The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-26
The Beecherites I'm Cou neil.

THE AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SUSTAINED
BY PLYMOUTH cHURcH-DR. JOHN D0Y, or KAN
sAs, PRESENT WITH ONE OF BEEcHERs RIFLES.
An adjourned meeting of tho Plymouth church was
held last evening" to consider tho question Of supporting
by contributions the American Board Of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions, Henry G. Bowen in the chair After
prayer and reading Of the minutes,
THEODORE MToN addressed the meeting ct length. He
stated that the number OF slaves held by members Of the
Methodist Baptist Presb crian and Episcopal churches
Of the United States 0o0 He heard with astonsh
ent Mr.. Beecher speak Of the American Board as venc
rable institution. Suppose was venerable ii not
sacred because was venerable applause and Kisses
and # anybody had asked him whether siayehoider
would DO admitted to membership under any crcum.
aediy, aNo p Yet Mr. BeecSer t had unp made
plea 10 his recent speech for the admission Of slavehold
speech OF Mr. Beccher soliciting boncfacton for the
American Missionary Associations saying that its mission
aries in slave States refused Fellowship with save6od
crs, and that that ghtat they ought be barred
out everywhere. In 1855 the pastor said. .sBar
him on, out Che slayeholder);n II 1860 ne says,
tho action Of the American Board for tho purpose
Of proving that pro slavery In 1871 memorial
" tor the
Get Of slavery Tho committee reported that thoy did
not think such measure called for, or wodld be
was called to the question whether any of its missona-
ries held slaves. then appeared that the officers hal
nad letter Tor years their hands, written
sonary, stating the fact Of his holding slaves The
Board replied that these things were proper subjects OF
anmadversion, like incompetence RIGHTEOUSNESS and
Indian OPPRESSION and If it had at time expressed
opinions relative 70 inmoraties directly counterfeit,
ing the abcrs of the missionaries such action was Dc
lowed in Is44 but the Board only Quoted their docara
ton, adding, that without a change Of views they
con- could 90 nothing beyond that The opinions Of DR..
the Free Church Of Scotland begging money from the
uried states and when the money taken to Scot
iana pacaros were put up send back the money all
Mr. gIEcHER-l,id they do it 2 Qapsh.er)
Mr. TnToS--No, but they ought to. The American
Board refused to discipline shareholders and declared BY
their records that when church members sell their slaves
they cannot forbid such exchanges Southern politicians
were now plotting the establishment Of slavery In tn
Indian Territory where the Cherokees lived under the
auspices Of the Board OF Missions He wanted the power
Of plymouth church exerted against those machnatons
as was done in regard Kansas when twenty five rcs
we're purchased and cent there 70 be used in behalf Of
freedom The speaker then took from the hands OF Or
seon service IN Kansas and exhibited to the congrega
"a voics~is i ioaaeds fraushler.1
Dir. IIToS-No, SIR II vas useo at the battle a Ossa
waone. (Great sensaticn) Kansas had been saved to
country saved TO freedom By the moral power Of the
church
structures, contending mat be had not changed In re-
gard TO admitting Shareholders 70 communion and
that the American Board had been coming up nearer
and nearer 70 antislavTy doctrine. Not generous
word had been said in regard that board by MI Tou
whose position IN regard 70 was ike that OF the CARR
sonans IN regard to tho Union and tho church He (Mr
Beecher) TO stand by both the board the Uaion
them.
MExxs asked why Mr. Beecher scparstod from tho,
Tract Society Why he didnt stay and reform THAR
Mr. BraaeHER-Tbey kicked me overheard. daughter
The American board bad been trying 10 have his folks 60
oil ard organize another society but he loved thorn too
much 10 leave (Laughtcr.l
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Bcechers remarks, the secrc-
ary, who said he c4tled 10 the close waived his
privilege, and moved the previous question
Ixvls FArrAS protested against cutting Of dcbate and
Dtors joined IN the protest The question putting the
previous question WAS after GONE CONFUSION but without
much disorder, carried.
The second amendment thcn voted upon. 70 wit
hat two collections be taken mp for foreign missions the
procecds Of one Of which shall be paid 10 the American
association, and OF the other 10 tho American
Board Of Commissioners Foreign Missions; and tho ro
,u about 25j votes in favor and about 80 against Il
The meeting adjourned she ase.