The New York herald., 1868-10-22
FREE AND OPEN CHURCH ASSOCIATION.
Meeting In ~. AIMS Churcli-Addresses by
Bishops Quintard, Armiiaae, Afiley and
Whipple In Favor OF the Movement.

Meeting In ~. AIMS Chnrcsi-Addresses by
Bishops Quintard, Armilase, afiley and
Whipple In Favor Of the Movement.
special meeting was held last evening in Sc
Ann's Church, West Eighteenth street, on behalf OF
the Free and Open Church Association. Notwith-
standing the unfavorable weather there was very
respectable attendance present.
Rev. DR.. Gallaadet presided. AMER PRAYER by Rev.
Frederick Si and reading the evening service
Bishop ouintard, OF Tennessee. was introduced to
the meeting and made the opening remarks. He
most happy, he said, TO give his announcement
to free and open church system az advocated by
the organization on account Of which they had met
A great duty devolved on the Church by reason OF
her divine constitution The ministry OF the Church
to-day was only engthening out the great work
begun by Jesus Christ In His incarnation. To do
the work Christ had given His Church TO
do there was something else 10 be done
than having free and open churches. One
thing was 10 bring up the children In the
the way Of the Lord-to educate the people OF the
land. lie had confidence in The common school sys.
TEN as pursued In this country. The whole system
lead 10 intellectual development alone and gave no
teachings OF the heart. Men were fitted for money
making. for high literary sttainments and successes
in the arts and all that, bur not Tor the humber
duties OF life. The Church, he believed,
was taking q course now in this matter
tionize the whole system OF education in this coun
try. He called attention 10 the zeal In the subject OF
education OF the Ronish Church. This Church
would teach all who came TO its school free OF
charge, and the object he urged was most palpa-
ble-to SOW the seeds Of Romanism In the
susceptible hearts OF ihs children entrusted
to their teaching y was necessary that
conservatism lie was happy TO see that the present
Convention OF their Church IN this city was taking
bold conservative stand. he was opposed to the
present pew system prevailing In most churches and
urged that the pews should be free alike to rich and
poor. He cited the effect In the free churches OF
England. Large congregations attended at their
services. The system was becoming widely popu-
lar there. lie considered that the system prevail.
ing in Greek churches OF no pews and no benches
nearer approach to true worship than existed
here. In conclusion he gave his own experiences In
the matter OF free and open churches. He took
charge OF free church In Nashville on January l.
1858. numbering then forty.two communicates. on
Nav l, 1891, there were over 300 communicates
when the breaking out Of the interfered with rs
progress. Besides the communicates others of ali
beliefs attended free and open churches. Sermons
were more frequent. and 80 was the administering
OF The communion. lie wished the work God-speed.
Bishop ARMIrAGs, OF Wisconsin, ne xt followed In
q few remarks lie considered Il a burning shame
to Evangelical churches that while In Roman Catho
nc, she Greek, the h0bsmmedaD anu oil Oriental