With respect to the Catholic population any considerable distribution of the _Old_ Testament will undoubtedly be prevented by the Anti-apocryphal resolution. But this need not hinder the circulation of the _New_ Testament. This indeed may be distributed in larger abundance than before. Leander Van Ess told me that he had then before him applications for 30,000 copies of the Catholic New Testament, whilst he had only two or 300 in his depository; and that he waited only for the direction of your Society to encrease his circulation to a very great amount.—I have no hesitation then in offering my cordial approbation to those who have supported the Anti-apocryphal Resolution of the Bible Society. Independently of every other consideration, this resolution will I think, speedily, as well as remotely, be attended with important benefit as respects the advancement of real Christian knowledge. II. It may be desirable to say a few words as to the _Committees and officers of the German_ Bible Societies. It has been a subject of grief to me, on my return to this country, to find these individuals reproached, in very general terms, as ‘infidels,’ ‘Neologians,’ ‘designing men,’ ‘who have taken the offices they hold for their crafts’ sake,’ &c. It is true I apprehend that many Neologians are connected with the Bible Societies in Germany,—some by virtue of the offices they hold, and others voluntarily. In Heidelburg for instance the fundamental rules of the Society placed all the professors of divinity attached to the university, ex-officio, upon the Committee of the Bible Society. One of these individuals is the professor Paulus. But from all the inquiries I was able to make, I could never learn that any individual in Germany, publicly holding neological opinions, was an _active agent_ of the Bible Society. And how could any thing like an active agency be expected of such individuals. After the Bible Society had been formed in Germany, it soon spread very rapidly. Many Neologians, from various motives no doubt, enlisted themselves in its ranks. But what was the real history of this movement? The religious body were the originators of these societies, but they were soon compelled to seek the protection of others in authority, because the existence of societies in many countries must depend upon their sanction; and they were glad, even in other cases, to make those who heeded not the word of God themselves, the distributors of it to the rest of the world. But if, at this time, there are inactive agents of the German Bible Societies; if there are even secretaries who feel very little of the value of the Bible,—are there no counterparts to these in our own country? We take the best we can get,—lament their deficiencies,—and devoutly wish them better; but still we prefer the deposit for Bibles being placed in such hands, rather than having no deposit at all.