New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-16
AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION UNION.

AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION UNION.
This body convened yesterday morning at the Oil
versiieet Baptist Church, Ex-Governor GEoRGE NJ.
BRICcs Of Massachusetts in the chair The exercises
commenced by the Offering Of prayer by the Rev.
Dr.. WlLoi Of New-Yodk, and by singing tpe 7ssth
hymn. Ex-Gov. BRIGGS made short address upon
the Dtceesity Of orderly and systematic course Of
proct eoing the transaction of their business and Of
copc rctipg their deliberations IN truly Christian spirit
After this address copies Of the Forty-frst Annual
Report of the Union weic distributed.
On motion, it wac raled that this body, durng its
present section convene at 10 m, D. and D. m
A Committee was appointed to ascertain the names
and residences of Delegates present. A Committee
to consist Of one Delegate from each State repre-
scented, for the purpose OF nominating the Board OF
Managers for the ensuing year, was moved and car
ried. and tue Committee appointed. Seventeen OF the
States were represented.
A Committee of seven also appointed to select
the place Of the next annual meeting, and to choose
some TO deliver the next annual sermon.
DIR. BRIGHT moved that the Committee TO nominate
Board OF Managers be instructed to report msJorty
Of laymen 10 the Board.
This motion gave rise 10 n discussion, which 0ccu
pied some little time, and the house being iaally d
vided upon the question, tbs motion prevailed and the
Committee was so instructed.
A u.ot;cn was made to appoint Committee 10 nomi-
bate President, two Vice-Presidents and Record
ing Secretary. Motion lost.
motion 10 reconsider was carried, and the previous
motion was again lost.
The Report If the Board of Managers was then read;
contained nothing Of importance, merely calling the
att. Dton of the Union TO abstracts of several other
repors which demand consideration. That part of
this n port referring to the missionary difficulties
The taken up; the report of the committee to which
these difficulties were referred by the Board OF Mana
ges was then read by the Rev. Mr.; Cheney of Phil
adt lpha. Tie n port exceedingly lengthy, Occu-
pyipg an hour aud a-haf in the reading. The whole
pith Of it u.s. that specific action remedy the
existing missionary difficulties. The reading being
over the Union adjourned uotil afternoon at "a.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session was opened by singing the s77th hymn,
AFTER which prayer offered by the Rev. Mr.. Fck-
TON of saltwater. The motion to adopt the following
resolution which was passed by the Missionary Board
Of Managers, was then taken up:
ResoireS That without indorsns In detail either all the his
.s s s' Report d the
would unedy and gratefully ecept tae general o.
also lis concluding that the brethren abroad
and suspend further discussion and await in mutual
The Rev. Mr.. WINES, of Boston, made short
speech, opposing the Resolution. He was followed by
the Rev. Mr. JEFFREY of Albany who also felt it hls
conscientious duty to oppose 1t. lie said, the Ian
gusge Objectionable the sentiment, 80 far as it re-
lated 10 Missionaries is disparaging; it holds out the
idea that we consider the Missionaries the
whole weak. minded men. object to any such im-
preston being endorsed by this body and must oppose
the motion,
The Rev Mr. SroSEALL, of Providence, spoke in
favor Of its adoption.
The Rev. Mr.. COREY, of Utica, also thought that
the beet thing the Union eOad do is to adopt the Res
olutiOn.
The Res. o. p. JUMP, LID, then occupied the
boor TINS is, h. said, the most singular combination
If reports, notichS documents and resolutions that
ever bel ED in such body. Why not permit
trd 10 vte directly upon the paper In question: and
rot upon resolution by totally different body re,
lating 10 iti object to some of the expressions aud
illustrations Of the Report as uudignhed ana u9wer-
thy. Missionaries are in it indirectly censured for
writing home confidential letters respecting their stu
atiops. This is sacred right, and one npon which
this BODY should be very slow to lay its hand. Ne
must take one of two grounds upon this question
either that our missionaries are dissatisfied whout
reason and that they complain without cause or that
there is some great ana radical wrong, winch can IAN
n.yer be remeded by passing votes of on the
one party merely to gratuy the other' ah oPposeu
TO the passage Of the resolution.
Tbe Rev JoHs BIRD of Wilhamsburgh took the
poor' He was in favor of the adoption of the resoa
fion. he doubted whether those who opposed u were
really Ihe friends of the missionaries hope TINS re-
port win pass. am satisfied that 1t emoodes Tue sen
lin eDts Of all who love peace. .
The Rev. Mr.. MILLER of Yonkers SAID he was
heat, soul mind and body opposed to the passage OF
the resolution. He made few further remarks 10 tne
same eject, after which
The Rev. Mr.. FuLTos of saltwater made stirring
and enthusiastic speech against the resolution.
The Rev Mr. COREY offered the following resolution
rs substitute for the one under debate H.. cor,..
an The hope such changes be made In worh and
S1:ss the %con pain the missionaries
broad.
An amendment was ofereu py tne heV. MT. foh-
Tn TO the effect that the Report of the Committee on
Reference be referred TO COMMITTEE OF Seven, 10 De
appointed from this body.
fbe time having now arrived 10 take up the special
order for this dsy the election of officers the discus
zion was here dropped, and the amendment OF Mr.
Porter left for future consideration. The Union then
proceeded to ballot for President, two Fice-Pres-
dents, and Recording Secretary.
Previous 10 proceeding with the ballot Dr. AGooN
of the Oliver street Bapts. Church. announced to the
assembled clergyman that they had better look ou for
pckpockes as two of the country brethren had
been relieved by these gentry OF their supefnous cash.
while in the church.
While the telers counting the votes the vacan-
~ in the Board of Managers occasioned by the death
Of the late Spencer H. Cone, was hed hJ the appons
y mept Of WILLIAM HILLMAN, e deacon in the First
BAPTIST Church, Of which Mr.. Cone the pastor for
The result Of tho baloting for the President, Vice
Pre- sdents and Recording Secretary was not announced
The following gentlemen were chosen as the Board Oh
1 Manager for the ensuing year.
Cdss franc" Wsyisnd, D:D., l. WlIs r. wism.
DID, nsa PAX rsnp u S. B M hon. Ina S b. :
Web q w. Fl a Md.. Mich A NJ TcSitt
w AZ Dun Ms 1 Ms. WY been VI
II T. psy' coun Ire Harris. NYiRs Burrsw, N a X
Es.ns''I C; ssa Rsa s Ohio, ). Bs, ILL.,
The Eorty second Annual Report, among other mat
I ter states the following items:
~ ,,ssionarifs have died during the past year; two
nemhe,s Of the Board have, however, departed this
4 lie he Rev Spencer H. Cone ID. d., of Newly ork
Il ~, I'D The Rev. Dura ID. Pratt of Nashua, n. H.
tn scsp,s into the treasury for the past year have
hmon,ted 70 sl29 493 ell the expenditures have been
/ Slos ses &C. Of the receipts, 5000 were from the
American Tract Society, and 60, 900 from the United
states (,oyerment.. As compared with the previous
| yesr there was a decrease IN expenditures OF
ASS S2e &c. and an increase in receipts Of SIS 49,