The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-05-16


their appointment There was no such des.
potic authority put into their hands. either
by letter or inference. They, the Trustees,
had no more the exclusive privilege or right,
of raising money for that church than the
Commissioners of the Croton Aqueduct
had the night or power Of determining
when and where the clouds of heaven
should gather and rain. Indeed the Church
and pastor were as far removed from any
control or authority of the Board of Trus-
tees, and as far above them, as the clouds
are above the earth over which God gath
ers them to break in showers. The Socie-
ty was the Society of tho Church. and not
the Church the Church of the Society, and
the Trustees were the Trustees Of the So
ciety Of the Church. and not Trustees
of the Church or Of the pastor, nor
set over them In any way They were
guardians Of the property Of the Society +;
but that property was held. and was bound
to be administered, for the use of the
Church. in the Church's appointed work
for Christ, and for the benefit of the pew
owners At every new trial and decision
of that kind it has been hoped that the op-
ponents Of the Pastor and bis course would
retire and leave the Church to sustain him
at their pleasure, at least in peace among
themselves Such was the duty Of every
Christman, when case had been brought
thus yeliberately and finally to congrega-
tional issue for it was the right as well as
the custom and the law, that the majority
should rule; and if the minority were not
content, they had perfect liberty to with
draw, or to remain in quiet, and labor with
the majority; but they had no right to re-
main on purpose to continue the strife
Dr. Cheeyer closed his able speech with
the following alluision to DR.. Hartt, the
prime mover in the appeal to British church
es for aid And now having done my du.
ty to the bill let me say word of its auth.
or. Thine own friend and thy fathers
friend forsake not Thine own friend and
the Savior's friend. and the Church's friend,
and the friend Of the poor and the oppressed
Of Christ's sake, forsake not. A truer
friend of this church, truer friend of the
slave, man with purer, more single eye
to the good of this Church. aud the deliv-
erence of the enslaved by the instrumen.
tality of the word and the spirit of God,
there does not breathe, than DIR. Hartt.
know him as a dsinterested, self.sacrific. !
Ing. self forgetting laborer for Christ lie
left his own church for the support of this |
in a season Of peril He has remained true
to the last His motives, bis policy, his
lsbors, have been derided, abused,
treated with incessant prejudice, but still
he has labored on, indefatigably, with
single disinteresed purpose in view. The
great measure which is now upon the sub
ject of reproach, with all the benefits that
have followed and still will follow from it,
are owing to his instrumentality mainly
He may meet with little else but opposi-
ton and revilings here, but great will be
his reward, when the Divine Savior shall
say to him, Inasmuch as thou didst it
for one of the least of these, my brethren,
you did it unto me-"
In the delivery of his address, DR.. Cheev-
er was interrupted by the Chairman re.
peatedly on the plea of being out of order
but ultimately, member appealed from
the decision Of the chair, and the meeting
declared the speaker in order.
Mr. Bennett asked for the reading Of the |
resolutions or the substitute. in order that
he might have something to talk about, in
asmuch as he had not provided himself with
any material. After the reading of the |
substitute, he said that every organization
had laws which ought to be obeyed by its
members. That society had rules which
ought to be respected Every one of its
members had a voice in the disposal of its
own business. 1t was claimed that the
church had indorsed the appeal, and SO it
had, and he had helped to do it; but he
was now sorry for it. He had done so un-
der the impression that such course on
the part of the church would be product.
i've of peace; but he found his mistake,
for he was one who believed in purity first,
then peace He then asserted that he was
Anti-Slavery in sentiment, and loved his
pastor. He denied that there was occas-
ion for sending out to Great Britain for
aid, The church had. previous to making
an appeal, provided for all the wants of the
church.
DR.. Fairbanks said that Mr.. Bennett had
not pointed out any rule which had been
violated He would also say that SO far
as what he had said the previous evening
about defying the Church, the Society, and
the Trustees, he would not retract word,
and he demanded to know the rule which
he had trampled, or would trample on in
pleasing himself as to where he got money
in his own name, and what be did with it
in his own name. He desired to say, and
to have it understood, that the appeal had
not been made in the name of the Church
and the Society.
The meeting was subsequently addressed
by Messrs. Harvey. Berry. and Warren.
MIR. Berry offered two compromise resolu-
tions which were seconded, aud they were
under discussion when the meeting was
adjourned till Monday night at ! O'Clock.
~ Y. Tribune
PROPOSED NEW TERRITORIES.
The House Committee on Tarritor;as