New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-18
The Meeting which did not take place "a,
DIR. Springs Church.

The announcement was made pretty generally
IN the newspapers Lest week that meeting would be
led at ia. Re-. Dr. Springs church Sunday evening
under tie auspices Of the National Trecdmtns Relief
Association, and that three white formerly) slave
children would be present and Of the peculiar in.
s'ruDents OF the peculiar institution would be exhibited
At tie hour appointed reporter found large crowd
had gathered about tho doors OF tho Brlck ChGIch,
corner OF Ihrty-fourth street and futh avenue US
gates however closed, and there were no ights
within sign Of preparation There was much question
Ing among lhc corners why the church was closed. a
eueman on the sideNa ak said that the Trustees u the
church had prohibited the Of the building FOR the pur
poses stated in The advertisement.
/ a gentleman who said he was pew-holder stated b
our reporter that DR. Spring bad announced before the
sermon in the morning that the church would no. be-
opened ard had given the explanation that gentleman
had called on him Or. Spring. and solicited The Of
the church Sunday evening for charitable purpose
end be had given his pormia ion What was his
prise 70 ind Advertised in the papers next morning TINT
there would De dramatic exhibition OF cOlored chill
dren and instruments for punishment. The house
would not be opened for such purpose. THIS pew
holder said he had come down % see what the result
would bet0 see il niger exhibition would Dc allowed
IN The church.
Another gentleman, who also said he wa pew.
holder, expressed himself equally strong In another
group, conversation wGs going on in regard 10 DR..
Springs sentiments One said the Doctor al right
gud read extract from slip cut from Newspaper TO
the effect TINT Dr. > had recently said to the venerable
Lewis Iepp0n I'VE fball have Deicc while slavery
exists il is impossible. for Freedom and Slavery 10
lot in the same country" lie added in regard 10 his
iOTmor position, II was wrong"
Had the doors been OPEN The church would cer0inly
have been flied. After large numbers had gone away
word was brought t. the SEXTON who stood at the gate
10 notify thot the services would be held At Prof Mat
tesons ChuI en- an fOrtyrst street, Sixth and
Seventh ayenues and iinmcdi5tey current Of people
rot IA that direction. Our reporter called ut tho
dance oi Dr. Spring for explanation ana was referred
by the Dd gentleman 10 the order of the trustees
which lie had understood published in the evening
paDers Saturday. Not finding the order in print the
following note, received by the Rev. MIR. Leigh sat.
uIday evening. is given herewith;
Mr.. C. C. LEroH: Dear SIR The Trustee OF TIE Brick
Church seeing notice u the morning papers o. An exhibition
have caused the following notice TO be printed IN The evening
Is; 1he eFmbiL0i ad i sea "a ~" lnornnf pars ioi
SaDbesh evening at o'clock Of tto Church OF Rev o. spring
u. D., will lot take place.
BY order Of tho Board Of Trustees.
Iealed ri. your Office. bat not finding you H. take thi.
means o. spPrsbiB you Of their action
Respectfully youf, ADNHK H. ELY.
Prof MAITLsOS in Introducing the subject alluded 20
the fact Thai il had been contemplated to hold the meet.
ing IN neighboring cnurch and he had understood
that one reas0n was that instruments were 10 be exb
tied which they use down South for making refractory
slaves love Slavery Hhe had been of the class Of
sersatTes who had insisted that slaves were perfectly
happy and exceedingly well of and that IL would be n
great wrong to disturb the relations existing between
master and slave, he would not want man to come
into his church and show such things. lie did not blame
q holding such sentiments Oh reading in THg
TRIBUNE aud Times tlt these instruments OF torture
were 10 be exhibited, getting about t and go.
ing 20 the Trustees aud getting the key turned.
Two pretty girls OF about eight years Of age who
would readily pass Tor white" the chattel 0dyer
tisements say, and boy Of the same sge and equally
White, together with black man who had in large
letters, ~. Is. NJ branded on his forehead came for
ward on the platform. They form part OF group OF
sma1cipaed slaves brought from New Orleans by Col
WILSON CHM, the adult black slave, said he had
worn ior year an instrument, which was exhibited
consisting OF collar ryeed around the neck with three
or iour prongs some twenty inches or ore long pro
Tuung upward and outward TO the ends Of which were
attached bells: An iron gag also shown II con.
rists OF tim piece OF iron, to be inserted in tho
mouth, and 80 attached 10 iron collar about The meek
as 10 render It impossible remove IL from bes tbs
teeth The paddle is piece of wood described by H.
name and having holes bored through il. Mr.. CLinn
said to draw blSterS while awhp was used to cut these
blistes open.
Chinn, In reply TO queston said he had wife and
children when he was slave In Kentucky but hs had
not seen them since he was sold In New-Orleans To
tho question, Did you marry again after you got
down in Louisiana" he responded, We'll had one.
but didn't have time TO marry down there" The chill
drsn have heretofore been described In The TnisUsE
CbsrlsI Tsylor Kays ~ interesting sGoosQt Of lis