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

the sin did not lie with the white people
only; there were some black men who were
a little worse. Voltaire and Tom Paine
had never been guilty of making infidels to
the extent of the clergy of the United
States They approached the young mind
while yet in college, and poisoned it ere it
had an opportunity of blooming in Gods
broad sunlight. True success in the work
of the' ministry depended upon proper
regard for the works of justice, truth and
righteousness, soittout compromise. A
minister who did not lead his people, or try
so to do, instead of spending his days in
pleasing them and in bowling down before
the shrine of their iniquities, had mistaken
his mission altogether, and all such should
be jostled out of their wrong into their le-
gitimate calling in life. He urged upon
the people the Importance of drawing clos
er to God the heavier the weight of wrong
laid upon them by their oppressors. He
concluded his eloquent speech with soul
stirring peroration, thanking the God of
liberty for the signs of the times, and the
omens of not distant triumph
The Rev. jeremiah w. Loguen, Gener-
al Superintendent of the Underground
Railroad, at Syracuse, also addressed the
meeting at some length upon the unsur-
passed characteristic of human endurance,
as it was pre-eminently developed in the
colored race of the United States of Anne
rica. Mr.. LIS speech abounded with anec-
dotes and mirthfulness, at the same time
its delivery was earnest and decided
The audience was by no means as large
as it might have been. Great enthusiasm,
however, prevailed throughout the exer-
cises
BUSINESS MEETINGS.
On Friday morning the Association again |
met, for the transaction of business, in ST.
loam Church, Prince street; Rev A. G.
Beman, President in the chair
CELEBRATION OF THE LORDS SUPPER.
On Friday evening, Notwithstanding the
storm, goodly congregation gathered into
Sloan Church for the purpose of partici-
pating in the Lords supper. This was
happy meeting. The President of the AS
sociation, Rev A. G. Beman, conducted
the exercises. The Rev. II. M. Wilson,
of New York, addressed the people, previ-
GUS to the dispensation of the elements,
upon the design of the sacrament of the
Lords supper as commemorative ordi-
nance The elements were set apart by
the Rev. Charles W. Gardner, in an effect
ing and appropriate prayer.
The Rev. Charles B. Ray administered
the bread, and the Rev. E. P. Rogers ad-
ministered the wine.
The congregation was then addressed by
the Rev A. n. Freeman, who called out
the Rev Mr. Gardner.
Mr.. Gardner said that he had been in
the Gospel ministry for ffty-one years,
that he had found the grace of God sufi-
cient for him amid the trials and difficulties
of life He spoke of the duties of pune
tuality and faithfulness to the common doc
trines of the Christian church. To illus
trate what he meant by punctuality he re-
lated an instance in his own experience.
Many years ago he had invited the Presi-
dent Of Princeton College to preachfor him.
The time came for services to commence
but the President had not yet come. He
(Mr. G y opened the service at the hour,
and when the congregation were conclnd-
ing the singing of the first hymn, in came
the President, to whom he administered the
following rebuke: "Dr. -- you are
too late" Mr. G. related many interest
ing experiences of his life as minister,
and urged upon his brethren to go onward
in the cause of the people, and in Christs
name, and they would succeed. After
singing, and the benediction by Rev. Mr..
Gardner, the congregation dispersed.
MISSIONARY MEETING.
On Sunday evening the Missionary
Meeting, appointed by the Association,
was held in Shiloh Presbyterian Church,
New York The Rev. Henry Highland
Garnet, in the absence of the President of
the Association, conducted the exercises.
The opening prayer was offered by the
Rev. Mr. Bowman, of Cincinnati. After
singing the hymn Watchman tell us of
the right" &C., the Rev. Henry H. Garnet
stated the object of the meeting to be that