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 THIKTY FIRST ANNIVRRSARV 
 
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 NEW-BRUNSWICK AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. 
 
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 On the Evening of Tiuirsday, January 9th, the above Meeting was held at the Hall of th« 
 
 Mechanics' Institute, 
 
 The Honorable Judge PARKER, President of the Society, in the Chair. ' ' 
 
 A very large and respectable assemblage sttended on the occasion, filling the Hali to over- 
 flowing. The proceedings were opened with singing a part of the 57th Psalm, and reading 
 the67ih. 
 
 * The Fresidenl ihcn addresnecl ilio Meeting, and in re- j 
 marking^, with regret, on the insufficiency nf <'ie spacn i» | 
 Bccominodato tho yearlji increasing number of those who j 
 were desirous of attending our anniversaries, urged ou all | 
 (tresent— who cama as avavved friends lo the circulation of I 
 the Holy Scriptures— for such only were invited — to con- 
 cider tho duty of giving ihdir sulistnniial aid lo (he Society i 
 and in order to show the need for this, he reminded them | 
 that we were not merely a Bible Society of N«w Brunswick I 
 — but an auxiliary to tho great British and Foreign Bibie I 
 Society —the Bible Society of (he world. After comment- i 
 inc (ni the vast extent of the Society's operations under i 
 each of the distinctive heads— British and Foreign— and | 
 tho great benefit we derived from the Common English 
 Version of the Bible— adopted and approved by all de- 
 uominations of Protestants — which hud been so carefully 
 and faithfully translated, and so long in use— the numerous 
 other versions rendered necessary by the various languages 
 and dialects of the inhabitants of the widely spread do- 
 minions of the British Crown — tho new fields opening evecy 
 vear or the old ones extending in Foreign Countries,— tho 
 {'resident proceeded nearly as follows : 
 
 " Tlis one great object of the Bible Society is, that 
 every member of the human family should have tho whole 
 and the pure word of God in his own tongue in which he 
 was born. It is very gratifying to me to inform you that 
 you will have before you tHis evening, two Reverend gen- 
 tlemen who have laboured in far dietaiit and widoly separa- 
 ted countries, — and who will tell you what tlicir own eyes 
 have soon, their own cars heard, and hands handled in tho 
 work of this Society — and you will hear from them and 
 from others, not merely of the eftcct of the Bible in Heathen 
 countries-— but the contrast will be drawn between the past 
 and present state of those c.ouutricH in which the Bible is 
 freely received, and those (whether Heathen or within tha 
 Doiinds of Christendom) where itis cxoliidcdoronly partially 
 admitnd. The great advantage which has attended the 
 plan of Bible Col|)ortage in this l^rovinoe, as well as all 
 other countricB into which it has been intnxiuced, will abo 
 be detailed to you. 
 
 " There is one topic — of late an ainiogt alviorliing one in 
 England — which it would be an aficcUition of delicacy in me 
 to pass iinnotiqed — ^indeed, as I consider it has a mpet ma- 
 terial bearing on the Bible Society, it is foiTc'd upon our at- 
 tcntiou. You will perceive i am alluding to the lata extra- 
 ordinary action of one whom we .can louk iipun only aa a 
 Foreign {'rince or Prelate — thougl^ his spiritual authoriiy is 
 acknowledged by many bcyondthc sphere of his dominion 
 anfl See. As a member of this Bociety , and it is only in this 
 capacity I refer to it-^I szy it is forced on our notice, for 
 wo cannot but remcmlKir that fi oin the same qnarter angry 
 wid ^i«leat deaunciiUions .arp constanlJy poured fortli upon 
 tUo Bible Socitty — its ageiits and ita (iperatjoras — oiid taK.- 
 ing these in funncxion with the late unprovoked aggression, 
 I look upon rhem as partii of one great plan of attack, not so 
 • much on the Church of England, as on the great principica 
 of the Reformation— those principles which arc the foun- 
 uatiea ol the J^iblc Society. >yhen I reflect 9n tfop j:r«»«» 
 
 and poRHible constHjncnces of this invaslon> I most cordially 
 entt )• into the spirit of a resolution passed at a great Prt^ 
 testant meeting recently held in London — " That the main 
 " hope of checking the pi-o|re8s pf erroneous dpctrines atid 
 " practices does not rest upon lEjcasured of counter-agitati' 
 " ou, but upon the |reat Protestant principles of uphoi^ng 
 •■' thf Supremacy ol Scripture as the rule of faith; and of 
 " counteracting error by the exhibition of Scriptural truth" 
 — and I firmly rely on these principles to prevent the spread- 
 inr of any such erroneous docti'ines or practices within this 
 Province — and I look to the Bihle Society's depot as t)ffi 
 great armoury from which to draw our weapons Tor the 
 contest, should contest come. 
 
 " There is a point of great consequence — as to the duty 
 of this Society and its members in regard to the individual 
 lay memliers of tho Roman Catholic ijommnnion — and wo 
 should I think be deterred by no denunciations — no fear of 
 oftence — from olfering to them as well as others the Bible in 
 their own tongue — to all who will accept it. We may iKjt 
 feel any particular call to press it on those who have ,it 
 always within their reach, and the means of procuring it-i— 
 but there are thousands even in this Province who niay ne- 
 ver see it from their cradles to their graves unless vi^e tak» 
 it to them. And why should we take it to them 1 because 
 in so doing we believe v.e are acting in obedience — not to a 
 human but a Divine command — because we are convinced 
 by repeated instances that God's blessing. attends it. 1 havt» 
 thought often and deeply oa this" subject, and I say unheal- 
 tatingly, I cannot recognise in any one man,' whatever Inay 
 be his title, [wwer, or pretension — I cannot recognise in any 
 class of men — rulers, priests, or prelates— :I cannot recognise 
 in any body of men — General Council, Synod, Convocation, 
 at what you will, any right to Jebar others fi'om the free 
 '!S(i of the sacred Scriptures. The Bible is the authentic 
 levelation of God*3 will to man — it is man's inheritance, of 
 which his brother man should not deprive him.' Tliere is 
 no ^varrant for saying the Bible is for the priest and not for 
 tke people, It is a great delusion; When! am ipaet by ob- 
 jectors telling ;ye they cannot see this as we see it, X reply, 
 let the light shine in upon you, and then judge. Oh.tbtat 
 all men woilld look at Jhese things by the purp light of Gds- 
 pel tnrth as it shines fdi IH fi-oin 'the book of fnspiratirttt, 
 and not as obscni-od by iihc mists of fcunuui d^ditioM or lk» 
 clmids ofn.perveited mtion&lism — notwitb mhtSfi.ensnaxpd 
 or (ancica daa^lcd by suporstitiqus inu^eiy— «aa then would 
 they bless Uie d^y ifnd ble^ the agcncjr ^wbicb.lod^em to 
 thoUgbt-"' 
 
 Ai» at|st«»ct pf iljfl.Ile«f)(^t jv*^ n^3{t,i:ead bj fir. 
 Pateraon,tbeae,ai9r,SQcreUrj)'i from nhichltap- 
 p^r^d that the PurcntiSucijat)' b^ l^f en ,very |ir(^- 
 parous during the , past jreiar, Jl^vipif realaed Jn 
 receiptfl, £9l,i>3i4, and .h^mg iwued ,1,136^ 
 copies of tl;iie; iloly Scripnirce. l^he ,lx>cal Atu^iH- 
 ^xy has Blfo,pr9^pei;ed ; it/s iwn^ amounied.ta 
 2,415 copie8,,ao/(l ^(a receipts, inoludj/tf ^ifi Cjitl^p; 
 Uqn at Uie.Wie#|inj{, hoover j£l^. 
 
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TIIinTT-FIRST ANMVF.ItSAnV OF Till? 
 
 privilege of cirnulatin^r Mie Scriptures; tlic Bib}« 
 Society will be proscribed ; Ihodoorsof Karl St reel 
 ml! be closeil, the stock of the Scriptures will bi* 
 'Jestroyed. and the oflicerfl of the Society, probobly, 
 incarcerated in the dungeotis of the Inquisition. 
 
 foreign BiDle aociety. l nave fteeii *v» »"' ' ""'8' ""« f'""<fe' tjie duty entrusted to me- 
 
 friend of that Society for forty yga« <5»V f '»0'"."&/he '^^'•«^R«»<'J"V°"' '"'^ "^''='^ ' 
 1 tbirty vehrs ago i wna the favoured now do; U is the following:-" J hat the Report, 
 
 an abstract of which hosjust been read, be received, 
 printed, and circulated, under the direction of the 
 Commillec."--The Report, of which you have only 
 heard a part, is of a deeply interesting nature, and 
 I hope when it is printed, you will all give it your 
 attentive perusal. The extracts which it lakes frojii 
 the last Report of the Parent Society refer largely 
 to the labors and success of Colporteurs, more es- 
 pecially on the Continent of Europe. The systeiu 
 of ColportBge is one which 1 have much adi.iired 
 for its adaptation to the object sought and in the 
 striking instances of udefuinesa related by this hum- 
 ble but worthy class of laborers, I liave fur several 
 years taken the dce'"st interest. Our Colporteurs 
 are not merely venders of the Scriptures — that 
 would not be sufficient; neither are they accredited 
 ministers of religion— that is not required ; but they 
 are Christians of sound principles, intelligent in 
 their understandings, apt to teach, to spenk a word 
 in season, of heavenly minds ; men who while they 
 carry the Bible in their hands, carry the spirit and 
 principles of it in their hearts, and whose labors 
 have been abundantly blessed. There are those 
 who are unfriendly to such an ogency, as being an 
 intrusion on the ministerial office. If it be so, it i^ 
 an intrusion recognised and sanctioned by the 
 Apostles. Let any one read the last chapters of 
 the epistle to the Romans, and say whether lay- 
 agency is not recognised by St. Paul) as one of great 
 usefulness in the Church. His very first commen- 
 dation is on the behalf of Phcsbe, a servant of lite 
 Church, and « su,ccou7ei\ he says, of many and of my- 
 self also. In the very next verse, he greets Priscil- 
 la and Aquila his helpers in Chriat Jesus ; wlio have 
 for my life, he eixysjaiddown their own necks : unto 
 whom not only I give thanks, but alio all the Churches 
 of the Gentiles. And in what endearing terms he 
 salutes another of these useful helpers: Salute the 
 beloved Persia, which labored much in the Lord. With 
 such direct recognition, by the highest authority, of 
 lay-agency in the Church, we need not, I think, 
 scruple to have recourse to it. What sanction here 
 also have we for our kind and enduring collectors 
 of contributions and distributors of the Scriptures, 
 in their own immediate neighbourhoods. Let then 
 our female friends persevere in their labors of love, 
 and may many another helper in Christ Jesus be 
 added to their little band ! 
 
