New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-28
PUBLIC ME,EIZNG.S.

YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
The Young Mems Christian Association held a re-
gulsr meeting on Monday evening, Mr.. CHAs. SELDEs
in the Chair at which there was q large attendance,
it being exrected that the resolutions Slavery,
which were introduced the other day, would be
discussed. The customary essay was read and
Clergy man from Natal gave lsDg account of the
geography Of and Christianity in Southern Africa, in ad
dition to the other usual business II very late,
therefore before possible to bring up the reso-
lutions. The resolutions read.
Amember, who looked over cur reporters shoulder
occasionally, whispered rather loudly during the read
il of the resolutions, TO his friends Move an ndef
mite postponement,' but
Mr. LAsAR, the mover of the resolutions, who had
been previously assigned the floor by a vote Of the
house, took the floor immediately and began to speak
TO then. He had rot proceeded far before be notcsd
in ,peaking of the Rev. Mr.. Cuylers hope that ne
should be able TO bear his testimony against slavery
in New Orleans tina, he Doubted very much whether
the Grace Of God could enable him to do 30.
young member, one of the babes OF the Assocla-
ton Jumped up and called Mr.. Lasar to order. The
Chairman asked him on what ground. III young
member was embarrassed. The member at our re-
porter's shoulder suggested irreveren The
Young member repeated "irreverence," and the
Chair decided that ne had not noticed anything rrev
erent in the gentemans remarks so far
Mr. LAsAK then proceeded 10 read from Claiming
of Southern ecclesiastical bodies, to show that the
Northern churches were mixed up with Slavery. -.
| Various members amused themselves by attempting
| 10 choke off Mr. Lasar in pious way-calllng TO
order, ineruptng, coughing, saying they were hun
| prv and that they hoped he would be through
| 6v? o'clock. moving TO adjourn, and other equally
| Christian attempts TO shuttle of an unpleasant
| responsibility.
At the moment when MI. Lasar took his seat a
| dozen members sprang TO their feet. The ieor was
| awarded 10 MIR. Edgar
IL vi tta aunp
Christian courtesy a. Mr. Lassr. He, too, read from
| authorizes. He oontended that the Association
should not lie frightened from the consideration oil
any question by the cry OF " hnatieism. MI Ldsar
was asked the author Of the book from which he was
| reading "Char'es Sumner he answered.
| 1t smstters Of politics. said the member at our
| reporters shoulder.
Mr. EDGAR said that the threat had been made OF
Withdrawal by soAe members in these resolutions
| were passed He pledged himself to get two good
| ty o dollar members for every one who Withdrew.
Mr.. CROSBY said that he was IL favor oil amostev
word Of hcse resolutions, but he did not thnk II right
TO discuss anything however good about which good
hone Christians had differences OF opinion lie there
| fore proposed the following substitute:
Poi,tS That ussuuch this Association organized for
.p cal OBJ upon which all II. members h.vins in vie"
the promotion OF evangelical religion ainog young n. aug we
il one upon which the members DO all sgre which ais
peace and rmony and ensts sny iregd' oil he
" ~ cts i,,ue, generally ia the meetings Of
As.ocatou is hereby declared inconsistent with its Objects
| and out Ct order, ana Is forbidden.
Mr.. WILLIAMS magnied the importance of faith and
contemplation and in the name OF the Lord Jesus op.
posed The substitute offered by his brother, whom he
| loved from the bottom of his heart.
Mr.. ABDor said that the principle laid down by the
suthor of the substitute, that nothing should be dls
| cussed by the members OF the ASSOCIATION IN "hc9
they did not all agree would cut of al discussion and
| render their mt etinss too tame, altogether
| Mr. CROSBY explained, that he cid not think any
| of his brethren would take him to mean precisely
- ..hn mt n
cu.s great neral or religious, OF political questions
| upon which they differed. .. .
| Mr. ABBoT continued in treatment Of the subject
from Christian stand point. When he had concluded
Mr.. SWIFT obtained the floor and declared that he
| would not leave it until the question was taken. lie
seid that he was sleepy and ne moved the passage OF
| Mr.. Crcsby's substitute. The Chairman whispered
rather loudly 10 Mr.. Sweet: Keep on your feet or
youl lose the floor Subsequently somebody told
him TO move the previous question, and he did The
question then srcse whether the previous question
| brought up tie resolutions or the substitute.
The Cham decided that the question was en-
| substituting Mr. Crotby's resolution for Mr..
Lassl's, and proceeded TO put the main ques.
| tion before the Association had voted to put
tie main question. Bedlam scene whlo1 "9 gla
| have done honor TO Tammany Hall, ensued The
Secretary ard dozen Others clamored down those
! WHO rose 10 point Of order correcting this bunder
one me- mber pesevered ILL they were tired, and the
| Chair Iuled the point ont.
The cslrg Of the roll occupied half an hour Men,
bers INDUCED in the usual hourshes in voting some
voted "Yes sir-eei this mus, be considered eyangel
| cal hereafter.
eve went to crush these fellows out, said one Of
| those who voted in tie Affirmative.
| A member stated that several had voted who had
not paid their dues; this was found to be the case
After siftirg and counting the vote va. declared IS
| follows: a.,
HoIc!sry Member. Howard CEvsby,
| LIE M,ub,r,........W. I. DVdse,jr, ~. kdsar
Dr.. Lord. b. r A.nlet!e'
Charles 5. Powell,
Z. T. PAtttn.
YFAs-Mt.sr, Thos. ;. Adsus, B. l. AImeTinla ;. u y
,Ariu. Winthrop Atwi Dwisht Baker Avery Bell u l. l.
BrsGey L. :. Blown, RolAId Brown, o. bfNS hsoH
I,y r. c BoGi.E ;. Browucu. c VI CAitte nsen Ed"ln
A CIsk, c. ore W COi.rd. ;. Il. NJ Corsel NJ NJ SnA1
h,rs samuel u Davis James ~ Disgs K n DIrH1.G- 1 n
Doustty Theodore o. Ebsugh John FORBES l. p Grha K
mans Benz Howard, H. w. Hulse, L B. Lily efH2Ie, T. .
Jscksuu JOIN Johu.on d. Willis James J2ah hsIn.Ss
w LeoEsrd Henry Linsey, Frank L9queer jas MehHen
William Mon,ford W r. Moore, L. G. Marshall ; L; ai Gu
eli samuel NutIusu J. NJ kixou j.. A w Oyerbansh Jotn
L PUsors W. h Parsors. RObeii Pece Elisha Randall X
b y RsbdoIpb A. A Raven Go \ Renoud, D. T. Renoaa
b. T. Rocers Chas Selden. David Slater L striker n n
ID. Sweet, II. Seyu.our : y Smith y W, stTy
TiIekoui q. W. locker. W. Toliand, undetn a
NAe g. NtIUuye Nm WAde Jos W,IlosA > - 49,.
WHli. \. e. WilteoD J. A. Woo!yerioo L J. Wade 70
| Win Wbyte. Theodore ID. Warren.
NANs-N Alexander Anderson, } X And.r-on AItI
Abbott j. u BOVINE Ceplss Briusrd, ThuTb-f BAILEY
H. ConiAD Jas Ii Ssier, Jas FlrGl4H Lewis HsVk W
X Hslloek, l.aish 3 Hopvood J. Z HgbbLl !" hiutsI
MArk HOJt Lewis Il HCme, Geo. W. HsIt Willard harvey
VIM Gsmtls 1 Jones John KslsI Lss4T, H. W Il