The New York Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1849, Page 1

= NO. 5452. THE ANNIVERSARIES. American Anti-Slavery Society. SECOND DAY. ‘The second meeting of the session of this Society took place yesterday morning, at the Minerva Rooms, Broadway. The meeting was well attended, consider- img the unpropitious state of the weather, We per- eeived quite a number of the Society of Friends pre- went, as also several cisingv ished advocates of aboli- tion. ‘The meeting was called to order by Mr. W. L. Gan- nison, the President ef tbe Society, who then proceeded to read a series of reselutions, to the effect, that the grand crror of the American churches was in opening ‘the doors of their fellowship to the admission of slave- holders. They ex: luded the thief and the robber, who happened to have the sccular low a, ainst him ; but the legalized in theft and robbery, whose guilt was far greater, they took to their bosoms as bret of Christ Any man would be blind to his duty, if he gave the hand of fellowshi, he slaveholder, when he has been. engaged in the prosecution of the abolition cause. It was migo resolved, that what gave strength. extension and wetuity to slavery, was the Union; and which, upon ing overthrown, by the non-slaveholding States with- drawing trom it, for conscience’ sake and self preserva- tion, slavery must then be necessarily limited, and speedily extirpated from the Americam soil. For these reasons, the motto of every Christian and patriot should be, No union with the slaveholder, either religiously or politically. Mr, Smirn. of Boston, then offered some observations, to the effect that he felt himself quite at home amongst abolitionists. The cause in which they were ail en- was dear to the heart of every citizen in this great nion. He considered that the time for strenuous ex- ertion had arrived. In Boston, many mectings had been held, and resolutions passed, in testimony of the adherence of the citizens of that city to the doctrine of abolition. ‘The continuous support which the President had ever given to the cause of freedom, ‘was worthy of the utmost commendation. The ci- tizens of Boston wished to co-operate with those of New York in the accomplishment of the common object which they had in view. It only remained for the entire North to be united, and assume a bold front, and then they might laugh to scorn the idle Doastings of the South. even though that petty State, South Carolina, threatened them with an internecive war. But, if the North was convinced that slavery Was wrong and a crying tice, then, if they did not choose such men to represent them in Congress as would practically advocate the principles of aboli- lition, and strenuously oppose the extension of human eerfdom, all their labors would be in vain, and they would soon behold slavery extending even to the shores of the Pacific. The speaker said that he would conclude his observations by remarking, that of all the mon who represent the Southern interest, J. C. Calhoun ‘was the most strenuous. It was therefore the duty of every true abolitionist to vigorously oppose whatever J.C: Calhoun advocated, and to support whatever he opposed. Mr, Jacksox, Vice President of the Soctety, then took the chair, in order to give Mr. Garrison an bppor- tunity of addressing the meeting. He said that but few understood the principle actuating vast move- ment, and still more few were there capable of carry- ing out a principle with practical -uceess, The spirit ‘of anti-slavery had not been compromised or diluted, nor had they lowered their standard for the purpose of obtaining the suppert of any political party. On the contrary, they kept steadfast to their principles, al- though it may have given rise to an amount of division amongst the society. It was complained of by some that they had started new tests of abolitionism; he would assert that the spirit of the society was not changed from what it was at its commencement; the: had not raised any new tests invidiously; they had new tests, certainly But it should be remembered hhow long they had struggled for the principle that a slave is a man, and which is the great animus of the en- ‘tire ‘movement. Whatever, therefore, impairs or degrades God's image, is, to a demonstration un ebristian, inhuman, and diabolical in its natare.— They had spoken’ of a simultaneous abolition of slavery for a long time, but it was not ‘Until lately that they talked of separating from the Union, or seceding from the Church. At the founda- tion of the society, they could not broach such sub- jects.’because at that time they had a great work to ef- fect, which was to get_ the principle recognised by the ‘American people, until at last attacking slavery, bul- wark after bulwark, they had attained the attitude which the society enjoyed at the present day. The co- lonization scheme found favor for a time with both the North and the South ; but many were now opposed to it, because they saw in it but an impracticable work, cand do not give it their support. ‘The other test was that of extending the right of universal suffrage to the colored population ; but that, like the colonization test, was no test, now, of a man’s anti-slavery opinions. ‘That was a principle which applied to the feclings of doth whigs and democrats, and, when the time of trial came. party considerations induced thom to retire from the prosecution of the objects of the society, for they loved their party better than the cause, He considered that all the out-posts of slavery had been carried, and there should be no faltering—no retrogression, ‘The church of America, he considered it his duty to stig- matise as a pro-savery church; it was not the church of Christ, for Christ came to redeem men, and not to enslave them ; and on that very ground a secersion, to a great extent, had taken place from many different churches’ throughout the Union. ‘The same obligation which rendered it necessary for a man to go from out of a religi- ons community, on account ef conscience suke, was equally obligatory on him in a political sense. He Soul take the opportunity of saying that, during the late political struggles, his sympathies were with the free soil party. He regretted their want of success; but it should be remembered that the Anti-Slavery Societ; did not identify itself by any means with the free soil party. If they did 0, they would be giving up the cavee for the effect, because their object was the total bolition of slavery, and not the prohibition of its ex- tension, which