New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-22
THE BAPTIST DILEMMA.
sycrAIIAN CHARITIES AND TIE PUBLIC
TREASURY.

srCTAEIAN CHARITIES AND TIE PUBLIC
TREASURY.
The patrons and members of the radies' Home
Society held adjourned meeting yesterday afternoon
at the MadisOI-aye. Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr
Kendricb presiding and resumed the discussion Of the
resolutions offered at the previous meeting ratyinS t1e
action Of the Board OF Manager, in accepting from the
city lease of lands LcXngtonaye. free Of ground
rent A,large audience in attcnuance, aud tip
debate was exceedingly animated
The Rev. DR.. Bishop rising in suppofs 81 TIE re'o
tions said that the matter must not bee decided Oy ite
ing, but By Judgment ana common sense Tue iauie7 oi
the Home Society have accepted lease Of lands be-
longing to the city free Of ground rent The legality Or
their action is generally admitted hut objection j. mi"
ON the assumption that The acceptance Of the lease 'rOn
rary to the usage and practice ~ the Baptist denomn'
ton There i, misunderstanding ~ % what state ah
means The valuation of the church edlnce would ~
yolye tax assessment of 5000 The exemption nom
this tax justified by the opponents OF tho resolution on
the ground that the Church acts ~ \ moral polio"
in the community and that relief from taxation j. jit
compensation for H. services 10 The state Now thr'
no difference M principle between reuet IRON AlD1
crnes to the sg,ue thing IN the end-the institution r.
ceyes aid the state. What l. The history OF ~?
-olfrrnmrntl The Colony Of Rhode island composed
largely of the disciples Of Roger williams passed. :
law a. early rs loo exempting m,'ihs ln.', , ~
cemoterics from taxation. In 1864 the anne tr0ll
made large grants OF land irte 81 taAi' ,g
rts.,
personal properly OF it's President and Professors; 4i'
was this Institution scctariau college s3'en ,ny
% Board 0f Baptist Trustees, aud one IN whhn,p h."
men were prepared for the ministry Wi iF e"''
strnction ~ the President. =, .t.,or, s,,.
The Home Missionary and Foreign Nl ,''Vi"I ,t,Y,l
cites Lave received direct assistance from ti t.9
Government. The Foreign B0arc took FROM the NU ,g
ment ground which % build mission ,i,y.s rJ t.E
the Indians, aud when the Home boa.u -, by mo
possession of the stations The property W. 70, t mo-
Treasurer. ottawa University received lv, -'t 80 VA.
acres and the Secretary 81 tue re with
appointed by the Government 10 ~, 4. r,i
Board of Baptist Trustees Inc ,aS' eonr.lei
strictly sectariau institutions have avn ono
best and the ladies Ot the society htge 1 49, N The
step from the principles aud e,tlo1sH Of hs
Rantst Church Those who advise the i't IN G.,tgr
Se are bound 10 show that they act on ',n, ht Ne
than the of the past 200 veal me h~r, We hall
should put ourselves ia a new p",.n, /, IL ale
be better fortified against Calholi. ~ ,ar,tou Of
| to try the experiment OF "'d'n'"S 'N-
ciHtCn snu ~ frhrers opposed the resolutions oh 'nS
ground thar they involved pol'} Ma r. ne rue M
twely, centuries had proved was nun 'a' ~ lid
..,s ,,t tbe cburrh Tue Latin thuftL lt'
| In Cps,r my tribute 10 tie PQnun auu ~ ,,'.,,
~ The Church Tlis /, opposed 10 w 80, he nrerr
~ Wv NH r'tereuce To- the argument nom VIC p'ia,
dents of College endownfni, ti ny y,stse, /, mo!
t nv are ,ectirian institutions lai ~
Gucstion is whether there are r t'1l, H. ienounh
charters by which any students Gr .,rraria.,Iu
Ion can he excluded We must 'tth l"i @ 90 tptiou.
,"i van md moi In the accessories oi az limit
BTt Ills Home is sectarian ln'tin,mn generations
! for in rs constitution II ciaus' ~
! 10 the Baptist dvEOmlil!oh' -. ~, the early Chris
~. a departure from the custom OF '". n'Ser they
fans IN 49, hp
Igb 10 be cared for by those VINO ' tbiee, a. SOC
m Thirst As mere question OF poli' ~ 81 10 throw
orcenance OF these Lands. lou cannot ano
t which shall kindle mighty ,o,, aud
IN he Cburrb You cannot afford 10 SOW cr,l birth.
To-, n,,ot fI,rd as Protestauts 10 sell you, ninon W.
yi,t fnr noftagc In the present ,tdw ~ level of
must raise tins whole question 10 Ioal and cOusn.
d,scnssion This measure may be- leNn bi.tory and
,iI ,',J vol he morally wrong. POicl, ,,n,s 0f the
Srrinfnro all combine % show that tnS ~ church
- ,,J hc DANGEROUS and fatal 10 t' ~, thankful
~ senator a. H. Andrews said th"t s',nn.rty which
maj they mad po,,essiOn ~ one piece " I'M SDcety
he Rru1an Catholics could not gti' LII become u
MOI .ertariap and even His 10 these lands.
member nv paving S. II you tnroN Nv let " save
they will ian into the hands 81 hol- tsions with H.
our money and establish school, au o. nnrrha,es %
rather than suuandtr u IN uhhe'os mich a minority
land This l. one OF the occasions o they claim that
asserts its rphts and yet they do ,h pope claims
they arr infallblo, Just ~ the infahhihty
=" la In,aiiible 1 believe ia tno ,nl,isy our
of the one as much the other Dghl Tend 20 block the
uab ~ Troeress The Western plains tsa expensr
r sGded IN church-steeples cree teu ~ Sonstut rep
cnrnoratioua We have near" si,s 1915
,t,tion ~ the same argument rom ' y, a,opt An puf
thev are bound Ia tell us what poHS Chur, hes 10
srencr Ia our own. The union Oh ..,r work and
ms ctv has crystazed In great ahu this uohc
t6e women OF the Church have 9hsir enterprise
charity Shall they be opposed III" Wv"
crippled .,i,,sd nv the Rev. Dr ~, ~,
r,r IA favor of tho resolutions. ana o .,.,,u ttls
IN ,"nrsiflon 4 motion 10 tUsumc t''
Tutstty iuall prevailed