New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-21
ANTI SLAVERY PRAYER NETTING.

The first Monthly Union Anti. Slavery Prayer Meet
ing instituted by nbers Of the Church of the Pun
tsrs wss held in the Lecture Room Of tho Church on
Morday evening. The Rev. DIR. CHEEyER, Conduct
or hymn having been sung and prayer offered,
The Rev. DIR. CHEEvER read the va Psalm. He
observed that the occasion which had brought thea
together peculiarly Missionary work. He
eIed TO the with which the Christian mind ooad
travel across the sea and visit distant lands nst at
the simple mention Of the word " Missions" And
ths too, in face of the fact that four millions ef
fellow beings were in bondage-in Slavery 10 our OWE
land and others OF airer skies guilty Of the mighty
10 churches and pulpts. This psalm no had Oftea
heard read at Missionary meetings. particularly at tho
meeti5gs OF the American Board, but strange to say
he had never heard single remark based on its con-
tent, in reference to the Slavery and niquty of
own nation.
Another prayer was offered, the burden of which
wac the cause Of the oppressed in our own laad
Some statements read in reference to the
of the thirtyseven slave in Ohio VII oh
being tried by tie United States Court at Cleveland.
II Was stated that the thirty had opened their
career in prison, by holding an anti-Slavery prayer
meeting in the sherfs parlOr, he having refused 10
place them in cells.
A gentleman said that God would overruls this
xickedness Of men. lie spoke Of the importance Of
sgtatng this question. The discussion Of II in the
Southern States had done gTea, good and continu
ing 20 do more. He hoped ths time At hand when
the Free States Of the North would assert and protsos
their respective nights with much ygor and -
Another gentleman referred 10 the 81 noble nee
IN Ohio who 10 prison for the of Freedom;
but what their sutierngs when compared with the
Affections Of the millions in cruel bondage. There
a Minister in prisOD in Maryland for having had copy
Of Uncle Toms Cabin in his house, and where va
there sympathy for him even In bis Safe There
was also 8 mother rcarcerstet In Kentucky jail for
aiding in the liberation Of her own children, and ~hers
was her friends in that State WIS we're not these
81 stes aroused to their very hearts for that minister
and that mOtberl Why should not offer
prayers for them Then there the prescribed
&C l0Isd race generally in this lsnd-they needed
prayers. He remembered having visited some negro
cabins on the banks Of the M ssssippi, some 300 niles
above Nsw0rleans. Ia one be saw poor woman
dying and left alone ~ die, having no aid bat that OF
some 81 Ter 'elo~ slayes when they came home onos
in dsy to eat and at night to sleep In another nut
be found infant child dying-its mother driven ont
20 work IN the fields. This . state Of niq1ty-of
suffering, which called loudly for our prayers.
Another gentleman said there vss one sspec. Of tbs
case which needed our prsyers-tbst was thu Pro-
Slavery sentiment at the North which ne believed 70
be great az when come Of the States abolished
Slavery.
An elderly gentleman said he could not cit still and
listen 70 such tab that. He had been fighting ths
battle for thirty yess and there hsd been grsa. pro-
gress made in that time. For the purpose Of gaining
political place and poser, political parties had been
formed which each in their torn boEed down TO the
great MclCcb Of the Slave Power. The Democratic
party were in the Wing pxty wanted 70 get in, 90
they bowed down 20 the South snd gained toe day.
Then TIE Democratic party cane aiong again, and
DO wed lover down than tho Wings, and they 90, in
again. The agitation Of this question North asd
dragged the Wig party into oblivion, and IT was con
yeyng the Democratic party 70 the same end rsey
might pray away, but they must sct a. veil ~ pray.
They must MAINTAIN the nights Of coiored people, whom
occssion presented se in care stesmbosts OF other
ooE7eysnce.; they must treat colored men 80 nen
wherever they might meet them, in Church o. IA
State He considered that the progress which bad
been made during the last thirty years Wa great
couIagemept for prayer and c,rtinGed action.
Ths question was then discussed az to toe PROPHECY
Of holding the meetings weekly fornghtly monthly
IL uss ultimately resolved upon that tho meetings.
should be monthly, ard would be held regularly On .ss
second Monday evening Of each month and the meet