was the aim of the free soilers. In re- ference to the extension of slavery, he would ask, what newly acquired territory was exempted from the curse of slavery? He would point to Texas, New Mexico, and even to California, has slavery extended ? One of two things existed—either the constitution of the United States was a slavery document, or it was not. If it were, their duty to God demanded that they should support it; if it were an anti-slavery docu- hy should three millions of slaves exist in mi- sery and suffering in this great Union at the present moment? It was formed by slaveholders, citizens of slaveholding States, by men who, to enhance their sessions, licensed for 20 years the diabolical trafic In human flesh; it was clear, therefore, that it was not an anti-slavery document, Mr. Pai.uirs, chairman of the committee of confer- ence, then made the following report:—The commit- tee of thirty considered that the best interests of the cause required an immediate and strenuous cffort to awaken and renovate the anti-slavery sentiment of eastern New York, such a movement being. in their view, not only highly important in itself, but the best means of enlarging the circulation and influence of the Jnti- slavery Standard ; and they further recommend the the services of Mr. E. Quincy. in addition to those of J. R. Lowell, for that paper. They further recommend, that for the extnesive dissemination of the great anti: slavery principle, funds be collected for the purpose of sending lecturers into Vermont and western Mas- sachusetts, ‘They were happy to say that probably the sistance of Mr. and Mrs, Fostor may be had in fur- therance of that purpose, Mr. Piiciies, in continuation, said that the State of ‘New York was particularly open’to the reception of the anti-slavery doctrine, and upon that account the com- mittee which he represented, applied to all the eup- porters of the cause for real and substantial support; (i.e. the dollars, The Anti-Slavery Society had rea: son to blush, as regards the amount of support whic hit received, in comparison with the efforts of the members of the different missionary societies throughout the Union; and it was only in conse- quence of the united efforts of all her members, cen- tered in one focus, that the church was able to do so much. When this society censured the church, it was Dut reasonable to expect that the members’ of the society should show as much devotion to their convic- tion of the truth of their cause, as the congregations of the different churches do towards their enterprise He (the speaker) was obliged to find fault with the abo- Aitionists, because although they bave increased in jumbers, yet they do not increase in zeal; they had ‘tired in ‘the harness, and left many things to be done by others. ‘The different journals established by the society, he was happy to say, were doing minch good in’ spreading the seeds of disunion, and nothing remained now but for the still voice of Principle to find an ensy access into the minds of men. Mr. P. them suggested the expediency of making # col- Jection for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the meeting. A collection was accordingly made: Mrs, Anny Kety Fosten considered that mach fit would acerae to the cause in which they labored, by the extension of the principles of anti-slavery in the Eastern States, and also in the castern perts of New York. In the latter named locality, she had to con- gratulnte the society upon the support which their cause had received during the lest year, In many of the cities and counties up the river, collections had deen made in aid of the society. and even, in many in- stances, subscribed to by parties who had, heretotore, either not joined, or were opposed to, the cause of ax slavery. As an instance of the jnereased favor in which the cause was looked upon, the principal astvo- cate of free soil, at Oyster Day, lately expressed him- self to the eflect that the anti yesh society was tbe West adapted to carry out the principles of abolitian. Mrs, Wostuer observed that she intended to apply to Mar- tin Van Buren for the trifling donation of $400, in aid of the funds of the society. A Mr Newrox then proceeded to address the moet- ng. avd after some few unimportant observations, the chairman ruled that he was not in order; upon whieh Mr. Foster rose and said, he considered any person who emne Into © public meeting and took up its valuable time, by speaking on subjects which were not regularly Jefore it, a a dishonest man. To which soft impeach- suent Mr, Newton replied, that not only were Mr. Fos- ter's obrervat ons out of order, as belng personal, but they were also false, (Hieses and laughter; during which Mr, Newton quitted the room rather indig- napuy.) Bix Fosten then, ina few observations, gave a suce elnet gecount of his labors in propagating the prin- jples of (he sovicty, during the last year, or rather, a te he denominated it, morally revolutionizing the mind upon the eubject of abolition. “out. Wot took the platform next, and when just inveighing against the Southern slaveholders, and the motives whieh prompted their political coaduct (ac- nied with very violent gesticulations) his dis- ‘sas unexpeetedly cut short, by an aged lady, who said, “ Mr, Chairman, please stop that man; don’t you see that he is deranged?” This announcement was received with laughter. ‘ur. West continued, and denominato1 all the advo- cates of abolition present, asa parcel of paid slave who went there collecting money. when they should be going about doing what was but their duty, for nothing shouts of atall. ‘The old lady once more informed him that he was deranged, but not so much as he pretended to be, and further that he was driving all the people away, which, in tnet. was the case, for every one was bolting ‘as fast as they could. ‘The meeting then adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. The afternoon meeting was called to order by Mr. Garrison, the chair being taken by Mr. Quincy. The Rev. Mr. Titincnast, of New York, took the platform, said that he did not entirely agree in some of the principles which he h id aununciated on the previous day atthe ‘'abernacle. With regard to the doctrine of disunion, he would say that he had advocated that principle as regards the church in con- nection with slavery. People would not lay themselves open to the anathemas such as were administered by Mr. Phillips, yesterday, if they followed the advice which he would give them, aad that was, to take a