The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-12

Meeting Of Friends or the Project and Ad-
dresses Setting Forth It's Claims.
Tho advocacy OF the international Memorial religious
sdincs and hail. to be erected in London al an expense
OF forty thousand pounds sterling Was the occasion Of
sparse gathering last evening, a. the huge semi Gothic
edince Of Fifth and rwsntyninth street
sparse. may be said. seemingly owing TO the
args area OF the building. which was sporadcay dotted
with groups and single entres-though, ss Mr. Long
fellow said OF lfs the audience was not what IL seemed
being bad been counted really larger than i ap-
peared TO be. The Rev. DR. Crosby, the Rev. Dr. Hay
Palmer, and the Row. Frederick rompkins OF London
the latter Of whOm bensvolsns reputation from having
raised large amounts in England for the smsoraton OF
the condition OF the freedmen in Amsrcawsrs present,
and made the leading addresses In favor OF the project
The REV. Dr. Crosby took the Initiative in brief ad-
dress, in which he introduced the English canvasscr
the American public, and made occasion warmly 10
commend the enterprise in which Mr. Tompkins is en-
gagged to the patronage OF the moneyed people or the
metropolis Thus introduced, Mr. Tompkins stepped
forward TO the desk and proceeded 70 explain the object
Of his mission 10 this country He alluded to The fact
that the want Of public hail. where the great ex DO
nents OF American political religious social and literary
thought could be heard had long been felt in London
During the stormy days OF the war, when one OF the
leading e1poundsrs Of American thought and
visited London he ths speaker) had the honor
10 be secretary OF correspondence American AFFAIRS
no maze arrangements the appearance
the foremost OF American clergvmen before the public
in London, and he could not but remember how dii-
cult IL TO secure Exeter Hall for single nights
lecture. Leading Americans OF all professions had
often visited London, and had passed unnotced in
cognito for other than because there
special place whore they could make themselves known
with the surety Of welcome, and thus Q great many
opportunities were lost 10 the English public which
opportunities husbanded and utilized might have been
the means OF making Engliehmen better acquainted
with American Affairs The speaker then proceeded TO
full exploitation OF the manner BY which proposed
partially 10 remedy this want OF mental circulation be-
tween the two countries. Ii WAS proposed erect in
LondonupoR ground already secured for the purpose
an International memorial TO President Lincoln, which
should consist OF building containing within self both
the requisites OF great international ednce religious
worship, and hall DO used for secular purposes II
was proposed that Sunday the pulpit should be
pied onehalf the day BY an American clergy man. and
the othor half by some English appointee from the
provinces This would AFFORD opportunity to English
men 10 listen to the great lights Of the American pulpit
az from limo to time they visited London and learn
something Of American thought and feeling through
leading representatives OF BOTH and there posi-
from the utilization OF these opportunities Fur
thermore, was almost every mont that some repre-
sentative OF the leading American thnksrs--social.
political or literaryvsted London and by the Inter-
national Hall II proposed TO utilize their visits to the
beneht OF English knowledge Of America and Ameri-
cans. The remaining portion OF the address Of Mr.
TompkinE devoted 10 exhibition and explanation
OF plans for the building. after which the Rev. Dr. Ray
Palmer was introduced
Dr. Palmer alluded in the beginning to the present
state OF American feeling towards England sxpatiatsd
at considerable length on the elements OF permanency
and progress ia modern civilization comtrassd with
the elements OF decomposition and speedy decay in that
OF the ancents, and concluded with commentator OF
Mr. rompkins project TO the American public.
AZ the conclusion Of DR., Pamer's address the audi
were dismissed,