New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-28
TIE SOUTHERN AID SOCIETY.

Three or -four hundred perons attended the religions
services at the Cooper Institute last eveaiog. rhey
consisted of singing reading the Scriptures prsysr.
collection, singing, addresses in behalf Of the Southern
Aid Society, singing again and bensdction.
The President HORACE HoLDEn, made the iGst
address. lie said that he nsither approved slavery
nor denounced Shareholders. He viewed slave sad
STAKEHOLDER needing the psrdoning grace OF the
Savior. The Society lad nothing 10 do with Il. Tho
Society was a creature Of necessity Its Geld was The
destitute parts of the South and its object 10 PfeacA
the Gospel to every creature.
The Rev. DR.. STILES said that the North ley under
solemn obligation to supply the religious dc'ttusSs
Of the South. Obedience TO God and duty 70 our fsl
low men alike demanded IT, The atone meut Of Christ
was the Of the Whole world wnic, placed every
soul upon a universal plane. And the 10 anceoo o.
the Lord Jesus Christ to 20 INTO all TIE word sn1
preach the Gospel to every creature. Every soai ~
them vas worth more than the whole world Thsy
were all In imminent perl OF eterDa perditoa. II
Christian knowledge tue South was far bshiEd We
North; they bad not the same degree OF genera
knowledge and taxing black and while together, they
were very far inferior 10 They had bat one rins-
ter 10 800 population, while the Nortn hsd ons .
every 800 Wnils third Of the Northern roaitsrs
mad liberal education, bat one sixth VI the ctry
the South had the advantage Reoeivog b&
sight support ffom their churcheS, the Soo .hern
clergy obliged to devote most Of their tIns 10
D IfoobYtrfy
, see averaged bat $2l2 Of GALAXY, and tbs
Society had sen. down b Synod 10 Georgia
800 apiece for ts members and received the answer
that few OF them bsd mad 30 much money before
The Of this not go much that the South had
not money, but that while out Of every ~ msde n
the North 81 went 10 the Church, while IN the Soah
not 81 in SEQ ever reached her Golfers. Agaosi
go go 900 Of Church property IN the Nor,h the-e vss
but so 600 100 Ia the South, srd the cortnDot0ns %
religious and benevolent proposes were IN about tho
same proportion. IL was great deal sssisr 10 pro-
dace Christian effect in the south thar in moal otssf
fields Of missionary labor. Ihsre Wa no neg l.a-
gusge T. be learned os prcjucices 70 be overcome
i Our rational tie impoesa additional oblgstoa uoss
| us; we were bound By the Union % give .hem sss
Gospel DIR. Stiles rev-swed the East history Of thu
UEited States 10 show tbe close CeTuunic, existing
between the North asA the South. He deprecated the
eoTaption CT pc d.cs thc.cnnes q. our greet
cities. STILL DO we3 happy 10 1sel out as hs co.
tsDpiated the vast extent ant glory o. ctaatry,
IN extent, Productions, manufactures, commerce. and
cukme. Where, nLder He6sea, had she san sdooc
upon sGch anot,ser BY ths Ge Of C.sstlAn brgtb'
hood We wers 1nsliy bound most s;7sctly 70 seq o.,
| Gospel south. DIR. Stiles gave lengthy doc a
eIhortaiion. About $4ss,e00 raised ssr 40
missions, BIZ. most Of il vent 70 Tao West whs .s
cent bGndrs1s Of Thousands 10 tia eat ", gave oasy
tens OF tho7sands 10 tbs South. Holden - 30 wSe-
polite ally con- mercis-y and soeisly-to the Souts.
Why shosA ve be separated nom thSsn splri&Aiiy:
he deroouced the sHreme ssciirnsnts a favor 81 aad
agalLss Slavery. IN order 20 wholesome rasep teo
Norts should kDou what She SoutA ktes. AID the
South shOnli fel as the North fes. The North hsi
not spent ~, JOe,KD0 IA missionary enterprises Wiki
ID. South had ,nanoiosted sD0 ,Gs Wort
sisYss. Al ths mssiObs Of the world hat conye "a
sz he, then tnan the Slavery 0the blacks bad ess
the russns Of leading 70 Christ The people in tss
n back parts ~ Massachusetts, ard Rhoie Esnd had
very vrosg idea Of Slavery. The Aortn Reedet a
setasl knosledgs Of Slavery, ard ths Sosth % -
abe, raat knowledge Of IL.
II After short address by Vim. u. DoA<s, est H0s
Il eerehcton was prononuoet.