po- sition alongside the slave—to put their shoulders under his work, and to assist him with their endeavors. If they did that they would not be open to animadver- sions; but most public men, unfortunately, have taken the side of the oppressor, which was opposed to the will of God; and it grieved him much to see the clergy- men of his country taking @ position alongside the ty- rants—a position which was opposed to the spirit @f the holy book and the injunctions of Christianity, But if the church and the clergy would only take the position which they should, they would not then be subject to reprehension. He would go further than the free soil party in reference to slavery and disunion; he believed thac the government was responsible for the existence of slavery upon every square inch of the territory of the United States; in it was vested the power of totally sweeping it away. In support of his position the re- verend gentleman took a retrospective review of the different legal enactinents upon the subject of slavery, He contended, that whether the constitution be a pro- slavery one or not, when once a slave entered into the district of Columbia, or a free State, or was brought out to sea in a vessel bound coastwise or not, that from that very fact, he was a free man under the common law. He turther maintained that a slave holder cannot recover a runaway slave, because the common law, knows of no such thing as slavery ; it was only in a’ slave State, that a slave could be recovered. Nor should any citi- zen of @ tate in any manner assist in the capture of a fugitive slave ; on the contrary, by the very de- cisions in the courts in this State, a citizen was bound to resist it by every means m his power, It was a duty incumbent on man living on free soil to extend its advantages, and the protection which the law affords to the panting fugitive, fleeing from the pursuit of those two legged hyenas. ‘They should take the ground of carrying out the abolition doctrines throughout the wide extent of the Northern States, and by the dissemination of their principles in- duce the public mind never to vote for a slave- holding President. These were vast elements of power in the Northern States, Their citizens had been impri- soned und treated with the utmost indigmty in Charleston and New Orleans ; but the North had the power to take such a position, that the South would no more dare to imprison a free citizen coming from the North, on his legitimate business, than they would a citizen of England, Yes, they had tlie pow- cr to entirely abolish slavery, if it be carried out in good faith. In the stern advocacy of abolition, which existed throughout the Northern States, he conceived he saw the Puritanical virtue of their ances- tors springing up once more,,with the same fervent zeal, the unflinching comstancy, and indomitable will of the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock. é ‘Mr Havpocx said that every one Knew the history and nature of slavery, but he did not understand that the constitution of the United States was pro-slav« He considered that if any man wished to destroy the present structure of government, by a disunion, he would suggest a better form should be offered by the party so proposing. He thought that by dissolving the Union, instead of loosening the bonds of slavery, would be the means rather of fastening them the more tightly upon the unfertunate slaves ; but, by hanging on to them, he thought that much more benefit would accrue to the abolition cause ; but if disunion be proved to him to be the best course for adoption, he would not oppose it, but would fight on his own hoek. Mr. W. Puituirs then offered some observations, and particularly dwelt upon the construction of the constitution, in reference to slavery. He re- gretted very much that it was an institution which was recognised by the highest tribunals in the country. He differed with Mr. Tillinghast in that gentleman's view of the recovery of fugitive slaves, and maintained, with much force, that the right of recovery was vested in a slave owner, according to the constitution. That the laws protecting slavery were bad, required no illustration; the slaveholder Knew that the law was in his favor, aud t nowledge that such an institution was wrong, not a sufficient inducement to him to give up his slaves, because, by 60 doing, he forfeited his social position, his fortune, and his children’s expectations. The immediate mis- sion of the society was to agitate, to stir up the reli- gious sentiment of the people, and to employ the press and their literature, as engines for the pnrpose of changing these obnoxious laws, Want of space compels us to curtail, in the above briefmanner, this eloquent speaker's discourse.] Mr. Broox, Chairman of the Committee of Finance, suggested that the subscriptions already made were nov sufficient to defray the expenses; that the sub- seriptions be either doubled, or a collection made, ‘Tho meeting adjourned after the collection. American Tract Society—T'wenty-fourth Annual Meeting. The anniversaries of this important society, always of the most deeply interesting character, have never failed to attract the most crowded audiences, and their meet- ing of yesterday was very far from being an exception tothe rule. The spacious hall of the Tabernacle was crowded from the beginning to the end of the ceremo- nies, with an audience in which the fairer sex largely preponderated, And during that whole period, from 10 A. M. to very near 2 o'clock, P, M., there was not apparent, on their part, the slightest evidence of lack of interest, or weariness, On the platform were a large number of clergymen, generally from abroad, as well a4 many laymen, who ave nequired distinction in philanthropic labors of this character. ‘The services were opened by Dr. Brows, in. a very eloquent and thrilling prayer. ‘The Hon, Tuomas I, Wiuiams, the President of the Society, then briefly congratulated its friends upon its fortunate progress, He rapidly traced its history; from its foundation down to the present time, when its o rations extended throughout the world, He referred to the important and gratifying results ofits pact labors, and saw, in the present agitated condition of the world, bright Omens for the society's advancement in the future, and appealed to all its interest, to persevere with renewed energies in the good work they had com- menced. Moses Auu»x, Esq., the treasurer, then read the an- nual report of that department, from which it appeared that