New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-31

Sosth-pesslHs hack tbe grstefu sck 90 vetgs.
Tue coe, s ~. ,ssrlke s Mas'er, tie S,utera Aid
Se,.ts a. a Pesoe Mater. by i's h'ssory-feom taa
SsSiosrr .. without much toll or cos'yquet'y ~inan
n, nnsscstions through the S,uh std roosiviOg
D,oeoe. ~ bessegs upon is work-may We not
ove comfortably hope it Is Gods sovefeiso
soennS ich hss brought this missionary agent iatc
being ard III . s'ss s Sip,b s"'o'n0' "n0n n''
g.@reS Of Southern Missioaory.-Phe Rev. Mr..
u,,casIL Of Lynchburg, Va, one Of the Society
ProSIsvsry operators, made the introductory
lie wanted to know Why all Christians 10 the NIt.
could unite and cooperstr 10 80 glorious an no
don a. the Southern AID S'cicty Wny W. n Of
Northern men ask bl, ssing upon the presca.s 70
tie Gospel in Virginia. 10 the Caronas, anu I'd he
down in Georgia and Asbsns Ins.e u as meet aud
wasts In the South which the South cannot 80; -
which cannot be met by any missionary The cry
the land except the Southern Aid Society W. .rs
from tie South is Gene over ana ne'P Us, r.atoess
90, ashamed he said 70 We are not ashamed 70
ssI Sor sid. We are not ashamed 70 make
Known our wants TO our bretarn OF .ue Noitn'
and TO AJAX their help s1mife this a y tns
Soutb. Il does not wrap itself up in gfde OF sell
shtsorsrew II doee not call US ma mes. IL does COZ
nrouvIsste ipcendisry and fanancai denunc' 4uoos
40 sipst Southern insttations IL does NOT SEND paou
xsioas am ~ IA 10 awaken dtfu-t and excite alarm;
II oxs not send secret agents TO travel by stage ana
ssaubost to spy out our weakness and ieannese aoo
10 carry back evil reports Of the land lteomes dow
into our pupits and presches the Gosoei 70 Us o.,
preacbes the pure Gospel. The puie GospsI IN
great rsformsi II there sny evils 10 the south to
Be removed. the pure Gospel viii remove them IL Is
written that "eyery kneo shsll bow 70 CHRIST ana
wbes it says every knee Of i %s'' R sSf
Msp in tho tho sou'h are the same kind Of sin.
Ss,s AZ An the North Mason and Dixons
linz dou,f make any difference between them. Tais
Society goes down tssis among ,ss H. ana presonse;s
vs IKE 1t Is great pity that the South has been 80
oag beresved just such Northern Influences. Evory
psii,o and union man In the South ought to feel them
Il was q greet mistske when the American Home
Missionary Society violated its constitution by deter
mining TO give 10 aid ~ slsve-holding churches.
has thus virtually withdrawn itself from tho eutire
South. They have infriDged their charter. They
ought not to be allowed any longer to be called the
American Home Missionary Society. The Southern
Aid Society does its work in the South first upon the
white population. You make them feel that they have
friends In tfe North. 1t is single ray OF gut that
bresks In upon them from deep, dense cloud. M any
binding the union Of the States. 1t has great work
10 do, not only in converting men, but in removing
suspicion and dNtrust and hatred. You have already
thrown golden chain across the Potomac. There
has rever been in any part Of the world 80 great
moral reformation rs has bsen witnessed of late
years snorg the slave population of the South.
You may talk Of the Sand xch Islands-you
may talk of the Western lndisns but here Is
Wn0io people r6IseQ inc bCdie Oh clVulSatlOn
Christianity This is the work ~hich this So,ety is
carrying forward. The Presbyterian, the Baptist, the
Methodist AID the Episcopal nominations, are con-
nually receising sccessous from the coored peops.
