New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-11
CONGREGATIONAL UNION COLLATION..


The annual collation. Of the American Ccngrega-
tional Union was partaken Of last evening in the City
Assembly Rooms, which were crowded with mixed
audience of ladies and gentlemen.
The Rev. DIR. BUDDISGToN of the Clmton-avenue
Church Brooklyn presided. A hymn was sung and
The Rev DIR. MARSH offered extended prayer
President BUpDIYGToS then explained the general
and catholic character of the Union and introduced the
Rev. DIR. Asa ID. SMITH (presbyterlanl, who SAID
that he was puzzled TO know why he was called on
first of all. He bowed the sovereignty of the Pres
ident here though he believed always in the higher
Law. Applause.l He TejOced TO seehere the Purltns
In modern dress. He thought he saw Rose Slandish
and Priscilla the beautiful Puritan maiden lie pro
.ceeded TO compliment the ladies and the Brooklyn
florist who furnished the bouquets, with one OF whIGh
everybody had been presented. lie liked social gain
erines: he thought it would he well for religion II such
gatherings az this were frequent among cnurcheS'
file was glad TO see so many different denominations
represened on and off the platform. They all 0eleved
in the same great faet-what matter, then, about the
philosophy of little GIRL looking one evening at
the moon was asked who made ii. Her theology was
sufficiently advanced TO answer that God MADE IT, Inc
ouestoner asked her how he made 1t. This plunged
her little head into the mazes OF phiosophy o9t que
went brsvely on; she said he made IT with KNIFE
Uaupbter.l Now, what had the philosophers really
found out beyond this They could 60 back through
the evoluons of ages, but finally they were brought
up and had to say that there God worked with some
demiurgal knife. We all, child and savant, believed IN
the great fact differed only as to the philosophy
After the music and hymn, the Rev. Dr. HAGUE
of Roger Williams. DIR. HAGUE mentioned that he gave
a centenary address at Providence in which he
showed that most of the Baptss in this country were
deecended from Baptsts who came over before or after
Roger Williams. DIR. HAGUE also said that IN 1859 he
was in Rome, and reeounted the alectlonate com
munion be had with priest at whose house he lodged
after irving the Hotel dAngeterre. The priest OBJ
iected to Professionalism that the secs hated each other
So Could be have such spectacle as this COLA
ton he would have been sufficiently answered. When
DIR. Wainwright editing his splendid book on the
n Of
90 him lDr. Hague TO supply the article on 81 Peter
lie did 80, and it appeared in that magnificent volume
under his own name. Afterward, meeting Dr; WAN
wright be expressed his surprise 10 him that he (Dr
Wainwright should commit 80 important article To-
him DIR. Hague and not rather 10 one OF his own de-
nomination. d" No matter about that, said DT. VAIN
wright, Z" wanted Catholic article, and | got 1t.
He lDr. Haguel thought then that the Millennium had
almost come. Dr. Hague related several other Incl
dents Of his life and concluded with few from the life
of ore of bis ancestors whose snubox he SAID he was
in the habit of carrying about h, and from which he
offered pinch TO DR. Tying.
The Rev DIR. TYING lEpscOpalan) received |
with enthusiastic cheering lie SAID that his reception
was overwhelming. he ii little startled when he
was invited 10 come here 30 "A collation.. lie had had
20 much trouble about cOatons, that he actually TOOK
down DR.. Noah Websters dictionary to find out what
IL was He found il 10 be bringing together OF per-
sors and things for comparison. He had found that
collation. generally led TO dation and elatlon lie
thought such as this would prove 10 be OF service IN
the Revolutionary days President Langd0n OF Harvard
tried all sorts OF eXpedlets 10 eeJ Hu ~ d'u'SS vi
foreign luxury One day he had the college caidron
nut over the fire in the college kitchen.
He had put into il a busle of Yankee beets ont OF
which he was hoping TO make sugar. Two OF te boys
finding ont his intention by his repcatedtasungs bought
half bushel of salt and put it into the caldron IL
boiled and boiled away; at last the old man came ana
tasted again, when he exclaimed" They VIII make no
sugar but they Will make salt" Perhaps they wonid
6 nd out that if the collation. would make no sugar II
would make salt. Already we had sailed DOWN some
excellent Evangelical Christians until they were hkey
10 keep around the globe. Strange was the proposition
made to him by his friends His friend would MI his
nostrils with Scotch snuff. Great laughter.J lie
would rather this day he should dip him IN Niagara
River. He thought he would come out IN far better
pickle, and be much more certain 70 he approved ny
Madam at home. Taking snuff
He Thought i worse than smoking and that was as
bad he wac gong 10 say, something that would send
men TO the Penltentry. II certainly bad that
all evangelical Christians could not agree about II.
The New England boys grew up half snappngtuItles
and half fish, and were Congregationasts 10 some ex-
tent any way. They all taught 10 take off their
hats 10 the minister He named several old COngrepf-
tjonal ministers. They he said, were men, venerable
men. They wore brceches llaugbter, and cooked
hats. And he never saw ono OF them with a black
rravat on That left 10 these sans culotte Anti
ylayery davs. Now, You often required a certificate
M knoyv Congregational minister from horse-iockev
Applause.l More than half the clergymen on the
platform wore black cravats.
He once injured of one of these old gentlemen
what he thought of travelling preacher who had just
,een in the place lie replied by blowing out Of his
"ortb Whit of smoke. Now, the travelling preacher
oo,efimes drew a deal Of attention, but, when he had
,assed we found not the ashes whi1h men
Knocked ont OF their pipes. Dr. Tying concluded by
ender and manly ausOn 10 his boys.
The Rev. Mr.. QUIsT Congregational OF Jamaica
Plains was the next speaker. lie thought 'la' was