the total receipts of the year, in donations, were $04,081 43 ; for sales, $164,218.78 ; balance in the treu- Bury last year, $140 09—total, $258,440. The expen- ditures for paper, printing, binding, engraving, trans- lating, and copyright, $148,077 46 ; for presses, $2,723 36; for colportage, $38.106 42; remitted to foreign an pagan lands, $14,000—total, $258,283, Balance in the treasury, $157 06, ‘There was due on the Ist. of April, for printing paper, on notes payable within six months, 29,727 76. The report also showed that there was a slight diminution in the amount of donations for the previous year, Merrs. Hatock and Coox, the secretaries, then read an abstract from the annual report, from which the fol- lowing facts appeared, as the results of the effort of the year: ‘The number of new publications, in English, German, French, Italian, Danish, and Welsh, of which 23 ars books, is 145, Total publications, 1,458, including 254 volumes; besides 2087 in more than 100 foreign lan- guages and dialects” ‘The new volumes comprise seve- ral narratives for the young, all of which are simple re- cords of fact. The series of tracts have been re-issued, chiefly from new stereotype plates and engravings, in twelve volumes of 600 pages each. Circulation during the year, 734,664 volumes, 7,203,682 publications, 254.409.500 pages, Total since the formation of society, 4.605.562 volumes, 104,155,674 publications, 2,268,410,626 pages, Publications’ issued gratuitously, 47,840,225 pages—to foreign and domestic missionaries, army, buvy, eeamen’s and Bethel ehaplains, literary, hamane, and criminal institutions, Sabbath schoois, and indi: vidueds, by colporteurs, and to life members and diree- tors, In regard to colportage, it appeared that, including 106 students from 23 different colleges or seminaries for their vaentions, and 62 for the foreign immigrant popu- lation, colporteurs have been employed for the whole oF part of the year. as follows :--Vermont, 4; Rhode Is- land, 2; Connecticut, 4; New York, 75; New Jersey, 0; Penneylvania,43; Delaware, 1; Maryland, 15; Virginia, 98; North Carolina, 13; South Carolina, 3; Georgia, 24; Florida, 1; Alabama, 14; Louisana, 11; ‘Texas, 9; Ar- kanens, Mississippi, 5; Tennessee, 32; Kentucy, 23; Ohio, 59; Indiana, dy Tilinois, 19; Mobile, 16; Wiscon- sin, 4; fowa, 7; Michigan, 13; Canada, 3; Mexico, 2.— Total, 480. The whole number in commission, April 1. was 268, The report presents a view of the sppiica: (ion of colportage to the German, French, Irish, and Norwegian population in this country, and to the Ca- ‘uadian Germans and the Mexieans, 'Colporteurs in moughfares have circulated 14.000 books. The ‘ue of California and the republics of Central and att America have reovived atiention, The statisti- cal tables show that the colportears have visited 341,071 families; ewny Tronal religion or prayed with 129,667 families; addressed public meetings, or held rayer-mectings to the number of 12.623; sold 877,208 ouks; granted JO the destitute ¥8.819 books; and Wis- tributed 15.274 Dibles and testaments furnished by Bible Socie ‘Line epiritual conditien of the dis- tricts thus visited, aim the necessity of such efforts, may be inferred from the fact, that 52,586 of the fami- lies, or more than a quarter of @ million of people. were habitual neglecters of evengelical preaching; 45,575 families were destitute of all religious books, except the Bible; 27.474 families destitute of the Seri tures; and 38,219 families were Roman Catholios. ‘The waking mind of millions in France, Germany. Austria, Hungary and Italy, and other lands, their struggles for freedom, and their success in securing the liberty of the press, have laid claims upon the Society greater than ever before; and at foreign mission std- tions connected with our various Boards, the press is unusually prosperous and active, ‘The evidences of conversions, and of the permanent diffusion of gospel light, by tracts and books and the labors of colporteurs. missionaries, and native converts in foreign and p: lands, are greater than in any previous year, Many very striking facts have occurred, In view of the state and wants of all the foreign stations, the fotlow- ing grants of money have been transmitted, and dis- tributed so as best to meet the immediate and more essing necessities, namely:—For the Sandwich Manda. $700; for China, Missions of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Canton, $300, Amoy $100, Fuh-chau $100; Missions of the Ame- rican Baptist. Missionary Union, Hongkong $300, Ningpo $100; General Assembly's Board, $300; South- ern Baptist Convention, Canton $100, Shanghai $200, Siam, Baptist Mission $200; Burmah $300; Missions ‘n rn India $2,000; Orissa $200; Luthe- ran Mission $100; Madras $700; Madura $700; Ceylon $700; Bombay $60 West Afriea, Gaboon $100; Nes- torians $300; Syr $500; flve Armenian Missions in Turkey $1,200; Greece, Rev. Dr. King, $300; Italy, Tuscany $200; Russia $600; Sweden $100; Hamburg, Baptist Mission. for Central Europe $700; Low, ny Tract Society $200; Calw, for Hungary $200; Basle, Dr. Marriott, $150, of which $50 for Dr. Malan, neva; Belgium $150; Franee, Paris Religious Tract So- ciety’ $1.00; Baptist Mission $400; Toulouse $900. ‘Total, $14,000. Bishop Mrav, of Virginia, appeared, to offer the fol- lowing resolution:— Resolved, That the annual report, an abstract of which bas now been read, be adopted’ and published, under the direction of the Executive Committee; and that the evidences it affords of the blessing of the Holy Spirit on the enterprises of the Society in this and other lands, are recognised with devout gratitude to God. He said that he found himselt most unexpectedly, and yet most Badly, at this anniversary meeting, the first of any kind, old ashe was, he ever had the privi- lege of attending, A life member, and a strong advo- cate of the Society, he had been from its earliest estal lishment, yet he had never been able to attend any of its anniverearies, Ho had been asked to offer that resolution, and make a few remarks in connection with it. ‘To the first request he had cheerfully assented, to the last ke had made at once a sincere and positive refusal. But be had taken a little courage, and would now offer a few remarks. He wished to express his en- tire approval of the Society's designs and operations, and tbat they had ever commended themselves, since its formation, strongly to his head and heart. ‘He ro- garded its operations, as seen in those twelve bound volumes of tracts, as offering