New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-11
aide. 7ss t, 1sDrecOrs snd Lfc Members, v.la'

IN leyai,. for saes includlng periodicals, ssSs i25 IL;
total. S4l5Jso 81 EApen iiires or pu'''9 o''S'
and periodicals. Sl44fs6 az for eopor'aSr, st'ils %
cash RENTED 10 foreign and pagan ishas e-''V'' ''-a
exponded. Sioo,5. Il. ,,,
ar n, r. a. the year go OF whom 20 lab1rei among ae
forsieu popuniion and e. students from a
theological mnsries They visited 56s0S2 Isnii-s "ih
.65 500 of whom they conversed on persons. teS'n !"
nruvpS TLey found 81 S3l families who habiaaly neg
eeted evangelical preaching. $3.50 families o' n'sn
Cathocs e35 families destitute of all religious oo,Ns
bu, the Bible, and Joest destitute o. eno p,o'I by
number of meetings addressed prayer-meetngs hei o
them wac L., 700.
In foreign and pagan lands the press was never more
rs, fu abroad The reittsnces in cash during the year
to the various foreign Missions amounted to $4,000
The Rev Mr.. Posr. of the Congregational Church, s.
Louis No, proposed the first resouticn, as follows
That Reror abstract Of which has been rad be
so % PIES Hs sl 5 v ge S Rsr Ssf sense of tie n Zine
Goods IN sosIdns s., asa .,iaI & me b S s a S
The Rev gentleman proceeded 10 say that he could not
resist the Kind invitation which had been gwen to n 70
appear there to-day and say few words IN behah ot e
West lie would most willingly give uiierance to her
thanks in behalf Of the operation of this Society during
the last year. Could the voice of his brethren tron the
prairies the thousand and the boundes wilder
ness of that region back the Of the conduct
or Of that Society il would sound Ike the voice OF many
waters He would offer his thanks first 10 God,
and this Society for tine services had rendered
He among those who feared that the tendency OF
the Society VUgarize the Gospel IL was the dny
of every by his hand his heart ana his Dram - ala N
the great work of evangeization. We must enlist every
Christian and render his abilities useful as possible m
the cause of the ospel He eioced nj the agency which
the Society had adopted for the urherance OF ITS purposes
because many individuals could not be reached by any
other process The ultimate object of our cause 10 plant
church and to this purpose are the aims o TINS society G
rected But should not be forgotten that there cav
ems and ADVISES not be reached by the regular system
of propagatiug the Gospel In the large cities Of TINS
country, IN NewYork, Cincinnati and New-Orleans tOr
instance below the surface of society there deep and
dark ADVISES where the nde Kissed their against
christianity and against civil order We must pour in
light upon those wretched people II not the go'
rous sunlight nj least shed the light of torches,
or Of rocke.s-of anything in fact to disturb The ioll
life of these true enemies of Christian order hail
with pleasure the agency which gives H,ht, uonsh
not with the regularity of the Gospel, 10 the pu--
eus of society II his lot 10 stand in the gateway OF
the great Northwest and hear the tramp of thousands as
they marched to take possession OF thai glorious world
reading down the wilderness and turning the pFaue INTO
garden. But il painful IL observe that the same
thousands were also inclined to rampe down the civiIa
on and the noble institutions of land We must meet
these with the word of God must put ourselves
in position 10 be able 20 address the Cet the Ien'on he
Russ and all the other branches of the human family IN
their own tongues and must imbue them wh the sprt
and influence of Gods word. We need this saleguart
Therefore II is that turn with gadness TO this Society
and others Of kindred nature. We want tut-we want
the Spirit at God This Society is laying trains which at
future day shall the explosion OF every regouse error
and inuse light into the nations Light up those
trains and let them roll along in mass OF destructive ana
Overwhelming fire. God himself keeps that hre IN his holy
keeping Let ask him to touch these trains and give us
the power produce the needul changes IL has been
well SAID BY celebrated worn,
ter of men but things are the sons OF God We want ru
trans ated into light. But while humbly suppeate
aid and further extension of the agencies already IN
OPERATION let member gratefully the exhibitions OF
