New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-10

coporteas have been enabled through the Divine
and n the far hsmt. visiting daily the s5odes Of
e slns. striving 70 dhuse throughout ell portion,
rsec ,hsll yet l,syen the whole lump.
Performing duties in times Of much popular confusion Of
consequence adverse criticism To hi.
I hhT9 qu d oar i business e to
saving ruth In clearly defined way and not to engage In profit
PEELED oppc,e finder The past few years have sub.
Jeced the principles Of Constitution and the spirit Of our
organization TO and tests but may be safely claimed
hat the wisdom Of constitutional provisions and the recti
tude II the pursued under them have been
pnce ned through attempts which have been made to har
monte differences respecting topics which have discovered
when temporary eHcenis shall have passed and
shall have the passions and the pndces of
Tract Society has done C6i.s work. In Cbrs way sowing
The seed Of Divine Truth BY all water knowing that VII
harvest win be gathered In the day which sovereign love shall
We have only to add conclusion that have earnestly
sbord to cary out understood the wishes Of tho Society
In how far have been successful it Is for constituents TO
determine We know ourselves be your for Chrss
ake ard for the sake Of the pershn Our devotion to the
we have wished Il 10 be- but re we are that in these DAYS
movement and Of progress few institutions called to larger
ment than mi. Society whose one vocation preach by
the printed ard the living voice the unsesrchabe
riches of the Know ledge of Christ 20 Of all classes aud
ditions in every part ofthe accessible globe
An abstract OF the annual report OF Drs. HALLocK
and STEvESsoS was then read.
Ii moved by the Rev. DIR. RIDDLE OF jersey
CITY, seconded by WV. L. DoDGE, esq, of New
York, and carried unanimously:
read be ud nd direction the
tive Committee and that the Society unite in expressing thanks
this country and in foreign lands iuringit whole history"
Mr.. HOLDEN moved the following resolution:
Rsoed That The officers of the Society for the ensuing year
sears President Of Brown University Providence r /, be
o !" n nf 'f a Hon. h @ S9S
Portland Me the Hon Ira Harris Of Albany and the Hon
NewYork be aso elected Nce-PreSidents
The resolution was seconded, and carried unanim-
ously.
TIE Rev. Mr.. WALcoT of Chicago submitted the
following resolutions:
HheG, Til. Society in 1884, on recommendatiop Of the
duties which grow ot Of the existence of Slavery well
those moral evils end vices which il known to promote
doubdy do fall within the province Of this Society aud
ard ought be discussed in It's publications. and this declaration
still stands in full foreei therefoTe,,
remain ard now press upon the Society with accumulated
Vhereos This Society in its annual meeting declared that
has no doubt in relation to the in Of the African sayeod
o and Wheyeas During the past year evidence has aceu
INFLATED uni Tie He has become notorious and hssat sns
various rant. q This country, therefore,
Rc'ored That the publication or republication Of suitable
tracts setting forth the iquty Of the African aYetrade would
meet the warm appreciation ofthe Society.
Rev. DR.. WALcOT, in support of the resolutions
Just offered said: Mr.. President, acknowledge have
Il for Offering these resolutions and ~
from the sentiments embodied in the resolutions them
solves or from the circumstances under which they are
offered and 81 is not my intention TO mtrude my re-
marks at amy great length upon the Society, hope
may be heard without interruption. And, Sir my first
reason for Offering them il 10 vindcae the freedom Of
debate and the rights of the humblest member OF this
Society, Applause the rights of the hunblest
member Of thus Society, by asserting boldly and fear
lessy my personal right to full participation in its reg
ular deliberations. have no disposition to mako any
further refeeDce TO tie proceedings of the last meeting
which have imposed this obligation upon me, except
which is implied in the word vindicate' regret the
necessity OF any personal allpslon but is neverhc-
Less proper for to add that in n circular letter
which, since the last meeting, has been prepared by
By of the Secretaries of the Society the Rev Mr.
Eastman, which printed and published Tor The pur-
pose of procuring funds for the advancement OF evan
eelical literature have been referred toby him as hay-
ing joined the Society on purpose to assist III creating
a disturbance. This unworthy and uncalled-tor lmpu-
taton-lhis dsparagement Of my motives and my
character, widely circulated throngh these ohcii
channels il the penalty OF conscentiOusness is the
penalty of fidelity TO my convictions of truth and duty,
and tie penalty Of honest dissent from the views
and opinions entertained by from those of the man.
agers Of this Society or rather OF claim to a
Christian expression of that dissent in respect to the
wisdom Of their measures and the Righteousness OF
their policy. At the last annual meeting offered
a resolution similar TO those ! now present, and the
clamor of opposition which 20 UNEXPECTEDLY greeted II
WAS succeeded by the suppression of that resolution,
and also Of the other resolutions based upon 1t offered
by venerable pastor of this city, together with the
Societes action upon it, in the official records OF tue
meeting And this followed by the oircnar letter
of the Secretary. Shall be thus slenced! My
own resolution is embodied in the words of the great
Aposte: "To whom we give place by sublectlon no
not for an hour" And if there were no other reason
Il an this it would be decisive in my mind as imposing
Il mon me as a duty. The second reason for
presenting these resolutions is to maintain una
hated the proper sphere of tie Society 8
responsibility and controlling agency. labored
attempt was made ut the last meeting TO
ueroe in the EXeeuye Committee the functions which
are properly inherent in the Society as whole. An
elaborte Plea was put forth by learned lawyer OF
tLis city, TO the effect, that the society as an elee.
mosynary institution exhauss IL powers IN the act OF
choosing ts officers and that the discussion oil primer
Mes and measures az it, annual meeting IL irrelevant
and unconstitutional. The author of this novel plea
Maid TO his opponents graceful compliment by cutting
off on his own motion, any reply TO his own aTgli-
ment. Laughter.l That plea was understood 10 3e
managers of this Society. 1t was received as semi
official exposition of their views IL was printed ny
them and has been distributed by them through the
land and these resolutions are presented as chal
leupe and contradiction 10 that sOphism. They re-
oonise the fact that the charter from which we derive
All our powers provides that certain persons named
therein and all such persons as now are or may mere
after become members of the Tract Society are consti
uted body corporate, for the purpose OF printing and
circulating religious publications. The members are the
corporate body and they assembled here rs such,
and here are lodged tie powers which the charter has
conferred uron us. The officers of the Society are the
servants of the Society They cannot legally be iis
marters. The Constitution of the Society is the act OF
the Society They made it, and can repeal il, and can
define il. The chatter restricts us only to the Issuing,
printing and circulating of religious publications, and
i'm the Constitution the Society has added restrictive
clause which is calculated 10 meet the appreciation OF
all Evangelical Christians My third reason is, the
nee, ssiy of correcting the present policy of the Society
ard eleyating it to more Scriptural standard. do
not propose to dwell upon this point But let me say,
in conclusion, that the purpose which was avowed two
years ago. by leading opposer of the present policy OF
this Socety-and which was made the theme of rude
deision-lat he would wage this battle unto the end,