The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-09-12
Celebration or the Thirty.sixth Annivcr.
sary OF the American Board OF Commits
siOners for Foreign Missions, at Brooklyn.

Celebration OF the Thirty.sixth Annivcr-
sary OF the American Board OF Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions, at Brooklyn.
TuIRppAy
We published yesterday full report OF the pro-
ceedings up to that time of this Board, by which il
will be seen that considerable excitement exists
among its worthy members on the subject OF
slavery, and longer connection with slaveholding
churches. The views expressed by many grave
and reverend gentlemen on this exciting topic,
were OF the most novel and extraordinary charac-
ter. and will undoubtedly lead to strange aud curious
results-ndeed, we should not be surprised, if a
separation between the northern and southern
churches was TO take place.
MORNING SESSION
/ The Board met AT 9 o'clock-Hon. Theodore FIRE.
| linghuysen in the chair The meeting was opened
| with prayer by Rev. DIR. Halves, after which the
Secretary read the proceedings Of yesterday.
Chancellor WALwoRrH moved to have them corrected
in order that would be understood tina, the report on
slavery not upon the subject generally but only
far il connected with the missionary churches
among the Cherokees and Greeks.
Dr. ANDERSON said the endations of the report
had before been acted on by missionary meeting
but he hoped the Convention would act upon H.
and then go unitedly with their appropriate business
their proceedings characterized by courtesy towards
each other He felt il they did not act the question of
slavery the proper action would take place at the pro-
per time.
Rev. DR.. Stowe wished to make a single remark
which would obviate many objections to the report Of
the Committee upon Slavery In making their report
they had been actuated by the fact that members
Of the missionary churches among the Cberokees and
Choctaws were shareholders. knowledge of the fact
would enable them to keep to the point intended. The
Rev gentleman then went into an to show that
the bible view of the not incompatible with
saveholding and adduced the instance of Christs
gard for the Roman Centurion He admitted that slavery
is great social wrong but that individuals not 10
be held personally responsible for it. The Lord had
rebuked Jacob for ygamy but he did not infer
from this that concubinage right it only showed
that God sometimes had patience with social wrongs
and illustrated the bible method OF dealing with them
He supposed the bible regarded slavery it did poygs
my and il had not prohibited latter War was another
great moral evil and stands in the category With
concubinage ana slavery.
Mr. WILLIAMS, of Pennington, CT said the arguments
used tended to mystfy the principles OF the report
They seemed to him perfectly plain He hoped this mat
ter would he decided Alright there great portion
OF the people who looking with great interest for
decision. He understood the report say slave
ry right in the church and wrong in the world If
he understood the bible Alright Anne rican slavery would
soon be destroyed root and branch. St. James had de.
nounced all who withheld the price of the laborer He
would ask there was not some in the church who did
SO He instanced the of nhabitant of Turkey
asking admission into mission church. and asked he
60 for making this plain If as the intention
OF the committee to take ground against the social evil
OF slavery why not say So and either have it adopted
rejected.
Mr.. PERKINS Of Philadelphia thought that the slave
himself was responsible for the evil until he made at
tempt to Tree and he did not why the report
should not aim at him as well as the STAKEHOLDER.
Hon. Mr.. CHILps, of Lowell, Mass, commended that
every man. if connected with social evils was en-
titled TO admission to the church He had heard it sug
gested whether lawyer could be good man, and to
this had been that depended very much
upon how he behaved" "a general augh). And SO it
was with the stakeholder. He enquired if any had
supposed that Shareholders responsible
the evils which resulted from slavery. He did not
slider them STEPPED in guilt to exclude them from
the Holy Communion. He judged from what he hsd OBJ.
served that the churches in his section would not with
hold their support of this board of their
ntcton with slavery The report had taken ground
4 that man may be STAKEHOLDER, and yet good man,
He would like to have this point settled called upon
! the doctors ofdivinity for light thereupon.
| Rev; DR.. Bacon, of New Haven, remarked that now
was the proper time to decide this question and the
Board not departing from their legitimate business
in taking it up; and he hoped vote would be taken,
dered that the grand difficulty in regard to the question
was confusion Of ideas the refusal to make dsnc-
ton exceedingly obvious between slavery and slave.
holding 1t was fundamental distinction The brother
from e. wrongly supposed yesterday that it was in
tended to denounce him individually for his connection
with slavery The master did not make the slave
and this the distinction Dr. Bacon alluded to
the quasi eudal tenures in this state analogous to
be safely; they invasion of the rights OF man.
The guilt did not belong the holders but to those who
of sin God never intended that man should he slave
1t was violation of all his ordinances. Slavery
slavery is relation between master and servent
which law has created, and the master in many
stands between the slave and the law to protect him
from its abuses. All the church do is enquire
whether the master exercises the rights given him
cordng to the christian law of oveand if he does So
have right say he shall not be admitted
munion at Christs table.
Dr.. Bacon offered several resolutions illustra-
ting these views which he wished appended to the
port.
Rev. Mr.. PHELPS related several anecdotes to show
that slaves would not take their liberty when offered to
Rev AHrrMu. BurLAnp Of St. Louis, Mo. said he had
told his parshioners that slavery great moral
cal and political evil. He opposed however, to
GarrisonIan Abolitionism He thought man might be
a christian and Shareholder. There
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proper way He was no advocate for the system. He
recolected seeing pamphlet written by Rev Dr. smy
lie of New Orleans in defence of slavery and the reply
OF Gerrits Smith He was present also, at converse
ton between some cergymen the subject when
that it would probably open Brother Smyle's eyes
eyelids.
The amendments of Messrs. PHELPS aud BACON were
now referred to committee of FIVE who request
ed to report thereon as soon possible.
The Board now took recess uutil five o'clock.
COMMUNION LoRp's SUPPER.
At three o'clock in the afternoon large majority Of
the corporate and honorary members and patrons the
Board partook Of the Holy Sacrament in Rev Dr. SPIN
cER's Second Presbytei ian Church
The Board met at five O'Clock, at the First Presbyte
ran Church. and after the reading the report of the
mee to whom was referred portion of the report of
the presidential committee and the report of the COM
mtee on Indian missions, the Board proceeded to the
election by ballot Of officers for the ensuing year
The Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen was unanimously
reelected president, and Thomas S Williams vice presi-
dent. Messrs. Anderson Green and Armstrong secre-
taries; Henry HILL treasurer; and Messrs Scudder and
Hale auditors
The gentlemen composing the presidential committee
were likewise reelected for the coming year.
The special committee of five TO whom was referred
the endments proposed by the Rev. Amos A. Phelps
OF Boston, and Dr. Bacon, OF New Hampshire to the re-
port on the subject OF slavery will make their report
this morning.
The exercises of yesterday concluded with religious
services 10 the Second Presbyterian church in Clinton
street.
Movements OF Travellers.
The Hotels still continue crowded TO
the departures bearing proportion to the apparently
| inexhaustable increase of arrivals Atthe
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