The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-03-18
From the Tribune.
Doings of the Tract Society.

DOZngS Oh the ATaCC SoCASIy.
New TRACT HOUSE. The cost Of thi
building has been-for mason work $15,63S 2
carpenter work $13,880 Of; fixtures for al
parts Of the building ,449 50; iron worl
$2,Sl5 OF; plumbing 1928 Al gas S77
60 other expenses exclusive of heating b.
steam which is not yet completed)$394. 10
tai $685. 700 68,to which add moving from ant
back to the Society's house, and rents OF 9th
er promises during the interval, with insu
rance, taxes and interest, $500 Al and the
amount is $4,000 29----for the payment O
which sum the Society have raised by loan
the sum Of Sill 900.
The executive Committee of the Society
at their late meeting adopted the following
resolutions.
Resolved, That the above sum of $42019
20, together with the expense for the heat
ing apparatus, be paid exclusively from the
proceeds ofrentS OF parts Of the building not
occupied by the Society should those rents
ultimately prove to be sufficient.
Resolved, That the committee hereby re-
cori their gratitude to God, by whose proyi-
dence they have been guided and assisted
in the reconstruction of the Societys house,
that the Institution is thus furnished with in
creased facilities for prosecuting its benevo-
lent labors; that the lives Of all engaged in
its rapid erection were preserved and that
entire harmony has prevailed in the counselS
OF the Committee and all engaged in this UNI
dertaking
RESOLVED, That the Committee gratefully
acknowledge the fact, that by means of the
contributions from individuals in this city, at
the time ofthe Society formation amounting
to S25,852 95, for the specific object of pro-
viding the Society with Accommodations in the
city free of rent,and by giving up to be rent
ed all apartments in the Society's house not
immediately Indispensable to the convenient
transaction ofits business the debt incurred
for the erection of the former building has
been extinguished, and there is a reasonable
prospect that the debt now incurred for the
new building may ultimately be Faid, without
using for this purpose any part Of the funds
contributed for the general benevolent pur-
poses of the Institution
We have taken the above from the Journ-
nj of Commerce. 1t appears that the tract
Society have butt house which has cost them
in round numbers S42 900. That they have
raised the sum of Al 900 on loan by bond
and mortgage. The Sd resolution is what we
particularly call the attention Of the public to-
They stale that they have been guided and
assisted in the reconstruction of their house
by the PROVIDENCE of God, and that entire
harmony has prevailed in the Committee
and all engaged in this undertaking Ifso
we feel very sorry for the unanimity by
which this Society have done great injustice
to their neighbors the Mcssrs. Gould e. Banks
indeprivinS them of light and air. We do
not believe thatthe providence Of God has in
structed this Society to shut out the neceS-
sary light, and wholesome 1ir of Heaven from
their neighbors nor do we believe the prov
idence of God has had any direct influence
in the erection of a steam-boier ready for
explosion and the destruction of human life
among the inmates Of the store Of Messrs. |
Gould s. Banks, their ncighbors. Profanity |
and impety appear m the world under va
rious forms, and this Society would have
shown themselves much more Christian to net |
have offended their neighbors and the laws of
their country by trespassing upon those with
whom they should have lived in peace. At
least they were bound to treat their neighbors
IN the same way they would wish to have
had measured out to them 1t appears also
that this society have pulled down one house
which afforded them rent sufficient to pay for
the building of it, and now have raised SAL
90 BY loan on bond and mortgage Now
the Society are doing by this operation what
buying real estate and renting it and then
going to build new house on the site of one
which was torn down, to crafty the caprice
Of class of men who arc begging six cents,12
cents, and marriage ring, from poor women to
raise money to be spent in many of their I'M
lawful purposes. The Christian public are
pretty thoroughly deceived and imposed upon
by the doings of this Tract Society, and the
we have no doubt will do their
duty and expose the hypocrisy and II nawful
acts of this body. We believe that Christians
desire to live in peace and benevolencc with
their neighbors, and not seek an opportun-
ty to quarrel with them as the Tract Soc-
ETY. have done with Messrs GouldS< Banks.
We will ask by what authority this Tract
Society pulled down building that 1923,
300, and producing $4,000 besides occupying
3 portion of the building for the offices Of the
Society, and then run in debt Sal, 900 to put
up anew building? The first building was
n excellent order, and had been erected on
y about twenty years The Society had Just .
as much right to speculate in goods and chat
.es, lands and tenements as to do what they
have done.
ORTHODOXY. &
WORKING JACK FROST. That keen old !