Almighty power which have been already made and trust
the future
The resolution of the last speaker being duly seconded
the Rev DR. BRooEE of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Baltimore, was then introduced, and proposed the next
resolution:
Chr sn activity thousands Of the followers Of the R;dseme
with the n ommends It 10 the benevolent regard
Of eli evangelical psstors and churches
The Rev gentleman in continuation said that the posi-
ton which he occupied on that platform was ono not 10 oe
declined nor sought He would conhne his lew observi-
tos TO single reference made in the report OF one OF me
Secretaries He alluded to what was called me eathoo
bass of this Society The divisions and conflicts among
Chrsans had been made argument against the nth Of
Christianity itself Yet he considered that no valid objection
ose Who make il are not consistent; they don't object to
the reality of good government because on OCCASIONS Pp
lcal contentious take place They don't unde'v ilue
good laws because wise counseor differ in their construc
ton and application of them nor do they underrate te
plane of public education mercantile or other great paoc
enterprises because they occasionally give rise 10 popular
excitement why, the very excitement ana contention
sble in such is but evidence VI the great import
ance of the subject. And yet why should religion whicn
is the greatest and most important of all subjects as wen
the most intensely exciting be wondered al y aorS
grounds for dissenson and division As far as these OBJ
econs of the sceptcs go it is not improbable that
Christians unanimous as they ought to be- the very
wen who now use the dssensOn of Christians as an argu
ment against Christianity would then resort to their unan-
nifty for ike purpose, for then would be s' NV scu
unanimty unnatural and unreasonable ana therefore
unreal that il in reality human cler
ca ing nuiiy Such objection he thought would De OF
greater force for perfect unanmty among Individuals oil
varying judgments a, woal" oe csd;bls ali events
the irclisy with which the objection TO our
divisions may be urged as wei a. nai agnso eo,n ne
10 find snecious arguments against system WIN whcn
they have no moral sympathy But while the DIVISION. o
Christians are used rs arguments by scePtcs a9nns
Clr.aniv YOU are all aware that the DIVISIONS oi iro
,tan,. constitute favorte topic with Roman Catholics
Protestsnt divisions often placed IN contra' WIN @
seeming unity Of Rome. Such unity Is one Oh 'he glu
dcu.ios of her system. There il, no doubt 10 eeru
class of minds something fascinating IN such UNITY Du
how was such unity purchased BY relinquishnS me
right to think for themselves. There Il no Aoor 20
as mental labor and particularly III connexoh win & e
moral discipline OF the heart and there no espohsloiv
80 wechty IA that OF deciding for yourselves IN
truth connected with eternal interests. put a.sr snd
what i. this boasted unity but seeming unuy, anu
that too purchased by the REIMBURSEMENT OF PrNa.e
Judgment When | yield 10 any human or ecclessi'sl
cal authority what do | but dsfranchlse myseh so
G. od raJIce Tho seryices Of God n formal exercise
and mechanical performance. Such boa'ten unit! as
that of Ron anism i dead and despo,c ~ US ns'uis. p
rot deluded by the term There are uilelsn ~ r.
f-s freezes together heterogeneous substances ~ WOOL
stone or water we physical unity "heh ihe a %
proposes 10 lead his hungry tock TO peculiar sP9. sna
they follow him willingly see animal UNITY ahu %le"
lie ocomotiye draws after II line OF cars thereh eehan-
cal unity; and when the southern slaye-drvsI I'VE =
blast Of his horn which the wreched saVes let i' w
nstruments Of their labor, see sayish uniy NO"
which OF all these applies to the unity OF Rome lie re-
osrded such unity with its consequences a. worse e
despotsm of Russia The speaker then Proessae ~ mo"
tho re sense of the essentials and IN rego
Inounced the pseudo unity Of the Cathohe Church man
taned that genuine unity was 10 be iound an2ng
tants and that hreal unity OF the Csureh woud 20 Oh III
creasng in proportion to It's holiness
The Rev. Mr.. vrRynYE seconded the resolution in
short speech He said that he roiced to sec not only the
crsoual activity OF al the followers OF toe Redeemez but
H. tho corrntion of the ministry. He believed that the