New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-01

The National Frcedmnn's Relief Assoein-
ton and the Contrnbnnds.

Last evening tho claims of the National Freed
mans Relief Association were laid before the congre-
cation of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, lthe Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher's). After the usual introduce
tary services, the Rev. Mr.. Haynes, Secretary oil
the National Freedmans Relief Association, made
statement Of the necessity which suggested the or
penizaton Of the society, aud its general objects,
and the increasing demands mace upon theh w
every advance OF our army.
The Rev. Mr.. BEECHER delivered an ADDRESS, III
which he ret forth what the society did not in'eno
10 DO In the fret place IT was not their lntention
nor their desre to establish any system OF analga-
nation; that was something to be resorted 10 by
those most concerned. Certainly the South had
maintained the doctrine Of amagama!ing the races,
and had practiced what they preached They did not
intend 10 flood the North with Southern negroes.
The story which had beon circulated to the enect
thai the Emancipation Of the slaves would result In
the Northern States being over-run by negroes, ana
that white labor would suffer in consequence was
a political suberfuge, too contemplate and rdicn-
lous 10 call for explanation There was noIa iouncey,
a machine-shop, n ship-yard, a carpenters SHOP,
cabinet shop, a 6acksmitn's shop-any place IN the
North where the negro could make bis labor remu
neratiye, into which you could squeeze him through
between the seams of prejudice social and political
with n brumah press. The only chance Tor the
colored man North nowadays was to wait and shave
aud they being driven from that ar last as pos-
u
be the aim OF all interested 10 aid the negroes IN re-.
msiniug where they had been from childhood, and
20 tea,h them how TO be solf-supportiDg, now 10
manage their own labor. IL was thought by some
people that AZ tue negro had hitherto supported him
sell aud bis master, by knocking the master of she
LET lie would be abundantiy able 70 attend TO bic
own personal wauts IL was no part Of the plan OF
that Association TO 90 to work and enfrauchise the
children If Africa IA their low and degraded state OF
ignorance. II was not intended TO force the cOored
man into socety bul u was the object Of the Freed
mans Relief lsOciation 10 take hold Of the black
man By the hand aud to help bin to rise % igLer
appreciaton of HE own duties in life the clsims Of
Government upon him, and bis relative rights under
that Government And 1t was their du,y as CHRIS
tiaus 70 stand by that poor oppressed race IN Us
time Of weakness and need. God had stood by
them aud surely Christians would not presume TO be
more ia-iidlOus than the Lord OF al power and
might
Tie Rev. DR.. X. S. SroRRs Of the Church Of the
PILGRIMS, nlso delivered an interesting address IN
which he claimed that The African MAS the test o.
the christianity Of this nation. God IN his pfovi
donce bad prospcrcd oar country and made II grea.
IN wealth 0l rcsourcC-gTeat in power, great OH TIE
lnnd groat on the ocean, and now God after Wit
messing onr pride had determined 70 furnish rs with
"A test and tn. test was the African lie alluded ~
the usefulness Of tie African SINCE the commence
mont II this war. Not only So, they had demon
sr.ied thai with Kind training and proper care they
could more than support Themselves. God message
the subject q Christian duty as plain II Il
HGs written On lie face u the ky.
I a collection was taken up FOR the Association; tho
vast assembly united N Angling "a hymn and after
Tie beuedclion by tho Rev, DIX. Storss, they dis
missed.