 But let me turn to another subject. What en- 
 couragement does the Report hold out to us to con- 
 tinue, perseveringiy to continue, in promoting the 
 circulating of the Scriptures ? Much in different 
 respects. It is not, however, to the more splendtd 
 operations of the Society that I shall now direct 
 your attcnticn, as affording the greatest encourage- 
 ment,but to some few instances of direct usefulnew, 
 I shall not direct your attention to the thousande and 
 leniofthouMndsofcopiwof the Scriptures cvr- 
 
 Thft Rev. Mr. AnMSTitoNO, in moving the fust 
 Keaolution, spoke nearly as follows :— 
 
 Mr, President, Ladies and Gentltmen.— 'Though 
 I stand before this audience in the character of al- 
 most 9 perftet stranger, I am no stranger to the 
 British and Foreign BibleSociety. I have ^e^ 
 the sincere • - ■ 
 and five and thirty yebrs ago 
 instrument of establishing an Auxiliary to it in one 
 of our Colonies, and which Auxiliary, I am happy 
 to find, continues to this day. I love both the object 
 and the constitution of the Bible Society. Us ob- 
 ject is that of circuUting the Scriptures without 
 note or comment in the vernacular language of 
 every nation throughout the world, t love also its 
 constitution, I mean that feature of it which unites 
 the members of every communion in carrying for- 
 ward the grand object which it has in view. Such 
 an association is not to be generally attained ; if, 
 therefore, there be one object in the promotion of 
 Avhich all may unite, it is, I think, a point of great 
 importance to secure it. Amid all our differences, 
 however, thank God, there are many points of agree- 
 ment between us, and those of the greatest impor- 
 tance too. We agree in all the most essential 
 articles of the Christian Faith— m the grand doc- 
 trine of the Trinity, in the atonement made by 
 Josus Christ, and in the influence of the Holy Spirit. 
 We agree in the genuineness, authenticity and in- 
 spiratiom of that volume which we unite to circulate; 
 ond, especially, w\e agree in that all-important point 
 — we agree, I say, tunanimouely, decidedly, and 
 (letcrminateiy, that the Scriptures, and the Scrip- 
 tjres alone, are the only Rule of Faith— an agree- 
 ment of the utmost importance at this juncture, 
 when mighty efforts pre made to Romanize Protes> 
 tantjsin. Now shali j.ot, they who agree in so many 
 points be associated together fur the purpose of 
 furthering those very objects of agreement by the 
 best means that can be devised for it ; viz., the cir- 
 culation of the Scripturei? ? I made allusion, just 
 now, to the present juucture, as a time of fear, alarm 
 and danger. Allow me to return to this allusion 
 for a moment. The present time, I say, is one of 
 alarn< and danger. The enemy of the Scriptures 
 has made an aggressive movement, the object of 
 which is nothing less than to Romanize all England 
 and her dominions, it is tima then for us to furbish 
 our weapons, to stand upon our watch-tower, and 
 prepare for the attack. Is the Bible4tie religion of 
 Protestants ? Then, surely, it behoves Protestants 
 of all creeds to unite as one man for the defence of 
 it, as the inalienable right of every human being. 
 'But what is the practice of Rome, even now that 
 ■he IS under restraint and control, and when her 
 influence is greatly limited ? To suppress the Holy 
 Scriptures. What then will be her practice, if she 
 ffains an ascendency over our own highly Proteatant 
 Nation ? To suppress ihe Scriptures to an unlimit- 
 ed extent. Rome is an enemy to the Scriptures, 
 because the Scriptures are an enemy to Rome. The 
 Papal Church and the Bible can never stand to- 
 gether : either one or the other must be nocriflced. 
 Yes, Mr. President and friends of the Bible Society, 
 Otf Popery iliould ever regain an ascendancy in the 
 
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NK\V-BnUN!iWU;K AUXILIAHY BIBLE SOCIKty. 
 
 jres ; tlie Bib}<* 
 irs of Karl St reel 
 ripturea will be 
 jciety, probably, 
 i Inquisition, 
 itrusledlome— 
 1, and which I 
 lat the Repuil, 
 >a(l, bl received, 
 direction of the 
 ih you have only 
 ting nature, and 
 all give it your 
 iich It takes frojit 
 ity refer largely 
 rieurs, more ei- 
 e. The systeiu 
 ! much Bdi.iired 
 ght and in the 
 kled by this hum- 
 have fur several 
 Our Colporteurs 
 ScriptU|:e8 — that 
 i they accredited 
 quired ; but they 
 9, intelligent in 
 to epenk a word 
 n who while they 
 ry the t»pirit and 
 m whose labors 
 Phere are those 
 >ncy, as being an 
 
 If it be so, it id 
 nctioncd by tiie 
 last chapters of 
 ay whether lay- 
 ul^as one of great 
 >ry first cominen- 
 a servant of the 
 ftnany and ofmy- 
 he greets Priscil- 
 Jesus ; wlio have 
 
 own necks : unto 
 JO all the Churches 
 dearing terms he 
 Ipers : Salute the 
 niheLord. With 
 rhest authority, of 
 ecd not, I think, 
 hat sanction here 
 during collectors 
 »fthe Scriptures, 
 hoods. Let then 
 leir labors of love, 
 
 Christ Jesus be 
 
 )ject. What en- 
 " out to us to con- 
 in promoting the 
 Much in different 
 more splendid 
 „..Jl now direct 
 cutest encourage- 
 direct usefulness, 
 s thousands and 
 Scriptures cir- 
 
 thei 
 
 rnlatcd m Kuropt;, or India, or to ilie fifteen thou- 
 Kand among the Islands of the I'acitic ; though 
 when it is considered that iheso Ttjlands, scarcely 
 iiatf a century ago, cro in a state of barbarism, it 
 in wonderful to contemplate the thirst which has 
 heen created in those parts for the sacred volume : 
 — no, it is not now to tliesc that I would direct your 
 ''ye for uncourajrement, but to a few solitary facts, 
 Let me point yon to the daring Ribbonnoan, bent 
 on deeds of cruelty lowardn those of tho Protestant 
 faith, being softened by the reading of the book of 
 God which fell in his way, and become '"clothed 
 and ui his right mind," and found " sitting at the 
 feet of Jesu8." Let me direct you to tho sturdy 
 and insolent beggar, who, after much persuasion, 
 received a Testament at the hands of u Colporteur, 
 who, in another journey met him sitting by the way- 
 wide and reading his New Testament, his child 
 listening with folded hands. On discovering the 
 Colporteur, he took th% book, looked up to heaven 
 nnd said, this book shall bo (he guide and companion 
 of myself and my helplesa child rothat table which, 
 even for beggars, is prepared in heaven. Let me 
 direct yon to that instance of the powerful effects 
 of the perusal of God's word upon the mind of a 
 young Jewess, who u only about seventeen yenrs 
 of ngc. Solely by ruading the llo'y Scriptures, and 
 a diligent examination of their contents, she has, 
 illumined by the Divine Spirit, been led to the full 
 surrender of her licart to Him whom she now 
 reveres as her crucified Redeemer. Such are in- 
 stances of solid usefulness and holding out the 
 prcatest encourngement to the friends of the Bible 
 Society. But let me now call your at'.ention, for a 
 fow minutes, to a part of the world which in the 
 Report of the Parent Society is considered to be one 
 of its most unfruitful fields ; 1 mean South America. 
 Even here, however, we are not entirely without 
 fruit. I could adduce instances of great benefit 
 arising from the reading of the Scriptures by persons 
 being Roman Catholics, but who have now ceased 
 to be such; yea, 1 could take you evon to priests 
 whose views of religion have been greally ouieliorat- 
 od, whose fceljngs towards Protestants have been 
 much softened, and whose sympathies for Popery 
 have received a shock which they will never recov- 
 er; and chiefly, I believe, from the perusal of the 
 Scriptures. And with regard fo the distribution of 
 the Scriptures in that country, though I have reneon 
 to take shame to myself for not having done more, 
 yet 1 have myself put into circulation upwards of 
 two thousand copies of the sacred writings, and if 
 to this number, I add what havo boen distributed 
 by others, I should imagine that not fewer than 
 from live thousand to ten thousand copies iiavc been 
 circulated inSouiii America. There is, I believe, 
 no opposition on the port of the Governments of the 
 different Stntes to this circulation, and nt the wjl- 
 Iingness of tho people to receive llie Scriptures, I 
 linve had many proofs, one of which 1 may mention. 
 My son undertook a journey of noarly three thou- 
 sand miles on horseback for the purpose of visiting 
 his parents, and on his woy he was continually 
 nt=kcd for booiis, Whon he returned, you nmy be 
 bure, I did noi fail to fill uj^tpry vacancy in his 
 saddle bags, or other pack^Ps with small copies 
 of the ScripturcPj to be i;ftlil different placcu ai; Uc 
 
 pursued his journey homewards. Time now re* 
 minds me to come ;u a close. I am happy, ay 
 chrwtian friends, to bavo met you on ibit occasion ; 
 for though we are but strangers to one another, yet 
 where the spirit of that book which we circulate is 
 received into the heart,it makes fi-iends of strangers, 
 and wc can at once hold the most intercating com- 
 munion tiie one with the other. I conclude in words 
 similar to those which terminate the Report of the 
 Parent Society, Fr'ends of tha Bible Society, pur- 
 sue your noble career with alacrity. Onwards, 
 onwards, — patiently, diligently, resolutely onwards. 
 The judgment of sense may be against us, but Faith 
 loaning on the arm of omnipotence— hope trusting 
 in the promises of" Him who cannot li-"'~and the 
 charity that never fails, kindling and prompting our 
 zeal— these abiding with us, we "shall noi faint 
 nor grow weary," but shall " be steadfast, immovc<' 
 able, always abounding in the work of the Lord." 
 
 Mr. J. W. Lawrenck, in sccoikHoc; the first Rcselu- 
 lioii, made thu followiii!; remarks : — 
 
 ♦«* 
 
 Mn. PriF.siDKKT,— III seconding tho Uetolution jusi 
 ^' I would nb.serve, liiat the year 1861 is destined to 
 he a'ycar ever ineiunrable in the annals ot'Lnglish history, 
 if nui in ibc liistoiy of tbu world, as a period when amigK 
 ty uiovemrnt was made lu nxtond tiie prini'ipluf of Jfeace 
 and Goud-u'iil, by ilio lies of a universHl Brotherhood, 
 ihrongh ihe medium, of (he " Great Industkml £xns 
 BiTioN of ISations" in Entlaiid's metropolis. It will bo 
 a gailicring not unlike liiui, wbicb iltrce tunes a year was 
 witnessed at Jerusaleii) in die days ofold, vvhen the tribes 
 CHmc up lu the l'ca»is. It is true that none will be ;bere, 
 wiio nuvv hear tho name of Partliiiin or Alcde, Crete or 
 Arabian, or come from the places once known by thr names 
 of .'^le;$npotaniia, Uappadocia, fontus, Galatia, I'hry^ia, 
 and Panipliylia, yet they will be there from many lauds, 
 and of many longues, from the sunny South, as well ai 
 from the bracing Korih, from tbr and neartbry'il come, 
 and may wc not hope, that when to iheir own Iroines and 
 kindred they return, many will tell with their tongues, wha^ 
 tlicy liave seen wiih their eyes, and heard with their ears, 
 of ihc '• \VoM)EKFUi, Works of the Loku." And 
 thus may be haalened the day « lien " Tlve sword shall be 
 beaten inio ploughshares, and the spears into pruning 
 liookj, when nation shall not lift up sword against nation, 
 neither ^liall they learn war any more." 
 
 There ran be no question but all who visit England at 
 the coming oxhibiiion, will bo received with true EnglisU 
 hospitality, and llial noiiiing will be wautinc on Ihe pert of 
 the ijovereign and lirr subjects, to make favourable im- 
 pre.ssiuns on ilieir minds, as to ihe greatness, slabilily, and 
 happiness of the people, in scekieg to accoinpli^n that 
 oiijctl, let those groat Instwutio.ns, whicli constitute tho 
 glory of Ihe Nation, i)e held forth lo their vjow— Institu- 
 tions wiiicli arc ilic otT-fpring of ihe Bible, and which hav« 
 ■jaiiicd for Imr the nan e of Christian England, Li tbo 
 torrground .siiould bo placed the Christian tiahbatli, with 
 its twice ten thousand Temples, and ten liincs icii Imndied 
 thousand Worshippers— worshipping the God who made, 
 preserves, aKd keeps ihum. TJien for the lirst time many 
 wdl sec a scone on earth, which is a laini and imperfect 
 type of the Sabbath in Heaven: and point litem lo Ihc pro- 
 mise, '• 'i'lint if t'lou turn awiiy thy foot from the S.ibbalh, 
 from doing iliy pleasure on my lioly day, and call the SaD- 
 baili a delight, iliu holy of il'ic Lord, honorabio, and shall 
 honor him, not doing thy own pleasure, nor speaking ihine 
 own words, then shall thou delight thyself in tiie l^ord, and 
 lie will cause thee to ride upon the high places of thai 
 tiirih, and feed thee wiih (be heritage of Jacob ihy fattier." 
 —In coiine.-iion with the tiabbath stands her SakBATH 
 StuuoLs, whore .Sunday after Sunday • youiWd band, 
 without money and without price, roecivo mslriiction, 
 which, with Heaven's blessing, will make .•tiein wise for 
 tunc, .iii'l h,ijipy ihroiighoui all eiorniiy. 'i'Uosc arc ihc.v 
 wh". in after loar.s, when lltvir fathers tball have fnHtn 
 t'li.iitutc tilt nation'. «!bd«m, and'lh Uoa'4 
 
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 THinXY-FlRST ANNIVKR8ARV OF T.1IE 
 
 
 AlrMEtli. Ill 6p<uki(ig of !J4bIjnlii School*, we arc remind- 
 eii qI iheir fouiidor, who, altliougli not a Pom, yel lie taughi 
 many to sing the «ong» of Zio>i and to inaUo lucloii.v in 
 their hearts to the Lord. He was no Warnor. yet he hud 
 armed many oflhe youth of his country with the sword of 
 tiM Spirit, who thus were enabled to go forth and fight, in 
 the Church Militant on earth, against the world, tho tiesh, 
 and the devil, and ionj since have gonp to their reward, 
 and joined the Church triumphant m Heaven, fie was 
 no Statesman, yel he found out ilie «eprei to National 
 protpdritjr, viz ; '• 'I'hat ilighteousnoss exaiteth a na- 
 tion, while Sin is the disgrace of any people."— 
 AUhouffh truly a benefactor of hn race, yet be- 
 neath Westminster Abbey's vaulted roof, no spot for iiiin 
 was found. There Poets, Warriors, and Sialciuien .sleep 
 «heir last sleep, but no tablet tells the simple story, Hidt 
 here rests the philanthropic Raiues, the I'ouiider of Sab- 
 bath Schools. He needs uo monumoat o^ iJrass or .Stone, 
 bis is a living one, which will endure, when the Abbey, 
 with its marble tombs, shall have crumbled to dust. Al- 
 tbough not completed, it yet is progressing, widening at its 
 base, and ascending in its height, and will continue to wi- 
 den, and to ascend, until the Archangel's tiump shall give 
 forth the sound, that time shall be no more. 1( is so vast, 
 tkat no one section of the world can contain it, tho materi- 
 als of which it is composed are found in many land.t, and 
 in its erection, like at Jerusalem's first Temple, the sound 
 
 ofno hammer is heard, for every Su-ulay School Sch^li.r, ^'^^j""' ''"'."" "° "'." "" ""•■""»'>;.»"" "' 
 
 JS a living stone.inthe impeiisljable monument to ih.*ilr!' tended openings for increased UBefulness. 
 
 inotial Raikes. There is an incident in his history wliicli In ihe origin and history of that Society. 
 
