New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-10
nj tbe EvangelicaI Alliance.

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addressed the Throne Of Grace in Prayer. The Xxx
Psalm and Cor xiii were then read, prayer was
again offered By Rev Mr. JoSKs the 3i5th Hymn was
sung and after the benedicton the Conference resumed
the business before H.
The minutes we're read and corrected
DR. seffyucErR. Dr. LKw1s, Rev. Mr. LroKT DR.
LANSING and the CHAIR made explanations as to
the suggestion which had been made By DR.. PATTON,
that the presen, was not meeting Of the Alliance but
mere preparatory Conference preliminary to the meet
ing next Tuesday
DR. PICK hoped ,hs, the painful discussion in which
they had been engaged, painful though conducted In
the pes, spirit might be protracted and renewed on
Tuesday
After some farther explanations il was without vote
agreed that the present be regarded as regular meeting
Of the Alliance. -,
ON motion of Dr. ScHxucEER il was resolved that
speeches hereafter be limited to fifteen minutes.
Dr. LANsrNe's conscience could not allow so import
ant subject 10 pass away without expression OF MS
views and feelings. With relation 10 slsyeho.dsrs his
had bse the prayer Of David Gthsr not my soul with
sinners nor my life with bloody men, He had felt that
they could not enter into union with such men without
violating the essential principles OF the Gospel OF tbe
saviour And hen the President had Introduced his sub
stu,e for the fifth article he had feared that IN the p
nit of compromise they were going too Tar But on q
minute examination, going home 81 night ana reneet
ing carefully upon IL he found Il was Just wnst ne wsnt'
I'd He had been sorrowfu fearing that the Union might
be perpetrated but not accomplished He hsd feared
too that they should in the effort 40 nothing for the IN
stituton Of Slavery Blu, with particular gratitude he
regarded the resolution proposed Il would unite
them all He had himself previously written dennnon
Of slavery with view to present IL 70 the Conference
embodyin9 the very principles which u set iortn ne
boned theu /, would meet the views Of all ard that sl
might harmonize upon il. What they wanted was 10
unite upon grand basis, upon basis on which they
meht together do good This was such basis IL leIl
the door open all that good, and only smut out
that most inestimable and dreadful evil slavery.
Dr. PICK in favor Of the amendment oil Chiei
Justice HoRNBLowER tor several reasons, ana Psiu,
cularly because IL met so heartily by their esteemed
and venerated friend Dr. De WIT. II they should do
ANYTHING to weaken hs zeal and cripple his energies
they would suffer a great loss. The denomination 70
which he belonged was tower OF strength. ne was
reioiced AT the spirit Of the meeting and the declaration
of several brethren that they would 60 with Inc Con
ference. whatever its decision. Ihst was the spirit
which prevailed in the Conference in London and
which brought all into harmony there he went entire
ly for the amendment of the President.
DR. LEWIS said he did not know why they were not
ready for the question.
without stating his views. He against the intro
duction of Slavery At all As Il was, he had some tears
as to the language OF his amendment lie feared II was
not sufficiently definite and that lett the door open 10
perpetual agitation OF the question. Abolition might
prove a fostering sore unless they now took lively mea
sures against IL.
Rev Mr.. MANN, Of Salem. Mass feared that the
amendment not sufficiently explicit. II did not
make il impossible for stakeholder TO become mem
Der of the Alliance He could not fellowship with one
who held his fellow property.
