New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-29
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, APRIL 81 1850

all auson 10 the christian doctrine 81 marriage ana 70
moye forward the simple Grand tha inc o'o
into the world, procaimlng Ohrs. sa n,n cfhc, u. o
and thus rendering the tracts accepaoe ana ueu 10 our
Mormon brethren So also the usefulness OF the MN
lister of Christ depends his message De'uS heard no
ought to preach smooth things lest ny oehuS MS PeoP
hy telling them unwecome Tuhs' w INV" "'" o'J''"
the sound of the Gospel
believe Sir not only that this reasoning IS unsound
but that the apprehension which is founded ground
Is II i not desired by any that your Institution should
be converted into Anti Slavery any more l'n h'o an
Anti Gambling Tract Society All that v ASKED - un''
tis great and influential Christian Association siouu pup
ri from the impious claim made by the advocates
of American slavery that this vast mass 81 accuiI"'co
sin and misery is sanctioned by the God OF Mercy ana JUS
flee and allowed by the crucihed kedce.heI IN o''er
y,crs that American slavery should share IA the conen
nation YOU bestow The Theater the Circus ana inc
Horse race" -. ,,.,,.;,,,,
Slo,o "a moral evil will il be seriously commended tat
Lcnccorth none of Your thousands ot PuolcaohS oh on
or subjects would be allowed to cross inc loneiS u W..
Slave region Recoect, Sir thai W!ien iliah C.e'
o three wears will bring $500 at aucuoh anu rs TWO pa
ou. from al 500 TO So 600 Slaves are and must be tcpO5
session only of the rich by the census OF lsio aDe
not the last hand) there were in the slave states IooJD'
white males over wears of age and ol these various III
% ,,re me il Is rcry icrdi estimate, that 2OOOOO were
the holders of slaves And is possible o' tnat Oh ts
nrodpioi, majority Of Onslaveholder' none wreaha any
ri vour hiorrapics and religious trcatlscs because cy
no have heard that Won have published one or Two lue
tracts against sin OF which they are themselves guesS
When Uncle Toms Cabin il sold and READ ~ the >ou
l. Il I -
millions of pages from the vast Southern region ahyour
cents and coporeur- be cXcudedom fifteen STATE o inns
Union because of the mighty mass of your publications.
twenty or thirty pages directed against the conduct OF
few rich men The apprehension that should the Society
h. faithful To- the calls of duty It's efficiency Tor good would
he mpaired IS not in my opinion consistent with mat
Christian faith So forciby ncucatcd in many ofyourtracts
For myself firmly believe that before long the Society
will find lis present policy productive not OF strength out
Of weakness That policy has given birth to the AMER
can Reform Tract and Book Society In late acknowl-
lo,nent of receipt, bv this infant institution observe con-
trbutions from no less than eight States.
To me il seems obvious that Christians entertaining 'uch
contradictory views the divine attributes OF the pT OF
the Gospel and OF Christian obligation as are involved III
the Justification and condemnation of American slavery
cannot much longer together in sending missionaries TO
preach or employing the press to nculcate u Religion
respecting the fundamental moral principles o which the
two parties entertain such antagonlstlc opinions
Ii is one of the incidents Of imperfect state that sl
ccre Christians often think they are doing God service
while pursuing opposite paths and when of course one or
the other must tend in a wrong direction May we accord
to others the charity weak for ourselves and pray God
that those who condemn in others the sin of expressing
their brethren may feel their unwortlnnesS, ana re-
member that they themselves less than the wretched
slave catcher need be washed in that blood winch alone
cl4anseth from all sin. am Rev. sir,
Your obedt servant, WILLIAM JAY