The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-12

could not understand how it was that persons en-
Draeed principles against me prejudces of the peo-
| Ratcs were those of Incidence and Conservation
But fanaticism was not the prevailing sentiment-t
was religious feeling, and because Christ was the
| living God Therefore it was that rs long as slave
/ ry existed in the country, agitation would exist
All true liberty was from religion. Liberty not
| the mere freedom of an animal, but Of social in
tellectuai, moral, and reigous being This is the
large and true idea of liberty, and where it not
difference between Europe and this country in re-
ference to liberty Our fathers were intensely religious
religion was their very vtals. But in Europe whole
masses of the people were open and avowed infdels,
| having shaken off Christianity altogether. Hence,
there only paroxysms for liberty, but no steady
| perseyerng resolve. OF the nations Of Europe,
Hungary was the most likely to acquire freedom,
| because she was the most religious. (Applause.)
| "The star of the East was her great exponent,
and he was eminently religious. He was before
the age in this country. as q religious politician
perhaps only equal to it in his own. His greatprin-
eples of political Christianity neither the pulpit,
nor the press, nor the people Of this country could
| accept or understand The day will come when it
| will be found that Kossuth is right and that
church founding America is wrong, because she
does not understand the religion she processes and
teaches 1t is essentially religious question. Tits
not possible that black men can devclopc into Chris
tian men, as God intended them, while held in bond
age; for though there are individual exceptions,
you cannot convert them as people. They are
pei on the first generation is scarcely seen; but in
the second generation it produces its fruits. The
moment the slaveis made man by the gospel, he
| cannot be held in bondage. (Applause) Therefore
it is that the slaveholdersSare right according to
their principles, in keeping the slaves in darkness,
for the light would set them free If education has
that effect to certain extent how much more the
gospel! Now this is found out, and the same rSor-
Gus rule will soon be adopted in reference to tho
gospel that is adopted in regard to education.
He had heard Christian ministers say that the Cos
pc! conservative. 1t was the very reverse. The
radical idea Of Christianity the very reverse-it
was that of growth The mind of man was capable
Of infinite expansion. There would be anti-slavery
agitation long as the central fire of Christianity
was in the breasts of Christian people-ust rs the
central fires in the earth were the cause of earth
quakcs He did not 90 the whole length of agreeing
with Wendell Philips and Mr.. Garrison, but he
honored them for sacrificing themselves in this
rule everything. He then proceeded to attack the
Colonization Society, though he honored their mo-
tives As for him, he could not dodge and jump
ever the of Christ in that manner
The meeting adjourned till o'clock this morning,
to the lecture room, which was announced
open meeting, for free discussion 1t also an
nounced by Mr. Leavitt, that at o'clock this after
the funeral of the late Mr. Hopper, the philan-
thropist, would take place ut the Tabernacle.
American and Foreign Chrlstian Union.
The third anniversary Of this society was held Mt
the Tabernacle yesterday morning. The meeting
was well attended. Three-fourhs Of the audience
were ladies. The proceedings were opened with
ahymn sung by the congregation, after which there
was reading of the Scriptures, and prayer by the
Rev. DR.. BACON, of New Haven.
The Rev. DR.. FAIRoHILD then read the Trea-
surer's report for the past year, as follows-
Balance, May l. 1851, 5000 90 Amount received by
@ @ @e s
legacy fund.- S63OS Ga amount received from publica-
tons, $5.52s 27total receipts for the year $5694o 81
Amount appropriated for missionary labor at home and
abroad for outfit Of missionaries of missionary
stations rents &C. Sal 424 ST. amount paid for salaries
secretaries and agents SO 03 49, amount paid for pub
lhpg books. magazine Missions Biau, and Missionary
ntegencG, SI,3QS 20; amount expended for tracts and
books given to missionaries and others for gratutous
distribution $500 90; amount paid for rent office.
clerk hire pestages and iDcidcnals S23S7 III balance
in band ~ ooS 7Smtota s;xpsnditnres 5000 d. In
Treasurer announced that Of the $4,000 which appeared
in the last annual report advanced by the members of
the Board in anticipation Of assets So 0S u have been
paid and the balance provided for out of the legacy fund
IN the hands Of the Treasurer. Also that the of
$50 which was collected by the Rev. L. PLATTE has
been RENTED by the Treasurer the Evangelical
ceiy of France. Cat Paris) which society united
with the American and Foreign Christian Union in its
work in France. This sum might properly appear in
the body Of the report Also that credits have been
forwarded to the missionaries at Rome, Geneva Paris
and other parts Of France Sweden Ireland and Canada
to the amount of S4311 which amount does not appear
in the report but orthe payment Of which provision has
| been made.
The Rev. DR. BAIRD then read large extracts from
the annual report of the board OF which we suboin
n condensed abstract =
The board have had much to encourage them during
the past year Although of the secretaries alb
sent from the country for five months for the promotion
Of the interests OF the society In Europe well as for his
health and the society was deprived OF the services OF two
Of the most efficient agents for months the receipts from
ordinary sources We're about $4,000 than they
the year preceding and amounted to $50 249a
considerably greater than the receipts of the American
Home Missionary Society in its sixth year. they have
been able to find larger number of suitable aborers for
the work Much has attended the abors Of the
missionaries during the year. The field Of this societys
operations embraces nations which hold the Papal heresy
and other corrupt forms Of Christianity including several
millions OF Romanists in country constituting in all
onefourth part the human race What has been done
by Bible Tract Sunday School and Home Missionary
Societies and Boards has been rather incidental than
direct. OF the nearly 5000 missionaries of the home
missionary societies and boards of all denominations in
this country not 800 labering among the foreign
population now amounting to millions, and very few of
those among Roman Catholics for their special benc
fit. In what is doing in the way Of missions among
foreign population by denomnationa effort the Meho-
dist Episcopal Church IL far in advance Of the others
and yet their missions reach far the Protestant
than the Papal part of that population. But while
Professionals are asleep, Rome is awake Her churches
have, within few years, increased in this city
of New York. from six to twenty. Her follow
ers in this city. according to Archbishop Hughes
are 100000 Ten Roman Catholic churches have
been built within few years in Buffalo, and
great cathedral which will cost 100000, is now in
process of erection similar increase of Romanists
AID Roman Catholic churches Is seen in Rochester
Providence, Boston Cincinnati St. Louis Cleveland and
many other places At the commencement Of the Ameri
inc
country, Rome had more than fortyone fortytwo
priests here now she has six archbshops twenty-six
bishops 1885 priests All churches and 6S1 other sta
tons thirty -four scmnaries and 421 clerical Students
and nnetysx converts and nunneries, Andin addition
to what she rases the ground to uphold and extend
her influence among it would be safe to estimate the
sums Of money annually sent hher by the Society Of the
"Propagan" in France, the Leopold Society in Austria
the Louis Society" in Bavaria, and others, at
$150000.
HOME FrELp-The whole number of aborers, Of oil
classes, connected with the society in the home field,
during the whole part Of the year now closed was
eighty.fve. They have been distributed IN niteen
States of the Union Some of them aymen some are
exhorters licensed preachers and Others regularly
ordained ministers Of the Gospel They Of different
religious denominations and of various nations but
happily united in great object which the American
and Foreign Christian Union seeks to effect In the pro-
ecution Of their work they have published the Gospel
Fix different languages namely, the German, French,
1rish, Spanish Italian and English Several of |
these missionaries have had charge Of organized
churches, and pastors. have confined their