 CuMMEKCL J \\\''.%o constitute hAr itrcnglh— and if Ailed 
 with patriotic feelings, in behalf of their lesi favored laads. 
 they would see tht<r people rite in ilio scale of nations. Let 
 Ihern remember, that " it is riehlcnu.iiiess which oxalteth a 
 nation, while sin is the diigraue of any people." — And let 
 them remember too, that amid the shading of the nations, 
 and the wreck of kingdoms, that Lngland aud Kiigland'* 
 C^uecn, like the sea girl rock upon which she rests, stands 
 unmoved and unshaken itmid the commotions around her, 
 for her institutions, political, social, mnrii!, and icligious, 
 are based upon the truths of the Eternal Bible. 
 
 In concl-isiuu, I Would say of them, and of the nation, 
 what the eccentric John Randolph observed of London and 
 her churches — " 1 sometimes feel that 1 am approaching a 
 pince devoted to destruction. The cry of its abominations 
 goes up to heaven ; and 1 seem to see the tempest gather- 
 ing over it. But tlieu again. I look at her thousand spires, 
 that penetrate the clouds, and see them conducting off 
 ity fury." 
 
 The Rev. Samuel Robinson, in moving the 
 second Resolution, spoke nearly as follows :— 
 
 Mr. FRESiDENT,--The Resolution which I havo 
 read, calls on this Meeting, solemnly to recognize 
 the hand of God in tiie prosperous state of the So- 
 ciety, of vehich we are «n Au.xiliary, and in its ox- 
 
 is full of encouragement; when he commenced the work of 
 teaching the young. Morality was the groumiwork othis 
 religion, but while explaining to them a portinn of the I'lo- 
 phecies of Isaiah, his mind wa, enlightened from on high, 
 by the Spirit's teaching, and he then found a power .-tiid u I 
 beauty in tht> Bible to which he bctbre was a siranjier j and 
 thus was fulfilled the truth of the promise, " 'J'hat he iliat I 
 waterelh, shall be watered also himscl.'"" 
 
 The next Institutions on liie programi,i,\ (o bring to ' 
 their view, are her great Missio.'jAav Soi.ik.tikSj which 
 nre sustained and supported by tlie ."ice contributions of 
 the people. Tell them of that Noble Army, who thougli 
 but a little band, with the Bible for (heir only weapon, 
 havo gone forth to heathen lands, to fight against tUe 
 Prince of Darkness. Tell them too tiiat they will not cease 
 10 fight, unless arrested b3' disease or death, until 
 they have pauietl for the Lord, " The heathen as his inhe- 
 ritance, and the uUurmost part.^ of the earth fbr his posses- 
 sion." And then, let them not forget to tell of that creut 
 Institution which sheds such a lustre over the land— an In- 
 stitution which is supported bv the Prince, the Peer, and 
 the Peasant— an Institution which is known by the name of 
 «• The BuiTisH ano Foreign Bible Societv.' — 
 Sir, I was pleased to learn that its Committee have appli- 
 ed for a place at the Great Exhibition of iNaiions, for a co- 
 py of the Bible, in every translation, and then may nmiiy 
 learn of its wondrous triumphs, and great achievements, 
 how that it iias been scattered over tne earth, as messen- 
 gers of mercy, to gladden the hearts of many who were 
 •' sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death." Tell 
 ihcm that this is the Book, of which it is prcdicied, '• That 
 it shall not return ntuo me void, but shall accompli.^h that 
 ■wiiich 1 please, and prosper in the thing whereio I sent it.'' 
 —The commencement of the present century found Eng- 
 land engaged in war, struggling in behalf of freedom and 
 (he oppressed, and she ceased not to tight until she had 
 burled him from his throne, who was Europe's scourge, 
 and secured to the world a lasting and honorable peace. — 
 ¥et again she struggles, but in a bloodless warfare, against 
 Ignorance, superstition, and sin, and as before she ceased 
 not to fight until she conquered, so now siie will not yield 
 until victory as great and triumph as complcio, shall be 
 won, until on every hill, and in every valley, the ensign of 
 the Prince of Peace is unfurled. 
 
 It V'ill be a day ever memorable to millions of the human 
 race, ir when in' England, Europe's iiovereigns examine 
 well her whIIs and bulIworks,and go round about her towers 
 jind learn th^: important truth, that the secret of her "reat- 
 ness consists qot in her Armies and her Fleets, iii tfattles 
 fought and won, on land or sea, but rather in those more 
 peiceful triumphs, in Arts and BctEKcr^ Trade an'i 
 
 ind 
 
 we see 
 a number of things wiiich impress our niinJ with 
 tho conviction tiiat the hand ofGod has been open- 
 ing the way for the wide and extentled circulation 
 of His Word. How marked was the Providence 
 uf God in calling into existetice another Institution, 
 the labours of which have done so much to facili- 
 tate the circulation of that Word; I mean the for 
 eign Missionary Society, whose first work was to 
 translate the Scriptures into the languages spoken 
 by the naUons among whom its Missionaries wcro 
 sent to preach. And when I speak of the Foreign 
 Missionary Society, I speak in general terms of the 
 commencement of the work of sending the Gospel 
 to the perishing heathen. What would the Bible 
 Society have done in circulating tho Scriptures in 
 foreign lands, and in languages in which no trans- 
 lations had been made, if it had not been for tho 
 Missionary Society "i It could have done much 
 where translations were found ; but if it had to 
 send agents into heathen countries to study their 
 languBges, and then make translations before it 
 could circulate the Bible in (hose countries, how 
 tedious and difficult, if not impossible, would have 
 been its work ? But the hand of God does appear 
 in calling into existence, by His provider.ce, a So- 
 ciety to do that work. There does not seem to 
 have been any previously concerted plan between 
 the Bible Society and the Missionary Society, yet 
 things are brought about, as if all had been plan* 
 lied and arranged before. As, in the order of 
 things, translation must precede circulation, so ws 
 see that order in the Providence of God, in raising 
 up men and sending them forth some years before 
 the formation of the Bible Society. It is acknow- 
 ledged, that tlie first pioneers in that work were 
 men who acquired a knowledge of language with 
 more ease and rapidity than is common to the most 
 of men. But after Missionaries had performed 
 their work of iran-slating, what could they havo 
 done without the Bij|U; Society ? That Society 
 took their trnnsiatiaflHid published and circulated 
 them far and wido. v^ must, I think, Sir, see ^he 
 
rcDglh-aiid if filled 
 ii lem J'avored laadt, 
 scale of nation]. Let 
 ess which oxdlintl) n 
 
 people. "—And !ei 
 a!:ii)(j of the naiions, 
 land and England'* 
 icit she rests, stands 
 motions mound her, 
 'ori<!, and iclicrions, 
 al Bible. 
 
 and of the nation, 
 erved of London and 
 
 1 nm upproaching a 
 y of itsal>onninntions 
 ■ the t«mprsl gather- 
 her thousand spires, 
 K'ln loiiductiiig off 
 
 , m moving the 
 as follows : — 
 
 tion which I havo 
 miily to recognize 
 js stale of the So- 
 iry, tand in its cx- 
 lefulness. 
 It Society, we see 
 88 our minJ wiili 
 •d has been opeii- 
 ended circtilaiiou 
 
 the Fiovidence 
 nolherlnstitiilion, 
 60 much to facili- 
 ; 1 mean the .^or 
 first work was to 
 nngUBgeB spoken 
 dissionories wero 
 ak of the Foreign 
 neral terms of llie 
 nding the Gospel 
 would the Bible 
 tho Scriptures in 
 n which no trans- 
 not been for tho 
 have done much 
 but if it had to 
 es to study their 
 islations before it 
 !e countries, how 
 sible, would have 
 God does appear 
 provider.ce, a So- 
 loes not seem to 
 led plan between 
 lary Society, yet 
 11 had been plan* 
 
 in the order of 
 :ircu]ation, so we 
 >f God, in raising 
 lome years before 
 y. It is acknow- 
 II that work were 
 of language with 
 nmon to the most 
 I had perlbrmpd 
 could they havo 
 ? That Society 
 ed and circulated 
 hink, Sir, see^lie 
 
 KEW-BRL'NSWICK AlXILIAltY BIELE 90CIETT. 
 
 5 
 
 and of God, in thi« instance, opening a door for 
 ii* Word to be eprend, by circuiiiatanced over 
 trhich the Society hitd no control. 
 
 Another instance in which wo see I lie hand of 
 
 lod in prospering this Soeic'iy and npL>ittn<r doors 
 
 or increased usefulness, is the progress of the arts 
 
 nd sciences in tho last forty years. Indeed God 
 
 eemed to be preparing the way for the givinjr of 
 
 ^i8 Word to tlio world, for some ages past. Siip- 
 
 ose a Bible Society had been formed before the 
 
 rlof printiug was discovered, in 1441, ivhal could 
 
 t have effected ? Would it have been possible, 
 
 ithout the press, to have given about fifty millions 
 
 f copies of God's VVord to the people of those 
 
 imes? No; the agency nf the press, under God, 
 
 ^tas been one of the means employed in giving IIis 
 
 Word ttnto men. All the modern discoveries have 
 
 |been pressed into the service of Christ in giving the 
 
 Bible to the world. Who would have thought that 
 
 when the use of Steam was Hist discovered, it would 
 
 lone day be employed in printing the Bible. It is 
 
 a fact that almost ail the prcEses employed in print- 
 
 nng the Bible in Britain and America are wrot:ght 
 
 fby steam. What science or what art has been 
 
 studied or discovered for the last five hundred years, 
 
 Ihat is not used either in illustrating the truth of 
 
 !lhe Bible, or employed in its circulation ? The 
 wceptic has sail, when some new science has been 
 discovered, where is the truth of revelation now? 
 j)But the more tiiuroughly these sciences have been 
 ;8tudicd, the more clear and convincing the light 
 (from revelutioi! appears. And, at this day, the 
 [Bible is in advance of the sciences and the wisest 
 I and most learned men. Men who are slow to dis- 
 cover the excellency of God's word, have not con- 
 sidered that false religion and false science, and 
 . true religion and irue science, go together in every 
 country. For instance, ask an inhabitant of China, 
 • or of HindooEitan, or a Mahomedan, what are his 
 ) views of geography and astronomy, and it will be 
 clear to a demonstration tha' falte religion and 
 i false science go together. But it may be objected 
 ' that many men who denied the truth of revelation, 
 > have entertainad correct views of science; but such 
 men are like a man turning his back to the sun 
 '. and declaring hs did not want its light, for he could 
 see every thing around him without seeing it ; for- 
 getting that it was the light from that sun which 
 ; enabled him to see the objects around him. What 
 » is the nation where the Bible is not known, in 
 tvhich the arts and sciences prosper .' Instead of 
 y the progress of knowledge throwing the Bible into 
 the shade, truly it is a great fact, that Me more true 
 knowledge prospers in the world, the iiiore glorious 
 ; the light o'" revelation appears. 
 
