The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-11
Meeting In Behalf OF tho. Freedmsa's
Aid CspsM ssiOsp.

meeting IN fnrthcrancc Of the Frecafncns Aid Com
mission of the Protestant Episcopal gharch took ace
evening in the Chursi. Of the Bsiy Trinity, r>ook
yn Tho iarge building well nlIsd ny faship oaba
congregation
Bishop POTTER first addressed the sneesng and seated
that at the enerai Council held IN Philadelphia last
October third missionary branch 81 isc Church. mis-
sions formed In addon to the roisu and doaestic
missions previously mai7s aimed by rho Church, ard this
commission for the purpose Of aaoring among the
freedmen The work H. ko6n all scc,ariso bias
and all illusions calcucd naiae excite tho jcal
onsics or passions of the white and black both
OF which have already Suffered much Schools are To
lie the principal employed in which secular
knowledge i. to be Impaired to- tho blacks 70 we'll as
The principles or Christian truth. The clergy OF the
Church in he South will co.opera,e and welcome the
lahorers, and great deal Of snod both Temporal ana
spiritual Is expected from the. lnAors o. the
mission. The right reverend speaker then sxpatiatca
claims OF the frcedmon OF the South, upon toe
charity and assistance OF tho people OF tie North 10
whom liz their changed ana almost hopeless condition,
God seemed to have specially committed hon. They
required food and clothing, ~hch they were Unable
from former habits to procure for themscrcs in nnu-
merabc instances, and hc trusted the rsponse ~ the
Church to their claims uron her would be ssra pomps
Tho rector OF tho chnrrh made nm address rsxt in
which he explained more fully the Objects and dsics Of
Bishop LrleH OF Aricansas, being introduced by
Bishop Potter, said thai NE field amoss the feedmen
rich one, and that was not entirely now The
agents Of the comnissssn win Ind sbst the Southers
clergy have abored good deal among the negroes
already. The late Bkhop Cofs Of Nabama- was one u
the most ndustr Gus and efficient OF these workers
among the poor negroes and the c1ored people apIrc
catod his lnbors among tho Once he vas sitting In
his door, after ncovsnng from severe attack OF fever,
when negro walked TO hirs and said he hoped he
was better end that he 70 SEQ how no was This
negro lived ten miles the moHntans and the BISHOP
asked him when no leaving, what his business
and where he lived and hv said ~ Ia 70 ask how yov
arv That N all OF my business; and sur people,
where i,ve 70 ask you Ais for they thib&
| heap a you After thia the Bishops life was Dr.
voted 70 the elevation OF the eoorcd people ne used Il
make diagram OF acathedral he would like 70 build ID
the midst q a cotton pantsuon a2d schoohouse
H. and exclAm, "How glorious would be 10 hear tbre'
Thousand black people sing in grand chorus tar
| plantation tho Giorta IN ExcslAaN The rgh
reverend gentleman then proceeded TO describe tho in
tsrcstirg labors OF Bishop hese os Virginia. among the
ooored people Of that State Bishop ives Of North Caro-
Ina; Bishop LcnnnG, Of South Carolina; Rev Mr. WI
ams OF Georgia. and other Southern clergymsn IN for
and far different days from these He showed tina
there good deal Of gratitude In the negro character
and that there peculiar ways Of teaching thcm th'
best o which h me catschetca and that music with In
slricon asssts ard sutsrsins them 70 their mgdes
He promised active cooperation on the part o. IN
clergy OF the South, and concluded by showing IN
necessity for Immediate and liberal acnon On tne pst
the Church of the Great Master.
The meeting was principally Tor thepvrpose OF intoru
Ing Tho CONGREGATION VI the church ol the objects Oh W