New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-15

RECAFITCLATlON
CITY MONEY AND SEcr1RL4N CAlRITIE&
BAPTISTs FOLLOWING THE ROMAN CATHOLIC TX
AMPLE-A SPIRITED DISCUSSION.

RAPTISTS FOLLOWING THE ROMAN CATHOLIC TX
AMPLE-A SPIRITED DISCUSSION.
A meeting of the subscribers to the building
and of the Ladies Home Society OF the Baptist Church
was held yesterday afternoon at the MadsonaVe Chu'h
the Rev j. r. Kendrck in the chair. This society WIS
organized March l9, 1862 with the design OF providing
aged iniru and destitute members OF the denomination
with comfortable residence, and with religious
services over 100000 has been pledged for tho
erection OF permanent building and $4,000 has been
collected by the During It's last session the
Legislature passed act empowering the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund Of the City 10 lease to the So
ciety 10 lots LeIngtonave., between sXtyseyen'h
and sixty eightst at nominal rent OF per year los
term of years provided the property should be used
exclusively for the purposes Of the Society The lease
executed and accepted by the Trustees and Mai
ayers of the Association.
Owing to the publication Of an article in The Obsecer
protesting against the Acceptance OF tnV potiS. ~"
sectaran purposes the subscribers 10 the building fuhd
called together, yesterday to consider the pro
prety of the action of the Trustees. WIN. X Martin
opened the discussion in favor Of sustaining the ACTON
OF the Trustees, Kidding that there was distinction Dc
tween chufch ana DeieVolent so'lStN' anu "' ,
to the House Of Refuge and the CoiOed Orphan Asylum
benevolent institutions which had received asst
from the state He closed by offering the follow
ing preamble aud resolutions:
sS or .Ss lS pr to '@ s 81 %S S s
desgtate many which under the control "
persons Of several associated religious e and has tba
By Ia established and declared Ia poeT 70 he ~ foster such o
winch relieve ne people large from the burden Of The entire
oSsnsg and poverty tsos assuring ID, b.psfeses n larger de-
Of phynea comfort and the free enjoyment Of oce hey
them rom lie aemorsHng despair ohsn The result q hernE
together muutOde Of inEeu in the institutions supported
sIel.si,sly By ne public uus at once Iss The payers in part
Ifood That this procedure the Trustees aud Managers OF the
sdss Hone So have 70 no way jePaTle or SIC
Of religious ndopenieDce Independence which
TREY ssi from the domination interference Of the State all that
rslsie. TO The teaching support and propagate
esolUed That the Society tbs s officers dei-,a
ana wise hat extends 10 % It's heart! thanks FOR the real and
patience With vhct shs have Addressed themselves t. the establishment
them our cordial ssEpithies and suppOr.
The rev g. Rhodes opposed the passage OF the Tesou-
tons ami the acceptance OF the land, hc grounds
the society could afford 10 buy the property and
ondy mat by Taking the property the Church would
Itself on nom the fght OF protesting in future against
similar appropriations for the benefit OF the Roman
Catholic Church. The Rev. Dr. Williams xtd
that the Home being sectaIian institution could
safely be endowed by the State. great religious body
for its religious Institutions, and its whole history v
story Of power seVe but ruthless and TO overcome
not by the progress OF the century, but by te ehnings
of pu bic opinion The acceptance OF the lease would
establishment and great Protestant principle should
not be thrown away for the sake Of this little adv
The Rev Dr. Bright said that the legality OF action
the trustees beyond question, and furthermore
thai the institution not secaran but humane grow
ing out of the charity OF All Christian people. The theory
OF 4 Church independent OF the State IL carried &,
liable 10 taxation, and would subject clergyinen
u Jury and militia duty OF $50 churches ia the
ctV only 50 were Roman Catholic and fhe
of taxes amounted 10 t250O0 in favor Of Prot
share the finds those Pr0lestants were
sible who for the sake Of political influence, rushed
whole shiI loads ~ emgrants through the process of
and taIgt them 70 vote slr or eghl times
The meeting finally adjourned ~ next Tuesday after
noon when the resolutions will undoubtedly he adopted.