New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-08
AMERICAN BAPTIST HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

The second Anniversary of this Society was cce-
brated last evening in the First Baptist church. BROOK
Iyn. very large and respectable audience was IN at
tendance Among the persons OF note present we''
the Rev T. l.. Magoon, ID. d., W. W. TODD, ESQ.,
the Rev L. L. L. Taylor, DID,, the Rev y Ne".o"
Brown. DID,. of Philadelphia the Kew a. H. "n
ette the Rev DIR. Bclcher, and many other pronnnene
Baptist clergy and laymen' Inc EXERCISES Q, .n"
I'm, wore onened by the Choir who sung an an
,Lono will much taste. Prayer by the Rev. n. " "h-
iette followed after which the Second Animal Report
was read by Ii. ID. JoSEs, ESQ, OF Phiiaieipna' %
In order 10 extend the operations of the Society, the
curpfors hive INDEED 70 the let of corresponding mem
lers number of intelligent gentlemen pom IN nu-
rope and America and we trust 'na' WIN n, ,ah 81
orera,ion and that of our brethren al large NUN
io Fugitive Baptist literature of past days, ana ms
mo,a OF standard literature OF the present, may oo
Gathered together. and placed IN one Sonon 49,
hons, for preaery atom We are Ieiiecuy D. -
u' O accor,nl,sl ed If our mni1ters and churches
1--WE our Society some of their leisure time ana inucn on
neir PRAYERS Among the donations oil the pas' year
are several very rare ana valuable manu- sp h nan
of these is volume of iy-seyen pages rom ,he Pc"
of Tho Roy Morgan Edwards, the learned hhu m,e~
atignblc historian. Its title IL "Mlteias
History of the Baptist Churches OF Deawarc S'a'o-
yo ItI, A FAR az we can learn, this volume Wa
,cr rul.be and as there is no other history Oh IN
early Delaware Bapiists, and most OF uc cnu'.no'
mentioned in this volume have become cA.n aim,
or exist only IN name, ITS Value - VIZ 800.
r
rrnhobly Written in 1921, about four years pc'yo
Nr Fdwards's death. The donation was lnaie ~ .,c
Rev. DIR. Benedict of Pawiucket. Inc fanny VI u"
late VIM Fahnestook, NJ. d. OF boruen,o"n, ~ a., o.,
boc ;ycn ny several rare manuscript volumes IN the
German daicd as early i7l6 and lfbZ, "lllteh enu
uscd by the brethren of the German Seven'h1pay
BAPTIST Church. nj then Monastery ~ Epnrs'a, IN,
caster County, Pa. The same fanny nave ai'"
resented US with a act OF Communion service,
rrerved out of cold wood, likewise nred by
tIe Seventh Day Brethren at Eptrnfn. ~ our iase
tIrouob our Chairman, DIR. BeIcher, with hne pof-
trait of lhe Rev. DIR. stoughicn. The Report @el' R
10 announce the publication OF DIR. Pecks s n.inors
" Of tho Rev. Jas. Clark" who was the nm, man
ond tbot tie Rev. DIR. Brown had contrib
nfoJ to tbo Society A Sketch OF the hssi-
"dcnce Of Hansard Knolys in Amenca. ins
ensuing year il Ia expec'en ,nnt .,e,h;o.,
Malcolm. of Lewsburg, will prepare DgeIupnnI.ce'
sketch of the Rev Dr. Stoughioni and the herora
Secretary of the Society has promised memoir OF me
Rev Ebenezer Kinnersley, who was .Ie ~
DIR Franklin IN most of hs early yScoVeries ~ ~
tricity. II il with deep regret thar we reco'u ~.
Joo,b ~ DIR Fabnestock, once one OF our most Iea-
ous members. He was IN full communion VI" n
the Seventh Day Bapuss, To whose u;a,a.oai
was frequent contributor OF vslud had ~, com
,arers At the time of his death he nan Jus. c"a
iil,ed History of the German Seventh Day naPuse
Cbmeb in America. The Report oonciudea y, III m;.
mo ths orranization Of the New-York BaPtEi NE
torieal Society, and dwelt uton, ~, inc Ran.is
rreserving the historical records OF the bap'is. .L
IN motion of the Rev. EDWARD LAth,pf, VIC
Be, ort was accepted. and u resolution adop'eo i"
mending IL for pubicailoh' ,,.l Ia, tho Rey,
Tie Annual Address was then delivered py 'ie Wn
wurr,wR WILLIAMS, ID. D.-snbJecf, hox'r "n-
I;'me Tle Address extended over an hour gnu aS
half in delivering and was OF ihe MT 80 nntI,ne
elaborate character. We gave put ,i ti who
TIs fouuder of Rhode Island, Roger "iniain, III
~ II a. Oh eminent service 10 the cH"s vi wv
al ,eIioions freedom, was born I'D carns' w1s
Wal,. about 1906, of peasant Paien". - -;
~ iaJ "a Ms minutes Of cales hrgu,' IN
Ie'S CHAMBER attractDl the notice Oh Sr El"sru
- yIo pleased with the aptness ana prohiss %
he lad used his influence for his infti'
He placed him in tie charter HOUSE 'onoo a =" ~ ~
ION wle,e after two years study, ne came on VI
.;i,s a. The exhibition and was awarded the pen
% wsch such schools allow to Their more PIohsaus
s.holars for their support AK We ,hlfs S I2 ii
Ell ,be name OF Williams on the reSlsls VI "'S"o -"
10 Oxford M mat iculated in 1924 al ne age OF ~.
ne ef.erward ncco eted orders IN the thurch VI
ENGLAND and Was settled IN Lncoih'lIco; ~, " ap,
rears that lis syHIanies were WIN the u r -
oor sulur,rg usfsecutiOn at the hands OF Louu, NO
"a E,glsnd Ia l6.l and ater voyage OF more thht
xo months he olnd him self at nanteske', "hsIe MS
was hailed az O vaung munster OF rare proif. VS.
found however thar hs Vie"s 1uieA p'o9s ~ -" =,
meoi.irutes ara pastors whose hands he came I'd
.~ragthen and be wes early accused Oh een1ssi-
- ~ Annlsptsiry. Between Salem ana fiy.
month he Cor time fitted. discouraged ana
misconsiued by die good men VINO u.ea "a
Iis novelties es perlous, rot seiilonr an"
revolutionary. Williams had formed and frankly eA,
presred strong convictions Of tho nvatiity OF Royal
Charter to convey Indian territory, unless ns saVage
occupants had sold uen nights, when s'a,e, soo "
,ie .Fnoland nors as being sedr,aus. Banished
rom salem in less, for iourtsea oceks IN winter
Williams brew neither bread nor bed. ne
frst sought residence at Leekonk, pa
| Govenr Winthrop, bis fast hlend, ad'lseo
| Tim Ia SEX A lone on Sanaganset Bay. Tue
Indians r,ceved linn Hospitality, and ne purchase
rom them territory and founded coIJny wherein o.
saw adopted in l6i7, inltrumeni which expEc 81,
nIlowed every en- on 20 walk in thu name Of hs ooe
and the saints Of tLe Most High God, in the name
| Jehovah their God without m,lcstaton, forever. -,
Af,er vote to publish tb', address, the ese'' ~
were concluded with singing, aud prayer.