Il is said by Mrs Stowe, in bred that the religious
Instruction of the servants is carried on for the pur
pose OF iacreding their market raiue. Bat admitting
hat converted servant is more vaosble tn az ua.
oonverted one, that is resson why he should not
simply to increase the value Of their property! Yet
ehuIohss should not cease to be built But man
Who wrote q book called I" The Church and Slavery"
tho Rev. Albert Barnes-ssys that "the religion Of
the ssye Ia the lowest possible type Of Christianity"
He thu Ks that if such religion the slaves possess
could be transported to China or HadOstan 1t would
not exert any peicephbe inuet CO on those countries
He says, 10 90 man, words that II Is poor stu1. ne
saws that the moot religious OF the slaves will lie and
chest and steal. What, Criticisms stsolf No Sir;
il s no. true. Our servants give fine examples OF
honesty and obedience. Wicked men sometimes
procure religious instructors for their servants SIMPLY
on the score Of economy. Does not that prove
that religious servants will steal1 Nay, Sit, macy OF
tho three millions Of bondntn 10 the South are JaN as
coed men % the Rev. Albert Barnes. They have as
Air Chrstinr character as be. l have always had,
durirR my ministry from five to one hundred and i'ty
sery ants uRder my pastorate and have never nAd W
discipline but three Isn't hat fact worth something
We have instances Of remaik able pieiy among the
servants that stand out as bright as those OF lsaosa
Graham and Harlan Page could name numbers
such pereous with black skins L have sd bro herly
union ith them pleasant ever had With Brother
Stlee Whenever there rs immortality on the patio
Christian servant ia reported 70 the Church or pas
toy Even aus pioons are rep rted. They closely
watched, and when they are discovered they are aus
cpinea. The servants are very grateful Tor the dos
pei. On one accession, when | was addressing col
esed congre cation, and ABOUT 10 in1ouuce one "
agents. I told tbom how that up 10 the cold Nortn
siere were some men with warm hearts, VINO gave
ther money to send preachers to the poor oaok pep
pie. called then upon one OF the co'orea men 70
trsy, ard be began Immediately to thank Goa tnat
4 no in the cold North there are mon with
" warm hearts who awilhn to SEND the
" blessed Gospel to us Diesers lLauehterl bsaop
Early oS the Methodist Chlich recently told me OF an
Dtsrestins scene of which be was witness. III nad
been pYeachirg on Sunday TO congregation OF SER
wants near and next evening no went to the
NOT again to view the scenery. TIE hesd man, or
overseer an old servant, aked the Bishop II he wold
" give them word Of the Gospel tsst eveniog. rs
told them that they would be too tied after their
vok ard besides they would not DO sble 70 get their
Shippers The old man replied III sou will give US
.ke bread of life we will go without the bread tasI
perishes." Well, they came tosether at nignl, gong
sithout their suppers, and the Bishop preached In
he coure of his Ia he hsppenea to ask the qaes.
lion, "Friends, where were you twenty years ssol
The old man suddenly and answered, In the re-
Cion and shadow Of death. massa; ana ah tn'
dow u death. masss.' "What did you know
Of the Gospel and Of relgion7" asked the Bsh.
op. The old man again arose and said, Nothing az
at, nssss; nothing at all acd eli the coostega..
ton respOoded, "Nothng at ali, massa; nothing at
all" This Society ought to mako tsef as strong in
the Southern States as the Methodist Church is.
S,~cA Of The Rev. DR.. Todd.--The Rev. JoHs
TopD u. d. of Pittsfeld, Mass, arose and said thss
!, vas ten minutes of TO- and that he were tue au-
diencs he would like to SO home and g. to bed. II ne
rsre 10 give advice TO them he you'd reoom mead
rem IN oct up and 20 ont. in Massachusetts,, IS
ssnsasred that sn honest man should be In bed by IL
O'clock ILaushter. This was the fret time ne eve;
yoss At ten minutes to 10 to speak, and If the audience
would forgive him for it, he would pro muse never 20
xounS man. he thought he k1ew how to reform NOR"
ii eyIs but as he grew older hs found that be knew
-, I'D. .nn, n Whoever might be wise, he could