New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-13
r sredn,an's Savings BnnL IN Kichmond-
Hcorgan'siaa IA CoIorcd Chprch-t;ei.
ting Mid 4 q Rebel prsarhet- Dciibsr-
stions-whas "gpcIe Ton" ssjd-Au
Unnnrwosnsie apeech-EuryiaE Money
A Negro who hna Va SIDE Enough--An.
Other utetir. to be Called.


FROM oar SPECIAL Correspondent
BIclNosp juno g. isCj.
I Mr.. Hewitt, fics. Vice.pge,ident Of the
. 'Freedman's Savings aad TIas, Company Of New.
YoIk here NV days aro for iho PURPOSE % ca.
tahisbing b.anch this city for the benefit 81 tho
oo!oi ed people II Arranged that lo thod prc-en,
the subject 10 meeting o. the lcadng co.orcd men.
who ore to be assembled for tie ,urpus. A. be hour
appointed 81. Hewitt, accompanied by Mr.. coor.
Superintendent Of the Colored Schools The Key. Mr..
Dudley ana III. Van Nlec,, repaired 10 The Lleaerer
Church where they found ABOUT loo colcscd en enrn
cs,ly engaged Ia recognizing their church Ihis Wa
Dap,i, Church and. according - Virginia slave law
they were obliged TO have wh.ic pastor. hut tln'o
their emancipation tney determined that they would
get rid Of tie 81 Rebel preacher. and have ono who
would give the the trae Gospel pfeac ed In the
NORTH as they had tired The southern It.igica long
enough quote their language.
Wen wo entered, they were tusily eDgag In dis.
Guessing the propiie,y Of adoptng written Consti'u.
lion. Their minister. a colaTcd man from o.ion
chairman 81 tie meeting, the Secretary b * an
intelligent mula q. who kept itc minutes as correctly
IS any white could do Some Of them thcush the
Bible Corsit alton enough. e OF ors maintained
and gave good reasons 10. dh u opinion. Their
discussions were conducted aocorin. 10 pafiamcniry
law which iaoy seemed 20 understand quite wei. 40
Gu, off debate certain point, tire prevors question
was called. ard they went through the bust IS COZ
recty and without halting vcA Ii not always he case
IN white deliberatiye bodies.
There was quite strong OPP o.tion to adop NJ the
form Of church government they were con dem AID
the tide Of sentnent appeared 10 be setting az rs H.
when All DID " Uncle Tom arose ard made ?" ami
mated and sensible speech in favor of adopt.n tho
| II. li.tb a I,A a.
In tho course Of his spcec. told them the following
history Of the paper which scy seemed about TO rel e.
He said that few years he happened to he in the
country where come white brothers were organizing
BAPTIST church. and they adopted the very docl
/ lent he had given them. One Of the brothers garc
'iI '.py. which he at FIRST refused be did not sup
lose would ever be Of any use him. but something
.in to keep It, for the time would when his
~, \ be free. and then they would want TO have
.ara,, ,vbi,o mn aud 30 he kept it. and hid il away
hen ,bcv wanted II Re- to get II away from him, but
| God We are free and we wahed II. and now. shaIk
own pssior and our own com tutdS" ''''
me end enabled me to keep II. ihave tbs Ia. :,
It upon your table and He meant that you should aa
it, You may think j snperstiti,us but God las
latcy manifested this goodness toward us in such re-
markable that believe Ho intended this ior
US, and hope you will acceptit
The speech was GRAZ sweTablc. the vote was inmdi.
atey taken and the document was pnaLino uy adopted
and as soon as the result declared hey hceded
down. and the good old man whose simple ftory lad
carried tire point, made an eloquent hnd touching
prayer ard when he prayed for he President n th.
United States and for the pres alton q the Uron
they all audibly and fervently united with him.
Having disposed Of the business hr'oro them, tey
invited Mt. Hewitt 10 address them, when IL clcsy
un!olded the plan for Savings Bank. They hsteed
with earnest attention. and at coDprshended lie
whole Subject bet wished 10 hear the opinions " no
other gentlemen which given IN favor Of thdn. !
sttuton. and then they began. One man ssid thator
the want Of such bank he had lost 5000. Hc ID
always made plenty OF moncy, bat ho lad 40 plnceto
keep il; he had given somc TO white nen TO keeper
him, and they had always Apt IT. hs Lad buried sue
and could never find it. and he was gl.d that nowhs
coud have some place to put biz money where w'ld
be safe.
Another said that during the war be buried s7Ooin
70 ID, ana come one had scratched it up. IA genial
Laugh. II
An amusing story told Of an Old negro. who ID
been quite industrious and made considerable mop,
lint .uddou L. hncame iudolent and NO longer HleGo