The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-09-13

FOURTH DAY.
The Board met at o'clock PRAYER bv the Rev.
Dr. Barnes, OF Philadelphia.
The mnutesofthe last meeting ere read and ap-
proved.
Resolutions were then passed thanking the first
and second Presbyterian churches, and such of the
inhabitants of Brooklyn as had exercised hospitality
during the session of the Board
Chancellor WALwoRTH, Chairman OF the Com
mttee on the Sandwich Islands mission, presented
report thereon developing more efficient plan of
operations, which was adopted Dr. Porerpresent-
ed report upon the same mission-adopted
Sundry other reports were presented and adopted
Chief Justice WATKINS of Hartford. reported the re.
suit of the deliberations Of the committee to whom was
referred the and solutions on the
subject OF slavery and prefaced it with remarks stating
that the committee had deemed it necessary to 20
INTO the subject generally, but only as to make
the duty OF those ministers engaged in missions per
iec,ly clear To dwell the subject Of slavery was
kind of Legislation which would be exceedingly mpro
per in this place He thought the Board would sanction
the report OF the committee aud he therefore recon.
mended the adoption of the original report witbont re-
terence to the resolutions OF amendment which had
been offered.
Rev DR. De wIrr, of New York, ssid he had listened
to the original report with much satisfaction and he
trusted It would be unanimously adopted 1t had been
at great length and he hoped the would
nov sanction the OF the committee and he anti.
cipaed the happiest results,
Rev, Mr. WEBSTER said he with great reluctance,
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the chairman OF the committee II might seem that he
was arrogant in differing with Of greater expe.
ence out he the cause and for this
that he adopted present course the spirit OF the
resolutions Of DR. Bacon contained in the report
thereto Il would do much satisfy great many rho
were looking with interest to the action upon this
own congregation. stumbling block to The causs Of
missions, ana he hoped it would be removed. The
port Itself did not assert that slavehodng pima
faeia evidence that a mans heart was not right lie
could not understand the difference attempted to be
drawn between Individual and organized SIM it ought to
be asserted strongly that slaveholdng is inconsistent
with christianity.
DR.. Porter moved that the report of the committee be
accepted; carried He then moved its adoption.
Rev Dr. HAYES, of Hartford, thought the report right,
inasmuch as its spirit connected with missions. No
apology or excuse could be made for Slavery 1t was
also right in its assertion of the only requisite for
admission into the Church true piety. He would have
been better satisfied if it had incorporated principle
that slavehoding should. at some specific time, be
Guided from our churches He also would like to have
the difference bewee social and individual sins set
forth in the report He might also wish for other things
put he supposed the report was compromise He how
wanted to go the full length Of excluding from the
churches every STAKEHOLDER.
Rev. AMOS A. Phelps of Boston, said no did not ex.
pect the Board would arrive final settlement of
the question: unless they looked the right of the
He wished to take his stand upon the Bible and if
should be found that slavery there the
as thevng, and other Individual sins, he inferred il
should be treated in the same manner He could
not understand the difference between the practice Of
individual sin and the individual practice of organic SIM
and wenton to show that Abraham suffered many and
aQQCCeQ
many similar instances Of punishment of organic sins
God was averse to the individual practice OF sins,
go with the multitude He contIoverted some positions
assumed by DrStowe and asserted that although this
had the right to legisIae for the church. He would
have missionaries preach the gospel and put to the
consciencies, OF men, after enlighenng them, whether
they would longer pursue the practice OF sins which
by it. The report was defective and he would
amend BY moving resolution re-, ssssstx me e0"nero"
This motion was seconded
Chancellor W4lwoRrH was opposed to any question
! being taken on the amendment
/ Mr. PERKINs moved the previous question the
amendment.
The Chair put the question and the amendment was
4 lost
The question then up the adoption of the
port, and Dr. Dewitt moved the ayes and noes-the roll
was called and the report unanimously adopted
ayes 75-noes none. The corporate members, how
ever have alone the privilege of voting. Those who
spoke SO vehemen.ly against the report honorary
members
twas moved and carried that the Board now engage
in prayer. Prayer accordingly made by Rev. DR..
Hooker, OF East Windsor, Conn.
Rev. DR.. LEWIS moved that the report be published
and extensively circulated.
Rev. DR. remarked that the matter had bet
ter be left to the Prudential Committee. The motion
Dr. ANDERSON moved tnat the go into the
ation Of the onward progress OF missions and
offered several interesting resolutions upon the subject
Rev. DR. Bacon Chairman of the Committee to make
aaianse Ter the next annual meeting, now made
Haven Rev. Dr. Halves of Hartford, the preacher of the
annual sermon and Dr. Magic his alternate.
hsN. W.T. oHEEN OHeTed seTJeS OF resolutions Tela-
4 i've 20 the missionary cause and made some remarks
sustaining them. lie thought sufficient
felt IN the cause OF missions The money and time
slowed by the patrons had been merely hat
venent While this course pursued the efficacy Of
the missionary cause would be much retarded.
HEsaY PERKINS, of Philadelphia said he had no doubt
the Missionary cause would go Christ would take
care OF itbu the question Tor the Board consider
do (sad Mr. Ferkins) when we look around upon
the wor!dthe doors open Missionaries enter
except the little island OF Madagascar But unless
m han al haau riot
lect others to do his work.
Rev. DR.. HooKrR said he rejoced see this subject
agtaed He had preached the subject hi congre.
CATION in Vermont and illustrated it with map of the
world drawn by himself and shaded in those parts yet
! others.
Rev. DR.. Parton, of New York, remarked that the
Board had been deeply in debt for many years past
They had been kept in captivity for eight years bu, now
they were getting out OF difficulty God had design
to show that He to be trusted in the dark well
IN the light, and the Lord says to-day my
csildren come, will lead you out OF danger.
The treasury has now s7 600 in it, and as the young
men are coming saying let us go the heathen let
say God help US, ami from this hour will 60 forward
Prayer by the Rev. DR.; BADcrs, Of New York
! Rev. Dr. BuLIARp, of st. Louis, Mo-, said the means
were in the hands OF the board to allow pro.
coed with their work, and he hoped the young men
would come forward and offer themselves helpers
the work He believed there was sufficient feeling to
make the income Of the board half million but
was the time when the money wanted. There was
great work to do, and what is the whole world
| we lose our souls.
Hon. SETH TERRY, of Hartford said in regard to do.
we should be uniform in our donations We should give
what the Lord tells give that the Prudential Com
mitee might know what to depend upon.
Judge Darling of Pennsylvania said, the position in
which Providence had placed Board ged its re-
ponblity and he hoped they would their prospe
ny calmly In regard to donations pastors churches
may do much and without their influence Board could
not be sustained But the iaymen with their
pastors. The command 10 Ego preach the gospen
| igaory on every man, and lay should act con.
cert with their pastors, and aid them and cause.
Rev Dr. CLEVELAND of Cincinnati said that assisting
tbs work OF Foreign Missions necessary petJ,
Identical rs moral act 18th giving souls to God
II vas giving the Bible to those estute the
heather. II was deciding whether they should have
he Holy Bible or fall back nal hell for no
one will ever reach heaven without perdton
IS the portion OF all who live without it, 1t is not wat
ter OF choice-we bound hand foot TO sustain
| idea All whom he BibIe il