New-York daily tribune., 1859-10-03
THE CHURCH RANTESLAyERY SOCIETY

Correspondence OF The ~ l. Iuoune.
BANGOR, Maine Sept. q, 1852
A public meeting was held last evening 10 this city
at the Central Church prof George Shephardsl, to
bear au Exposition of the Principles and PLAYS of the
Church Anti Slavery Society from Secretary, the
Rev. HepryT. Cbeever. The novelty Of a Conyrsga-
topal Church in Old Town celebrating its Twenty fifth
Appiversary, by calling back sll who
mi, tered to it, ana all its original members, to engage
in religious jubilee, has procured the presence Of
tba, gentleman among others 10 city at this tme
And he seems to have take ths opportunity to pre-
sent cause which have little doubt will yet obtain
popularity among the people of Maine.
After the lecture, the Rev. Mr. Mstby Of the
Hammond street Church led off in series OF ques-
rps IN ard to the anmus and aims of the Seci-y,
which kept the meeting in brisk discussion till after
TO- There wa. curious development Of the innate
unwillingness inability Of some minds tn condemn
the actual practice or act Of slave holding criminal
while strongly repudiatng the impersonal syssem of
Slavery itself a. 60 the of all viaines." Asf
should refuse to stgma'ze the prac ice OF ntemPerae
dr king or of drupkard,msking by selling, sin
se while Jet deporiDg and denouncing intemperance
a. very sinful in the abstract.
Most of the auoier ce we're with the lecturer and a.
the Of the discussion, in which the Rev Josiah
Brewer formerly Missionary in Greece, and the first
Protestant teacher smorg the Old To~n Indisns and
following resolutions:
Red That whers. history show, tha, no vast ,ys.m Of
H. ar. q the v God b.aded and whereas the
abolition Of Btih wes, India Slavery accomplished by
usht nly the motive aud In the
.h,., the work Of revived practical Csdsi,oiy--
therefor. ia evident that the work Of abJshns he
pro- Of American Slavery fr from being
brcugh about by the Of humanity aone OF BY merely
nes.ty. principle in poos mus, be the
.ve achievement Of pure Chr,rity br'ush protupd
.ou' vccn Of The essential sufanss .uch S1ery IN
the swske.d cou,ceLc,s and hearts OF Christian men aud
mps them TO csasele' moral ss,,tion'
Re.red J,thsr Tn. ifse.e things history does
lie The doe has for the American chlrohs If they ~l
Cbr hand enache th- dre.dfa s,n Of slave
htd By making ;hs practice advocacy II bar To Christ
t n..io outy Of the Amencan clergy and American
cLurche. this generation the total abolition of the vss 'y'-n
Be.ored The C6aeh Anti Slavery Society should bs voice
yosp b.ips bHrd, TOR them th.t are in b1oo, az bound with
that burn ~h desire 10 have uofrtter-d ministry
pc.u Ds and Gospeof God sssns, Slavery and
.gmstziug in is- hien many Ia tho
isry rave spologisd Tor a. not mdlUm Ia ~.
The Bangor UHi0n Organ Of the Pro Slavery De-
mocrscy) opens savaaely upon this Church Anti-
Slavery Society TO day, and inmstes that the Repub-
can party intends ~ take the church into partnership,
| and enter into q crusade against the South more
sen.el.ss and wicked than that instgsted by Peter
the Hermit.
But The Wig and Courier answers that " the
Church Ap-Savery Society, as We understand it, 20
far from berg formed 20 bring the Republican party
into Lar DeTshp with the church, 10 intendei to orng
the American Church Itself up 10 that pont Of decar-
ing Slavery to be mdum IN that Is evil 10 Itself,
which it has yet reached AMI the want Of which
declaration hss in fact encouraged and caused the
Southern shareholders and the Southern church mem.
berr take the position Of late that Slavery is
| in reality good in itself. 80
"We say the idea that Slavery is rather good than
an EVIL has Of late years been proca a. the South,
ard substantially admitted by Democratic p)licsns
at the North iD complete opposition to the tdess OF
Waships ton jefferson, Madison and the early pario
and founiers Of the Government and the institution
is Low Idly defended upon that grouad, and the re-
opening Of the Save Trade logically advocated. Nov,
| l. 10 high time that the contrary idea should be pro-
csimed-ard proclaimed by the religious element Of
the ard-thst the opp Of Slavery ard OF Slavery
Extension should stsnd openly upon the impregnsole
and in fac. the only tsDable grouI that the owner
chip Of n an by il intrinscaly sI evil and not
| good"
| The Courier copcludes by very neively recommend
ing the ULion "to keep Cubs before the people and
" no, TO 90 off in tangent upon this Church move
" ment"
will keep you advised Of the discussion, and what
| comes Of il down East. Meanwhile, in view of the
lecturers own demonstration OF the apos scy OF the
| Cburcb from the faith OF the fahers 10 respsc. to
| Slavery and from vi ., one would think he mas see
| 10 be the hopelessness of attempting to- change TO
present positions Of doc.nria dynes and Pro Slavery
Churches cannot hep quoting the amusing lines Of
CoIeridge:
SThe River 4bipe, I. bss been shown,
Docs wssa tA- CITY 4 Cologne;
But- y s-cs, wost power divine
Shall eysf wssL the River Rhi ie.' - :