decidedly the very best practical, and if he might so express it, the most un- answerable answer to a most plausible objection oft times raised against their ble: religion. This the reyerend gentleman characterized, in substance, as being the difficulty of arriving at true Christianity, from the wide and often bitter differences of opinion en- tertained among the most learned men on great pointa of religious doctrine. These twelve books of the Society, in his opinion the result of the labors of a thousand different minds, fully refuted that objection. With all their wide differences of opinion, it’ had shown that there were some things, and most important ones, too, upon which all Christian minds mfght rally. And how was this effected? Was it by making reiigion a mere negative thing, or by leaving out any of its great and important doctrines? Was there a denomination in Trotestant Christendom—applying to it thelr own rtandards—who would say that such an omission was to be justly charged on the Society; and that any great truths, heid necessary to salvation, were omitted in the yolumes alluded to? “Granted, there were some things omitted: it was but those that were not essential, and which were influenced by a decent regard for variant opinions on questions which were not distinctly settled inthe Christlan world, ‘The best Christians, in every age, had disputed in regard to them; and they were not indispensable to religion. Such a spirit of compro- mise must necessarily prevail, in order to secure success in an enterprise of this kind. With a few illus- trations on this point, Bishop Mead cencluded by expressing the wish that every family in the land, and indeed in the eivilized world, had a copy of these tracts, and all able to read them in their own Tanguage, ‘The resolution offered by him was then adopted. Rey, Professor Raymonp, of Madison University, was then introduced to the audience, and remarking that one hundred and six students, connected with twenty- three universities, colleges, and theological seminaries, of ten different denominations, having been employed as colporteurs for their vacation during the past year, he offered the following resolution :— “Resolved, That the society regard such labors with deep interest, ns affecting the future usefulness of the rising ministry, the tone ot piety of the schools of the prophets, and the spiritual condition of the tens of thousands reached by the self-denial of the colpor- teur students.” ‘The Professor confined himself to the single point of colportage, regarded as a branch of ministerial educa- tion, and which he held to be an all but indispensable one. It had long been a problem how they were to in- fuse into that eystem of education that measure of the practical element felt to be so indixpensable at the pre- sent time, without, at the same time, lowering the standard and impairing the efficacy of that intel- lectual education felt to be just as indispensable and just as earnestly demanded by the exigencies of the times. The coliege and seminary system was well adapted to the latter, and their seclusion and protract- ed attention to «tudy, that most excly 饙 intercourse ofa series of years among those engajed in the same pursuits, reems a most essential condition to secure that strength, comprehensiveness, and balance of in- tellect that makes the true scholar. But such men must also acquire, from such habits, a want of sympa- thy with the world outside, and a want of sympathy with mankind generally. What was wanted, was some modification of, or addition to the system, which would enable them to turn out, not only scholars, but men. ‘The people required them, and it was of no use to quarrel with them on that account. As the world grows older it will grow wiser. Indeed, it was demand- ed by the very nature of the sacred office itself, and by the immense and sublime character of the labor spread before it. What was the remedy ? that was the problem. The young minister needs more of this practical education than any other profession, for his business was to save men—to teach and convince them—to interest and convert them. Yet he is educated in a system which affords him the least of this kind of education, Thelawyer is educated in the office of u practitioner, and so was the young physician. Both were prepared by a course of practical experience in the profession they were to pursue. How was it with the minister? While yet covered with the yerdancy of the schools, he is placed in the retirement of the cloister ; what is done in the green, giving sad omen of what is to be done in the drying. | There he ls, locked up for three mortal years, with occasional inter- vals of relaxation. Heaven save the mark! as though it was not enough to exhaust a man, to cause him to labor four-fifths of his time without relaxing him all the rest, What could beexpected as the result of such asystem? Certainly as great evils as they saw. For- tunately, there was generally in youth a recuperative principle, which combats the effects of this system; and the ‘result is, that it is generally the case, that years of painful, ill-devoted, abortive efforts must be kpent, before the young minister, his eyes blurred by constant poring over books, and strength exhaust regains enough of his native healthfulness, and ven- tures to look on men, and see them as they are—to re- gard them as trees walking. and treat them, too, as uch. ‘This was not neceseary ; and there must be a remedy. and @ common Kens for alleviating it. It cannot be done by abbreviating the course of study— to make the student a sciolist, in an age of scienee ; to make him half educated, when men are full of educa- tion. A resi@ent of New York, years ago, in connec- tion with this subject, once suggested, as a remedy, the establishment of a Professorship of Religion and Com- mon Sense. But this remedy would not do, Put the piety and common sense of students into the hands of & professorship, and what will become of it? It can- not be taught or imparted; it must be first im- parted in the germ by the Giver of all good, and confirmed, — strengthe brought out, and perpetuated, by actual experience, by actual collision with the dutics of life, and in no other way. The pro- vidence of God had, however, provided a solution of this problem. That was colportage. that wonderful system whose infant tread shakes the nations, and which, like every other divine idea, 1s to accomplish results stupendous. just in proportion to the simplicity of the idea, It