New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-22
THE TRACT SOCIETY-A CARD.

HrssRs FpIroRs-REsrECrHD AND DEAR BNErH-
RYs, VIII your kindness and courtesy allow mo
having acted with the Publishing Committee of the
American Tract Society from its formstion-brefy to
suggest the somewhat compass into which the
questions that have been raised to the relations OF
the Society to Slavery seem to to be now reduced
Il is agreed that the Committee bound to
cut, the will Of the Society; that its Constitution s
the law by which its executive officers must be gov
ered, that it is desirable that all meetings of the
Society should be fully attended with entire freedom
of action and discussion and that the proceedings Of
the Committee should be fully reported to the Society
and the Christian public with the most distinct and
rc.t statements to all its financial affairs that can
b. desired. The Committee and officers, in their cir
cular Of Feb 6, solemny declare that in all this they
fully concur.
1t n agreed that the Society its national catholic
bass can issue only what comes within the limits pre-
scrbed by it's constitution; that its members and Off
ceis though acting under legal sanctions are united
the tender sacred and eon.snns bonds OF the com
salvation ard that their works one o peace ana oVe 20
Christ In tho highest temporal and eternal welfare OF
sgeed hat the ebashins Committee acting under the
sAosls .sr,; ths PrnelPie. Of the Gospel
,e.e%,, ~ ,,,se. publcly .aid March n Whatever 10
abuS to them oI whether the soees, Ss
ss, gss,,ed found to adapted fret to extensive use
Opes' and secont 70 mssi .ne Ppt bat the ssssy
tabestors frequently sude to the eyh. t 2. h ~.
og he Be having reference slavery brossht
In their order tract they know DO obstacle 70
its being published BY the society " app'"'' ~
Il seems to me that the sight Of God there on hss.
nen that His glory and the honor o refon foqu"e
that b agre ement should be known and undet9o'
The anmadyersions the proceedings OF he ruosnles
Con nee as have knowledge, are maintained on TWO
Fonts .u-l, -. c.yI. NJ, .cL svteIxed
. Connected with Slavery This not because they have
re d tracts the subject for little OF the knd ha ever
laid before them tseem. to haze been no e. & 9
si and .tyVs deusssd by the soe
MI, connected pa H. v6eh might be hoped nat srsrSsseat
Chrisias, North oad South SouH dgee sne . m - ,ns %
the fact and such sahns the love OF Christ ana prom
siDz usefulness shAll be presented, the C1T,.es'
are ready to approve them Are there sreh TfaesS ana so~
b their while they seek by all appropriate means
TO earn what God would have them coz -, -. la.
The other that In esses where DOORS nave Deon
abridged The Committee have omitted words OF
the subject Of slavery The Sohnee ~ SenIss sdsr an
rhh they have set In selecting and
publications adapted TO the highest useiIne,s sd ,nssS
a.sse and to gain the chest good in way s
to confidence they claim no Pesc,on m mn ~
heinz nd fairly shown and commented on snd sD
would faithfully dses.s On ~ ~ ns. G Common u.s
chosbOos. and practical yoi' Of ana ma
regiOnthey might eonsr oeneh, On sl our Pu0''Hs
III. phrases in question were omitted af h,n
which ,hs' n .r .a de-
II these phrases proper for the society
publish hsir Ompi'on Of e:ie was opr6 10
h. made In sny however fully may De
follows that ko's book; Sss no. % S. hsy Nigh, be-
D5 boweyer full the testimony The evils OF slavery reh
s o. books woi Thy calm and intelligent eonsderston
Uyoves the question whether an unSoaiaed OF eIIoeos
yhTsse that might oslude snd aes.oy :, mr. snlsxsd
S erptarsi SieWs Oh hsh the Society andhs
Wih WIN III Ts,IsI tprl ls $50 Nm A. HALLoCK.