CONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, FORMED BY A CONVENTION OF DELEGATES, HELD IN THE CITY OF NEW-YORK, MAY, 1816. TOGETHER WITH THEIR ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES; A NOTICE OF THEIR PROCEEDINGS; AND A List of their Officers. FORMATION OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. At a meeting of Delegates from different Bible Societies, convened in the Consistory Room of the Reformed Dutch Church on the 8th day of May, 1816; JOSHUA M. WALLACE, Esq. of NewJersey, was chosen President of the Convention, and the Rev. Dr. J. B. ROMEYN, and Rev. L. BEECHER, Secretaries. The meeting was then opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. NOTT. The following persons appeared as Delegates: Rev. Dr. S. SPRING, from the Merrimack Bible Society. Rev. Mr. HUMPHREYS, * Dr. I. LEWIS, Rev. Dr. JOHN M. MASON, Mr. J. WILLIAMS, Mr. GARDINER SPRING, Dr. NEILL, Mr. CHESTER, Fairfield Bible Society. New-York Bible Society. Albany Bible Society. The members marked thus (*) came in after the convention was formed, and before the adoption of the constitution and address. The following gentlemen, though not formally commissioned as delegates; yet appearing, from satisfactory evidence, to be substantial representatives of their respective Societies, or a number of members thereof, for all the purposes contemplated by this convention, were admitted to seats, viz. Rev. Mr. LYMAN BEECHER, Mr. ICHABOD SKINNER, Rev. Mr. N. W. TAYLOR, Connecticut. ricut. Rev. Dr. J. MORSE, from the Middlesex, New-Hampshire, and Dartmouth University Bible Society. Mr. WILLIAM JAY, from the Westchester Auxiliary Bible Society. Rev. Mr. HENSHAW, Mr. JOSHUA SANDS, *General SWIFT, Bible and Common Prayer Book Society of Long Island. |