New-York tribune., 1870-10-01
RELIGIOUS.
SYSTEMATIC BENEFICENCE.

bcVerai American ministers and laymen trav-
ehng Europe, are becoming acquainted with the opera
ons OF the Systematic Society Of Great Brit
ain and Ireland and its Secretary DR.. Gather, invited
him to visit this country and he having come here,
meetng called by the leading ministers and Christian
men OF this city, held yesterday in Association Hall
for the purpose hearing DR. Gathers explanation and
here an international Christian Moral Science
Association. Among the persons present aud whose
names nal been signed TO the call the Rev. Drs Adj
ans, Holdch, Crawford, McAlister, Roache, Deems
Tiffany and Marks, beside several laymen and few
ladies'. The Hon WIN. Il. Dodge who was expected TO
preside being absent Mr.: A. Y. Stout was called to the
Gather then presented his views and theories substan
TALLY "a follows:
ETY. OF Great Britain and Ireland II had its immediate
Rev VIM. Arthur on "Gold and the Gospel or the
Apostolic system OF Church finance. The Society enrols
members, eXacts pledges, makes no recommendations
of objects OF benecence allows itself to be made the
channel for distributing charities, but confines itself
sygtcmatc giving for church and charitable purposes
They found that the great sin OF the Church is self
people are least instructed about or warned against
There is but one of discipline on record for this
Is believed by the Society that II the people are thor
oughy educated in their duty they Will eheer-
Stances where this truth had been verified verified
The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland
pies OF the Society disseminated ts publications and In
creased thereby it's missionary collections In Ten years
land had similar tale TO tell and IL was the same WIN
other denominations The Society Is voluntary organ
izatiOn OF Christian and ministers. who hold
periodical meetings in the principal cities OF the United
kingdom at which the leading OF the land are pres
ent Growing out OF this movement has been another
which was organized about five years ago under the title
of the International Christian Moral Science AssoCia-
ton" with Provisional Council Of 1870 persons, who,
without pledges OF Sort agree that the ministers
shall pay SIS and the laymen $50 for three years
With the fund thus created they issue publications OF
every sort combat scientific nhdelity, and to teach
the science Of Christianity branch has been formed
in GERMANY and il is the design of the orgnators To ex-
tend throughout the Anglican and for that reason
il ia now offered 10 Americans. 1t seeks 10 extend the
Christian reg gOn and to establish not only inward Dut
outward unity among the different branches OF the
Christian Church. go
Dr Adams thought 1t proposed nothing that the Evan
gelical Alliance had not proposed. Dr. Gather how
explained the important distinctions between tIe
two organizations-the Alliance being merely social and
dealing only with individuals, while the Moral Science
Association teaches the scientific truths which undere
Christianity. .
DR.. Deems an important movement In IL, but
thought that the American people were hardly educated
yet the proposed point OF organizing such an assoc
ton.
Dr. Bishop layman, was afraid il was going to de-
stroy the influence OF the clergy over their parslonefs,
but DR.. Gather set his mind TO rest on that point
Drs Crawford HOldch and others in favor OF II,
but thought that the matter should be brought before
larger audience.
ON motion of DR.. Deems the thanks OF the meeting
were given Dr. Gather and he invited to address
the public in Dr. SOrrss Church in Brooklyn on FRIDAY
afternoon next.