 Another instance in which we see the hand of 
 God in the prosperous state of this Society, and in 
 the continual openinge for increased usefulness, is 
 the general impression abroad tn the world that 
 ' 8ome great event is about to take place— an im- 
 ' pression which, in many instances, has prepared 
 the minds of men for eceiving the Word of God. 
 Thnt impression may be developed in difierent 
 ways in different countries. Only a few yeara 
 since, on this Continent, the public mind was 'mov- 
 ed with the impressior^iut tho world was coming 
 to an end. How manj^ere mo\xd by tjiie impres 
 
 sion on the Continent of Europe : and this aanrts- 
 reotlesii Btnteof mind appears in those political re--^ 
 volutions breaking up the old land marks, nuppot< 
 ing tho time had come for some great change to 
 be effected. In Heathen countries the same spirit 
 IS at work. The Brahmin, in India, is free to con- 
 fess he believes his religion will give way to one 
 more pure. The .Mahommedan will make th« 
 same confussion. But the most remarkable mani- 
 festation of this imprpssion, will be seen in tha 
 account given by the first Missionary to the Ka- 
 rons, a most interesting people in British Burmah. 
 " 1 was the first Missionary who went amongrgt the 
 Karens," said Mr. Boardman ; '■ as soon as we ap- 
 peared among them, a deputation of the Chiefs 
 surrounded us, and made a formal demand for thn 
 Word of God. We asked them what they meant. 
 They said, We believe in one God Almighty, our 
 people had his Word, but they neglected it, and it 
 was taken from them, it is a tradition, however, 
 handed down by our fathers, that white foreigners 
 will bring us again the Word of God, and now that 
 you are come, we call on you for it." 1 will not 
 say any thing more about that people, as the gen- 
 tleman who is to follow me is a Missionary from 
 Burmah, and has been labouring for years among 
 the Karens, and will be able to tell us much about 
 the introduction of the Word of God among them. 
 The last instance in which we see the band of 
 God in the prosperous state of this Society, and in 
 its many openings fur usefulness, is in the 
 increase of power and influence of the British 
 Empire for the last fifty years. It would appear as 
 if God had raised up our nation to greatness with 
 a design to e.-nploy it to give his Word to the world. 
 Tho power and greatness of the British nation are 
 acknowledged by the statesmen of other countries. 
 One of the Senators of the United States of Ame- 
 rica, in giving a lecture in the City cf Boston on 
 the power of Great Britain, observed, that in that 
 power we see one peculiarity that never existed in 
 any other nation, ancient or modern. While the 
 ancient Roman Empire, in the Augustan age, was 
 strong, it was strong only at one point; and when 
 their armies were drawn from one part of the Em- 
 pire to another, the power of the Empire moved 
 with them. They were only strong at one point at 
 the same time. The States of America are strong, 
 but only strong at home. France is a strong na- 
 tion, but she is only strong at a few points. But 
 Great Britain is strong and powerful at many points. 
 She is powerful in the four quarters of the world 
 at the same time, said that enlightened statesman 
 to whom I have alluded. Great Britain can assem- 
 ble a gowerful army twelve thousand miles front 
 her capital, on the banks of the Ganges, in India, 
 in a few days. On an emergency, she can mar- 
 shall a force in the West Indies, sufficient to con- 
 tend ^ith any nation in the world. In North Amer- 
 ica, at the Cape of Good Hope, at Gibraltar, and 
 many other parts she can assert her importance and 
 her power. In this patticular she is different from 
 any other nation in the world, or that ever existed 
 in the world. la it not a fact, that our nation w at 
 this time exerting that great power and influenos 
 in patronizing the spread and wide^'orculation of 
 the Holy Bible ? Wherever her flag waves, (horo 
 
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riirnTY-rinsT ANNivtRSAnv ok thk 
 
 i 
 
 ilie Biblo n;jenl fmilB protection afld rncoursj^c- 
 roent. 1 do ii«l lliiitk U 8tran{.a> liiat n .SovcreiiTii 
 Fuiilitr. ill lilt! plenitude ot" liis goodnesH. wnjliem ull 
 his foithfiil ciiiidrt'ii to pray fur llie converHioii of 
 Knglaiid ; as noiliiiij? lufRrt'eros more wiih liis reij»ii 
 tiiBii the Bible, if he could ^^ct that imtiuii. winch 
 isdoing 80 niiicli to {.mvo the Biblo to lliu world, 
 converted to liia faith, he Buruly would huve accom- 
 ulislied much. Mo nation is duin<(iio ii:uuii to give 
 tUe Word of (iod to men as our own. It \:i trti*?, the 
 United Slates of America foriii a jrrcat uiid prosper- 
 oua nationi which is dowr great thinijs in spreading 
 the Word ofLi.'c; hut why should bhc not be great? 
 I» 8b« not the firstborn oj a s;reut and powerful 
 nalion:^ It is an inquiry now made, what is two 
 tfuo cause of the prosperity of that country ? Some 
 say it is to be attributed to her free Incititulions; 
 others ascribe it to the enterprise of hor citizens ; 
 and many say it is to be accounted for in her ex- 
 cellent Common School system. Hut another, and 
 a greater cause, I believe, h to be found in her 
 descent ! Site owes more to what she broujrhl with 
 Iter, than to any thing she has got since she !ell 
 the Parent State. If she was not great, and ifrshe 
 was not doing much for the Bible, we would dis- 
 own her. If the United Srate.s had descended from 
 old Spain, or from Franco, would she lie what she 
 i* at present? ,Vo ; it is her Jhitiftli descent ichidi 
 makes her frreat. If it was not for that, she would 
 tie like South America, or in llic state in which we 
 find the Canadian French. 
 
 The Rev. Air. BunpE, in seconding the secotjd i 
 Resolution, spoke as follows: — 
 
 .lie. President, Ladies and (ie»i</cme/i,— It affords ! 
 me much pleasure to have the opportunity of sec- 1 
 onding the Kesohition which has now been moved. | 
 and 80 interedtingly supported; and if, by a few I 
 remarks, I may add anything to the interest of the I 
 meeting, or give the least impetus to tl)e operations ! 
 of this Society, I shall feel myself largely rewarded. ! 
 
 The Resolution before us calls upon this Meet- 1 
 ing to recognize the hand of God in the prosperity 
 of this Society ; the Rev. Gentleman who moved it j 
 has alluded to its prosperity, and shown how the | 
 good hand of God was manifest in its success. By I 
 your permission, Mr. President, I will crave the j 
 kind attention of this respectable audienco to two • 
 or three remarks, showing for tchat purpose we ' 
 Bhould recognize the hand of God. ' 
 
 First, In order to appreciate his love. Next to ; 
 the unparallelled love exhibited on the Cross, stunds | 
 out the love of God in giving success to the vuri- { 
 ouB etforts put forth for the dissemination of the i 
 knowledge of Christ. This love, it is true, can I 
 bear no comparrison, in the extent of its sacrifice, { 
 but the benefits which it conveys are the same. It 
 is as necessary that the knowledge of Christ cruoi- 
 fied should be extended, as it vraa for Him lo die ; 
 for, without the knowledge of Christ, there is no 
 salvation. From these remarks we may perceive 
 the solemn and fearful responsibility under which 
 every Clirisliau is, to aid every such Society as 
 purposes to pyt a copy of the Bible in the hand of 
 every member of the human family! 
 
 1 hope we do appieciat': the mercy of God m 
 this prwcimiB ;,rifi ; but could we reniizc how much 
 we are iiidebird to the Sacred volume— how much 
 it has dono foi- us— we would valnq it inucii more 
 than wo do. Suppoue, Sir, for the soke of lilua- 
 tration, that the enn, that went down a few houra 
 ago below tlic wesierii horizon, should never morn 
 rise to chase invay tho daikiiccs wiih which eurih 
 is now enveloped— ihould never npaiii rise to d«- 
 light our eyes with its enlivening rays— never 
 again drive awuy tiio chillin^j frost— neycr again 
 clothe our forests with beauty, ond our fields with 
 vegetalion, but leave ns wrapt in eternal snow, and 
 overwhelmed with certain death, sad indeed would 
 be our condition; but not so sad as that of the na- 
 tions to whom the Uible has never been given — 
 upon whom the light of revelation has never dawn- 
 ed. Could 1 transport this assembly to some dark 
 heathen land, or had I time and powers of descrip- 
 tion sulficicnt to bring such a people before them 
 in nil the wretchedness of their condition, they 
 would agree with me, that the language which l 
 have employed to illustrate the condition of ihoso 
 without the Word of Life is not too Btrong. O, 
 Sir, to see an intelligent being bow down and wor- 
 ship n dumb idol is a sad sight. 1 had often read 
 tho heart-rending reports from those dark lands, 
 and thought I was somewhat prepared to see such 
 an exhibition of fallen man in the darkness of 
 Ilentheniani, but to look upon it is crushing to one's 
 soul. 
 
 'J'lie Bible is « letter from God— a letter full of 
 light, full of love, full of promise, and full of in- 
 struction the most momentous. O how great iu 
 his love, not only in removing vast hindrances, but 
 also in giving so many facilities for publishing thia 
 leii. . in the multitudinous languages of man. 
 Here we must pause one moment, and consider our 
 position as members of the Church of Christ, or as 
 members of this Society. The Bible, we have said, 
 is a letter from God ; theChurcIi of Christ (to carry 
 out the figure a little farther,) is his Post Office, 
 for transmitting this letter to the ends of tiie earth. 
 Now suppose. Sir, that some of Her Majesty's sub- 
 jects, and your fellow-citizens, were drawn sud- 
 denly into some act of rebellion, for which lh«y 
 were condemned to die ; but our beloved Queen, 
 in her clemency, resolved to send them all a re- 
 prieve, and accordingly letters were dstpaichcd in 
 haste conveying her Royal pleasure ; that these 
 despatches wouid have arrived in good time, but 
 for the neglect of the xManagers of our Post Oflicc, 
 who, engaged in their amusements and pleasures, 
 delayed to forward them until too iate to save the 
 unfortunate ones from execution. What penalties 
 would such men incur? ! ask not for an answer, 
 for, Sir, in this supposition, I fear too many of u» 
 may sec our own position. God has committed to 
 his people a letter of pardon to the guilty— of re- 
 prieve to the condemned— wiih a command to give 
 it to " every creature," and yet there are now about 
 thirty millions passing every year into eternity, who 
 have not heard of this act of mercy — who have not 
 heard of the Saviour, 
 
 Again, we should rcco^mizc the hand of God in 
 order foijlorify him, by|d|||ieased ettorl to occupj 
 
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 NF.^-n/l-.N.lWtCK AIKIMAIIY Bini.E .MCHIf.I V. 
 
 IP " opening*'' for the diH«omin«liotiof in* Word ; 
 glorify him, not merely by a vote of thin Society, 
 ut by giving liberally our money to spread far 
 nd wide that Word, whose every page is radinnl 
 iih the glory of God. O, the simple story of Col- 
 ary which is contained within its pogop, is dos- 
 ned to fill not only earth but all Heaven with his 
 raise; and if not before, in the last day, when the 
 Rsemblcd universe shall know and understand that 
 rondrous transaction, a sound of acclamai ion shall 
 iur.'«t forth from the countless multitudes of happy 
 leings, that shall fill the heavenly world with us 
 cho; and a groan of despair from the lost, that 
 hall reach the lowest depths of hell. O, what a 
 ook ! And shall we not hasten to make it knonn 
 every one, that God may be glorified and sinners 
 uved ? 
 
 There is one thought more that I must hog the 
 irivilege of mentioning here. It is this:— The 
 pirit of God in his office work is limited by the 
 xtent to which the Dible is made known; yes, the 
 perations of that Spirit whose presence the glori- 
 us S. '"iour thought so important that ho said, " It 
 L expedient for you that i go away ; for if I go 
 ot away, the Comforter will not come," are limited 
 1 their influence to those parts where Christ has 
 een proclaimed, unless He make a new revelation, 
 lUU'Ai is contrary to facts. We may conceive it 
 loesiblu for the Holy Spirit to convince hii igno- 
 ant heathen of sin who has never heard of Christ, 
 lut to leave him there, without a knowledge of 
 lardoning love, which knowledge the Bible only 
 :an give, would be to leave him in hopeless des- 
 fair. 
 
