society.
Professor Cross thought there were two points
before us: To publish edition Of Bibles for pres
EFT use: and to establish State Bible Society. The
priority Of these to be left to the judgment Of this
meeting. He thought calls should be made on the
Churches here and elsewhere in the State to furn
ish the means.
DIR. M'Ferrin thought an edition might first be
published, hut that Society necessary to sus-
tain and distribute the work. Society was ne
cessary, with an agent going through the State to
raise the means by donations. The time had come
when the South must look to itself
Rev. 1. Shook said he with DR.. MFerrin.
We must print our own Bibles. He thought DR..
M'Ferrin in error about the North being able to
print cheaper than could. This view of his was
based on recent calculations of the cost OF books
printed by the American Tract Society, and the
cost of the same book printed in Nashville. But
that is not now the question. We want the Bible,
| and we must go en- and publish
DR.. Summers thought the propriety of forming
| Society first was obvious. We must have money
to begin Il had letters calling for edition of
Testaments for troops in South Carolina and Ala
| bama The call was coming up from every quar-
| ter 1t was prodigious undertaking. and we shall
need thou sands of dollars. There must be, too an
eleemosynary idea he'd out in the beginnlng-we
must giUs dloay many Testaments. To do So we
must raise extra money. To do that we must have
an organ, and that Society.
Professor Cross would go as far as any one in the
| Bible cause in which he had been engaged during
his life but inclined to the opinion that it would be
| better TO publish first an edition for immediate
use and organize a Society afterwards. But he
would not throw a single obstacle in the way of
forming State Society, or Society for the entire
/ South.
cety initial to the aggregation of all the States in
| Society for the South.
Rev Mr. Bardwell would fully concur in the OBJ
| jects of the meeting.
| n. ID. OrOSS moved as an anelUmenL 10 Dr.
MFerrin's motion that it is the of this me ct
rg that it expedien for steps to be taken for the
organization of Bible Society for the State of Ten
nessee on the principles of the American Bible So
| ciety.
Dr.. M'Ferrin accepted the amendment, and it
| passed unanimously.
| Rev. W c. johnson moved that the Secretary be
requested to make publication in the city papers for
public meeting of the friends of the Bible through
out the State to be held in the basement of the First
] pI1-fl1o 4ha If
August next at 10 o'clock A. NJ for the purpose of
taking into consideration the above resolution,
| which was passed unanimously.
! n D. Cross, ESQ moved that the friends of the
Bible cause in the State be requested to hold meet
ings, and express their opinion of this enterprise,
| and communicate that expression to the Secretary
of this meeting, which was passed unanimously.
MIR. VaIIandigham'sG Great Speech.
We will publish in to-morrow's paper the great
speech of the Hon. c. L. VALLANDIGHAN, of Ohio,
| il the United States House of Representatives on
the 10th inst. The Louisville Courier justly re-
marks "a citizen of Free State, and the Repre-
sentative of a Northern constituency, Mr.. VALLAN-
DIGHAM, faithful among the taithless and loyal to
the Constitution where almost all others false,
stands up among the sycophants who throng the
Representatives Hall to obey the will of the Usur-
per, and in hearing of the hired sodiery who have
sworn to obey the President, and in language wor-
| thy of BURKE or CHATHAM, denounces the usurpa-
tions of the President and the violations Of tie
Constitution by the Administration, and enters his
solemn protest against the overthrow of Constitu-
| tional Government and the suicidal policy of the
| 'enemies of the country who have brought dis
tress, suffering, ruin and woe people lately tie
! freest and happiest on earth
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