New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-09
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The Unitarians of Williamsburgh are about form
ing new religious society, and have made arrange
ments to have regular religious services hereafter
every Sabbath, morning and evening. Their meet
ings are held at present in the large hall of the Odeon
Buildings, corner of South Fourth and Fifth st. Ser
vices were commenced in the spring by the Rev. DR..
Bellows. who was succeeded by the other Unitarian
clergymen Of this City and neighborhood After
suspension of few weeks during the hot weather the
meetings have been resumed. The Rev. j. G. For
man of Boston officiated last Sunday, and will also
preach on the coming Sabbath.
AMERICAS BIsLE SOcIETY.-The regular meeting
of the Board Of Managers, was held on Thursday the
9TH inst, at a O'Clock, p. NJ. DIR. Thomas Cock in
the chair. assisted by the Hon. L. Bradish, VIM Il.
Crosby, and Francis Hail. Esqrs. Nine new auxla-
ries recognized; three in Wisconsin two in lem
nessee one in Missouri, one in kentucky, one 10
Texas, and one in MARYLAND. Letters were presented
from the Rev. George Smith Of the Flint Indian Mis-
sion of the Methodist Episcopal Church, returning
thanks for grant from the Board, and making sug-
gestons in regard 10 the version OF the ollb~a
Testament about TO be prepared under the direction OF
this Society from the British and Foreign Bible SOce-
ty in regard the joint abors of the two societies in
publishing the Armeno Turkish and Modern Armenian
Bible at Constantnople, and Modern Greek Testament
in Athens; from the Rev Dr. Riggs with the pastors
and leading members of the Evangelical Churches In
ConstsntinOple, expressing their gratitude fer the
publication Of the Armeno Turkish Bible; from the
Rev. S X. Riggs Of Lac quipurle Mission, in regard
TO the loss o books by the fire which destroyed their
premises; from the Rev. DIR. Perkins OF Oroomlah,
Announcing their completion of the New Testament
in Modern Syriac, and also IN regard to publishing
the Old Testament. Several valuable volumes were
received for the Library Grants we're made ofbooks
in various languages to the American Tract Society,
10 the Choctaw Mission, sixteen volumes for the
blind and $500 to aid in publishing the Scriptures in
Madura.
The Independent a this week announces the death
of two eminent female missionaries; the first Mrs.
Williams of Rome Oneida Co., in this State, who
expired on her litter the great Assyrisn Plain,
ebout 40 miles east of MOsul and Mrs. Sarah Hodges
Nutting, wife of Rev. Geo. B. Nutting who departed
this life on the 9Th of July, at Antab, IN Syria
Probably the largest camp-meeting that has been
held for MANY wears is the one at Port Chester which
commenced on Monday, Sept 4, and will continue IN
session until Saturday, Sept g. 1t is estimated that
at least 50, 900 people will attend:
The PRESBYTERIAN Synod of Utica recently adopted
n report by "the Committee on the relations of the
Presbyterian Church TO Slavery" which sets forth
that The General Assembly Of the Church has, IN
ls5O-3-4 declared that the holding our fellow men
Gin the condition of slavery except in those cases
where il is unavoidable by the laws Of the State,
the obligations Of guardianship or the demands OF
humanity is an olepse in the proper import of that
term as used in the Book of Discipline chap. l.,
90 and should be regarded and treated IN the same
"mapner as other ofenses. And further charges
that the reason why slayehOlding members of the
Church have not been brought to discipline lies in the
fact that the General Assembly cannot act in the way
Of discipline except appeal from an inferior jud-
catory or by way of review and control on lnspec-
ton OF the records of the next lowest judicatores.
Appended to the repor. were resolutions affirming
that the General Assembly is decidedly opposed to
the ofense of slay ehoding and that il would be COM
peten for the General Assembly to eDoln fidelity IN
this behalf on the said iudicatOrles.
Be.ored That this Synod in the of the Lord Jesus
Christ protest against the legislation Of Congress which at the
beet Freedom level with Savery and opens hs
dor he further extension Of this dis racefu system; aud
We ptret members Of churches 20 exert whatever
lawful power Gods providence gives them to defeat the
shnsons Of the Slave interest aud to defend the cause OF
the oppressed. n
Yam resolved 10 petition the General Assembly for
division, on the ground that the Synod is incon-
vepeDtly large.
OF the 2is Unitarian ministers in this country fifty
or more than fifth were born in Boston. Indeed it
is highly probable that one-ourth have sAung from
that city.
Street preaching has been revived in Great Britain
TO a considerable extent No less person than DIR.
Hanna. the sOn.in-law and bOgrapher of DR.. Chal-
mers, is engaged in stree. preaching.