Smyrna times., 1860-09-13

lnis iatter we utterly repudiate. There is no
seperateness. and distinctness between The
work of the Society and that OF the Depository.
Their work is one, ever has been, is now, and
we believe ever shall be, world without end
What is the work of the Society! According
to the Second Article of its Constitution, "to
promote the purposes Of the Parent Society by
raising funds for it, and circulating Books,
Tracts and Periodicals within the bounds OF
the Conference" Is this the work of the De-
pository? As to the raising of funds, All the
profits of the Depository, after paying expenses
will be strictly appropriated to the Tract
Cause" 1.-THE purpose of the Society be pure
ly benevolent, surely this is the purest benevo.
lence. And if its Reports present ne aspect of
benevolence, 1t is to be explained in the course
OF w. III. b., and the party with which he is
unhapply affiliated. AS to the work of the De-
pository in circulating Books, Tracts and Peri.
odicals, it is with the Society one and inseper-
able. The Report of Rev. Andrew Manship, of
1857. reads thus: "Thls Depository has only
been in existence four years, and has been stead
lily increasing in its operations until it will be
seen below that this year fraction over thir-
teen thousand dollars worth of literature has
been sent forth. The Book Concern at N. Y.
considers us an important ally, and heartily, ia
this feature of our work, bids US God speed."-
The Depository is but different feature Of the
same cork. The past year, Notwithstanding
the domestic Affections oil the agent, in the loss
of his lovely wife, the sales have been to the
value of Sl3,653.60 And yet it is asserted
that this Depository was " undertaken By the
Managers as seperate and distinct work"-a
work foreign from iss original purpose. Indeed
and forsooth because Hospital determines,
in view Of the exigencies of circumstances, to
have Dispensary, or Druggist Labraiery,
they are TO be told by all the Apo,hecaries and
Pharmacutists in the land that they have an
dertaken seperate and distinct work." The
force OF this objection must be obvious. Ii is
the philosophy ofthe " loaues and the ashes"
To add demonstration 10 proof. w. H. B.
continues: 50 II supplies the agent of the So.
ciety with publications, (here 10 where the
shoe p0ches,) but deals with him as separate
party" This is done as mutual and econ.
omical arrangement The agent is not the
Society, but merely an officer of the Society,
! and that the Board of Managers deem it proper
to distinguish between the Books sold by the
agent and his colportures and those sold mme
diately at the Depository, surely no just sub.
ject for animadversion. Certainly il is no proof
that this Depository has no official connec.
ton with the Church whaiever!''
Hear the agent himself on this subject. In
his Report of 1857 be says: cit will be per.
ceived that our conference agency and our De.
pository accounts are Kept distinct, though
tending 10 the same end" Can anything be
more explicit! Having in view the same end
as matter of business convenience their &C.
counts are kept Observation-Disclosures not 10 the
, sense that one firm is separate from another
|, firm, but in the sense that one member ofs firn
lie seperate from another member of the same
( firm. 10 this respect, only, The Managers dea
with the agent as seperate party.
. That "ihis Tract Depository has no connec
lion with the conference" must, after what ha
been shown, as "clear as mud" we humby
. submit-and that this body is in no sense or de
gree responsible for its existence, its liabilities
h or actions must be equally translucent. There
may be no legal or judicial responsibility, bu
10 say that the Conference, in no sense or de
y gree. morally nor relatively is responsible 70
! the conduct of its members, as comprising THU
. Board of Managers, is q new discovery 10 lh,
!. science of Christian ethics.
!. But why this vigorous opposition to tn
i Philadelphia Conference Tract Depository =
|. BY what strange infatuation are men and min
4 listers induced to wage war against what ha
4 been shown to be an accredited Institution Q
a their own Church! For the enlightenment
= Of the uninitiated we explain Certain friend
!. have certain other friends who are in the Boo
!, Business. These latter friends being Meiho
: dists, very naturally desire to monopolise th
4 custom of the Church. Hence, from il
!. very origin, these friends have looked with
4 jealous and hostile eye upon this Depository
. have accounted it their rival--eyen their eae
L my, and all who patronise with It's operations
I. These friends have created or begoten uni
|. themselves a party in the Church and in tn
\ Conference, whose business seems persisten
\ opposition to this Depository. This opposiiio
l. is manifest on all appropriate and often inaE
y propriate occasions. The one before Us is a
! instance of It's most unnatural development
I. Here is the key to this otherwise inexplIcabl
4 mystery. This say. g not ihsiHI love Cess
~ less, but that love Rome more"
i OLD FRIEND.