 Again, we ought to recognize the hnndofGod 
 in order to derive strength from the encouragement 
 ^hich such a recognition affords. What labour in 
 ihe vineyard of God has not been strengthened by 
 Ihc promise " Lo! I am with you alway," and this 
 ftrength would surely be increased by recognizing 
 Ihe fulfilment of this precious promise. And we 
 Enow, Sir, that He who has blessed this Society 
 J' in the continually increasing openings for its cx- 
 lended usefulness," will bless that Word which it 
 jjtoromulgates tu the salvation of souls. Many in- 
 Xtances of which I have had the privilege of wit- 
 nessing. I was told by a Missionary, soon after 
 jny arrival in India, that if a Karen were kept 
 \t school long enough to read and somewhat un- 
 derstand the Bible, he became a Christian ; and i 
 m happy to add my testimony to this interesting 
 act. Exceptions there are, but, as a general thirig, 
 uch become the followers of Christ. The result 
 8, that converts among that interesting people have 
 really increased, xoung men, instructed in the 
 liasion Schools, have taken the New Testament 
 n their hands, and with its principles engraved on 
 |their hearts, have gone forth into the iungle, and 
 athcring around them the wild children of the 
 brest, have taught them to read the Word of Life ; 
 nd from these schools have come forth hundreds 
 nd thousands to ask for the ordinances of Christ, 
 inong Burmans, too, happy instances showing the 
 lessed effects of the distribution of the Bible are 
 |not wanting; but this opportunity will not permit 
 e to mention more tha|iQn9 or two- Of one of 
 
 the^e I wnn myself a h«p;iy witnc'^s. I was travel- 
 liiiff, in coiniiony wiili a l)rolli>;r .Missionary, up the 
 river Kiilladon, a fine river in Ariaraii, Piitijh 
 Biirmali, to visit a wild i/ibe three or four dayn 
 journey in the interior, — n peeplo who cnmc to lis, 
 saying, Wc have no God—no'J'cnclier— no Books, 
 will you come and instruct UK? On onr way up, 
 wc onlled at a liurtnan village tosp'^nk n few words 
 lo the pco|)lo and to scatter among them some por- 
 tion* of the Word of God and Tracts. Very soon 
 after our arrival at tiic village, a Burman came lo 
 us, and earnedtly solicited us tu go and see a poor 
 sick man, who, he saiil, was a Christ's man, wae 
 near death, and desired to see the Teachers. Wa 
 went, and were rejoiced lolind a believer in Jesuv. 
 He had received some portions of the Word of Life 
 by which he had arrived nt the knowledge of Christ, 
 and was able, in the hour of his approaching dis- 
 solution, to rest quietly on the Saviour. On our 
 return from up the river, we again called at the 
 village, but he was gone. But, said his neighbors, 
 he died in your religion ; we earnestly persuaded 
 him to come back to the religion of his fathers : it 
 was, iiowever, of no use, he would not listen to us. 
 
 Another, which I will mention, occurred in Bur- 
 mah Proper, where the Protestant is not permitted 
 now to labour, and was witnessed by a Missionary 
 now in India. He was travelling up the Trrawaddy, 
 preaching Jesus, and distributing the Word of God. 
 One evening, weaned with the toils of the day, 
 he had moved his boat a little from the ihorfi, had 
 lain down and quietly fallen sleep, when ha was 
 awaked by the splash of one walking in the water. 
 Tiie first feeling was that of alarm, as he had known 
 what it was to be seized and roughly handled by 
 robbers; but his fears were soon removed by the 
 interesting inquiry, Saya, Saya, teacher, teacher, 
 sa go pa the la, have you any books .' The Mis- 
 sionary asked, in reply, whathe knew about books; 
 when the poor fellow told him that, some time be- 
 fore, a Missionary passed that way and gave to his 
 grandfather the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the 
 Apostles; that lie read them, and that his father 
 had read them, and they both believed and wor- 
 shipped Christ. Afterwards, their house was burnt 
 up, and these portions of the Word of God were 
 lost : that as soon as his father heard that a Mission- 
 ary had arrived, he immediately sent him to inquire 
 if he had any books. How gladly that Missionary 
 acceded to his request and restored the lost trea- 
 sure, seems needless to add. 
 
 Another instance occurs to me, of a poor ffindoo 
 in Calcutta, I heard it while there, just before f 
 left for my native land ; indeed it was published in 
 a native paper of that City- You are aware, pro 
 bably, that it is a custom of Hindoos to carry their 
 aged relatives, when taken ill, to the rivf^r Ganges, 
 that they may die beside its sacred waters. They 
 oflen hasten the end of these poor creatures by put- 
 ting mud in their mouths and eyes, and those are 
 esteemed happy who have the privilege of dying ia 
 that way, supposing, ns they do, the waters of that 
 river to be holy. The instance to which I refer, 
 occurred a short time before our arrival in Caleutts. 
 A poor old Hindoo was taken very ill, and hischil- 
 dron gathered around bimforthe purpoieof takiBf; 
 
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 liiiii.a«Tay to tlic lioly river, when ti> ili«>i; crf^at 
 «iirpriiie he refused lu go, iiayiii|f , briof; lUc /Itble, 
 and read tkat In mp. I dejire iint to die by the 
 rivf's «i(le. I believe in Jcbiib Christ, Ihc Saviour 
 whomil.e Cliristiaa'a Dible han made known tome. 
 O, iSir, could this Society know how many cupkh 
 like tliesc thurc orc> Kcnttorod about lhrou|;h that 
 vast country, they would fuel every encouragement 
 to proceed with tncreusud oiwigy iu iUm labour of 
 love. 
 
 Tn moving tho third Iti'solulion, the Rev. Dr. !• 
 W. D. Grav tcniurked, — 
 
 That when he came lo the meetiiiflf, it whb with 
 the hope of finding a Brother Clergfymun there, who, 
 if pieiient, was tu have moved the resolution he waa 
 about to propose, lie could nut bat regret, that it 
 «]cvolved upon him to commend it to tho meetini;, 
 without having been able to devo'.o sufliciunt time 
 to the previous conuideratiun of the topics it em- 
 braced. But, having bec.i called upon, he should 
 not shrink from the dischurge of the duty , having 
 long made it n rule not to refuse his services in the 
 cause of the Bible (Society. The Resolution as- 
 sumed that these Societies were effectual instru- 
 ments in counteracting the efflirts made to exclude 
 or obscure the light of the Gospel. They undoubt- 
 edly were so. Facts proved the assumption to be 
 true. The primary reason was, that God's blessing 
 was with them. Under that blessing, wherever 
 they were planted, some friends were sure to come 
 forward to sustain them : some might oppose or 
 despise them, but there were always others, to 
 whose judgment and regard they would commend 
 themselves. Fitting instruments too were sure to 
 be raised up to carry o t their designs. Witness 
 those humble and honorable rnen, the Colporteurs, 
 who hid braved every danger, encountered every 
 difficulty, and surmounted every obstacio, in cir- 
 culating the Scriptures. And then the important 
 fact wap, that when circulated, they were sure to 
 .produce blessed results. It was truly delightful to 
 reflect upon the sameness of these results wherever 
 they wore sent. Send the Bible to the European, 
 the Asiatic, the American, the Malay or the African, 
 the effects were the same. The man whoreadu it 
 in faith becomes humble, holy, a lover of Christ, a 
 benefactor to his specie, a candidate for the skies. 
 A striking instance had lately occurred in the 
 Ionian Islands, where a gentleman connected with 
 the local government, had circulated and encour- 
 aged the reading of the Scriptures among the mem- 
 hern of the Greek Church. The result was that 
 i|f)«ay, and among them, some destined to the 
 priesthood in that churcii, had become vitally pious 
 .and truly enlightened. Persecution was soon tais- 
 «d against them and the leaidera of this little band 
 ^ere dispersed, but no doubt many a copy of the 
 M^red volume bad been left behind to be read and 
 profited bj> in private. He called upon the meeting 
 .V> reflect br much f;ood might be docfinbymvea a 
 ,sit)gle«opy ufUie Bible, how long it mi^t last, 
 havr many instruct and lead to heaven. The old 
 .Jjubleout ofwhichhehad read to them the 67th 
 .pf^R), at tbe beginning of (he evening, be had 
 •biftined ia Fingland mora than thirty yeara ago. 
 
 It w^H given to liim by art oUI nuui, who liiid vslii« 
 It and wiHliud it to jjo into nhIu keeping; when h com 
 was gone to his rest. It had been given 'o Aim li ■pif* 
 nn olihr porMoii, a relative, who had read it, an 4i<"> 
 prnycil over it many a day; and when ho turned i raasc 
 I ho tit In phge, lie found ii had been printed in ih ''Pi ' 
 yenr KluO, in tlio days of Ciiarlcs the Hrsl, jui 
 when the troubles of that monurcii were coming t 
 their height. The old Bible had outlived tlioa 
 trouliled times, and the limrs of Cromwell ao 
 Hiiother Charles. It had outlived the days 
 Junies If, of William, of Annp, of all the Georgtt 
 of another William; and still survived, under 111 
 reign of our gracious sovereign Victoria, (loi 
 mi^ht she live) with liie same sacred truths sti 
 legible upon its pages, and as able as it was in tin 
 days of Charles I. to point the enquiring sinner ti 
 Him who is *' the way, and the truth and the life,' 
 "the desire of all nations," "the hope of all ihi 
 ends of the earth." That old Bible then, by I 
 very antiquity, read i lesson to the meeting tonighij 
 It told them how much good uiight result from on 
 4ing'/e co/Tj/ of the scriptures. The resolution af' 
 finned that, at no period of our history, have wi 
 had more abundant cause for thankfulness, than a 
 the present time, that Bible Societies have beet 
 raised up to stem the torrent of opposition to thi 
 truth. 'Certainly we never had, looking to the op- 
 position presented by hordes of Neologian writers I 
 Germany, by the prohibitory laws in Roman Cath 
 He countries, and by the attcmpia, in England, t 
 substitute patristic writings and opinions in th 
 place of the inspired word, we must feel convincei 
 that }he opposition to the diffusion of sacred trut 
 was never more determined and systematized ; an 
 under the impression we could not but feel the vasApposti 
 importance of these Socjetjes whjch stood Ijke thvg to 
 bold foreland'^ projecting into the sen, rolling bacliad oil 
 the surges ot infidelity, and superstition. And ave Gc 
 these Societies wero more needed now tliBwspon 
 in previous times so were they more unitu sue c 
 by the facilities presented for their eflbrta - 
 The extension of commerce, the rapid communi 
 cation between distant nations, even the very ex 
 cilement and speculative spirit of the age, affbrdei od'a. 
 
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 scope for their agency. A letter he had received 
 a short lime since from that land of golden pro 
 mises, California, deactibed the City of San Pran#8tim( 
 
 Cisco as all in motion. There were processioni id th« 
 
 moving, music playing, platforms erected, speechei le Ba 
 
 making; and what was all this, for? It was no nto tl 
 
 because a new mine bad be^n discovered, but be )r wc 
 
 cause an old one ff^a rjgbtly appreciated ; itwa >. / 
 
 not because California wa^.odmitted.into the State . fta 
 
 of the IJnion, but for, the admission of a little bam Uh e 
 
 of followera into fi mpro ..?8cr?d fellowbhip ; it wo! i the 
 
 to distribute Biblwwnongst, the Cbincse inhabil >a ba 
 
 ants of San jFwipiaco. And these Bibles wen i.rnac 
 
 thankfully , rec?iv(?Jd, ,>apcl, . under God, we roigh »«>" 
 
 hope would prqv/e a blosaing to the receivers, i'liesi oo, t 
 
 simple but inielljgQnt peraons hod gone thither fo «o tl 
 
 worldly richQS, and ib^ found the true riches, tli ''O o 
 
 unsearchable rjqhea of Christ ; they went tor th »edii 
 
 gold that perisheth, and they found what " the ol "e < 
 
 Bibjle" said was " bieller than gold, yea, than mud Vher 
 
 .tliati .I'ju 7 and the honey "? «« 
 
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ocieties have beetj 
 foppoaition to ihej 
 ), looking to the op-j 
 Neologian writer* li( 
 ITS in Roman Catho 
 pis, in England, tJ 
 id opinions in th(( 
 must fee! convincei| 
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 J keeping; whrn h comb.^ Thua the very excitemvnt and apeculative 
 been given 'o himh 'pifit of the age, preaf>nt(>d facililiea for the exten- 
 10 hod read it, an oion of theaa Socieliei, and formed an additional 
 id when hu turned! rcaaon fur thankfulneas that they had been railed 
 been printed in th cp, to meet the emergency of the times, 
 orlua the first, jui The Rev. Robert Ibvink, in seconding the 
 arch were coming I ,^4^^ Reaolulion, spoke to the following effect :- 
 had outlived thoa 
 
