New-York tribune., 1879-05-10
MAY ANNIVERSARIES.
WORK OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY.
THE srxrY-rnmD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. !


THE sIxrY-THED ASNIvgRsARY-ADDREssEs BIZ
THE REV. MEssRs. GEORGE F. HERRCK, HENRY
H. JEssUP AND MOSES d. HoGE.
The sixty-third annual meeting of the
American Bible Society held yesterday afternoon
at the Bible House. Among those present were DIR.
william ii. Allen, OF Girard College. president OF tho
society Norman White Robert Carter and Charles
Tracy, vce-presidents William f. Dodge, the Rev DIS
j. IT. Torrence Of Phladelph a, and George Sheldon OF
Now-Jersey George W. Lane,W H. Crosby Oliver White
and Nathan Bishop During the year the society
printed 1O55,76l Bibles The parent ociety has en-
ployed III colporteurs chiefly in Alabama. Florida,
Georgia, Michigan Missouri Iowa, North and South
Carolina Tennessee Texas and West Virginia The fol-
lowing managers rec ected: Hiram VI. Forester,
T. A. BrOuwer, James L. Banks James ~ Fuller James
II. Taft John f. Parsons and Frederick Stnrgis +.
W. Jackson, Of Newark, n j. was elected manager
The anniversary exercises OF the society were held last
evening the Broadway Tabernacle. brief review OF
the work OF the society was given by Dr. william IL.
Allen.
The Rev George F. Herrick, OF Constantnople. said;
The work OF the missionary translator OF the Bible re-
quires a scholarship with an acurate knowledge
Of the Bible, and an ability to compare Tho
vernlcuar ancient and modern. There are
Is OoO, 900 Of people In the Ottoman Empire to whom
the Turkish vcrnacuar ia natural. including 100000
OF ArmeDians and 100000 OF Gr' eks; io whom ING
Christianze them. Tho rise OF the Turkish people
against the misSoyernmcnt Of the M0slcns mas Deeh
brought about by the introduction OF the Bible III the
Empire, and while Christian America was discussing
the question of taking the Bible out Of the public
schools, Bulgaria forcing into general use by the
Introduction OF tht New Testament" lApplauecI
The Rev. DR.. Henry II. Jessup. OF SYRIA, sad The
MahOmetan problem Is silll puzzle that tes me pa
ence tcsts the fdh ana prayers OF the Christian
peope. POlYtamy diyucly authorized IN the Koran.
have vet t0 hear OF the first Judge In Malometan
Court that cannot bribed for % cents witness
bought for ccns. PERJURY reigus every whore There
is not temperate people Oh the face Of The earth
than the lhOmetans. have seen more drunken men
IN America in one day than have scen m syria In hve
years. The Koran bsolutey prohibits drunkcnne-A'
and the orthodox MahOne ans hesitate to laise sapes
for fear Of committing Sn-but the Koran promises
them rivers Of wine IN Paradise II they viii only walt
lfori Il contrary TO the Koran to give or taAe inter-
est ana they are consistent to this law tie turkish
bonds" lLaughter.l NH,
The Rev Dr. Moses ID. HOge. OF Virginia said " Ihe
Bible Ia GCd's great missionary IN thls world IL has
absolutely fCrnlshcd the world new standard 10
measure men and new balances in which 30 We 90 them
The patriot statesman, not the sycophant, but lhe
statesman who lays broad and tarrcachng plans 10 se-
cure best OF the people oi class that IS
deservedly in honor The world rec gnlze5 now at
their vauo the who have contributed their phllan-
lhropc efforts. The next IN the list who have won @
worlds gard are the missionaries WHO have SIueu
the world WIN the ray OF light"
An address by The Rev. James II. Baagh. or japan,
closed