The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-04
American Bible society.

ApAefICnu DtDlC SOcIciys
The stated meeting of the Board Of Mana gers
was held at the Bible House on the lst inst The
death of Richard I. Haines, one of the oldest
members of the Board, was announced. Thirteen
new auxiliaries were recognized of which one
was in each Of the States of West Virginia, North
Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri Idaho
Territory, three in Kansas and two in Texas.
Communications were received from Rev. W. S.
Robertson, Tallahassee Mission, in regard to
printing the New Testament in the language OF the
Creek Indians; from Rev. j. r. Pogue, of Homo
lulu, in regard to printing editions of Matthew
and Mark in the Bonobe language for the Ascep-
sion Islands in the MicroDesian group; from Rev.
DR.. Bergne, London, stating that the British and
Foreign Bible Society have taken e1ectual meas
sures to distribute the Scriptures in the French
and German armies, and from Rev. DR.. JacOby,
Bremen, showing that he is supplying the German
soldiers in behalf Of our society and regrettng that
he has no French Testaments for French prison
ers. Interesting letters were received from Mr..
Andrew M. Mime Montcvideo, showing increasing
demand for the Scriptures on his field, and the
progress Of the work Of introducing the New Tes.
lament as school book into the national schools.
Important communications were also received
from Rev. Mr.. Buel, the Socety's agent in Caljtor-
mia, and from Rev. Mr.. Driver as to supplying the
Chinese on the Pacific, and from Rev. Mr.. Rea-
soner, as to the work in Utah. Grants of books
were made to the American Bible Union; to the
Sunday School Board of the Southern BAPTIST
Convention: to the New York State Colonization
Society; to the Board OF Foreign Missions of the
Protestant Episcopal Church; to the Friends
Freedmens Association, and many grants to
feeble auxiliaries, especially at the South. con
siderable grant was made for Cuba aud eleven
volumes in raised etters for the blind. The num-
Der of volumes granted is 1852 besides others to
the value OF $3.50 81. 1t was resolved Co add the
book Of Psalms TO the new Danish pocket Tesla
ment already authorized. A memorial paper was
read aud adopted IN regard to the decease of Mr..
Haines, referred to above.
Evangelical Ailiance-Ecv. DIR. Ict,osi, on
the POsfpOncmemf Of the Conference.
CAC0USA, Lower Canada, August l3, 1870
MY DEAR SIR-Not being at home in these va.
cation times, ] was not able to attend the meeting
of the Executive Committee, nor did receive the
summons in sufficient time to enable me to send
written opinion All that have TO say now is
that | thoroughly concur in the decision come TO-
Indeed. there was no other course open. After
the receipt of The European kilograms, I go far
ther--there was no other course open to the
European branches. ! know that very great
many distinguished Europeans, British and Con
tincutai, are most anxious to visit America and TO
hold fellowship and conference with American
Christians but most of these feel that they could
not leave their countries and their families when
no man can tell what will be the state OF the ma
tons of Europe few months even " eeks hence
Had the Aniauce put on the meeting IN cOnse-
quence of any act-any neglect or mistake of it's
own of the American Branch or any European
Branch--the American public might very natur-
ally have felt iriitated indignant. But this war
has been stirred up by the ambitious projects of
two men, both Of whom. happen TO know. are
acquainted with the Alliance, aud both of whom
have expressed their interest in il proceedings,
but neither of whom meant to help or hinder it on
this occasion, though they may in the end be
made 10 help il, without meaning it, For these
men may Inconscousiy be bringing about state
of things which the Alliance, and the Christian
men who compose il, will have to ponder care
fully snd prayerlully at the close OF the contest
believe that you and DR.. SchaF must have felt
pang of pain. az | know | have done at the
thought of postponement; you may he tempted to
feel as if much Of the great labor you have under
taken may be lost. But that work of yours has
been done as ably ana as wisely az il has been
done disntcrestedly, and il will not he lost or the
present, and the results will yet come out evi.
IDENTIFY in The future.
You know that in consequence Of the last Euro
pean war, that between Prussia aud Austria the
Conference in Holland was postponed for a
twelvemonth, to the disappointment of many. But
during that year the feeling grew and strength.
ened and the power aud influence Of the meeting
were greatly increased by the delay. ] am con-
Gdent that it will be. the same on this OCCASION
Had we met this year we would have felt as if we
were in the middle Of scenes Of which
We would like 10 Know the cad, and az