 I of Cromwell an '-l"* PRRaintNT,— The Reaolulion so ably sup- 
 ijtiived the days « ported by the Reverend the Rector of thia Parish, 
 , of all the Georgt< implies a principle which was most appropriately 
 survived, under tli >n^ forcibly b. ought out in tho conclusion of 
 ign Victoria, (Ion r°ur opening address. The principle to which 
 I eacred truths stii > have reference may be briefly enunciated 
 ible as it was in tli( thus—" Duty is ours— consequences are God's."— 
 enquiring sinner t 'I'hs Bible recognizes no lime-serving, no cautious, 
 I truth and the life, cunning, accommodating policy. It proclaims open 
 he hope of all th ivar agnmst every man, and every body of men, 
 Bible then, by it *ho would dare to shrink fromo commanded duty, 
 the moetini; tonighi >ecau8e of tho consequences. To attempt to trim 
 liciit result from on T mince this great principle, would be to impeach 
 The resolution af he rcctitudo of Divine authority, and to brand with 
 r hi9tory, have wt tubbornness or enthusiasm some of the most emi- 
 hankfulness, than a: lent of the sons of men, whose names are embaln 
 d in the annais of martyrdom, and out of wiiose 
 lood thia very Society and kindred Institutions 
 ave sprung. Permit me to glance for a moment 
 t the boariiii^s of this principle, before I proceed 
 apply it to our cause. When Abraham was 
 ommnndcd to offer up his son for a burnt-offering 
 n Mount Moriah, he might, in human estimation, 
 ave complained, and justly complained, of the 
 arshness, the cruelty, the enormity, and the incnn- 
 istency of the Divine mandate— a mandate as much 
 nol but feel the vaailpposed to the Divine character na it was revolt- 
 which stood likelhftfif to the feelings of humanity ; but the Patriarch 
 ad already learned this principle. He knew that 
 e God who gavo the command bad assumed the 
 sponsibility of the consequences, and when the 
 sue of the matter was known, tlic Patriarch raia- 
 an altar on Mount Aloriah, and inscribed it with 
 HOVAH JiREH, as a standing proof of the Divinity 
 this principle—" Duly ia ours- consequences are 
 of tho age, offordeiBod 's." Daniel the Prophet conteste-l for this great 
 ;er he had receivei "inciple, at the mercy of the lion in his den. The 
 ind of golden pro ree holy Hebrew youths gave a still more signal 
 3 City of San Fran- istimony to its Divinity, and most appropriately 
 e were processioni id they deane it, when ihey stood feurlessly before 
 IS erected, speechei le Babylonish tyrant, and exclaimed, *• Be it knOivii 
 is for? It was no nto thee, O King, that we cannot serve thy Gods, 
 iiscovered, but be Dr worship the golden image which thou hast set 
 ippreciated ; it wa >" Around these men were assembled thousands 
 iited into tho State frantic spectators —on one side the musician 
 sion of a little bam iih every variety of instrumental enchantment- 
 fellowship; it WB! I the other the ruthless executor of a sanguinary 
 e Chinese inhabil >d barbarous law— before them a burning fiery 
 these Bibles wen irnace, healeclgwiih seven times its usual intensity, 
 er God, we migh "hin them wae written by the finger ofthe living 
 le receivers. Tlie«( od, the commandment—" Thou ahalt not make 
 ad gone thither fo "to thee any graven image," &c., and thia man- 
 the true riches, tli 'to of heaven involved the principle before us, in 
 they went'for th >edit.nco to which the three Hebrew cnptives 
 und what " the oli «:«■« enabled to " quenc': the violence of fire."— 
 old, yea, than mud ^^hen Annas, Caiphas, and John, and Alexander, 
 y and the honey '^ ■' niany as wore of the kindred of the high 
 •riest were gathered together at Jerusalem, for the 
 urpcMQ of eUencing the two Aposilea of our Lord, 
 
 ILIARY RIBLK SOCICTT. V 
 
 Peter and John, and when tha decision of the high- 
 est Kccleifiaslical Court of tha Jcwa was aniuNinoo 
 ed in ihair hearing, they replied in the following 
 dauntless language, "Whether it be right in the 
 sight of God to hearken unto God more iiiun unio 
 you, judge ye ; for we cannot hut speak the thmgi 
 which wo have seen ond heard." In one of the ih' 
 stances now cited, wu find the commandm* nt of 
 God resisted by civil, and in the other by ecc!e8i> 
 astical interference. The mandate of a ruihlei«B 
 decpot, in the one case, and th» tiut of th<? higheiit 
 ecclesiastical authority in the other, forbids thd 
 maintenance of thia great principle ; but, in both 
 cases, its advocates recognize no authority, aiamp- 
 ed thoiifih it be ivith the unpress of royalty, and 
 sealed tnough it be uilh the ki^net of the Sunhe-: 
 drim, as paramount to the authority of God. 'J he 
 ( .iiie principle is attested by the history of martyr* 
 dom in all nges. It was written in letters of blond 
 upon the sciilTold whereon perished many of ihe 
 noblest sons of Protestantism, in the days of Tudor 
 tyranny. It spoke from amid th*? lainvs ofSmith- 
 field, and its echoes are still vibrating in the enrs 
 of the faithful Protestants of Englund. It was as- 
 serted am<d tho buicherl^R of the Grass-Market, 
 and its tonea are pealing fresh in the ears of Scot- 
 land till this moment. It was engraven on the door 
 of the dungeon,and cinbloznnrd on the gibbet at the 
 revocation of the edict of Nantes, and it continued 
 to utter its voice in accents of Proipstaiu principle 
 amid the political turmoil of an liihdel Cabinet 
 with Robespierre at its head— amid the tumult of a 
 Revolutionary war under Napoleon Bonaparti, a^id 
 amid the lute hurricnno wnich stvrpt Louis PliiN 
 lippe from the throne of the Bourbons. 'J'he same 
 principle is in opirit embodied in our national Sia- 
 tute Book, and is part of our Protestant Consiiiu- 
 tion, for it is thb opposite of the principle that " the 
 end justifies the means," and for its maintennnce 
 and full development, one Dynasty has been cosli' 
 iered fi'om these realms to ntak(> room for another, 
 which, in the continued defence of niir naiioiial 
 Protestantism; shall ever maintain the principle 
 that " Prty is oors— consequences are God's." 
 
 Let „ apply this great inaiter principle to owr 
 own case, and it becomes the herald of our Bible 
 cause— the pioneer of this S-JCiety. It shf^ds a 
 flood of light on the future prof^pccta of the loftiiu- 
 tion on whoce behalf we are now ossembied ; it 
 inspires us with a prophetic hope; it nerves our 
 arms wiih dauntless courage, while it a8.<iure!i us 
 of tho most signal triumph. Let us act out thid 
 principle, und spread the Bible, irreept'ctivo of all 
 consequences. Is it a duly we owe to Gf>d and to 
 our fellow-men lo give them Ihe Bible? Settle 
 this question, and our course is clear. To some it 
 may eeorn preposterous— to eome absurd ; but " if 
 II principle be good, carry it through " So be it 
 with our cause ; apread (ha Biliie and leave the 
 conac^uonces with God. But it is injtid'ciouei, say 
 some ; inexpedient, say others ; useless, aay othr?ra 
 8till; and most prodigal, maintain not a few ; to 
 give the Bible to those wtio ecu hot, and will not, 
 and dare ooi read it ; a waste of means— an un- 
 necessary expenditure of money, to translate ai;d' 
 transmit the Bible to such persons. This was lh« 
 logic of Judi^a Iscariot, the traitor; when Ujuf 
 
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 •pilled Ihf ointment on the head of Iter blessed 
 Lord ond Master, the treacherous financier exclaim- 
 ed, '• Whence this waste : miglit not thie ointment 
 have been sold for three hundred penes, and given 
 to the poor ?" How charitable, how humane, how 
 benevolent has Judas become ! ! It was not that 
 he was so anxious to provide for the poor, that he 
 thus objected ; but because he carried the hfljr.— 
 So our chjeclors, wlio complam of the lavish ex- 
 pandilure of money in support of our Bible cause, 
 are, in most instances, endowed with the pnirit of 
 the traitor, Ottiers, again, ask us, Why send Bi- 
 bles into families from which they are excluded by 
 tholordoft.e coiisciences of those families?— 
 Why send flif Bible to those who are bound to de- 
 Blroy it?— Why scalterthe Scriptures among thodO 
 who disbelieve their precious mes9age,and disregard 
 their Divine author? In reply to all these questions, 
 we revert ugnin to our principle, " Duty is ours— 
 consequences are God's." Ft might lave seemed 
 to some abburd on the part of the Saviour to send 
 his disciples info Jerusalem v!th the first message 
 of the Gospel of peace. Th.;y might have argued as 
 our opponents do, and enquired. Why go to Jeru- 
 salem— there the Son of i\Ian was crucified— tliere 
 the followers of the Nazarene %re despised— there 
 the Gospel ia proscribed ? But the command is, 
 "Go, beginning at Jerusaleni"— opposition will 
 meet you, but " go"— persecutirns will assnil you, 
 but "go" — men \r\\\ mock and ridicule, and tor- 
 ture, and murder, and account you as sheep for the 
 •laughter, but •' go." And they went and encoun- 
 tered ol!, and endured all, and vanquished nil !— 
 Let us obey— "to obey is belter than sacrifice." 
 We know that we shull meet with opposition from 
 three sources — from the heartless indifference of 
 nominal Protestants — men who take no interest in 
 any ufthe Evangelical movements of the day; this 
 class of opposition is of u ntgative cUaructer, and 
 could wc only nwnke an intt.rest in men of tins 
 class, we have theno- we get ilieir sympathy and 
 tlieir countenance ; but, in some instances, it is 
 truly ditllcull to arouse them. It requires a nation- 
 si earthqu:ike, or an ecclesiastical tiuinderstorni, or 
 perhaps the towinfc of some great Romish Dull to 
 ■wake themi but when awakened, they are on ilie 
 right Bide. The second class of opposition is of a 
 positive cticracter. It exists among u class of men 
 'Who have o name, but ^ shall not give you the name, 
 last ill giving the namo 1 might Ciiance to give of- 
 fence ; neither will I venture to describe them in 
 my own language, but in that jfone who held their 
 •refers but not their >>ri7tci'f)/e.T. The talented and 
 fauetiouii reviewer, Sidney Smith, to whom I refer, 
 teitd us that their characteristics are '* Posture and 
 imposture, flexiona and genuflexions, boumg t 
 the Euat and curtseying to the West, wjili an im- 
 mense amount of man millinery !" If deemed .-\)[ 
 of place in '»'e to men'ion this clnr:3; I plead, in 
 extenuuiion jhe aptnegs of tne deijcription nnd the 
 co'our of the pi n by which it is drawn. The third 
 clas*!} of opposition ia also positive in ita chare- r. 
 Jl places caniiri j-.^v belivecn tiie prople and the 
 Bil'le. hi Tfjct, •i plncesal) the canon-' .-"Coun- 
 cil of Trout beii'-eeu God's VVor-i and God's peo- 
 ple. It places the Pootift" of Home kii'J ..A the 
 Cafdicalsof the Church bvtiveea the people and 
 
 the Bible, and denounces with anathemas the fretj 
 circulation of the Word of God. The two latter! 
 classes of opposition can never be brought into ij 
 state of reconciliation. They maintain and •ball; 
 continue to maintain an antagonistic position with^ 
 respect to Bible Institutions, and every other lueant '"^ 
 ttiat may be employed for the enlightenment of lh« " ' 
 peopl'?. But ia it rij^ht, or is it wrong, to circulat« f" 
 the Word of God ? This being settled, we havj '°' 
 
 notning to fear from the issue. If I believe the 
 Word of God (o boa revelation to sinful man, and 
 
