New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-25
PUBLIC MEETINGS


the chair Before organizing, motion was made oad-
iouru TO the Church, which was lost. Subseq
the room having become thorough filled, tho ,tioa
70 ad;oprn was renewed, Bro BELL remavking that
be thouvht thew should have 20 give in aud go oat
The motion was carried, aud the audience removed to
Rro. r. c. BowES called the neetiny TO orle-, aud
Bro BESFDIcT, of The New York Times, opened With
prayer. -.
The original reso0tion thatthe Church " take
Up a collection for the A. r. c. (. Nj. Mr. Fitzgerald
had moved to amend by providing that the annual oo-
lection taken up in this Church for Foreign Missions
he paid to the American Missionary Association. An
amendment to the amendment provided that the col
lection for home missions be paid to the American
Homo Missionary Society, aud that two collections be
taken mp for Foreign Missions, for the American
Missionary Association and the other for the A. b. {.
f. Nj.
Bro FITZGERALD moved that the debate be limited
to each Size.
Bro. BELcHER begged leave to dissent. 1t might be
very pleasant to hear from Oue side and then shut
down on the otheT but il not Plymouth Church
fashion He would not like 20 20 iuto THIS debass
handoufed. One reason why they had always had
harmonious church because there had always boeo
liberty 70 talk od iafnitam.
Bro. FITzGKRALD said Oh there was such thing as
too much talk, and this country suffered good dsa'
from Il.
bro. BEEoHER said we should blow up without it;
that was the way we had of letting of steam. lie
hoped that the motion wou!d be withdrawn
The motion was hnay WITHDRAWN.
Bro. WATERMAN said the American Board oaght TO
be supported, because IT had control over the mis-
sionafies discpline-wise The missionaries were re-
sponsible TO the respective denominations to which
they belonged He read copoas extracts from some
of the publications of the Board. He maintained that
the centralized method of doing business by the Board
the strong Of it's usefulness. la reference TO
the extravaganza of the American Board he I'd made
. computation which showed that the cost OF akiag
the Gospel to the Indians by the American Missionary
Association was greater than by the American board
lie also deuied thai the American Board ID any com
pllcty With Slavery, and lntnaed that some OF lts
missionaries bad suffered persecution for their fidelity
their work. bot he maintained that any effort made
by the missionaries 70 oppose Slavery would be made
al the peril of being driven from the country.
Bro. MCKAY said that when the last meeting ad-
ourned, il was the express understanding that the pas
to have opportunity TO present his views at
that mee ting and be would move that the pastor be
heard, WheFeupCn Mr. BeeeheT took the tio0r
Bro. BEEcBER was received with loud applause
He tai0 that lie had the hang of this place. and he su
gested that az who spoke should ascend the tribunal
the pulpit lie regarded this stirring up as provden-
tal. they needed Just such an awakening to foreign
beDevolepce They bad zone very Iauch for unknown,
neglected charities. Now toey ought TO be liberal to
causes beyond their senses, and which they ielt by
faith. lie glad that the Church was free to DIS
this we'll every question. 1t proved his m1ls
try good and successful When heiyoung men who had
grown up under his ministry opposed him rtsoIntey,
be felt that he had built mp independent minds Young
men could please HIM better than to speak out their
love of what they deemed right aud their abhOrrence
of what they deemed wrong. While talking about
liberty to the slaves, they must never forget to se
cme Il 10 tLemseIyes lie attempted TO nave no
authority in this any other church mat
tesi he claimed all the Influence be could
obtain When Bro Lewis Tappan came into tins
ChuTch-a man whom he liked (In spite ot hS tau;tsl
laughter aud appautel, he advertised tn st he
would make trouble in the Church. tie Mr.. Beechetl
replied that it would net hurt them they liked It,
Some time sfter1aId, Bro. Tappa1 suggested that
such as chcte should be allowed the annu col
lection for the A. Ii. G.. +. ~, to subscribe, II they
preferred, to the American Missionary AssoeitOu;
Soon after a radical change was made at an annual
meeting by which the Home Mission collection was
divided between the American Home Missionary 80;
ciety and the American Missionary Association, a49
tie coec ion taken for She A. b c. F. NJ. was divided
between them and TIE forog department VI le Amer
lean Missionary Association. He the pastor, was not
informed of this until after it was done tie Thought
st least only courteous 10 tell the pSStOr WHAT
was going To be done. He no more than any
other man here in speech or in vote. But when t1is
Church APPOINTED him their pastor, she gave hin po-
sitiOn and responsibilities which re lurt ina ee
should know their purpose. lie intended 70 mahtala
tonight first that the American Board was tue proper
depository of the contributions OF thw church OF those
fcids by which desired to preach the gospel IL io's
tion lsnds sec Jndy that while he as entirely and
rsrfecy willing that the American Missionary Assoc
aaon should have a collection, he could not 60 II at
the ezpense Of the American Board; third y, that the
American Board had to au unparalleled degree Kept
raae with fublic sentiment the subject OF Slavery
and i. now held Aut Slavery doctrines, and had ia'th
fully snS consistently applied these doctrines - mis-
e;CBary WurE ana tnat II was clethi Cie "uu P"c
on this whole subject Mr. Beecher referred 10 hts
early Anli-Savery labor, when, In Cincinnati, the
forms Of The Philanthroptt were thrown INFO the
Ohio and be for three Dghts paraded the streets as
a special policeman, with double carrelled pistol
in his pocket TO protect the houses OF the
black people. lie preached the first Antl-Sayery
sermon ever preached in indianapolis. lie had stood
up for ALu.Slayery when It vas unpopular, and Low
LIE would cetepd the rights OF those who were called
PTO-SlayeTy though IL were unpopular now. Waen
Wendell Philips and Garrison were mob5ed IN New,
York be went personally TO the trustees aud solicited
an opportunity FOR them to speak in this eeufes. We
had come upon different times now. Mr.. Beecher gave
sketch OF the history Of the American Board, aad re-
heated many OF the stats les given az Us last anulver-
sarys He eulogized the dexterity with when the
AMERICAN Board had adapted sef TO tue new order OF
things found by s missions u heatben countries rus
Socety wss to be preferred because it had position In
nearly every quarter OF the globe. Inc american
Missionary Association gave you no caanco 70 preach
the ooepei In Western Noclhern Asa or China not
a missionary, orative helper Aroe the nlssIoh
DC xiii establish missionaries 10 ali these places
This would be like q small frr SAYING 70 1guyers,
q Don't 90 TO the large houses, TO Clahn O. Meieb OF
g Rowe.s a. McNanlee, or Stewerts; come 10 US anu
II we haven't got the stock you want, when we ar
rich enough we'll keep On naha an tua. sVu t th
Then IL ecet twice So much TO seed you away u the
hea,hen though the American Missionary ooci9iy do
through the American Beard - ,o,c,;rc
BRO TaPPAE said that this error arose from counting
The expen-e Of circulating 81 GOO OF Their Per'oA'
every month 10 the expenses OF the Aesoc'a'o"'
Rro RyxcsER thought that legitimate expense.
IL ,yeter,ed the American Board also, because u wa;
old and was halo ged by ASSOCIATION III was o2j.cseu
10 the American Board that it was close
He couuar its action with that OF Tue auie s..
Tact Society, open corporation, iEueh W -, Vo h
ysutsge Of the latter. On the qnesjoh Oh AZ y @
10 defe nd the Board. There Indian Missions
hack ~ he time when there was no AZ