New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-30
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
TIE AMERICAN BAPTIST UNION.

Yesterday morning at 9 ocl ck, the Bs, tist Con
vtniicn was held in the y errepont-street Baptis
Cbufch, Brook yn, 10 consider some eIpreson If ln'
cen imerts Of the Baptist denomination in regard
I've present position oi the country and the questions
III Cerlying he difficulties.
| A.. +. CAPwELI, esq., of Brooklyn presided
Af,sr sifsng. "My country lis of thee, the Rev
| DIR. B BatDwfa offered the oJening prayer.
| MI. TsrwELL briefly addressed the meeting on tbs
subject about 10 be considered, and called upon the
Commtte apPoin,ed TO prepare statement aud reso
| lnIions % report.
The Rev. DIR. WILLIAMS Chairman of the Commit.
| tee reported Ne Hose
The Assembly Of Bsp gathered from the vedops Northern
states Of the Un1 would the solemn crss OF the
n,tonsl history pst record ef tber JUG
Chr'br, e,ns and seeking In the er
| and from the grace ofGoo, is t-st interests
camps srv,1 sstey lbs Union hs,s clsin.d 70
ina sssins f'r@ed wtsi thsy d~sis ase s CossSesey
They have seized national lOr. teseurs srsments and
,hps Such pro- eeJius the VI neighbour
nty would be- held to be vntual Yes ,hoie h.. been
PTSeedsn .enao sue" :. ~ ,',de pSo
The General - Wsshir rgtn hsve refused 70
cognizs the alleged GIT o Secession s'' no n
rgh, their purpose to rsoceupy sls ns'n. property sn
drfeu'cs thus usuft.d. c.
f,deasy declared Acsn slavery ths immo1iae csss OF
the revolution thu. attempted ne nas - goa ea@. G
and a. fhe sorh the uDy Ell ps-, oa'nn n re-
rsosd slavery wrong ia ncipe and s'At ns ,o os &
te He declare. tbs Cor %e.t' stse tAst
thsy sure s Their bss the 81 s ~
scsutias net only the p5opieiy bat the refpeiuiiy
Of scb seryuds he OF ces the mt on rs alleged
ofeity OF the negro race stone lie cisms i
Confederacy, that it IL the If,t 10 81
tory thu, iususursed tile Truth be w,uid cal H. ne
the States TO the ConiederscJ but
he anticipated the di-pt grafton OF tho older States aa ne
that 10 the Of ,hese lat admi'sion 10 me new Coh
de scy merely By recousrUction ht Tersonns
tioD and amt 'or an can o1td eenli Re- ,se ret - ,h I
reconstructed sn1 rsbuit sosefe5 that shan sc"ae even
Aen L 10 position organisation the South haze
proclaimed the ptsDt Of .erins se .sPs rnd o psat n
deus OF he United aloned lrse and ieridse
cthe Unios the defense oi TIE
Rrreu b.rn h-ir character 10 the ssr,so the Prince
Of Pace, th a'seui J, would ,pesA IJ 1as ssa,g
indor.in, ace. The Church Of Christ Aibgdon not OF
this world. Britae s % we % fs",s ..cu,r r.,
pow ordeined Of God and ne nssssey ~ -
viii to bear the in Christ ia sil nenhiP
o,d mo-, h. pse nage or divider the Of this
be dad not thsrsore sorogo,e the tribunal o. 'sny
Judgment 10 C~.s he b,de us feod. C~,s; dus n, sas
aud he'd psotm when answering 10 tr sppe-
msde to him ia 9-h. o ins! otls in.sr as or .e DO % %
our Js~ih He al wed Il when "r-pifg s1hs pte
dred coming Of his people 'nd ofhsr cos'
The Gospel Of Christ thsn sanctions a'd 'e P
shs the Of the North accept the revelation thv'to
be- pre- uued ap them warranted ard nec~'sry ishI
Tie, aeges. i Inevitable dinioinr the 1sun OF H
origin irrsyocsbe pastt snah ihey swat peay hs
new bal, this sAemporized ConedescJ Nea" mt ,h
uey submit pa,rly to III. predicted any & ssn 10. o. @
to qus FOR adm sOn .pon tne novel p,l
nnd ,sf mutation rto tue new principles o" l h0'
The p.., end the hope Of 'ss ntaIs h.'Ty
nan ,h, be.t of cstragrd o'e.nen at in-
south ind their rights sno Their quar- ho 20 49,,
their only but 80 stewards oi cohslo's
behalf OF all other rsiions eneos gsa ~ ' nh n
enotrs ions arc oshed ms ~ in, nsif. in shutting
~ the Christians OF the North to Que cause ~ b ,
lon, pe.eu. conpendouy mat IN our 'ne 'o
olrse Of our ch1rcle.snd people: ,..c.