 Chi 
 
 if 1 believe it to be suited to his present condition, 
 I have no more right to deny him the sight of that 1" 
 revelation than I have to deprive him of the light 
 of heaven. No man, and no body of men, havei '''* 
 right to deny God's people what God haa fully and '^ ' 
 freely provided for them ; moreover, we dare not '"a 
 withhold from sinful man the only message whicli \ 
 Heaven has committed to us for hia eternal wall '°" 
 being; on thic account, we publicly disown tlHff" ' 
 right of any man to deny the people the privilegjl "^ 
 of reading Mie Bible for themselves. Supposing |o*^ 
 the Pacha of Egypt, erthe Mufti oflspnhnn^or the*"'' 
 Emperor of China, or the Patriarch of Constanti' 
 nople, had csch a few adherents in the British 
 Idles, and they chose to send forth annually a bul 
 letin prohibiting their adherenta to receive oui 
 Biblo or hear our Gospel, or trust in our»ONii 
 Mediator; would we deem such a silly missile i, 
 sufficient justification of cur indolence in failinr^ ti 
 force upon tlieae subjects of a spiritual tyranny^ 
 the precious C ^'oel of Christ ? Neither can we 
 recognize tlia ^uliiority of any man, or any power 
 whether domestic or foreign, civil or ecclesias;!- 
 cal, in question upon which wo have the positive ||n^ 
 and mandative authority of Almighty God. Ot ^''i 
 thi? account we pledge ourselves to carry out oui w* 
 great Bible principle — '• Duty ia ours— consequen o 1 
 ■ " ■ ■ ts 
 
 )lcs 
 nil 
 erf 
 ant 
 
 ces are GodV." And wo ^vill carry it out despit 
 the indifference of hollow Protestants, the opposi 
 tinii of O.^ford, and the anathemas of Rome. T 
 this we are pledged— to this we are sworn ns Eng 
 lishmen— u"" Prolesfonta— as Christians. We vo' . 
 before God and !.>en, that we shall continue tt >'• 
 send forth our millions nf Bibles annually, until m * 
 shall have furni^heii every family over which thif'^"' 
 Briii.ih flag tloata with a copy of the British B;ble f'P 
 and after that, we promise to continue in our worif ^d 
 until every family on the surface of our globe pha «'/"' 
 read the Word of God in their own tonfiu« ! I S; I'"" 
 men will not read the Bible! N > M^^.'.ter. givi'"^ , 
 them the Bible. But they diro not r id it! K ^'h 
 matter, send it. Bui they \.-::I he anatliernaiized il ^"^ 
 tfeey read it! No mr/iier, we disrc^tird all ana^hw' j've 
 n^; "duty Ij nuif," and what did uil the ana^'^o "Q 
 flipof Balaam avnil — were they not turned int """ 
 tiiessings on the head of that peopio whose God i '^^^ 
 the God of the Biblo? Bullhey will burn it! N ;p 
 nrj'.tor, even though they should, and burn thosi ''^ 
 w','0 resid it on a fiTcral r !- iiiade of tiie Bibles d * 
 ti.o f'ritidh and Foreign Bible Society, still, wt !<^a' 
 sav -igain, "Duty is ours" ,7ivo them the Bible ^°^l 
 NPiI leave ';,<>u couscuuencju to the God of lii^ !} 
 
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 NEW-BRUNSWICK AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETT. 
 
 II 
 
 h anftthemaa thefre«i in mnvine the fourth Resolution, the kev. A 
 [lod. The two latter ^cLcod Staykly spoke to the following elTect,— 
 ver be brought into t 
 
 \f maintain and shall 
 gonistic position with 
 ind every other lueant. 
 enlightenment of th« 
 it wrong, to circulate 
 ling settled, we hav« 
 3. If I believe the 
 on to sinful man, and 
 his present condition, 
 him the sierht of thai 
 
 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen^ — We are 
 iisembled this evening, for the purpose of provok- 
 ng one another tu love, and to good works, and it 
 s gratifying to perceive the influence of Bible 
 ruth, in leading Christians of ditierent denomina- 
 ions to unite their energies in one great plan of 
 Christian benevolence, having fur its object the 
 liS'usion of that Word, which unfolds to .>illen mnn 
 ho mystery of redeeming love; and which God 
 lias magnified above all his name. iSurely at this 
 
 Km «f tha linhiV^^P'y interesting period of our world's history, 
 "b'dv o7men havei "'^ ^''°"''^ '"*'""*' '''® circulation of the Scriptures 
 u ?nn^ ho fniiir «T,i »8 *"! object of special duly, and paramount impor- 
 hat Liod nas luiiy ana .^^^^ ^^,^.,^j ^1^^ triumphs of this Society arc 
 oreover, we dare no «. ' , '^ /. . "^ i- .l 
 
 . onlv messape whicii '"^cient to encourage «« to perseverance, Jorthe 
 'for his eternal wall ^""^'""^'^ prosperity, and mcreasing usefulaees, of 
 
 u\ u. j:.»..„ ^i„ !0 gfeat and so good a cause. 
 ( publicly disown til! ^ , . .-. .. , , 
 
 5 people the privilege ^ ne resolution, bir, wigch I n* 
 
 jmselves. Supposing 
 ufti ofIspQhan,^or the 
 'ati'iarch of Constanti- 
 ierents in the British 
 1 forth annually a bul- 1 
 rente to receive oui ' 
 
 or trust in our»oMi 
 
 such a silly missile i, 
 
 ipflulence in failing; ti 
 
 ' a spiritual tyrannj 
 
 3t? Neither can we 
 
 ly Riun, or any power 
 
 , civil or ecclesinei 
 
 h wo have the positive 
 
 [ Almighty Gcd. 0: 
 
 ves to carry out ou: 
 
 y is oars— consequent " 
 
 1 carry it out despiii 
 
 otestants, the opposi 
 
 lemasofRome. T' 
 
 we are sworn ns Eng 
 
 we shall continue K 
 lies annually, until w 
 
 now propose, leads us 
 
 contrast those countries which have the Bible, 
 
 ith those in which Us circulation is obsinicled by 
 
 ccksiastical or temporal auUionty: And this, Sir, is 
 
 Ite contrast between liberty, and despotism— be- 
 
 ween knowledge and ignorance — between light 
 
 nd darkness, it is a comparison ofthose countries 
 
 n which the sun of righleousnesn has arisen, with 
 
 hose which are still in moral darkness and have not 
 
 he light or' life. With such a subject before ns 
 
 ve rnitjbt plead the cause of this Society, apart al- 
 
 ogethei- from those high and holy motives which 
 
 ppeal to man as an immortal being. We migiit 
 
 hew what it has done for his present happiness 
 
 nd temporal comfort, irreepective of his future 
 
 elicity and everlasijng welfare. Bui it is the 
 
 )ower of the gospel, in turning man from darkness 
 
 "ighf, and from satan unto (Jod, that constituits 
 
 ts bri;rhio.;t glory, and it is the circulation of tiiis 
 
 Icssed iiook, leading her to embrace a wider and 
 
 till wider range in this pre-eminently christian en- 
 
 erprisc, that his given to our own highly favoured 
 
 Christians. We vo' "■"'» ''^f '•'"^ iionoiir and real greatness in the eyes 
 
 if the civilized world 
 
 What is ii il'rit "lakes Britain what p!ie is, //<<> 
 
 iimilv over^vhich {\\JiO'nd of the fi at and the home of >ht urcttet the model 
 
 of the British IJ;ble ff poliiit;al tVeedoin, and an asy'iirn for the oppres- 
 
 continue in our worif^'^ of all nations? Whul io it that enables her tu 
 
 face of our globe phn 1'/"'"^''^'"' 'o cwf»7/ stranger and foreisntr, that ke 
 
 ir own loni; uo ! I S' ili'i>'-S forth redeemed, regenerated, and diseiitlimilcd 
 
 pi N > r.iPtter, giv'4'" '"omtui he sets his /hot on British ground J" It 
 
 nrfj not r'ad it! N'4? '''° Bible. Yes it is liie Bible that is the Magna 
 
 'larta of Jiriiisa liberty — it is the Bible that has 
 
 iven stability to British institutions, and elevated 
 
 he land of Bibles to such a proud position 
 
 mongst t!(0 nations, n" l of Europe only, but of the 
 
 orld. G'kI forbid thui with Capernaum's prui- 
 
 ges, she slioulj have Capernaum's punishment. 
 
 he politician may say that Britain's greatnoiss 
 
 ises from tiie tvisdom of hor statesmen— the poll- 
 
 ^cal econuiniat may say that it is the result of na- 
 
 "onal industry— the soldier may say that it is secur- 
 
 <l to her by the prowess of her armiec, in fighting 
 
 ' e battles of our country— or the philosopher may 
 
 y that it follows as a natural consequence from 
 
 cr sons having made euoii progress in the arts and 
 
 ■ ences- but let us ask the Christian, and he will 
 
 ; he anathernaiized \i 
 
 disrc^'ird all nna»hw'| 
 
 at did°uil the annt'^i 
 
 :hr'y not turned inll 
 
 peoplfi whose God 1 
 
 liey will burn it! Nl 
 
 uld, and burn thosj 
 
 na.-^e of the Bibles ' 
 
 J Society, still, «fl 
 
 ;^ivc' them the Biblet 
 
 to 
 
 thg God o£ 
 
 tell ns, eye, and with more Truth too, that it is th« 
 Bible and the principles of the Bible, secured to us 
 by the dying blood, and bequeathed to us as a 
 fcacred iegacy, by the dying breath of those vene- 
 rable men, 
 
 " Whose bones lie scaitered on the Alpine mountaini e«ld > 
 Even 'hem who kepi God's truth so p jre of •-id." 
 
 Yes, and in so far as she nationally recognises this 
 Bible, and nationally avows these prtnciplea of 
 genuine Christianity, in so far will she need " no 
 bulwark, no tower along '.iie steep," for the God of 
 the Bible will keep her in the holtow of his hand, bt 
 a xoall of fire around her, and the glorij in 'he midst 
 of her. Banish the Bible, and yon extinguish iho 
 sun of her moral, social, and political existence. 
 Banish the Bible, and you destroy the palladium of 
 her freedom;— and it will be told from shore to 
 shore, and from the Euphrates,*t'o the ends of ths 
 earth, that the light of British liberty is extinguish- 
 ed forever. Banish the Bible, and it will be with 
 Great Brii.-^in, as it was with imperial pagan Rome; 
 or as it was with France after the revocation of the 
 edict of Nantes— irrcligion and infidelity will flow 
 throughout the length and breadth of the land, and 
 there will be written tipon all her glory in charac- 
 ters which cannot be mistaken, Tekel— (Aou art 
 weighed iii the balances, and art found wanting — 
 MENE.Giec/ hath numbered thy kingdom and finished it 
 
 But, Sir, the contrast referred to in this resolution 
 is sometimes presented by the same country. Le,!; 
 us take Ireland for an example, with a recently 
 estimated population of six millions, who either are 
 not allowed tu have the word of God at all, or who 
 have it only in a mutilated, and imperfect form. 
 We look to the North, and we see there content- 
 iTient, peace, and prosperity. We look to tha 
 Southern '.nd Western countries, and we see there 
 misery, war, and povcr* , and we ask what is thd 
 cause? Why IS It that \ iilst the South is turbulent 
 the i\'ortIi is |)eacefu! ? thnl whilst the south ij famino 
 I Htnckcn, the noilh has plenty ? I3itbeca11.se that 
 Outer lios a belter sojl, better climate, and better 
 liiWsr iSu! It is brc.TU?e that Ulster has God's 
 Bibles uiid n ith God's Bible she hus God's blessing 
 nnd wi;hG.)d'd lilessing she has that which niakelU 
 rich, and bringeih along with it nu borrow. 
 
 The politician may talk of plana of reform, or 
 the merchant may devise sriie.nes of commercial 
 agfjraiidisement, or the Ai;KCulturi8t :r.:iv proposo 
 a better system for the culliva;ion of the soil, but, 
 Sir, the uiirrsliicted circulation of iho Sci'plures, 
 nnd the ameliorating influence of gospel truth, will 
 do more than the politician or the merchant ever 
 has done, or than the agriculturist ever can do, for 
 the temporal and spiritual welfare of that interesting 
 but unhappy land. 
 
 Tiie n.Tiions have fallen and thod still art young, 
 Thy sun is liui rising wlipii oilicrs have set, 
 And ilioJgli sl.iverv's cloud o'er thy morning has hunj 
 Tim (uli noun ollruudom shall beam round thee yet. 
 