has already begun to work a revolution in ministerial education, and studente for the ministry. might as well take off their coats and go to work at once on the improved plan. The time was coming when few would hold up their hands in « Christian church for a candidate for the ministry, who had not during his course of education accomplished tive or six tours as asuccersful colporteur. Mr KR. dwelt on the importanee of such tours to the student, claiming that he would learn thereby not only the laws of his physi- cul constitution, and how to take eare of it, but secure the physienl exercise felt to be so necessary to the health ‘of the close student. ‘the carly rising, the arduous physical labor, the daily trudging, with his Lasket on his arm, ruquired of the young colporteur, would bring him back to the study, having learnt « lesson in & better peripatetic philosophy than ever Aristotle tanght, oris to be found any where in the books. Labor and relaxation would ‘be found here united, ard both in @ healthy form. He would feel like aciant refreshed with new wine, and make @ student, aud be 4 man when he got through. He hoped the day was coming when the clergyman’s mantle, the tvory-headed cane to support their weak steps, the concave spectactes, the sunken chest, and the tottering jegs, would no longer be his peculiar designation. (Arplause) In the colporteur sehool they would learn also, ‘Ihere may be various opinions as to constitutes good manners, but all would agree that Christ ministers ought to have the very bust ihe study was not the best place to acquire such man- such as gi man ease aud happiness, and give > case and happiness to all around him, Ministers wore provertnally | deficient in this, so much so that “it bas become a reproach’ to say that aman looks and acts like a minister. (Laughtor,) str i further urged that colportage was a good school ior the ministry—glving the student a knowledge of and power of adaptation to the world; to be acquired in no ovher way, and me esrential to hie profession than to any other—teaching him at once that modesty and boldness, which, in the right form. do not at all conflict. He urged that only thus could they acquire that knowledge ot themselves, so requisite to know their own capacity. It was not by oratorical efforts in the pulpit, but by collision in society—with some old hard-headed infidel in the back woods, for instance, with a native force of intellect, the experience of years and a practised tongue to back him—let him ‘meet such a man in the midst of his admirers, and engage him hand to hand—he would leave such a contest a wiser and a better man, Such was the school for a minister, and these only could he learn through lessons of human depravity. Mr. R. further con- trasted the colporteur system, as a means of edu- ion, with that derived alone from collegiate edu- cation, showing by illustration the marked advan- tages of the former above all, In that it would teach the young minister how to love men, which was but another thing to making them love him. The triumphs of the Christian were but the triumphs of love, yet it was the last thing they were apt to think of, Let us (he said) have this element in the ministry, love with the gospel, learning, eloquence, &¢., &e. All these with love, none without it, or rather all thes: guided and governed and_ used through love, will get at the object and accomplish the end. Neither books, lecturers, nor professors, will do this, ‘The attention must be directed by this thing, and directed to men in all the varied conditions of human life, and that could only be accomplished by inter- course with man, ‘T ung student must become familiar with the miseries of crime and vice, and then, if he has a heart, he would feel where to love, and how the human heart was affected by it. He would learn the comfort of love and the eloquence of tears. Mr. R. said that his conclusions were that colportage should be regarded as an all but—there may be exeep- tions—indispensable branch of ministerial education, until the providence of God and the wisdom of the Church devises something better. Mr. R. rat down, greeted with the hearty and pro- longed applause of the audience, When the resolu- tion offered by him was adopted, the following hymn Was sung under the lead of Professor Husting, the whole congregation participating therein with great effect:— ‘Tune—Missionary Chaunt. Jesus shall reign where’er the sun Dees his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, ‘Till moons shall wax and wane no more. For him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown his head; His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise With every morning sacrifice. People and realms, of every tongue, Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim ‘Their early blessings on his name. Let every creatuee rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen, The Rey J.M. Srevexsox, of Obio, then offered the following resolution:— Resolved, That the destitute condition of great numbers in ail parts of our country, the accession of new territory, the unprecedented emigration to the Pacific coast, the rapid increase of European immigra. tion, and the encouragement to labor for the conver- sion'of our Roman Catholic brethren to a true and spiritual Christianity, demand the speedy extension of culportage among the various classes of our neglected population, Mr. W. said he should confine his remarks to but one of the points embraced in this reselution—the destitute condition of great numbers in all parts of our country, and particularly in the West, in spiritual teaching and direction, Not only was this the case before to a great ex- tent, but it had been largely increased by the great accessions of territory in that quarter. Their Roman Catholic brethren—he was glad the resolution styled them thus, for he had no sympathy with those who would throw them beyond the pale of their sympathy and fayor—were greatly interested. Mr, S. had no doubt that the church, and Protestants generally, had little or no faith that this class could be converted, but he withed, if possible, to convince them to the con- trary. The same idea had been entertained of the Jews, and the impression in the church was that they were under judicial blindness, that God hadgiven them up, and that there was, therefore, no hopes of their conversion. As an instance of this feeling, Mr. R. mentioned the reply of an old Scotch elder, one of the best Bible educated men in the West, to him, on