The New York herald., 1872-10-03
THE AMERICAN BIBLE UNION.
rwenty-Third Anniversary Meeting I'm
the Mariners' Church-A Debt OF So, 400
Wtped Out-Reports. Addresses, sc.

Ewenty-Third Anniversary Meeting I'm
the Rfariners' Church--A Debt OF 81, 400
Wiped Out-Reports, Addresses, sc.
The American Bible Union-a Baptist organiza-
ston for the revision OF the Bibleheld their Twenty
third anniversary yesterday in the Mariners church
IN oliver street, near Chatham square. Rev. DR..
ArmitaQe presided. business meeting was held
at halrpast nine O'Clock A. NJ. and public meeting
at halfpast ten, when the reports were read and
remarks thereon made by gentlemen present. The
secretary's report was read by Mr.. WyckoG. 1t
showed what had been done during the year in the
way Of translation and revision and distribution OF
different parts OF the Bible In Italian, Spanish,
Chinese, English, &c. The Treasurer's report was
read by Rev. Mr.. Evans. 1t showed the amount
expended In this work-namely, s61,o44 93 TO meet
which $5S T03 TO- by which the treasury is In debt
$234l IT, After remarks had been made by Messrs.
Wyckon Gray, Norton, Merriam, Merwin and
Goodwin and others, these reports were adopted.
M Walters started .ao b 70 n,aap wpe
ne one OF twenty-five to give 500, and he hoped
that the income Of the Union next year would be
SlOO, ,O00 Mr.. Wyld took $500 worth OF stock IN
this debt, Mr.. Wyckoff took the same amount and
other gentlemen present subscribed $500 more:
other sums were received on them and in the
baskets, which brought the total up to $780,
Mr.. CLAY owed great deal to the pure word OF
God as furnished by the Bible Union, and he won
dered how long people would be content to be
sprinkcd with water on the brow when they
might be
BURIED WITH CHRIST BY BAPTISM.
Mr.. MERRIAM, q Western pioneer from Missouri
and Kansas, gave some Illustrations OF the adyan-
tage TO ministers and people OF q correct render
ing OF the sacred text The story OF Christ making
ascenrge of small cords and driving 'them'-the
pe0ple-oat of the temple, in the correct version
turns out to be different thing. 1t was the sheep
and oxen that he drove out and not the people.
Verse II Of Revelations xxi. is another upon
which salvation by good works is based as II Is
now translated but In the correct version II gives
salvation by grace alone-a very different thing
m ffnnG
on revision Of the New Testament, on the dlstribu-
tIOn OF the Scriptures among the freedmen and the
Chinese. AT the three O'Clock meeting these COM
mittees presented their reports Memorial papers
were then read on the late DR.. George W. Eaton,
Rev. George b. hide and Alexander Mcdonald, and
papers were promised Tor publication, but not
read, on Revs. James lnglis and j. p Wells, all OF
whom died during the year just closed. Dr. Ar
mitage made few appropriate remarks on the
death Of these ministers and members Of the
American Bible Union, and especially on DR.. Eaton,
Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.. lngs, whom he knew more
Intimately. He referred very feelingly to the first
meeting OF himself and some OF these brethren in
Deacon Cogate's house, in Chambers street, twenty
i've years ago, where this Union had its inception
It was rare, he said, to find two such such men as Alex
heartily and so long in the same cause as they had
been with this Union.
Efforts were made again at this meeting to nnisl
mp the liquidation OF the treasury deficiency
and Mr.. waters gave each sos additional to pre-
vions subscriptions made by some of them. The
balance was raised in smaller subscriptions pay
able at later dates so that the treasury is out O
debt and begins its new year fresh and nee. Mr.
Merriam told story of man out West who lived
during the Summer on bread ana milk and whortle
berries that he might save something for the Bible
Union. He thought tnat If all the ministers did thai
the Union would not now be begging for few hun
dred dollars. few sleek and we-fed city pastors
smiled audiby at the simplicity OF their country
brother. In the evening public meeting was held
At which addresses were delivered by Messrs. Mer
ram, Pendleton, p l.. Davies and DR.. Hodge; ant
Mus closed the twenty,third anniversary Of tht
American Baptist Bible Union