The New York herald., 1871-03-07
TIE PREACHERS' PARLEY,


rho Question of Sec;ariun Donations Fully
Discassed-The Ministers Following i'm tho
Wake OF the Hcrnli--is the Principle OF
Giving state or Municipal Aid a Wrong
Onee
The Methodist Preachers Association yesterday
"prayed and sang praises to Godn and reported to
some extent the spiritual condition OF their charges
Rev. Mr.. Willis, pastor OF the seventeenth street
Methodist Episcopal church, reported over one hun
dred conversions III MS charge since January s, and
revival meetings are still in proere 8. Dr.. Marks
reported revival work in 1Oith street mission. Dr.
Ridgeway, OF St. Paul's, Is holding meetings alter.
moons and evenings during the week. This after
noon at quarter to four Rev. John Z. Cookman is
to preach. There IS strong religious interest III the
Church. Short personal experiences were given by
Revs. A. Mclean, r. Dunn and Others.
AS soon as the rules OF the meeting permitted Dr..
FERRIS introduced the resolutions regarding
sEcTARrAN APPROPRIATIONS.
upon which committee OF Ave had been appointed
last week. They are modified In form, though in
substance the same as those presented last Monday,
and published in the HERALD. Tho Doctor opposed
appropriations 10 any religious or sectaran lnstitu
ton on principle. He thought the Church should
have interest enough IN their institutions to support
them, without depending upon the civll government
for aid lie did not, however, INCLUDE IN this cate
CORY literary institutions. But beside the princple
itself beiag wrong It's application in this city and
State tends to unite Church and State and to subvet
our republican Institutions. Roma nlsm, all along
It's history, has lived and grown strong spon politi
ica pap, AMI it wants to do the same here. And If
allow ii TO go on IL will cat out the vltais OF the
State ana possess itself Of the property and the
power OF the civil government, as 1t has done In
Mexico, South America and parts OF Europe. This
has been the policy and the practice OF Romanism
everywhere and III all ages aud he was opposed TO
the State granting dollar 20 any Church or sect.
Dr. OATTEiLE, Wnlle lavoring the resolutions on
principle, was opposed to
siSGIINa oCr TUE ROMAN CATHOLICS.
lf the principle Is good State aid should be refused
to all and by all. The worst charge he had heard
preferred against tnem was nat tEey are earnest in
promoting the interests OF their Church, and he
wished the Mehodiss were equally so; and he was
not certain but the latter would do just as The Cath
olics do wero they in power.
Rev. w. q. SMITH was not ready to assert posi-
lively that 1t is wrong tor the State or city to
the preachers putting themselves on record III this
mater he thought that the question was one which
churches who pay the largest share of the taxes.
He was, therefore, in favor OF Methodist or Pro-
sa Tsssans mass msng to discuss Isx the tn ssf q
Ee could NOT see good reason why literary inshtu-
tions should be exempt from the application Of the
principle and charitable institutions not be.
Rey. Dr. CRAWFORD, PR siding officer, temporarily
lett the chair and spoke on the question. While he
would be glad to have 1t discussed III
PROTESTANT lass MEETING
he was not going to wait for that time or place to
cApIVSS Cplulon kle t!lc NifOlc
wrong anu there Is great peril that the managers OF
the Old Ladies' Home VIII accept the lols tended to
cyea the GO Psa suanre IT viii a be "a
CALAMITY ca to IL the onqreh ho II fsy sy acsep and wou,d
the state conlcrrng fayors upon the Church anu its
institutions and ministers Is one OF those Injurious
an and @ sss,s !, were one Taxes are sS rsaassS
altogether 1t IS all wrong, and he desired no Such
favers Tor himself. he had been aihcted for years
granted to Methodist church or minister. But IL
w Pgye receyed ayors 10 the past 1t Is time for US.
| said the Doctor, to stop. The
REVOLUTION MUST coMmEScE SOMEWHERE,
! Let it begin here.
Rev. ALBERT =. vNL had waited for some cham.
pion OF the ladies TO iiae up but none had appeared
an and he felt HI himself bound TO present their side Of
solved to cu of the Old Ladies' Home iron any lur.
ther CAalch support The preachers denied this, and
lady managers Of the Home met last. Friday.
and discussed this question: and were divided ip
grant OF land on Thirl and Fourth avenues, sixty
eighth and oxty-ninth streets, for their Institution.
has depended mainly upon State aid for the last i've
| years, ana not word Of protest has been raised
against it Last year the city and State gave them
S8,cU0 while the Methodist churches OF this City
But FouR HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS
towards meeting their expenses OF SO, ,000 or up.
ward. The ladies have long felt the need of larger
| accommodations TO meet their increasing demands,
and they have issued their appeals to the Church,
through the press. to come to their help but their
appeal has passed unheeded, and neither preach.
/ ers ministers had raised finger in their
behalf and some OF their largest annual subscribers
are outside OF the Methodist Church. The ladies
/ would rather receive aid from the Church than
| from the State, but when the former refuses or
neglects TO help them they turn unwi,ingy TO the
latter II the preachers oppose This grant they must
to be consistent shoulder the burden or The Five
Points Mission also. which has received State and
city aid for number OF years and they must also
| fa ha.r co, ~
parsonages. II these resolutions are TO pass ON pr,n-
| Ciple he was in favor,
But NOT ON PREJrDICE
There were evidences OF approval or ur. Wallis
remarks and Rev. John L. Searles took the door to
speak on the same stde and as others desired to
speak on II also 1t was made the special order for
next Monday.