suggesting the conversion of the Ca: tholics :—*Tut, tut mon, ye canna do ony gude for them; they'll a’ gang back to Rome: God has gi’en them up.” Ho (Mr, §) believed that, un- der the colporteur system, their conversion was not only probable, but certain, ‘He gave his reasons there- for, urging that the Catholic who, pricst-ridden and oppressed in his own country, left it for this, a Protes- tant, where he found liberty and happiness, could not but be imbued with favorable impr which afforded him those blessings. ‘Thus he had lost half of his Catholicism already, ‘Then—particularly when isolated from the influence of the Catholic priest- hood here, and subjected. to Protestant influence, and approached, by that influence, not violently, or in a nianner to excite his prejudices, but by a colporteur system, in which men who formerly entertained the uudices as himself were the channels through the arguments were conveyed to him— conversion. of the Catholic was almost a certainty, Mr.§, dwelt at some length on this point —vulogizing the colporteur system, urging its mainte- nance, and the increase of its power and energy, and illustrating, from his experience, the vast influence it exerted, aud the benencial results it secured, In a Western city, where there were from 1,200 to 1,500 Ro- man Catholics, out of a population of five or six thou- rand, and where, a year or two ago, they were forbid- den and warned, by the priests, not to hold intercourse with the colporteurs, they were now anxious and ready to purchase the books, So anxious were they to get the Bible in all its purity, that they made up a purse, and sent to Germany for ‘a box of them. Those engaged in this were all Roman Catholics, He related sone anecdotes, to show how, in some cases, their con- version was brought about. One instance, as follows: —A mechanic, a good Catholic, having purchased a Bible, rat down to read it, having promised to do so, For one week, nothing was said. On the next reading, he taid, ‘Wife, if this book be true, we are all wrong.” She did not respond ; and, on the next evening, he said, “Wife, if this book be true, we are all lost.”” Again he read, and in the New Testament, when suddenly he stopped his reading, and, with tears in his eyes, exclaimed, “ Wife, if this book be true, we may be saved.” He did believe it, and, in a short time, was rejoicing in salvation. ‘This occurred in # town where the change of feeling was such as to cause the breaking up of # Roman church, which previously had been well supported. Mr.S, ad- duced other and similar instances in support of his position, that the Koman Catholic population were susceptible and ready for conversion, and that there prevailed among them a general fecling on the subject, similar to what in protestant churches would be de- nominated a revival. He closed with a most eloquent appeal to sustain the colporteur system, to which he ascribed all the honor of this great aud growing change, ‘The resolution offered by him was adopted, when the Reverend Dr. Poor, missionary from Ceylon, was in- troduced to the meeting. He said he had witnessed, on his way hither, the wonders of the British Museum —the mummies from Egypt—the wonderful remains of ancient Nineyeh; but these were to him nothing, compared with the scene spread out before him in this uary of the Lord, for there he beheld a cloud of nesses that the little drops and rills, which he saw rising on the Mount of God some twenty-five years ago, had swollen into a Hudson River and a mighty Mississippi at this day. (Applause.) Twenty-five years ago, the very year this Empire State ship was luunched, tlicy sent forth a jolly-boat ont coral strand of Ceylon, they formed the first tract ty in that sunny isle, fe had been told to be short; but he knew his subject was of interest, and the patient sitting and encouraging looks of those fore him, cheered him to tell his story. Mr, P. then traced the history. of th in Ceylon. ‘The first tr printed at Tranquibar, and were brought there by a nian who wished a situation as echoolmaster He took them with surprive, but found they were marked with holy ashes, showing that they had been affianced to the idol gods, Thus, he said, was it ever with your tiaets where missionaries were not sent with them— they became ¢onsecrated to the heathen gods, The next Lracts were @ parcel received on commission from ‘Lranquibar—the work of a missionary, one who saw the advantage of leaving his marks behind him, And all -kould be impressed of sending out such missiona- rics as would leave their tracks behind them. (Great and prolonged laughter at the reverened gentleman's pun.) After this, he himself had written a few tracts, which he employed, for want of a printing press, scme of his sehool boys to copy in the native language, Cir a palm leaf, with an iron style, Afterwards « print ing press was gent out, and a competent printer, but the ticatment received frum the governor was a gtand caception to that from all other British authorities (here, before or since, Governor Barnes did not take a favorable notice of the operations of the American missionaries within his dominions, and they were not permitted to ertabiish their press or extend their ope- rations, He was a military chief, and it was shortly after the clore of the war between their mother and her daughter, and not in a manner highly satisfactory toa Britsh general, It was an exception, however, to all the treaunent they had ever re 1 from the Lritish authorities of Ceylon. But he was happy to say, they had eutlived Governor Barnes, (Laughter.) six'missionaries who were then in Ceylon, when Jarnes procured an order from the British missionaries # American Mission, and whom he expeet were soon to die off, contrary to all precedent in mis- ricbary operations, were continued in health and eff. cicney during & period of thirtecn years. Gov. Barnes, cn leaving Ceylon, was appointed siajor General of the frees at Calcutta ; here he came im contact with the Governor General. who proved to be his superior, and be was sent home, On his way, he stopped at Cey- In, and then they sent him a eopy of their tracts as a proof of their love, (Laughter,) Dr. P. farther traeed she history of the mixsion—the removal of the restric- jon» upon them by the British government, and their inforecment by the arrival of some American mis- Honaies, ‘Thew it was, in 1833, that there printing piess Was establiched, aad the publication of tracts iairly engaged in, The Hindoo learned men were ace curtemed