The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-29

wanted to be met in the same spirit. He !
approved Of the resolution, and did not be- |
lieve in different races of men. Christ died !
for all men-not for one particular race. |!
All we, as colored people, claim is fair
chance-not that you should lord it over us. !
If Christ taught slavery, l wouldn't be-
lieve him. / would sooner serve the devil. |
DR.. Burrows here interrupted the speak
er with the remark that this was the ground
work of infdelity, the higher-law doctrine
of those who denied the authenticity of the
Bible; for if you reject one part of it, you
must throw it all away. Perry resuming,
said that he believed in the sentiments of
the founders of the Republic, " that all men
are created free and equal" &C., &C.: and
that he should not be governed without his
consent. The mover of the resolutions has
servants, and he treats them as such.
He did not believe in entire social equality.
Our duty is to feed the hungry, clothc the
naked, educate the ignorant. That man
who does not rise after this let him take
meniaPs position to which ne has assigned
himself, and then we 90 to christanize him.
Socially there can be no equality. Christi
anity imposes the duty of elcvating, not de-
grading, men. He would say il you are SER
wants. be faithful as such. God has no more
ordained that DR.. Burrows should haze SER
wants than that he should be 4 servant. We
know what is best for us as well as DR.. B.
does. Don't war on him or any one else for
social equality, but say to all, "never
will l consent to the change of
being ordained for n menial.' | demand
the right to enter free schools and have
place in the Government, and if you die
saying it, then die. Such arc my inalicna-
BILE "rights, and such | will have" He
invited whom he pleased to his house.
lie knew many colored men whom he would
not invite there. His brothers Duer, Brown,
and Chamberln, had often interchanScd
social visits with him, and he did not de-
mdnd to 90 into their parlorS, but it was
pleasure to them all to spend an evening to-
gether.
Rev. W. II. Williams was glad to hear,
rs he heard from DR.. Burrows this morning,
from white man that negroes had any in
fluencc at all. He had never done anything
to array the races against each other. 1t IL
very strange that this Society cannot recon-
mend scriptural truth without being con-
sdered as sewers of diScord. The reSolu-
ton only requires us to do our scriptural
duty. James said elf yc have respect of
persons We cannot SIM The resolution is
not local, but it applies all over the world.
1t is no more intended for Richmond than
, anywhere else. He quoted the passage
" Masters give unto your servants what is
their just due"
| 1t we are all one in Christ, then all social
! distinctions are cut down. The gospel does
abrOgalc this doctrine. "COndcsccnd to
men of low degree" means take them up
/ and put them on an equality with you. As
! the representative Of seventy-tirc pulpltS, we
! are not here contending TO 90 into any one
clsc's, but what we want is to live together
rs brethren. The strife, If there is any, ori-
ginatcs on the other side of the house. 1t
J. tn hnf
everywhere, and "we pray you, in Gods
stead, be We rcconcicd to God" The Baptist
/ Association of this State admits only white
male members. We say that clause is wrong.
! We are striking at caste in colorcd churches
a. we'll as white OneS-in the palace of Cesar
as well aS the hut of Lazarus. Wear men,
I brethren in Christ, and we only ask you to
recognize Us as such we want nothing but
reel ciprOcation.
DR.. Burrows can't tell Us this morning
/ that there is no caste in his church.
: Rev. Mr.. Laws said that no one should 60
into his pulpit until they acknowledged
their wrong.
Rev. J. b Stowell regretted that Mr..
/ Cheney was not here to defend his resolu-
ton. 1t was misunderstood by DIR. b.
The bombshell was not gotten up in the
North. but the South.
Dr. Brown moved the appointment OF
delegates to the different bodies with which
this Society is in correspondence.
The Committee on
MINISTERIAL EDUCATION
reported, moving the appointment Of COM
mittec to confer with General Howard and
other officers of the Government to dis
abuse their minds Of the idea that the whole
work of education among Bapti>t> of the
: south belongs to the Home Mission Society,
I Il a n 4
of Young men to prepare themselves for the
ministry by collegiate and theological cdu-
cation.
Adjourned to 3H Z. VI.
AFTERNOON SESSION
opened with usual religious exercises. The
CoMMITTEE on PUBLICATION
reported that the improvements which had
been made in their organ, the Amer1cdn
BGpiist, had been of great benefit to the
Society, and they heartily recommend it TO
the support Of the members of the Society.
Thev also call attention to the Sunbeam, Il
Sabbath-school paper, edited and published
by Rev. Il. l.. Perry, as Il means of enllght.
cning the minds of the young.
Rev. }. Duer spoke to the subject, ear
ncStly urging the Importance of cncourag-
ing these papers. He considered Rev. Ma.
than Brown the abcst editor living, and
MANY OF his uItlcIcS u'iu cllClItt III oHl
learned and scientific men. He wanted
every one to Use their influence lor The
paper.
The report was adopted.
The resolution Of DR.. Chccncy was then
called up, verbally amended, discussed by
ReYs. Troy, Brightwcll. Williams, and the
President, and was unanimously adopted.
Rev. W. Troy moved that the Society ap-
point and support two general missionaries
in Virginia in connection with the State
Convention. Adopted.
Rev. II. Chamberlain, from the Anniver.
sary Committee, reported resolution de-
signaling Cincinnati as the place for holding
the next meeting, the time TO be fixed by
the Board.
THE COMMITTEE on TEMPERANCE
made report closing with the following
resolution:
THAT we discountenancc the Use Of in
toXicating liquors as Il beycragc-cspecially
by ministcrs-and, furthermore, in our OPT
mon, any person who uses, buys, sells.
drinks, or gives away Intoxicating liquors
as Il beverage, is unfit TO be Il member O
the Church of Christ"
I'VE regret that our crowded columns
prevents compliance with the request of the
Society to publish the report in full.-RE
PoRTERl.
The following commissioners to the differ
ent bodies with which the Society is i'll cor
respondence were appointed.
Consolidated American Baptist Mission
ary Convention.-R. L. Perry, William
Troy, and ". II. Williams, Jr.
Colored Shiloh Baptist AsSociation.-W
II. Williams, Jr., and William Troy.
Virginia State Baptist Conycnti0n.-W
III. Williams, Jr.
Jackson Mississippi Association. - G.
,Satchelle and J. Williams.
Shiloh Missionary Society.-W. II. WI
liams, Jr., and William Troy.