New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23
LIBERAL CHRISTIANITY.

ANNUAL MEETING or THE LIBERAL CHRISTIAN
UNION OF BROOKLYN.
goodly number of people assembled In the
chanel Of the Church OF Our Saviour in Brooklyn last
evening to attend the annual meeting OF the Liberal
Christian Union. The Rev. stephen H. Camp opened the
exercises by reading passage from the Scriptures after
which the Rev T. C. Bodies offered short prayer. Then
the Rev T. Gerrsn read the annual address. He said
Last year the balance showed AN indebtedness OF more
than SIC 600 but Il has been reduced 10 about $50. The
readlnq.room never did more good than II has done
during the past twelve months. The library contains
300 volumes many OF which sre standard works. Sun
the library ia not what it should DO. II takes time to
build up good library Emerson said, during ms i last
visit Brooklyn, "Scotts poems are good To begu WILL
The speaker asked n the "blOod dthunder stories
of The LETTER not better than none Ho found hat
DiCkeus's works were read more thah any Ot.ets
books badly worn that new set "ouIu nave 10
De purchased soon The Introduction OF innocent games
IN the readineroom hsd proven oone ii
Cleanliness Of great Importance IN mission
%at the po"Ter classes could be by themselves
unt their appearance was improved In some eases Tue
applicants were 40 lthy that they hau 70 pe and tb
mission This was done In kindly lhhiher hhu tne
BOYS were asked to come again with clean bodies batn
rooms should we ay needed 10 snccesstnlly pros
ccute misson labor II was suggested mar the name
Liberal Christian Union" be changed 80 that no obcc,
ton could be raised on account OF us denomhatehai
signifeance. They prOiossod TO he doing ohy CHRISTIAN
aud not denominations one; pS nGaio ~
Young Memo Christian Association NJ fOfthhu, WIEN S
declared that only believers IN the EYhnSeicai iIlu
to be elected 70 oGe snG to me s
was severely but kindly commented on Inc Opeet ol
the Union, said the speaker ~ NOT 10 pr0s , al
room and q free institution for All persons, icKatuoss VI
their creeds The Rev D. II. camp salI tn"t 10 Foiy
much doubted whether there - suon t"i ath hs
ones living a separate HE. III ne WORKS AZ Isl, nc
does for his neignbor Gs ws" entirely alone
self No possess anythhg snt,in,g a d
There can he no failure where the WORK Iathuy uu,
10 be successful must not DE 700 uon ooVpu "i,
thinking about the result IL - lmporlant iI"t Ond
men have good socety TO live III There shSu 90 EVI
prea hing and free seats NO Snu,oI Iinn Mr. RipIey
costs tl5 900 year to run u. ia aaid nfyer
Ropes introduced aud appandsd lo SI IT we 40
mind II "they don't cal us eVanHeiioa, and
our duty, God VIII can US ot Tt De- q a.
II He "A for us, who be against usf Inc rev IL "
BolesNo doubt the Young Mems christian in rem
meant nail 20 the cross, but lns'eau VI , tbey
penny nails they took tho smallest copper ' Cise9
could md and not many OF them at mat and now lei
NJ es Via we car do for the Of Christ chnrch
be complete should have NOT QUIZ pb rooms devoted
but and women There snonn 20 SbonII ne emmse.
n science and TO literature, and there shou,a po
and festival halls inc nT saynp grace Ali the
elements OF civilization should DO ohs.laaeu Anu Anu
made to elevate and redeem men ana women Inc
Church should come IN oon'"0 Sod Ir,.rSnd
world, and eyapgelize uI NJ lain v Wv ChaS%icH
wa, On he point Of speaking, when the Rev Mr. Hep
worth entered the chapel, and the speaker gave way
d hevy hearts have lifted up In Boston. aud they
con he lifted m -Nork. Here are people VINO never
~ 90 90 down into the dark places and bring the poor
nm to higher life IL our CIVILIZATION Is worth anything
~ mans pocEct-book cares for the banner that
floats over It, Every man who Is man, every woman
yhn 4. woman all belong 10 the same society church
ht works h the Church OF God, but church that prays
aud never attempts 70 get JUS prayers answered, Is
az ~ Give tlOO 10 the Union. The effect electrical
one two and four persons subscribed slOO each
nont sop" cried Mt H.. with his face all aglOw, "leI
tbD GOOD work 10 on" IL did go on, aud ,i,aoo we're
ra,.,d iu less than three minutes
Tie following named officers elected for the en-
i' wear For President Ripley Ropes for First Vice
Prsslvul l.. u. Fam2to0. I0s SECOND ftesfeesloen''