Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-05-16
Anniversary Week in New York.

esting spirit of harmony prevailed and the speech
es are characterized by carnesncss, eloquence and
christian liberality The religious and secular papers
contain very full reports of their proceedings, but our
limited room enables only TO give meagie synopsis Of
some Of them.
AMERICAS TRAcT SocIETY.-Thc anniversary Of
this Society was held at the Tabernacle "Wednesday
morning. A previous meeting of members and Ite-d-
rectors Of the Society had been held at Dr. SINNERS
church, at which the of the Society in altering
books for publication was fully discussed, and series
of resolutions prepared by committee of five, comPo-
sed of the Rev Doctors Schemerhorn of Penn, Beech
er of Ohio Beman Of Troy, Bacon of Conn. and Chez
yer of ~ " were adopted, in which il is declared that
no books requiring essential alteration to make them
acceptable all the denominations represented in the
Society," should be published-that no alteration should
he made implying denial, inconsistent with cor
dial recognition of the ministry and churches of any
evangelical ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that when alterations
are made in any book distinct announcement OF the
nature and extent of the changes should be prehHed
thereto
| At the Tabernacle, Hon. Theodore Frenghuysen
took the chair From the annual report il appears that
the Society have circulated during the year 374 757 vol
umes 5G26 6IO publications, 1852 727 900 pages being
an increase of 81 255 us pages last year The re-
ceips for the year have been S52, SIG 70, Of which
$50 206 10 are the proceeds Of sales and S62 SEC SO OF
donations. Expended for Colportage, S25,382 Is
They have employed part the whole of the year, 45
Colporteurs volume agents &c. who have visited 1885,
OO0 families with most of whom they have held reli-
gous conversation and prayer and supplied grauitous-
" with one book 1900 families who destitute of
all religious books except the Bible
The report adverted the subject of the alteration
of books and said that the board would be increasingly
cautious in making such alterations and that mere full
81. ,,,I ~ adj
After very brief remarks by Doctors Bcecher and Ba-
con- Rev DIR. Knox, of the Reformed Dutch Church,
addressed the Society. lie paid eloquent tribute Of
respect the late amented Dr. Minor, who for TWEEN
" years--ever since the Socetys formation-had been
the chairman Of the Publication and Executive Com
mittees explained the principles upon which the pub
fishing committee had acted and trusted that the union
which had so long existed would not now be broken.
lie was followed by the Rev. Dr. Johns, of the Eps-
copal Church. Baltimore He adyerted with great eff
feet to the bond of union existing in the Society, the
cordial cooperation of different denominations in one
great work. in standing side by side and advocating the
leading cardinal doctrines of our holy religion. lie
said he loved and honored Episoopacy, but there was
something he loved more-the salvation of souls. No
denominational organization could accomplish half the
good that this Society accomplished He said il this
J. Society should be disbanded the American Sunday
= School Union would next go down, aud hardly would
o its requiem be celebrated amid the vaued roofs oil
Rome when the lofty pillars Of the Bible Society wonld
tremble and its demolition the spirits of Paine
|, Hume, voltaire and DAembert would rejoice.
e Rev Mr. Adams, of Boston, next addressed the soe
ety. He expressed great satisfaction with the opera
of the Society, and hearty approval of its pubes
tons. They are, says he, full of living vital spirtna
y; filled with Christ He said he expected to
theoretical union of Christians, but in this Socet,
which are alike, without the attrton of the points o.
l. difference. lie spoke of the GLORIOUS instrumenta
1t of the system of Coporteuage in eyangeliung ii,
t, world
y He was followed by Rev. Mr. Stow of Boston, SpaSI
III ding of Ceyon, Professor bod of Princeton, Rev NJ
D, Dean Missionary just returned from China, and Rev
IN Dr. Parker of Philadelphia but have space
to advert TO their remarks.
AMERICAN ASTI-SLAvERY SocIETY.-The annveI
sary of this Society held the Tabernacle o.
Is Tuesday morning. Its meeting of deep inter
IN est, and the speech of Wendell Phillips of Boston,
tracted great attention. and by clea
Ii and lofty eoquence and extraordinary felicity and beau
lg ty of illustration.
n He rejoiced that the time had when it NJ
longer treason to calculate the value of the Union
= that il every where spoken lightly of-that the oil
- cry of liberty aud the Union giving place to tn
- cry of Liberty-berty with or without the Union
but at any rate liberty He said that slavery had en-
rencbed itself in the political and religious organza
Vi ons of the country and that only could be destroy
ed by breaking up those organizations and institution
y, of which il has become component part. He halle
the approaching division of some Of the churches as
harbnger of the dissolution of the Union for only
the death of the Union the slave hope for freedom
He inveighed with great earnestness against the
lgous influence Of the country anehristian in rel
dering its support to slavery. The following eoquer
mt passage extract from report of his speech in III
his N Y Evangelist -
IRE All other influences in this land are but tn
a dust OF the balance, compared with that whic
,ur is exeIted by the religious feeling of the cour
of try. We have no other souce of power
I'm which we can appeal. What in this countr
ell are the impulses of fashion, the power of lite
his ature, the influence of the press, the authorit
I'm. OF select and powerful classes, to which reso
md might be so eectually had in other lands, The
nm. are all wanting here-they are chilled an
NOD blighted before what, believer though | an
ov. and adherent of the Calvinistic faith, mu,
His call superstitlous reverence for the clergy
os, Twenty thousand pupts summon the poop
.an to prayer; and from the germ of infancy to tn
t'l days OF decrepitude and decay, in every seaso
OF trial or JOY, in teaching, action, iestvity
'le grief, at all seasons, and in all circumstance
anu the New-Eng lander turns first to his religion
lu teacher. His voice directs the course OF liter
ture-gives tone and form TO education; ar
il is his presence in every scene that makes
peculiarly New-England. The heart dar
not beat, except its pulsaions be directed a
Tres cording TO the type OF religious feeling. Ar
boy. this sentiment characterizes New-Eng land
We sons wherever they have wandered.