The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-25
Second Advent Union Convention.

days would expire on the a3d OF July next.
This association met yesterday at the Hall Of the
Medical College, 81 Crosby street, at 10 o'clock,
A. M. The meeting was but thinly attended, al
though there were members or delegates from most
of the New England States, and many from the
western part Of the State Of New Yerk, and also
from the State Of Pennsylvania.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. CAMP
BELL, after which A. DooLITrLE, Esq, was appoint
ed Chairman; HENRY JONES and VIM. S. CANT
BELL, Esqs., were appointed Secretaries
The proceedings were commenced by prayer
by Father Wilson, after which the Chairman
briefly stated the objects for which the Convention
met.
then addressed the meeting on the principles Of love
Mr.. Cock and Mr. MARSH also addressed the
meeting on the same subject.
Mr. BACHELOR, OF Vermont, made a few remarks.
He said he met some time ago in Catharine street,
in this city, by professed brother; they talked
Of politics and upon various other subjects, and of
the different religious denominations in this city
but after discussing the vie VS. and aims of all par
ties, both religious and POLITICAL they had to come
at last to this association as the common centre Of
all, and their conference ended in a prayer that
Jesus might soon come and gather in the faithful
from all ends of the earth
Mr. AVERY, Of Rochester, made some remarks.
He said that from the time of his conversion, some
two years ago, he forever abandoned sectaranism
but, indeed, he never was sectary, for he always
claimed the privilege to bid I'd speed to every
to 60 and worship God and glorify his name where
and when they pleased lie believed that religious
agreement of opinion was not the ground Of bro
therly love, but that it was the hearty agreement
in the general truths of the Bible. He believed,
when this was the case, it would require no extra
ordinary effort of the machinery of humbug to
bring about general union amongst all men. lie
rejoiced, this morning, to be member of this con-
ference en- Bible ground, because it recognises but
one God, one Saviour, over all mankind; and he
also believed there was but little wisdom required
to secure those ends His opinions this subject
might be summed up in the words of our Saviour,
when the question asked, Who are my bro
theirs lie answered, ''They that do the will of
my Father, they are my brothers and my sisters.''
Now, say again, that rejoice this morning that
we do recognise this great principle It is not by a
God, that we have this blessing We not come
here as sectarian partsans, and my prayer is that
We may go from this meeting, baptizedand regene-
rated in this spirit. He, the speaker, had endea-
vored to be peace maker He believed in peace
and good will among mankind, and he would give
the right hand of fellowship to any Christian bro
Their, however different his opinions might be from
his own.
An address from the Rochester Convention to
the Convention now sitting was next read by broth
or Crook, of which the following is a copy
ADDRESS.
The brethren composing the conference ut Ro-
chester, April 9Th to 18th, 1851 to the brethren in
conference in the city Of New York, April q and
"a, send Christian salutation:-ln the name of the
Lord God of Hosts, set up our banner. In beauty
and bessed ness it as in the breeze Under its safe
and silken shade, we have rallied securely, and
happy in our choice The guiding, governing spirit
of our entire conference has been the Holy Ghost;
principle is to obey God, rather than man; our
settled purpose is to call no one master or teacher
but our Lord Jesus Christ. We feel no excitement
but that of compassion towards those who dare DISC
hey and dishonor their Lord far rally under
the popularity and favoring prejudice of erring
feiIow-worm. They know not what they do"
"Father forgive them" II is our purpose to state
principles and not, incidentally to refer to err
ring men, Lutherans make Luther's name their
bond of union. Wesleyans ascribe alike forbidden
prominence to Wesley's name. Papists thus put
forth the Pope and saint worshippers set up their
sanity idols, in disobedience and dishonor to our
coming Lord Now, as if to the climax Of
such sinful absurdities, we compelled to stand
in the shade, and echo the ideas of deceased but
honorcd brother (allusion is made here to brother
Mller), or suffer all the rejection and contumely
been driven to express our choice Ourchoice is in
harmony with our cherished principles 1t is to
give the Saviour his proper supremacy. We have
pledged ourselves over the broken embems Of his
broken body, and his atoning blood, to carry out
his views. To this we are pledged, SO long as
life and afforded US; we have been bap-
tiled into the spirit Of this pledge to be living sacr
fees to God aud his redeeming Son. We have
thought Of apostatzing-from this position we can
not recede, without apostacy. Those who pledge
themselves to human name, to sustain human
theory, seem unaware Of their position. With
them it is not material what God yet may unfold
with them, while pledged to foat in the wake Of
some frail, fallen mortal, it avails nothing that
the AL-wise God may blow %, on their mistaken nj
dence may roll directly by the stakes that they
have driven down and immovably fxed;" it is
nothing to them that brother Miller may have been
much mistaken in '43, and on the doctrine of inn
mortality, &c, was Peter when he pushed his
Lord aside, saying "That be far from Thee, Lord;
this shall not be unto Thee" Still, notwthstand-
ut liberty to advance or improve. They have
pledged themselves 10 the wrong, and, like other
sectarians, they are under moral necessity to
maintain the wrong, until they repent Of and re-
nouncc il. If ever duty demanded that sectarian-
ism and the undue honoring of men should be ex-
posed, this seems to be the time. The imperative
mandate Of the Eternal is, BE ye not servants Of
men" The Apostle himself Is not exception,
for be said, "For if and yet pleased men, should
not be the servant Of Christ" The doctrine of
the Advent, as taught in this country, recognized
the Almighty God as the supreme Lord Of con-
science. His word is the sole and sufficient
standard Of faith, and His Spirit their guide
in endeavoring TO understand and publish it,
Therefore the interposing Of q human name or
authority rallying point, is the very IF
apostacy. 'liaying begun in the spirit, are they
now made perfect in the hesh''' The original adj
vent faith-the faith once delivered to the saints
was published by the prophets, and re-afirmed by
Jesus and his apostles, "as they moved by the
Holy Ghost" In this form, with all it's attendant
truths, we would still publish it, unrestrained by
human fear and favor. We believe that one,
while sin the Spirit" while in harmony with truth
and the Holy Ghost, can venture, against light to
the contrary, to place the gospel Of Christ under
the tutelage Of any fellow worm. alt is another
spirit than the Spirit OF God which prompts men
10 do those things. For other foundation can
man lay than il laid, which is Jesus Christ. On
this We still build. Ills name is to ointment
poured forth; his spirit and mind we want more
and more, and we rejoi,e in the assurance that we
have it. The spirit is truth; IL eNats no rival to
fho blessed name. II says, one is your master,
even Christ, and all yc are brcthi en-. We own all
ms brethren whose spirit thus honors Jesus give him
supremacy, ana admit Of no rival there may be
strong and weak believers and yet an acknowledged
christian character. In hspoint should forbear
forgiving another, God, for Chris;'s
sake, hath forgiven. The report concluded as fol-
lowsslt IL cheering to see SO many Of the waiting
remnant still in the spirit Of truth-st striving
% resist the spirit OF sectaranism and nno.tacy-