The weekly Anglo-African. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-10
OUR NEW HAVEN LETTER.

Z vious announcement, the Rev. A. G.. Bel
man lectured in Zion Church on Wednes
day, to crowded house; presided over
Ia John Brown sympathy meeting att
zthe same place on Thursday evening !
and lectured to an overlooking assembly
on Friday evening at the Broadway school
] house. Our citizens were glad to welcome
him to our midst again, and listen to the
Sound of his familiar voice His lectures
were filled with sage counsels, uttered with
the most soul-stirring pathos. His words
were words for the hour, and thrilled the
4 soul of all who heard them. | shall not
attempt to deleinate his treatment of the
subjects on which he spoke, but will sim
sply contentmyself by sa 7ing to the curious.
SYou must hear him for yourselves. And
las he is now missionary at large, tolabor
flor the general welfare of our people, every
community may have an opportunity to
listen to his voice by making the proper
arrangement, and communicating their
wishes to the reverend gentleman through
I the Rev. S. S. Jocelyn, one of the Secre-
3taries of the American Missionary Associa-
8tion, 48 Beekman street, New York CITY.
At the John Brown sympathy meeting
held on Thursday, the two Liberian Medi-
Zeal students now in our city acted as Secre-
taries, and thereby added to the interest Of
the occasion, by showing that our brethren
across the ocean still feel for those whom
they have left behind them in bondage, as
being bound with them A collection was
taken up in behalf of the families of the
Harper's Ferry prisoners; and the Revs.
5Messrs. Washington and Holly and Amos
u Townsend, Esq, cashier of the New Haven
Bank, were appointed a committee to take
4charge of the money collected, and to re-
zceive other subscriptions, and transmit the
same to the families of the prisoners. A
5number of interesting resolutions were
Spassed, and good speeches made, of which
8you will doubtless receive full account,
las a resolution was passed to have the pro-
Sceedings published in the " Anglo-African,
sand the Secretaries, with the Rev. Mr..
SHoly,l | believe, was constituted com
i mittee t. prepare them for publication.
III he Dr NJ. =, Io~.
lecture on Friday evening, the following
I resolutions were unanimously passed by
1.-THE meeting, copy of which the mover
has kindly furnished me with:
n "ResOlUed, That we have been highly benefited
land instructed by the lectures which the Rev A
Nc Beman has just delivered in our city and W.
&thereby feel ourselves placed under many oblga
Sztions of gratitude to him
b Resolved, That the thanks of the New Havel
y public are due to the reverend lecturer and w
Mdo hereby heartily tender him the same.
e RESOLVED, That we recognize in the reverend
Egentleman an incorporating enemy of SLAYER,
land oppression; an unfnching friend of liberty
S IL steadfast benefactor of his people, and elo
Asquent defender of the right
n Resolued, That whatsoever post Of duty he ma,
be called upon to fill in prosecuting his selfsacri
Mfcing labors of love, let him be assured that h
III will have the prayers and well wishes of ever,
%grateful heart among US"
81 After the passage of these resolutions
y an anti-slavery song was sung by the Rev
MIR. Washington; an impromptu addres
b was delivered on John Brown by the Rev
i Mr.. Holly, and the assemblage dismissed
h with the benediction by the Rev. Mr.
Sandford. 1t is supposed that as many
Hpersons went away or stood outside of th
Mdoor at this lecture, as the number VIII
v was lucky enough to get in.
! l think it was an oversight in the Rev
b Mr.. Holly and J. P. Anthony, Esq, VIII
IS arranged for these lectures, that they di'
not obtain the Temple street church, o
& which the reverend gentlem IN was former
Ely pastor, for the delivery of one of thes
lectures at least Certainly the great mas
sof people who turned out to hear him
& many of whom were of his flock, woul'
e have been glad to have heard his voic
s again in that sacred desk, where the,
B had so often heard it during period of p
years And must not doubt but that tn
b oficial men of that church would hav
Egladly opened the same if they had beel
REQUESTED. do not wish to blame tn
Egentlemen who so kindly arranged for tn
lectures, because in doing what they did
they have conferred favor upon the New
EHaven public. But, if they did not appl.,
a for the Temple street Church, it was al
b oversight by which that congregation ma.
II well feel themselves sighted. l know
none of them would like to be considere'
II ungrateful by refusing to open their churc
to man who has served them SO long an
SO faithfully; but as that church was no