 But again. Sir, if we Ic '< \.o those ccuntriesunder 
 the influence of Mahomedanism, or Judaism, or 
 Paganism or Idolatry, v.o see their inhabitants 
 bound bend and fool, by lht» chains of despotic 
 power. If again wo look to those countries whicK 
 arc under the influence of that syiicm which ciili 
 
THIRTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THB 
 
 IS 
 
 lUelf Christianity,. but is not— a system whoso ad- 
 herents have often shed the blood of God's saints— 
 a system wiiose head has anr>themati2ed Bible So- 
 cieties OS ,*' pestilential aboininations"- a system 
 which keeps llie mind in ignorance: whose throne 
 is tyrnnny anJ <vhose sceptre id oppression — a sys- 
 tem whose\convus, according lo the word of God, is 
 afltxihe working ofsalan. wiihall power and signs 
 andhjms; wonders, and with all deceivubleness of un- 
 riehteoitsnesSr-Bi eynpm which has prevailed, and I 
 beiievp, 13 yet desiined to prevail exlensively in the 
 world ; if, I say, we look to thosp countries which 
 are under its infliieiiuo, we see them fruitful only 
 in vice and immorality — their inhabitants sunk in 
 ignorance and delusijn, and are forced to Ihe con- 
 clusion that Popery is not Ch/-?tianity. Having 
 assumed to itself the fearful responsibility of for- 
 bidding the readingj^and prohibiting the general 
 circulation of (he ^npturt^s : it has hiought the 
 myriads of its adherents, under a strong delusion, 
 and proved itself at once the enemy of human liberiy 
 —a usurper on the rights of conscience, the claims 
 of Christ, and tiic prerogative of God ! 
 
 An intelligent writer remarks "It is no child's 
 humbug- no bigot's politico! cry, this iifling up of 
 thu voice airainst popery, thatis reaching you from 
 England. The danper is great and iinminpnt." 
 Tlie recent agitation. Sir, however it may terminate, 
 has had the efil-ct of awakening £ngland in some 
 measure to a sen^^e of her duty, and her danger, and 
 tow when taught by bit(er experiencu that the 
 Philistines are Upon lipr, sht has aroused herself for 
 the defence of the Crown, the Aliar, and the Con- 
 stitution. VVe know not what is to be the result of 
 all the ngitationa for which the present age is so 
 remarkable, but one ttiin!» we think, ive do know. 
 Protestantism will never be overtlirown — Sucli a 
 mor;il cateelrophe wim, not and cannot bk. — 
 The pnnciplvb of civil and reli^iioiis liberty iniiy he 
 opposed but they cannot be dedlroyed. Nay they 
 gather strength from o()podiiion,uii(i beintj {irtMitantl 
 mi£?hty, liiey are destined to a iinivursnl iruiinph. 
 
 For our Ruiiiun Catholic tollow-sulijoctH we en- 
 tertain no feelings but llioso of rcsspecl and sincere 
 good-will, and we award freely to them, the 
 flaina rtgtii of private judirment ihitt vp, in the 
 true ppint of Protesiantism, claim for ourselves; l)ut 
 for that sijstem lo which reference has been again 
 and ngain niacje this evening, we can have nosyiii 
 patby, we can liave no Iriendsiiip, and encouraged 
 by the annlogj of iScnp'ore and the testimony of Ihe 
 Word of God— we anticipate the time, when through 
 the instnimenfnlity of this and kindred institutions, 
 the cause of truth and ritrh'Ooupness shall univer- 
 sally prevail, and the cry shall be heard, Babylon 
 has falUn, and Ihe fiins^doms of this world have become 
 the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ, 
 
 Again, iSir, did your time permit us to compare 
 Italy, the very citadel of the man ©/".nrt, with Prus- 
 sia—or France, that dark and dissolute land, with 
 England— or superstitious and bloody Spain with 
 Bcotland— or America of the South, under the ty- 
 rannical reign of superstition, with America of the 
 Northern hemisphere, all such comparisons would 
 bring us to the conclusion, that there is the least 
 prosperity, and the least happiness where the Bible 
 ^ Uiut known. Are not all tb«8e reflections so 
 
 many arguments in support of the principle which 
 forms the basis of this Society ? A Society thai 
 aims at the circulation of the word of God— to dis- 
 enthrall-to evangelize — lo ennoble mankind by 
 annihilating all the remnants of idolatry, delusion 
 aud superstition, and filling the whole earth with 
 the glory of the Lord. Friends of this Societj, 
 forward is the voice of prophecy— forward is Iha 
 voice of God. Be grateful for your privileges and 
 go un— go on in the circulation of the Gospel, 
 
 " II drnpppih as the |;entle rain from heaven 
 Upon (he earth hencnih. It is twice blessetl : 
 ll blesseib him that gives and him that lakei." 
 
 The Rev. Mr. Elder, of Predericton,.in movinf 
 the fifth Resolution, remarked as follows, — 
 
 Mr. Presideint.— It will not be expected that 
 in speaking to the first part of the Resolution, 
 which tenders the thanks of this Meeting to the 
 Saint John Ladies' Branch Association, I should 
 express myself in the language of compliment and 
 tlaltery. The sentiment of the Resolution was not 
 designed lo be complimentary- a formal expres- 
 sion of an annua! tribute to the Ladies who devote 
 themselves to the promotion of the Bible Society, — 
 but a sincere declaration of the value attached to 
 their services. These services claim indeed our 
 gMlefiil acknowledgment, but we would not speak 
 of them in admiring phrase as if it were an extra- 
 ordinary event for woman to lend her encourage- 
 ment and aid to the cause of benevolence and reli- 
 gion. On tlie contrary, we believe tiie cause to be 
 mire tli:tn worthy of her support; it justly claims 
 her sympathy and efforts. VVhile we strongly ap- 
 pinve therefore of Ihe efficient part which the La- 
 dies \vi\e taken in promoting the interests of the 
 Bible tiociety, we think they are doing no more 
 than their duly — no more than wo should expect 
 tVom their character, their education, and their 
 sense of the obligaiions which they owe to the 
 Bibie. It has been by the influence of those glo- 
 rioii!) and beneficent truths taught in the Bible,that 
 womui lias been raised to that elevated position 
 which she occupies in Christian -lands, and sur- 
 rounded with the tokens of general respect and 
 jiiTection. And owiini-, as they do, to religious in- 
 struction and influence, the grace, the purity, and 
 the excellence ottlieir characters, wc are not sur- 
 prised that the .^adies referred In in tiiis Resolu- 
 tion, should give to the cause of the Bible their 
 holiest sympathies, their most generous and inde- 
 fatigable exertions. 
 
 I will trespass but a few minutes longer, Mr. 
 President, upon the patience of the audience, while 
 I offer a remark or two in relation to the Colportage 
 cysicn, the operation of which has been so exten- 
 sively and signally useful in advancing the hing- 
 dom of Christ in various parts of the world. I shall 
 confine my remarks chie£y to the system of Col- 
 portage, as the Rev. gentleman who moved the 
 first Resolution has already described the character 
 of the men employed as Colporteurs. On examin- 
 ing this means of propagating r«3ligious truth we 
 are at once struck with its simplicity, which consti- 
 tutes a prominent feature. Here is no elaborats 
 organization— no complicated structure of social 
 elements— no laboured system of laws and rule^ 
 
 r. 
 
NKW-BRUNSWICR AUXILIARY BIBLK SOCIKTT. 
 
 IS 
 
 he principle which 
 } A Society that 
 }r(] ofGod^to die- 
 noble mankind by 
 r idolatry, delusion 
 whole earth with 
 38 of ihig Society, 
 y— forward ie the 
 your privilpges and 
 I of the Gospel, 
 
 frotn henven 
 wice t)|esse(l : 
 im that takes." 
 
 ilericton,.in moyjnf 
 IS follows, — 
 
 t be expected that 
 of the Resolution, 
 lis Meetin£f to the 
 Bociation, I should 
 of compliment and 
 Resolution was not 
 —a formal exprea- 
 Ladies who devote 
 ihe Bible Society, — 
 value attached to 
 3 claim indeed our 
 wo would not speak 
 if it were an extra- 
 nd her t-ncourage- 
 ncvolencc and reli< 
 ieve tlie cause to be 
 rt ; it justly claims 
 ile we strongly ap- 
 part which the La- 
 the interpsts of the 
 are doinrr no more 
 MTC should expect 
 lucation, and their 
 they owe to the 
 iience of those glo- 
 ;ht in the Bible,that 
 t elevated position 
 a!i -lands, and sur- 
 jeiieral rpspect and 
 do, to religious in- 
 ace, the purity, and 
 Ts, we are not sur- 
 I to in tliis Resolu- 
 of the Bible their 
 Tcnerous and inde- 
 
 rtquiring time and labour for framing them, indi' 
 
 ridual workers, voluntary labourers, deniandin^r no 
 
 rreat amount of mental training, arid without being 
 
 formed into any cumbrous organization, constitute 
 
 the scattered but efficient host of Colporteurs. — 
 
 'here is also a direetnesa and facility of application 
 
 \n this nystom, which shows its utility. We have 
 
 litlready seen that no elevated standard of mental 
 
 itraining, no peculiar education is needed for the 
 
 |work. If t%etlier with sincere love to God and 
 
 'liian (an indispensable requisite for true prepara- 
 
 miun,) the individual posse^'ses so much of aptness 
 
 ilo teach as will enable him to explain the Gospel 
 
 to others, he is fitted for a Colporteur. These 
 
 jqualitications, we. say, are sufficient ; of course the 
 
 work admits of the very highest order of trained 
 
 ^nteltbct ueing employed in its execution, and 
 
 umbers thus giOed arc devoted to it. Now, as 
 
 he Churches of Christ contain many members of 
 
 he t;ia8S described, and competent for the labours 
 
 f Colportage, wittiout being obliged to undergo 
 
 ny long preparatory course of study, this system 
 
 lof instrumentality can act with great directness and 
 
 ^ase, and over a wide range nt operation. 
 
 The only other feature of the Colportagc systcr.i 
 r"hich I will now mention, is its adaptation io exi- 
 gencies which cannot well be met by any other means, 
 p allude especially to those couriiii';e> utid re^rions 
 ^here society is scattered, and means ore wantinjf 
 'to secure the stul«'d meons and permanent institu- 
 iions of religion. In such cases years would elapse 
 in the ordinary progressof society, before Churches 
 pnd an ebtabli&hi'd Ministry of the Gospel could bo 
 provided. Eu without these, how fearful nn amount 
 lief spirit u.") I ignorance, vice and degradation would 
 cvorFjirend suciety. Here thc^e 13 a field vast and 
 I iipoiiaitt, which invites the labours of '.lie Colpor- 
 Jieur, and which seem? designed for them, inasmuch 
 |os it 14 inaccessible to others. 
 f^ Did time permit, I might dwell at length rpon 
 Clhe extent to which Colportage has been empi jyed 
 
 for supplying the apiritual wants of thoss immense 
 territories under the juriidiction of the United 
 States, known as the West, Into thoaa regions of 
 boundless prairies, far spreading forests, and luxo- 
 riant vallies, of mighty mountains siid rivers, of 
 fertile and varied soils and inexhaustible mines, 
 the streams of immigration have been pouring for 
 years, and with unabated volume. In the early ef- 
 forts ofsucli a population to form itself into society, 
 and make a new home in the wilderness, it could 
 not be suppOc 'd that churches, colleges, sabbath 
 schools, and other instruments of religious and so- 
 cial improvement could be provided. The scatter- 
 ed state of the people would preveiit, as well ae 
 otl>er obvious impediments. To supply thin desti- 
 tution the churches in the older States of the Union 
 have largely and with wonderful success employed 
 the labours of Colporteurs. Hundreds cf these 
 self-denying and devoted men have hastened to 
 spread themselves over the West, visiting the re- 
 motest settlements, ho.-nes and hovels of the wild, 
 plunging into the depths of the mighty forest, and 
 following the track of the enterprising immigrant 
 with courage as^reat and a nobler aim than his; 
 bearing the Word of God to thousands who had it 
 not, distributing Tracts and other religious publi- 
 catiori3, and scattering umid the wilderness the 
 seeds of a Christian literature, riipy have formed 
 Sabbath Schools, instructed families and commu- 
 nitie? ijjnoranl of the Gospel, aided in erecting 
 temples for the worship of God, in the constitution 
 of Chri.'-lian Churches, and the setiieinent of stated 
 Pastors. Thousands of souls have been converted 
 to God through their faithful labours ; and every- 
 where a hiffhtr degree cf social morality and com- 
 fort has attested to their fidelity and tlieir success. 
 But I will not detain the audience, whose pati- 
 ence has already bpen so severely tried, by further 
 remarks ; but conclude with returning my grateful 
 acknowledgments fur the kind hearing which \ 
 have received. 
 
 PRINTED BY DONALD A. CAMERON, ST. JOHN, N B 
 
 Price Id, each, or 9d per dozen 
 
 inutcs longer, Mr. 
 the audience, while : 
 in to the Colportage 
 
 has been so exten- 
 dvancing the 'uug- 
 )f the world. I shall 
 the system of Col- 
 an who moved the 
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