New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-12

tive Committee had the lsbonDg var. and hare
| tug they would have Of it. They should MOI
urCw away their opportunity x orDg,ns !, ne"
Lat year. by request Of Others Dr. Thompson moved
Il adoption Of that report lie declared hi nsef sat
isfed with IT, b tn in it, negative and positive side;
0painst T. m cal action, in favor OF moral action.
srtLe pertstsn effort made 10 charge those who
fret moved in the matter With secretly aiming a.
hing more TO subSert tie tract Society and to
charge il into az Addition Soetfy. He denied this
sst year be denied it to-day he wonid cot dshonor
nor bt little hinse by throwing away the mC ra power
game last year The sinfune.so OF Ssvsry rrderdy
the whole action Of sst year. IRE South knew this.
Let them di.cuss the mora dgti9s OF a, taught
in n. New Testament ard Slavery would fall IN the
Urned States as it fell before thai same preaching
throughout the wide Romsn Empire
The previous question was then put ard carried
II wss u en- moved that the QUESTION b put upon the
ado p,iCn Ct the fret resolution without the amend
met ard it was carried by very large IEej' rity.
The question then REQUIRED upon the resolution pro-
yidipg that all who might be elected 70 Office at the
preteIt meeting Of the Society would faithfully cary
adopted, as was also that OF Committee OF
Nine with discretion ny power TO make arrangements
Of the detail. Of oction to the meeting.
The Rev. DR.. A. d. Smith, from the Busires' COM
mtee, said he had q supplemental report to Ineks,
which be asked might be adopted. 1t was embraced
in the form Of the following resolutions:
R..orS That in The & q 5.cs co ih1rs
Gn.ninov.i, s.ep ed BY the Society las; year
spee ss csmae and By tn Society hs those mora
dnts which grow Of the existence of Slavery well
those and crimes which Is Known to promote aud
which condemned IN Scripture and much depored BY
Christians undoubtedly do fall within the province OF
ti. Scirty and and ought to be discussed in seruA
Christian spiIt. =.
lcsions this but that they fall ciesry within the
,ph.re marked by the organic l,w OF this Society
Relolred That the demand by whomoeyer made thst ns
Society shall resip from publishing snytbng vhatever m re
on slavery b. tract In itself wholly unoe
cfirabe AZ 90 calculated receive the sppfobaon Of al
Evsu geoe Christians is not only without support IN the Sons
io inconsistent with the best Interests Of VIA sodh
L. End sound morality.
Ef,Ired That Society whose province IL TO dif ase
er. TO suppress by and the American
Trst Society would in submitting TO the above De
a6-sp portat Of the GOSPEL as preached by the
Apo.t- Paul and which there 10 difference OF JUG
rt among ngecs Christians 10 clearly incompatible With
it, cisuc' ~ defined object. . .
3D. That IL cannot be promove OF sound moauty
10 Withhold Of design and systematically the Society are called
on essential OF Gospel ethics clearly and
fess div mbrsced In the tescr of the New Testamebt
That for the Society TO allow Itself 70 be senced
in relation theme. which, In the midst OF Ssvery the
Apostle Paul Ic instruction. neither to copy bis
ample nor 70 H. blessing of his Divine master
Resoited That opinion nothing 10 be Issued oy ne
Pubsb Committee upon the subject of slavery, under the
resolution Ct the Society should imply the Christian
Law fplne,s of the system Of American Slavery.
P,soIrtd That Of the fact hat in addition to other
teachings the subject Of Slavery the Society are no" cifcua
ipR a touching the duties Of slaves 10 especially htups
that tract should b. Published the duties Of masters
Tie question YVES then taken upon the adoption OF
the foregoing resolutions, and they were carried al
most BY acclan alton. There being further bust
ness before the caucus adjournment, sane DE took
ulace.