1ha the dotrine Of Secession u io',ish 20 OH
iuion iobary aud scis setting o"' In shAony sA'
ueipx it. ul,ims'e i.-ue in drspoiiSn. =,
Rsrsd Ths, he National Goverpmers deserves oar 0ys
m nsi.sraree o. ho & ,h. N,h ba, net .ougt
org sid ely as he co fiet may es @ rs.
aud that # the national 20 and Of or aas
rai prcpe you'd involve evils ef longer continuance
R.,rsd Iisi the woodrou. up1g n rsnss.' haFinosy
N. hs estionsl un,y 10 Of gt.s'ul stent sud de-
oted acsuowlrdsu-it the Gcd who s~al' al n-AI'
sd s Sse,sd NAV L. God, ai. ips, evil.
b., rsu.d sowins chr 1Lic, and nfemed'aoe Ia ns
R,ciT,d That Is ths scourse q war even N hs
jod ior the ysn goly sell ca a. s E; = ,.s
pp,ion cf usnn-, too manifest N "a iAnu nal ln 10
I'D Z, emSssi !, Ss sd E essse @ IA IL. s may
q peope as T. o 10 e' has been, scnoo stern out
ntaiy iot endprg good In this struggle tr ehacheo 81 hs
IN should by thY snd hr Ji'rb.on OF 'ciP
.na sd ih ,ncoursgren OF dsy ot chsI lains sers
Rs.osd Thsl Nortn '.et not IN ty ens- ps nyoss
ion Of the South the devaaiston oi th.I hh.s py
nd m ruted but believe mos, hfm me t-.en'n
sea,oIs tie Cousa ion and non would snlii'e
b. safezuafds Of Southern peace II, t., 4. |
hat
e ap. the lat sy OF June day Of solemn hum "a on
md r sr for ,h- position of 6od gracious care 20 hf
n t limit the conflict tie wrsn SOD ssncp hc ii'
d ,bt one hour al 10 the Fdy evening Of each week Dc
b-,ed a. Il utece'son rfi'aey ior our country
S b,t brnsf, n.srer a. et-ruiy ard judgment are in
q. Of sLarp aud sudden changes The uuy o 81
q red.en uor- tho fleeing hour-its daJ OF az
,,pls 10 see hat the walls Of Ii'n BUN eSeo In
ah., nae nr, and TO hope only aid IN that Wei der
or,ing God be Brti-h missions 10 india AID the SCUM
~ TO rrw Napceoo who trAred IA -eralo ore
Hay.oet the Christian waricf stwo cenGiles before
10 had pre pared ia the OF the commonwealth the ha1te
sbo srtr a. army che plain the Ssints Everlasting Rest aud
no described lOf Aset 'iA-o NN'
nd the Hos War. ,,r, VII, r. |
Rror,d That be, bought At Bunker Hi tsey fo'se
nd Yotovu not with sold ht MOI tsoueTy
h. puir Legality Of the bargain ana N ihs
s,etx,ion N need be the feasibility Of The iIansier
tsisnedl WM R WILLIAMS ofNY.,
Rufus BABCoCk OF n. J.,
r. y CUMMINGS Of " H.,
HYATT SMITH Of p,
LAWRENCE BAkf X OF ". Y,
WILLIAM Ii. SBALER OF Maine,
:. b. SWAMP Of Mas.
After vigorous debate upon some poinb OF me re-
,ort, In which the Rev. DR.. Wel'h, bx-Gov Brlygs
n hnsetie the Rev. DR.. Malcolm OF Phlladei-
,bir. the Rev. Dr. Babcock of hew.Jersey, the Rev
DIR. Hague and the Rev. hr Murphy Of New-fOik,
md others, took part. il was adopted.
IL as rrsolve th.t the report b" printed torhwlth,
,ud syUo,.is OF il teleg,aphed to the President at
,nce TO dersy tbis expeuse, collection was taken
AZ II o'clock, the annual meeting Of the Baptist
,,is.iopary Union was held In the same place. Tx
GOV, Briggs OF Massachusetts in the cbair.
S.pt. ballard made an interesting statement OF |
he circumstances attending hs conversion, on 6oard