New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-27
son, Mis-. H described he dss.A Of :s, it,

son. Miss He described the dsszth Of spirituel o.
vision in the South for half century, and the D
heartedness Of Christians there where thsys nc
bonds between North ard South waxing feeble "a
DOW be gladly bsiled the tokens Of better ieehng,
strongly urged the necessity Of union, and more 81
tentiop to the wants OF the South. He brought Tor
ward statistics showing large comparative Ropon-
derance Of churches and church members IN the
Slave States over the Free and that large pFopos-
ton Of the churches are built expressly for the Slave
population, but there fearful deficiency u minis
tiers. At the South there s scarcely an svoEsd inh-
del, Unitarian, Universast, or hereto OF any usme.
DIR. NEWTON ridiculed the idea Of any m N who
breaches Chists Gospel being in danger At the SOUTH
He thought the only Gospel hope Of the South lay IN
the Southern Aid Society, and that its political To-
huer &C even would be most beneficial.
The resolution declared passed by the presi-
dent, without the question being put
A resolution was offered declaring the North ound
10 cherish the very kndest cards 10 the Sou by
every tie Of country christianity, memory, and 1nti-
TIE Rev. DR.. BETHrSE seconded the resolution,
not as adopting its words but spprog ring IFS general
substance In speaking of northern as opposed TO
southern churches, the manifest meaning was thoes
which did not and did contain slaveholdiUg members.
I never (ssid DIR. Il uttered a word in favor Of
Slavery, nor ever shall; but IS that any reasor
should bate the stakeholder Should not Wis" "
sinner saved because he is a sinner No. and mn
Is the motive which should gather US round this In
stitu,ion. bate Slavery as great political evu
and the curse of this country; a. the viois.e
of the right of speech and petition and the
sapctity Of the Post Office But this is not POLITICAL
meeting; nor is my business that OF politician,
When have done all my duty as minister, thea y
have time, and congregation wil listen 20 me,
may perhaps, lecture on theories oil Goverh'neos;
Paul went to Rome wheo she was totterng TO her isn
under nothing but the weight of Savcry-yet th'"Sh
he no doubt detested the system, he never wrote
word against il, because bis work was not OF TINS
world The Gospel alone is the salve for all evil
therefore, II you wish to eradicate eVii irou uae
Southern heart preach the Del 10 the South The
wickeder place is the il needs the Gospei-iee
the South have II.
The CHAIR said that DR.. Bethune admitted he had
travelled out of the record; and put the Resolution
and lis amendment together, which were carried
unanimously.
DIR. Cox was the next speaker He praised the
American Home Missionary Society, but considered
that and the Southern Ali by no means antxonissiei
there was plenty Of room for both. Looking al al
the human race the descendants OF ten OF ois an
cestors. he valued them equally, irrespectively Of
skn.deep differences. He asked II the love OF Chrse
could the country, could the wrath OF men
An0 il not the wrath of men, could pohncianst
He would try loye,-such as fani showed ss
Corinth DR.. Cox related several anecdotes 70
show that love was not the prevailing element IN
Anti-Savery minds. He described the hoursotnS
state of Christianity among the slaves at Chareson,
and regretted the Islander end nfamy OF making aes
of cruelty which were abhorred as much az the SCUM
as here the criterion ct the social sentiment OF the
South. II the Union were pulled down u wouh
crush the hopes Of the black man as wen as the wnnes
When the country was freed Slavery was all over II;
the progress has been toward It's ds oss
never hes it been dismissed from any State under the
pressure of threats, but by free aud wise rehecton
and Christian love.
benediction was pronounced and the meeting
adjourned. The Society remained for business raey
re2leoted the same officers, added the Rev. DIR. Par
ker and Horace Holden TO the Executive Conmisree,
and accepted the report. VIM II. Brown OF Chicago
was ele cted Director The Society then adjourned.