The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-02-16

His services had been gratnitously rem
dered for many weeks, appealing to reii-
gious congregations on Sunday, and
making private applications during the
week, and that We were under great obi.
cations TO him for the energy, tact and
perseverance, which had secured the
funds alluded to-
A committee of FIVE persons was then
o.draft resolutions expressive |
of the grateful sense of the meeting to-
wards the donors at te East for their
munifcent kindness. The following
gentlemen were chosen: Rev. E. Mute,
jr., VIM. Hutchinson. G.. W. Deitzler,
B. w. Woodward, and Morris Hunt,
with instructions to report at an adjourn |
ed meeting.
Mr.. Mute spoke further upon the for
nation of a religious society, wbich'was
one of the objects of the meeting, and
at the close of his remarks offered a con-
stitution for the same, which, after some
discussion, was unanimously adopted.
Mfr. Hunt moved the appointment of a
committee of three to circulate the con-
stitution for signatures, with authority TO
call meeting to complete the organiza-
ton. Messrs. E. Mute, G. w. Hutchin-
son, and E. B. Whitman were chosen.
Adjourned for one week.
w. HUTCHINSON, Sec'ry.
SUNDAY Ex'sG, Feb. 10.
The adjournment. The meeting was
called to order by the Chairman. The
Rev. Mr.. Mute, fom the committee. re-
ported the following address to the don
ors at the East, which was unanimously
adopted, and the committee authorized
| to sign it, with power to add others to
their number
To the contributors to the fund of the
American Unitarian Association for
building house of worship in Law
renee, Kansas
| CHRISTIAN FRIENDS We desire to
convey to you some expression of our
thankfulness for the liberal provision
which you have made for our highest
welfare. We have been greatly cheered
and gratifed, as from time to time, we
have heard of the efforts that were being
made among our friends at the East to
aid Us in securing to ourselves and the
community here being gathered the priv
ileges of Christian worship and instruc-
ton.
The full report that has now reached
US by the coming of our friend, Mr.. E.
| B.. WHITMAN, to whom we are under
great obligations for the jealous and eff
cient service by which this work has
been furthered, augments our gratitude
and makes US unwilling any longer to
defer the acknowledgement, which for
some time we have desired to offer.
Among the deprivations to which we
have been subjected by our removal into
the wilderness, this, for the relief oil
which you have so generously come to
our aid, has been among the most prom
inent and the most deeply lamented. As
the Lords day has come round we have
greatly deplored the absence of its accus.
toned privileges. With much sadness
we have missed the sound of Sabbath
bells and the opportunity of joining The
congregation of friendsand neighbors in
the worship and instruction of the sane
tuary. We have been we'll aware tina
> without these privileges our community
could not attain to any high degree o
prosperity, nor could We have sufficien
security for the continuance of domestic
peace and happiness. We could no
hope to be able for some time to come {,
supply this deficiency without aid from
: abroad. To secure those things that ar
: essential as protection against slcknes
and distress, must, under ordinary cir
cumstances for the first few wears, ex
haust all the resources of the pionee
settler. But it has been our lot to Ell
counter some peculiar and serious diff
: culties. The necessity of defending our
! selves against hostile aeighbors has him
: dered us from providing a sufficient pro
lection against the inclemency of tn
. winter, which has thus far been unusu
: ally severe. The cost of all the neces
;, saries of life has from the same cause
u been greatly increased.
: Subjected to many of the inconyen
fences of an army besieged in a hostil
;, country, or of an infant colony beset b
q cruel saFages, your message of GOO
q cheer has been to US peculiarly crafty
!. ing. Your liberality supplies our press
II ing need in a provision that cannot fai
except through our neglect, in great
u helping us to do and to endure whateve
may yet lie in the way of our duty.
= Earnestly desiring that our futur
u course may manifest the sincerity {
. these our feeble acknowledgements, tha
we may prove ourselves worthy of th
/! benefit which we have received at YOU
s. hands, and that you may ever share wit
III US in the joy and profit toward whic
= you have been our helpers, We remain
% yours In the bonds of brotherly love.
3 EPaRAIM MUTE, JR.
70 CHARLES RoBINsoS,
y 6. w. DEITsLER,
i E. D. LADD.
. 3. w. WOODWARD,
W 6. w. BRowS,
s. S. +. TAPPAs,