The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-24
The Eeechcriees In Counci'-SPeeeh or
Henry Ward Beecher.


eAe Rev Henry Ward Bee her. adjourned for the third
time from Monday last held last evening IN Plymouth
Church. Brooklyn The Convention Was At FIRST designed TO
=. held IN the attached 10 the church butt
ATTENDANCE large aad the crash OF crinobne go IT.
Yeoress6e, that the acting chairman found necessary
onrn the meeting INTO the body OF the ehurcn, ior
,be better accommodation O; all Corners.
The meeting having been called to order ~ the usual
form Mr. Benedict opened The proceedings with prayer.
The minutes of The las meeting then read by the
Secretary, and duly confirmed
The resolutions proposed az previous meetings relative
" the proprey IMPROPERLY of raising collections FOR
che American Board Of Commissioners for Foreign MIS-
rens whether the money should be raised for the
roam Missionary Association, or 10 the American Homo
Missionary Society, sc.
The question being then declared open !or discussion,
Mr., FITZGERALD suggested the prop;ey Of limiting the
debate 70 each side of she questoc
The Rev. Mr. BrncnER dssented. That mode not
exactly Plymouth Church fashion The CHURCH had the
privl'gs o. meeting together, bu; ! vas Ma misfortune
tba he had been able to meet with them. Therefore,
the risk OF little repetition, he hoped the gentle
man would withdraw his proposition and ALLOW the after
10 be fully discussed they haa not ye. come 20 the pont
when II would be necessary TO put handouts discus
son The principle which had always been adopted in
that church aud which had carried them through troub
icus times bad been discussion Gd in6niupr
Mr. FuzosesrD said nc had any desire OF put
ing cuffes or muiles ON any body Blu. there such
hing as too much talk talking 20 death.
Mr. BEKCER said Il it had not b-en for that, people
you'd oIow up. IL was The ony way 70 let oil s:eam
AAushter)
Afier few observations from Mr.. TArpAs,
Mr. WAr1nMAN thought they should look carefully into
the matter. The American Board Of Foreign Missions
have no ecclesiastical authority their missionaries.
He read IRON their ewn reports to prove this Every
missionary sent forth has the right TO choose what demon
nation he win follow, and he must abide by the rules
Of that church The adjudication OF individual circa
stances is left entirely 10 these missionaries He again
the report 10 show thu, these issona
res have any sympathy with slavery, but rather tina,
they have used all their influence to render friendly
the bonds existing between master and slave Three dis
nct charges have been brought against the BoardErs
that close corporation second, hlt is unwieldy
and therefore uneconomoa third that is corrupt and
unworthy of confidence because of completely with slave
Board se charges e Wefe
danger Of being driven from the field Of their laoors by
the half breeds and savage white men The IAN would
then be left TO the mercy OF the rumseler aud the
gambler The white man was the natural foe OF the
Mssn, and Se 9ny hope the red man could
and religious advancement. He then read several ex
tracts from Helpers book, strongly denuncatory OF the
principles OF human slavery and concluded by warmly
defending the Beard OF Missions from the several charges
Another gentleman was about to speak when
MI MCKAY said the meeting had been adjourned last
tune for giving the pastor opportunity Of being heard
Not that the pastor was better than one else He
had better hear him. The voice OF the clergyman
required TO aid other gentlemen, and in this respect he
went up into clergy mans pupi, while congregation
was assembled When the minister beckoned 10 him to
VIII ake!he two Of to manage them since they are
still nesked and rebelious people" Gaughter)
M bEECHER Salu the IDerty OF coming forward
On tie Platform because he had the hang Of the place He
could not speik es web anywhere else Hs wished to
press his qualification IA mspy regards In the whole rise
and progress Of this discussion be had felt that there
great necessity for such stirring up Of tho church.
