The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-09-24
EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the Evangelical
Association of Colored Ministers of Con-
gregational and Presbyterian Churches,
commenced its session in Sloan Presbyte-
rian Church, Brooklyn, on Wednesday
evening, the 14th inst.
The Rev. Amos G. Beman, of Portland,
opened the exercises by reading hymn,
which was followed by prayer.
The Rev. Samuel Harrison, of Pittsfeld,
Mass, preached from the text Jeremiah
viii, IA, "Why do we sit still?" He wound
up sensible sermon by appealing to the
colored people, as such, to be active, be-
cause of the efforts of Church and State
to crush them. He urged upon them the
Importance of working out their elevation
by teaching their children useful mechan-
ical trades-leaving the cities and towns
and becoming owners of the soil. The in
iquity of American slavery called for their
action. He urged upon the ministers the
Importance of taking bold stand in favor
of their race. They could not depend up
on the dominant race to do their work for
them. Three thousand New England
ministers, few years ago, had made a
united effort in favor of Kansas; but when
the Dred Scott decision was announced,
how many, even New England clergymen,
rose to assert the rights of the colored race?
Not three hundred could be found.
The following ministers were present.
Rev. Samuel Harrison, Pittsfeld, Mass. !;
Rev. A. G.. Beman, Portland, Maine; Rev
E. p Rogers, Newark, N. j.; Rev. Geo.
w. Levere, Rev. A N. Freeman, Rev. j.
N. Gloucester, Rev. j A. Prime, Brooklyn,
N. Y; Rev. H. NJ. Wilson, Rev. II. H.
Garnet, N. Y. City; and Rev. S. S. Joce-
lyn, of the American Missionary Associa-
tion Elders representing many of the
churches were present ALSO
The object of this annual convocation is
to give the ministers of color throughout
the Northern, Eastern and Western States
an opportunity of interchanging views up
on the best means to be employed for amel-
iorating the condition of their people, and
of hearing reports of their progress in va
rious parts of the country. The principal
object of the Association is to procure a
fund for the aid of people and destitute
churches, and sustaining an Evangelist who
shall travel from place to place to inquire
into the condition of the people, and bring
to bear upon them such influences as may
tend TO the promotion of their interests, So
cially and religiously.
ORGANIZATION OF THE ANNUAL MEETING.
On Thursday morning the Association
met in the same place; Rev. A. N. Free
man, President in the chair
The Rev. Amos G. Beman, of Portland,
Maine, was chosen President of the Asso-
citation for the ensuing year; the Rev. FL.
NJ. Wilson, of New York, was reelected
Recording Secretary.
The following ministers were received in
the course of the morning session:
Rev Charles w. Gardner, Harrisburg,
Pa; Rev. Benjamin Lynch, Newport, r.
l.; Rev. G. B. Ray, New York City; Rev.
jeremiah Bowman, Cincinnati; Rev Dan
iel Vanderveer, Elizabeth, n. j.
The Rev II. NJ. Wilson and the Rev. G.
w. Gardner stated that the influence of
the meetings of that Association in Phila-
delphia two years ago was of the most
healthful nature, the result being that the
people who, before, were separated by pet
ty iealousies and chickering's, had been uni
ted.
PUBLIC MEETING.
On Thursday evening public meeting
was held in the large hall of the Polytech-
mic Institute, Livingston street, between
Court and Boerum streets; Rev. A. 6. Be-
man, President in the chair The exercis-
es were opened by the singing of hymn
by the audience, and prayer by the Rev.
J. A. Prime.
The Rev. A. N. Freeman, of Brookly,
was the first speaker. He said that he
never before felt SO much the necessity of
good feeling and unity of spirit and pur-
pose among his people, and he could assure
that meeting that no progress could be
made among the colored people unless the