Dr. OLIS president of the Wesleyan University Mid
detown CT regretted that had not been possible tor
him to be there before 10 participate in the deliberations
of the Conference He had. however made himself
of the proceedings as far as they appeared In Inc
Tribune which seemed TO contain fair reports he had
also understood from others that they were So for
himself he not prepared 20 vote Tor either oil the
propositions relating Slavery now before the Confer
ence. His views to the prospects of the Alliance
were not encouraging. He had recently visited many
parts of New England and had met individuals ana
ecclesiastical bodies there and had had opportunities OF
making himself acquainted with the state oil puohc sen
tment in that quarter both OF ministers and cnucnes
From this knowledge he felt that was dlncu .SsA
10 form such basis and begin such movement MS
would unite in one body all the Evangelical CHRISTIANS
The first principle for them to lay down should be
that they not proceed with the Alliance without
fair prospect of enargng the sphere of Christian Union
10 a degree beyond that already existing Tie hoped
they mi gh succeed in doing this But was SUBJECT
envroned with great difficulties and OF me propos-
tons before the Conference he doubted whether under
either they could unite to any desirable extent the
various interests and opinions of this Christian and
Their proceedings might have one of two operations
First they might exclude Shareholders; second, they
might exclude the warm opponents OF Slavery. These
two things were 10 be looked at
Ia this regard the hrstiuquiry must be- What rghtf
Under no circumstances could they include In the or
gsnizatlon what was wrong. They must not be guilty
OF any iufjety TO their common Christianity and 10
humanity But having decided what was right there
large scope for the consideration OF what was ex
pedient. What then would be the effect OF adopting
either of these resoutonst
II they should adopt the first, (meaning that Of
vr. CHANEY) they would exclude the entire South
Though all members Of Southern Churches and all
ministers of Southern Churches were not slsyehold
era vet they sympathze with them by birth and edu
cation, and with them would be implicitly If not ex
picitly kept out Of the Alliance The resolution In
question would also exclude all that part OF the
Church at the North which held what was commonly
called conservative position. The Congregational and
PRESBYTERIAN Churches would be repealed by such
course The A. b c. F. NJ. would not sympahize with
the exclusion 9th South the Methodist Church would
also be excluded.
On the other hand a large body of the Church who
were advanced in Ant Slavery sentiments would
rejoice at such article Indeed nothing short OF that
would bring into Alliance any considerable number Of
those who were OF that way of thinking. There were
many men of much influence leading men, who might
thus brought into the Association but nothing less de-
cided could satisfy them.
But while a basis excluding Shareholders would EN-.
body those decided 10 opposition Slavery could do
little than that though indeed there were many OF
those advanced ministers and symen o were anxious
10 become members OF the Alliance and who might enter
it though they had to go farther than usual in the ex
preston of hostility to Slavery. But ii the Alliance
this necessity it would DO thing 10 be regret
ted. They should avoid issue Of this sort Better
form no Alliance at all than do anything which should
lead Christians sbroad to believe the American Church
TO be all equally in sentiment opposed TO Slavery
Better dissolve the Conference give up oil present at
tempts Association and adhere to the Christian Union
they now had than form new one which should ex-
cude great portion of the Church
AZ for Slavery be had always been sorry that the
subject introduced at the meeting in London. II
was there the source Of great and Overwhelming diff
eultes "a al knew. 1t then his conviction and the
conviction had been strengthened by everything he had
read and heard In this country that they not form
an Alliance and deyelope larger portion Of Christian
Union than they enjoyed they said anything about
Slavery Il unfortunate thing that IN discussing
any measure before body like this that In London,
whose doings were published TO all the word-a sub
L f.-f h~as an mn
magnitude After such ordeal il could no longer be
excluded The very fact that II discussed and that
the discussion made public gave il new features.
So here the debate Slavery had brought the question
into such position that they must now meet II in some
form In this case he feared that they might make their
basis too narrow. There great danger OF their
doing 80 and OF mourning the results OF H. God alone
knew If they should get the difficulty he had abored
and prayed over IT, Il the only serious difficulty in
the way OF the progress OF the Alanceend while they
owed il to the cause II they said anything, 10 speak
plainly and say the truth they owed IL 70 the dirty Of
obtaining larger Christian Union 10 speak as not 10
give offence They ought 20 be careful not to render
impossible for Southern come into the Alliance,
however mach key might desire IT, The proposition to
discriminate between TWO classes Of Shareholders
impracucabe onet could not be carried into practice
They could not distinguish between members OF South
ern churches taking Christians and saying that
others we're not Christians at all They must leave
them all standing platform and guided By their
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