The Washington union., 1857-05-05
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS.

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YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS.
The subjoined communication, as will be perceived
by the date, was received by few days ago, but
owing to the pressure upon columns, we could
not find room for its insertion until this morning.
WASHINGTON, April 20, 1857.
Mr. EDITOR regret to in this morning Union
statement relative to young mems Christian associations
which is calculated greatly to nure their influence and
usefulness From intimate acquaintance with the his
tory and operations of these associations since their
mencement, say that such charge their being
ssera ia their designs and operations is utterly untonted
in fact and do believe "a large number Of these
io 'political organizations in the hands of
black republicans challenge the proof of the assertion
1t is true that for weeks discussion has been going
on in the New York and Brooklyn associations as to
whether expression of opinion should be given the
subject of slauey, but in and in city has any
political action been taken, openly secretly The OBJ
jects and purposes of these associations well known to
the public they high and holy, and have yet
been mixed in any degree with partisan ends The con-
seatives in New York and Brooklyn wisely resisted
any introduction of the subject of slavery for discus
sion as abSraa question: and nothing more pro-
posed l am assured the best authorty--and my
means of information most ampc-that the charge
made that these associations shave been used for objects
which alike opposed to the calls of patriotism and the
teachings Of the Bible is not correct
trust you will relieve the association in this city of the
odum you have attached to the whole organization, d
that not nfluence WHICH
is faithfully striving to exert for good.
Yours, respectfully, r.
Clergymen lawyers and physicians, in good repute
and standing seldom bestow passing thought upon
general charges of hypocrisy, pettfogging, and
quacking, which silly -naturcd people too fire.
quently disposed to indulge in when speaking of the
members of the liberal professions; and dare say
that Baptsts, in or out of New England, do not re-
gard the published revelations of Kaochs nnpropre-
ties as direct and premedtated assault upon their
church. If the Young Mems Christian Association
of Washington has connexion sympathy with
the aboitionized associations of New York and New
England why object to remarks which had particu-
lar and not general application? Weask this ques-
ton, because this is not the first time that members
of the Washington Association have shown a suspi
cious degree of restveness when have taken occa
sion to speak in very plain terms of organizations
that using the cloak of religion in order the
successfully to disseminate the widest and
most infamous political doctrines. 1t may be that all
the members of this association good citizens
well good Christians; and that they are wholly
actuated, in their organic capacity by motives dis
connected with political affairs. If such is the case,
we would suggest to them that the ostensible objects
of their association would be more enectually pro
NOTED by leaving to such papers as the New York
Tribune and Boston Lberator the nfamy of appear
ing the open quasi defenders of doctrines alike
revolving to the patriot the moralis and the Chris
tian.
Our correspondent ar" admits in so many words
that in of these socalled Christian associations
there is political as well as religious element
and that the political element is composed of aboli
tonism and conservatism. He takes great credit
that the conservatives in the New York and Brook
yn associations "have wisely resisted any introduc
ton of the subject of slavery for discussion as
an abstract questions" but he conveniently forgets
to state that these Conservatives" numbering some
two hundred eminent divnes and pious laymen
have been outvoted d-have Withdrawn from these as
sociations-and that the New York and Brooklyn
clubs lit would be profanity to call them Christian
associations) have become openly what they had
been secretlyefective instruments for the most Of
ensive and dangerous species of political agitation
This statement of facts may bo denied or glossod
over by "R. = but, in anticipation of denial and
special pleading, we will bring witness upon the
stand whose evidence, think, in this particular
connexion, will not be questioned. The New York
Times, Fremont paper, and one of the most iniiu
ential organs of the opposition thus speaks of the
past and the recent acts of the Young Mems
Christian Association of New York.
The NATURAL RESULT NEEDLES CONTROVERSY
The Young Mems Christian Association struck last night
upon of the rocks among which its rash young pilots
have been cruising for the last six months Nearly two
hundred of its most active and efficient members with
drew last night not from any decline Of interest In the
objects for which the association organized but be-
cause OF the wide departure from those objects which,
IN their Judgment, have marked its recent action
glance at the of the secedcrs which publish in
another column, win show that thcy comprise some of
the ablest and most useful of the members the associa
ton
Our readers that the subject of saecry has
been the disturbing element in this matter Some mem
bers OF the association cho Uer and z1os ~ he
Tate pol oaUaga insisted upon carrying the discussions
TO which IL gave rise into the meetings Of this body
stimulated by portion Of the press both secular
and religious they persisted IN repairing from tie association
dofnaons Of opinion ,rH discussions upon le subject Of
Slavery The inevitable result OF this was 10
divert attention from the practical purposes for which the
association formed introduce strife and disscnsion
into It's meetings and IL substantially into po-