New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-29
THE TRACT SOCIETY.
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~ ~ month setting forth the pecunaf! ....h,o
American Tract Society and suggesting 70 NY I'LL
,a,;,n', q donation 10 It's funds. Few persons i"'O
ss''e' -: 80, than myself the establishment oil
-.. so,;o,v or more cordially approved tne ""! 0'o
: ' ;,,cs ON which Il was founded long s'ncc 'c-
,,o ono cf rs Life Directors, and nave heq"eH 'or
shu,ea IN its funds The protested oWec' VI INC gu
80, was 70 incucate Christian faith ana prae"ce anu
a. very great extent has been faithful 10 us Procs"
ana dcub, no, that it has been largely mS'r""en"u /"
..o,oo,;ny the spiritual welfare OF muliitudes.
IT,, , GOOD Effected BY human agency is seldom without
NJ ana Cor some years painful doubts have lnruded
on INV mind as to the proprety OF the course
ued nv the Society in regard to amost m'men,ouS suo
-, AGAINST these doubts have long struggled ana al
u with success Butthey have again anu AGAIN re'ui"eo
% ;ncreased force and they have been 50 entirely con
armed by recent ,o onnca,cn in yonr
am well aware of the deep responsibility assume
m sny obstacle however slight IN 'he way Oh ,e
Sofctv Of this responsibility the pam may saN ,s @
eSsnJs and the obloquy may draw upon n.scl run n
nieuo norton feel the infinitely greater weight OF
w.! nonsbiity TO my Maker fcr withholding my ana rom
an agency that has effected So Ma' bave ssScSy pom
80 have come to the conviction that may NOT avoid
The sacts and reasons which have produced TINS con.
yieOn will proceed s 70 s%l tend to save others from the
r INTO which have fallen and should they ON me ohef
hand be found valid they may lead 10 sanitary results.
H. ,assicaton of into those of COMMISSION anu
nis ,rite All Scripture testies that mere inaction
S s,n ;ncurred the divine wrath. The jewish priests,
although sedulcus in the routine Oh 20 a.
- dnmb dcgsn because they omitted to rebuke popular
s In the account of the hast Judgment those VINO are 70
go away into everlasting punishment ato moi n It
sheretcs nor the perpetrators OF CRIME out as gy
,hayng omitted to administer to the necessities oil Chrt
afflicted and oppressed brethren. A.. ~ ,o
Won have by this time, Sir, anticipated that my chuSe
;, The Socetv is one of OMISSION. There is giant,
And in IFS influence all pervading n Ill our sn
Scb i DESTROYING the peace and happiness OF millions
t il and
INCH Is hardening the hearts and pdralyznS the con
scences of many by lis reflective consequences lc'
the American Tract Society has publicly ana olcaiy az"
ronnced through you its organ that does NOT eu
40 recognize even the existence OF this SIN 90,
About wear since the ministers and delegates Oh inc
Congregational Union OF Fox River limos aore9seu
& letter TO the Society this letter they very
Sycibly remark: ave feel that the tle mas coh1
when the continued absence from the p9DicaG,s % So
Society of all that relates to Slavery VIII DC ssino'
.thot silence can no longer be neutrality or indifference
and that tract literature which speaks less plainly OF
Slavery than Of other SPECIFIC eyiis WIZ conu"V' -
sfectiye partial and unsound morality -, ,..
In vonr official reply of 9th Feb 1852 without letting
word escape your pen, acknowledging the sinunesS oil
American Slavery you urge various fesS ac tr o
ING the silence so long observed by the society
human bondage 1t would seem sacrhce OF Sre"lGr
ito lesser good to engage in the discussion Oh lopc d.
sreadv exhausted with the likelihood oil sasyln9 hplo'
snd with the certainty of alternating multtudes OF our ost
friends &c. Your publications, we are mlof''e.', mo-
be of character calculated to meet the 80 a.
al eec0i ChytstiGRs and you seem ~ l nm
amid the anti Slavery agitation, it is desirable mat ~ 'e'St
zone institution should move forward on the slpie %
that brought the Savormto the worl-PIo,, l'i5 b
.amJ lin, cruciedr &c; and YOU THAT on no SUI
.iect probably, are evangelical Chrlsahs noro az ,a
'ance5 than Slavery; and YOU colcuuo VIM -, Ill., a.
