The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-13

IoLipE the question. answer to tue inquiry OF W
Tsyio he stated that tho Tietnlal Convention b,d
charter Peppsy lvsnia and IRON Massachusetts both
The question on DR. Hodges moscn lopostpone TOO sub
ject for aSear was pat and lost
DR.. Westcots substitution 10 DR.. Bflcreys resolution
put. and u similar iaie
Tie original OF hr Briefly than put and
ostt understood 10 we place to similar resolutions
Rev j. NJ BRUCE who moved that the resolutions
fiom the Con consolidating the American aad
Foresn Bible Society aud the American Biotst Publili
ton society are lilly desirable that he refer
red he Board of Managers with power 70 effect SUCH
an Amendment TO etrke out "Amercan Baptist Pabli,
cation Society and insert "Anescan Missionary Unlonh
was lost, and Mr. Bruce's resolustons were put and
caJIi led.
The society, after prayer by Rev. Dr.. HooGE, al
jouined.
In The evening Rev. Dr. Bowling delivered to
g large aud attentive audience.
BOSTON AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY.
A mceugg in behalf of the American Tract Society,
Boston was held IN the Church Of the Portan Rev Dr.
Cheever) yesterday morning, at 10 ocockRoe Lock
w,od Esq of this city in the chair The exercises were
enoed with prayer, by Rev. DR.. HATFIELD.
Mr. ALyoRp the secretaries of the Boston society,"
read statement in relation TO the Society Amount Of re-
cepts year ending May, 1852 $57 O63 sncrease
over last year, s94 Ga There have been granted to
individuals to home and city missionaries, seamen. fisher
men, pastors Sabbath schools, prisons, az, 6,sSl 900
peges entire circulation for the year than 81 100000
poges besides 10000 copies of the missionary and
childs paper At the South 100 pages have been
given for circulation. Nine coporteurs have been en-
poy ed in destitute regions in the United States and the
British provinces during large portion of the past year
Rev. ISRAEL WARREN, OF this city, read statement Ia
relation 10 the past operations and the future plans Oh Ia
| society.
Rev EDWARD " KIRK, d. D., OF Boston, was then intro
duced TO the meeting. He said that the question nox
dividing parties in the American Tract Society Of
Now York not simply whether they should publish
three four ten tracts special subject but ~as
which involved the proiosndest principles OF moral
obligation. There are some questions which every mem
Der Of that society called apou TO ans upon his par
Of the Tract Society to b. used to put end
slavery if there Opposition to its doing sol If
ought, opposition sufficient reason for inacon? Does
the American Tract Society in taking the ground Of eer
nal sence the subject OF slavery, fly and fairly
represent tarMnSnuy to .be wora, And is my per;
by the society This meeting here to day is
those questions BE had not intended to refer
this matter The work Of the Tract Society too
vast and important 10 allow them to spend time side
ISSUES we're not that the speeches made yesterday in
tho act Society New York indicated that We
yet out Of the wilderness of sin In march towards
Conan The period Of discussion has not yet ended.
more anti slavery literature the South all the
abolition societies in the country. But last May the
eety stepped that good work; Hossysr they haa
slavery then ,oey became silent; then they defended
their silence, and 6oally got two eminent New York
lawyers prove that they had not the right to pub
ish anything sgains. slavery. That vas the climax.
clear, FOUND and lazy erlke exposition and statement
Of the nature and preroeaves of charitable iusttu
ment be used unsouud He said that dono 20 to
charitable and eleemosyDery institutions reinqushed
their property to the Executive Committee and had
right to say how /. should be administered That pro
perry 10 be administered in certain way expressed
The constitutions Of these societies should be adhered to-
that the dying feel that when they give property
to any institution that they know the mode in which is
to be appropriated The unexprcssed Inference OF the
whole speech that the American Tract Society has
secure the pub cation of tracts against the evils
OF slavery No donor could require that his don alton
should be used long member OF the Publish
rg Committee objects to it, The rrac: Society, NJ Lord
says formed for circulation not for testyng against
any Saying that the white shall deprive
negro OF any invaluable rights OF manhood testfyng
Why lie It not as much breach Of trust to testify
st theatre goiug dancing &c Now either Nc Lord is
staken, or the society must AXE thorough overhaul
leg Of its stereotype plates The learned advocate lie
euher wrong is his position or weak in his argument
This meetu TO day carries back twenty five years,
when kew England charitably suspended her vigo
operations and gave its admir- able machinery
brethren in New York, whom they considered better stu
taken place The society New York ia composed OF men
VITO are adverse to slavery and Of men who support it,
silent the other class that Is their duty speak out
This involves the necessity of separate action 1t
years they had had such harmonious relation, bat duty
and right required that it should be done. But in
Society which for a third Of a censury has
worked so noby To the Secretary for his faithful and in
valuable services and that noble band Of brethren
have wrought in this work go long and successfully.
Thank God that such OF Christian literature has
been put in circulation. We have desire to enco any
person away from them except by doing so much better
that every body will want TO come with AT next
annual meeting in Boston, this month"; prepared to
submit resolution that our connection dissolved with
the New York society that question: in mnds is
teo We mean, rather, to assume original sas; for
The Boston society Is the parent society. We will par
independent of action; collect money
wherever We find persons who wish to give And If
the Secretary of the New York society comes to
Boston,
to him, l will point him out. And we will come
men-Do you wish give to TO the sooictya
and If he wishes to give to US We take ~ We have
began BUSINESS in 1914 Eleven wears after ards 30
cety was formed here 10 New York, and as soon
mate union with that society wo yielded to them We
have all our expeI ence the good name Of the original
finn, all original catalogue Of tracts, tue atdoas
since made by joint laoors end the whole worlds
library before us 10 select FROM and we are untramme
led by money invested in presses books aud extensive
correspondence Our theatre the world and duty
is 70 plain that all can see what it is.
The Rev. DANIEL vRooMAN, missionary to Canton,
had no peraona, at most no party ine-
rest in the controversy referred TO this morning;
s in good hands His field that of the m,sslonarY
tie urged the Importance OF sending tracts to China He
was esd OF the eparaon of this society not account
about, becanse it will secure the means of sending more
tracts 10 the heather In addition to his business
missionry. he bad distributed fifty thousand tracts
oily with his hands. He could spend one hundred
thousand dollars year in his particular missionary field
in China if be could have it, But alone tracts
and books that wanted; it necessary to
men who lived up TO the doctrines Of Christianity The
tracts TO be used mostly to prejudices
against " missionaries and their teachings.
The congregation then sang the hymn beginning
Meek and lowly, pure and holy,
Chief among the blessed three,
Turning sadness into gladness,
Heaven born art thou, Charity.
Rev. HENRY WARD BEgcuER then introduced to the
meeting and saio 1T is not possible, think for Chris
ars TO have come up 10 these annveTs this year
without solemn Of the presence Of 10 ali the
world, speaking as God only speak by the voice Of
fear and terror by the voice Of shaking revolution
by the voice Of and Of of war It seems 10
me that every who accustomed read the word
Of God, with his eye also upon lis Interpretation in the
tmes, and who reads the times with the illumination cast
upon them by Gods word every such intelligent and re-
Elective Christian must be that Stand upon
Of great things, either for good for mischief
mischief then only for the greater good bye bye In