Ihey had been relatively careless in regard 10 the
Of foreign labor liberty as il is in business Ths
man which unites careful revision OF the present Win
comprehension OF things In times TO come Il cara,n 10
De the sHesslu He wanted to see fair and intel
mata, but genuine practical Christian men
He liked to see the man who would say
s he right % his While face Ne If. he . seased s1
ior me slave we should iorge the general principles
, genera a. Meeoom. Mr. Beecher then paid high com
Tappan, and continued 70 urge tns imp9r.
upon him the pastor the church De ea.
that before change made in the government
Of the church he should be made acquainted with IT, lie
had right to attention than he had no leaaershp
Where man is put in hsn repreasaiav position,
entitled q more conaase His y t IN regard 10 the
question nov pe'e the church were very plain In the
nr" pas, he was firmly persuaded that the American
lard of Foreign Missions the best depository for the
funds Of this church and secondly, while he anxious
employ tina. agency he did not wish to draw thing
from the American Missionary Association, but on the
contrary if proposition to collection this
church behalf Of tina. society be brought up IN proper
form he would be disposed 10 oppose it, and in fac.
could not do so without violating his conscience The
American Board worthy of confidence, for had
shown that it holds strong anti slavery doctrines and
those grounds pure and perfec. as could be-
thirty years since he had begun TO act in
the anti slavery cause 1t was his privilege TO act a.
time when {, not popular 10 express anti slave
ny views when he had 70 pass through riotous MODS
70 the Fast and West. He well remembered the time
when he enrolled special constable in Cincinnati
by order Of the Mayor and he had TO patrol the streets
OF the city with pair of double barreed pistols in his
pockets defend the houses Of the black people and as
the time drew when be thought they gong 10
pitch in he did think that he had some pluck Great
cheering aud aughter But there was no necessity for
Gghtng The caDger Of the moment passed away, AMI
be saved from the letting of blood the losing OF any
He had the pleasure Of delivering the fret abolition DISCOURSE
ever pre- ached in the city Of Indianapolis He Afterwards
came to Brooklyn a, time when II vas not yet porriar
100, he raised up the hammer Of human liberty. lie
snew the time when Wendell Phhps-wnose doctrines
are aae exreme o. M Sa @Ii 10 be- hoo,e
and hssed they attempted 10 speak But he had often
eseo ms personal ionuenSe tna. uey sI1 1 Oe 49,
the slave, and has always done so Yet be Thought
that there were circumstances under which man might
hold slave and yet not be sinful for doing so. Such
thing immediate emancipation or instant acton OF any
kind was simply impossible There are cases in which
man holding slaves cannot hberate them even he SO
wishes except he &c. permission from the constituted
authorities to do Sometimes he has 10 obtain legal popers
and 60 through other formula before he can accomplish
such purpose Such man q STAKEHOLDER szaas; his
wi ana long he did not hold his fellow creatures in
bondage his selfish ends and benefits but rather
his opportunity to t them for emancipation
possblc-f that came 20 the sacrament table he
wouli receive him, and il nobody else would conmun
cate with him he the speaker and Jesus Christ would
DO Mr. Beccher then continued to allege number of
reasons why the Boerd Of Foreign Missions should BE-
supported by the contribution of tn Church They had
sent out no less than 400 missionaries from America,
besides 500 nrive missionaries, making a total OF 900
lRborers in the field Of missions scattered all the
world They have made no less than so 900 converts
since they began operations and thus they have gathered
perfect army into the Church They have given form
and grammatical expression TO fifteen languagues that has
no alphabet at all, but which can row be reduced to
writing, and through their agency the Bible has been
translated into twenty other languages The Board had
always been faithful TO duty of establishing church free
from caste from prejudice and from slavery and tseorts
had not yet been crowned with perfect success It was
for the OF active labor He thought II would not
only be cruel but unjust TO desert faithful body that
had stood up so long ard so nob!y for Christian faith
II the Church for the reasons assigned were TO cut or
the Board Of Foreign Missions, IL would be just like de-
carng that they would not hear him preach any more,
Tor he entertained precisely the opinions as that
Board Whether he anti slavery not they ought
70 know as well as himself. II he not then they
had made slight mistake at the NV YosK HERALD
Office for they have begun there TO suspect him OF ,i
nonsm. (Great laugher.) He would operate with any
man who was against slavery, however much he might
differ with his means OF operation and for this reason he