, 1859-10-19


Tract Society in New York, and tho managers
refused to publish it, and then 1t WAS sent 10 the
Boston Society and there published. 1t was
Tract, said Nr. Patton, which did not come up
to his views, but it RES the best thing that could
be done then.
Rev. Mr. Cochran took exceptions to \ re-
mark made By Ar. Tap2sn that Slavery was Of
modern date. Slavery always had existed from
the beginning Of the world in sone form, and
it always will exist 50 long as the c.rnal nan
exists. Slasery is referred to in the Bible, but
that does not justify it or make it right, any
more than the mention Of any other wzong
Masters are cnjoined by the Bible to trest s1ares
in the same manner that kings arc enjoined to
treat subj:cls, but lheJ Gre nowhere permitted
10 buy or sell them.
Mr. C. said that Whenever platform is made,
in the necessity Of things, As time progresses, it
must 60 up higher and become broader, or the
people for whom it is mads would, rise
above it and spread beyond it. TIE coastitu-
tion Of The United States Was the best that could
be made at the time Of its formation, but the
people are rising above it and going beyond it,
and it would have to be raised up and spread
out. So when the American Tract Society IVES
formed, IL seemed 10 meet tue e11gthe'es OF our
wants. ou' II ooes noS answer our purpose now
ana 20 aaotnef "as called 1oF e7d another.
Boston and Cincinnati has each gotup one, and
VIC must try them, and il they do. not answer
our purpose ie' US take no!o ana 'hruss them
OUT anu ou.ld u another, -,
"es. ''F' sa.agc Oh 1ianoas' sala Tue question
WAS, ao" snan 'ae "an's ot 'ne "es' oe sup
p''eo "''n Fe"s'oaa Me1ature! IL Is neees'
sa's saa' some means saouta oe taken to soPrly
tho want which e1'sss' ana Which u continually
increasing. VIC nust IL 'oe nrss !piace ereafc
an Interest III our enutencs. ne tao"snt toat
@ne eane'nna1a ooe'e's eoaia nos meet Tue
"s''0 % LUZ "est- NOT eoa'a ooa! !on' aAaousa
IL nas 'aAen Pos'soa n'sa aoo eommanalns'
ana IL wen calculated 10 10 = greas ~ofS. IT'S
located great distance from here which
Is tan objection. Perhaps IN auxiliary
Society to Boston and Cincinnati might be foFna-
ed which "ousd accomplish cur work. The
East las always contributed largely to tue West,
and VIC arc desiEous that Eastern Christianity
should ieel an interest IL auT Society Which ne
10y '''A' "1'e uee" u 'esoo'ces "n'ca
we cannot supply ont Boston can, more abund-
aa.!5 'uaa eau DO OBTAINED my where else, and
Is therefore Fery tdes'rons that We should
mare the a'd OF bosson Christians. Ar. Z.
commended tie ldea Of Individual members and
churches dong THIS work instead Of !eaving it
all to more geucsa! societies.
Hev. Ar. Greeley, Of Grand Rapids. Mich,
said the feeling in his State WIS Of m utter
abomination of tho7 American Tract Society.
me "no'e NoFta west, when the american
tFaet ooc't'5 LOOK rue Pcslt1oa II dld on tne
Slarery question, left it in dagust. lie thought
the tract effort ncxt In nresch;,~ wos tbe htst
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laeaas ot grace 1nat could DO employed. lie
had no prejudice against the Society at Cincin-
natl or at Boston, aud be was willing to unite
with either ;f Il cou,a he ,,odo +ha +1o,n. ~
~ -, ~ eou'1 ~ A'A0c 'ns Asa's - u
said thnt in the Grand Rirer Valley they had
made ,r,anocme,,. sor c,,,o,to,r ~ .r.~-
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erse The whole valley, II 1t took three years, and
distribute the means of grace, but when his
ueoo,o heard of hi. Convention ther ..nt him
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ne'e " sec "oat eou4a oe aope- onF 'otks are
!or Western Society to be located here in
Chicago Nby should we 70 down to New
v..t =. p...o.s r. $50: c..
" oos'on - Aas @Aae'tea" 1'@es ooe'~
city would DO Its Work. AM in for that, for it
has nv Affection notwitbs stan d;nc its derivation
fro,, dutr rtnou 49,. ,n.f.,..... H..
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