that the course of duty PLAIN before us 10 " "
"a society 10 the simple Gospel III us eoSeh'"i
strutbs" The Union were not convincea Ny YOU :" ~
mentsi on the contrary they VEN reSrse to EXPIRES
Catholic Society OF Publication can wen reuso I'll 90
anti Slavery truth i'll some OF IT'S various ol % a.; do
biblical argument fact or sentiment anu 70 jnce ~
sired contamination, they ordered the
be made public. . ..: ossrmad in Won
letter with the past action OF the society o o
receiy ed ideas of Christian Obligation IL Stems yVUt
must meet the appreciation OF oil eo"agotc%e christians
five ask who these are, shall be tou' such 40 -
,naintainn@ the Scriptural authority ol cerU @
trnes Rni we all know that these same Crlsu'io 'i'o
widely on various questions of morh Pr"cuce. ~"
not ignorant that evangelical vine anu J ,,at von
drinkers abound both in town and country anu ye' ~"
Snc;atv l. lavish of its censures them IL condemns IN
tbeater and ace-course, although not lew oencNG1
the evangelical creed frequent pou' w" i9'uo P 80
tors oe,ust dancing and yet how many sons ana u5H
ters ,n,ol in the waltz i'll the presence anu WIN 'o
of their evangelical parents nU" and rail-
are not without their evangelical passenger lou u ~
hesitate to rebuke gambling, yet eVahgehcais may .
found at the card and the biiiardaoe' As hr as Ca
49, H. publications of Society have been III &C
cordance with rule you announce ON lew SUBJECTS eN
cert that OF human bondage ana It's a''ehu"le
Inow not that in the twenty seven years OF It's eAistchc
d. Socetv has published line Intended To touch the con
scance OF an American save-breeder or trader On IN
Contrary especial has been taken to EAroNGk IRON
your r s,uSend6us national iniquity. The Socic
has no hesitation IN condeminS efuey oppression a."
;,,;oe lint il shrnks with alright al the very idea OF nc
h1owledne that il is cruel oppressive ana UNJUST TO re
duce bach man the condition OF Deast Oh oufHgi
deny him legal marriage, and TO sell MN ana MS chute
10 the highest bidder, IN company WIN uc oe"e1, "a ".
6ld Ts extreme constituencies Is shown III the ALTERATION
of a massage in your reprint OF GuTney essay ON Ia
habtual exercise of love to God Guriey says II uii
.Iove had always prevailed among processing christians
where would have been the sword OF inc crusader
.Wbere the African slave trade Where he odlous sy'
.tem which permits 70 man properly III MS ie,o" nc
and converts rational beings into marketable chalels
para iaol This was meat strong ior the dgeStoh
tbe Sociey and hence was carefully diluted 50 uat
MIGHT he swallowed without producing the slightest nausea
as ,olows. Ii this love had always prevailed among pro
80 CHRISTIANS where would have been the sword OF TN
.crusaderi HheYe The tOrtnrcS ~ ne I4IS'"G.' "her
every system of oppression ana wrong py winch nc w"
.has the power revels i'll luxury and ease AT c expense
men ~ page 1897 ltwas an ingenious though
10 turn upon the H9UistoR Gurneys application oil M
subject TO slave traders and holders ana 10 lose ss
proyerfy in man, in indefinite generaihes.
last repot in announcing the reprint OF the memon
f Mar Inndie duncan tells "A few pages which the
Conmtee deemed of less interest to the genera redue
cor which alluded paints Of disaSremc among 9eaHSe
'ieal Christians have been dropped Inc Pss Eur e
indeed few and unmportant and seemed to have been
dropped for the purpose Of ustiyng the wold aooSe1
an he tie page But the passages dropped are very sig
nifcant In her diary for March e2' 1888 the following
passage is expunged III the society Slon Tno 10y
other word on the page retained We have been lately
much interested ia the emancipation oil slaves never
.heard eloquence oyerpowerg man INA, o oeols9
THOMPSON am most thankful that he mas Deeh rase
up. that the meas uTe SOON ~ W "a ol0 ~
may be efrectua- g ,-..r>. H.
Poor Mary! The American Tract Society WIN not allow
o, m breathe wish for West India emancipation oy ACT
OF Parliament, TO admire the eioq9ence Q, a., AM
s,averv lecturer The biogapher OF tins lovely anu gGy
.r;,sJ sain, remarks "Nhen George thompson inc eio
Guent pleader for the Abolition OF slavery was called 20
visit the United States IN the hope tat ms
.noner Of influencing the public mind might be Denehc@l
r. r. and the youthful phlanthropist whose ardent