to put forth a yearly almanac, in which cclipres, &e., were calculated with a fair. de- areo of mecurney. This gave them a great hold ou the rest of the people, whieh, in order tothe success Cf the mission, it was necessary should be weakened. They then printed # native almanac, which immediately secured a large circulation and was eagerly sought after by the Hindoos, ‘The heathen one being written, conld not, of course. secure so large & circulation, For fifteen years, the mission had used it asa means ef communicating religious as well as scien- tifle intelligence; until now, it had secured a ciroula- tion of some 30,000 copies. and was sought after by the Frahmins even, and had almost entirely superseded the native almanac. He urged, however, that in a heathen land these tracts, or other publications, would be of little of little or no use unless in the hands of mis- sionaries; comparing them to the distribution of a sup- three seore and ten years; but he could joy n “kingdom that shall have gucci’) Wa to site immortal body. “Glory, honor, immortality” are the in! tance of the regenerated, Every Jew. from Abra- ham down to his latest descendant. is entitled to this. on the same conditions as the Gentiles, as promised to them in the 37th chapter of Ezekiel. The experiment of universal reformation had been tried under more favorable circumstances than had ever fallen to the lot of modern reformers. The miraculous manifesta- tions of his divine presence to the Jews, and cireum- stances heaped on circumstances, 80 calculated to impress them, had all their result in this—* Hear, ly of ammunition, without soldiers or fire arms to use | O heavens, and give ear, O earth, I have now: t. Dr. P. then noticed the great influence which had rished and brought up children, and they have been exerted, through the influence of the female sex, | rebelled against me, ‘The ox knoweth his owner, and upon the conversion of the Hindoos. Among them the | conversion of one female was of far more influence than | people doth not consider.” They were more besotted that of three males. (Applause.) After eulogizing the | than the brutes. Such was the result of the experi- fairer sex, Dr. P, described the manner in which four {n- | ment, Again, God said. “What more could | have dian girls were induced to go to school. The idea of | done for my vineyard? Yet, when I looked that it should education was, among them, one of degradation, and | bring forth grapes it brought forth wild grapes.” If they had found it impossible to secure the attendance | those circumstances were not sufficient to work a moral of any of them at the mission school. By the aid of | regeneration in that nation. what circumstances can olden darts, this dimMeulty was overcome. To explain | be expected to do so either as regards this or any other his meaning. he would remind the audience that when | nation. The promise in the 2d Psalm was:—* Thou art Aaron made the golden calf. it 18 said that he stripped | my son; this day have | begotten theo, [will give thee the people, that he made them naked, meaning that | the heathen for thine inheritance, and the utmost parts he took away their golden ornaments, ‘It is the feeling | of the earth for thy possession.” ‘Then, again, we are of the Fast, that they arc not dressed, no matter what | told that the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the clothes they may have These four girls were poor, | earth as the waters cover the great deep. “They shall though of pretty good caste, and were in this sense na- | not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, aaith ked. They were promised each a string of gold beads | the Lord. In the parable of the tarcs, Christ sald the when they should learn to read, and it was with the | tares should grow together with the wheat till the har- most astonishing rapidity that they achieved it, | vest, and then should the tares be separated feom the ‘These were thegolden darts—(laughter)—which achiey- | wheat and cast into the fire. while the wheat was ed what they held to be, in its finul results, the great- | gathered into the barn, The harvest was the end of est work of the mission, ‘These four little girls passed | the world. The fire was hell, the tarea were th through a course of training, and continued with the | wicked. The wheat were the righteous, and th mission Tuntil they were married, ‘This (said the Dr.) | barn, was the new Jerusalem. ‘The signs of the present i8 a subject so fruitful, that | can scarcely—(roars of , times, instead of being indicative of universal reform, laughter, prolonged by the odd manner of the speaker, | were indicative of the period approaching the end of ali covering his face with his hands.) ‘The Dr. went on | things. These signs might be found in the condition to state that each of them drew around them a large | of the empires to which he had before referred. ‘There school of females. Onanother part of the Island, a | was not a throne in Europe that was not shal What school was secured, by the distribution among the | was the condition of Rome? ‘The monarchy of that girls, of oil for the hair, With an cloquent appeal to | empire was no more, The monarch was in’a foreign sustain the n nary, tract and kindred enterprises, | land; his dynasty was declared to be at an end, and a republic was set up in its stead. Another sign was the ass his master’s crib; but Israel doth not know, my the reverend gentleman concluded his very interesting, | humorous, and cloquent remarks—to which great zest | that the Jewish ditabilities had ceased throughout the was added, by his singularly quaint style of delivery, | world, One of the first results @f the French revolu- and queer personal appearance— by offering the follow- | tion, last year, was to confer equal privileges upon ing resolution, which was adopted :— Jews as upon other citizens; and Crimoau, a Jew, was Resolved, That t parkable providences of the | appointed Minister of Justice for the interior, Austria past year on the continent of Europe, by which many | and Prussia followed the example. The Pope, on the nations have secured freedom of speech and the liberty | 18th December, 1848, decreed the freedom of the Jews. of the press, fanpose special obligati dred institutions, to diffuse a pure faith among their agitated millions: while the vast regions of Pagan darkness demand the continued and redoubled exer- tions of evangelical Christendom, It was then stated by one of the Secretaries that Gov, Haines, of New Jersey, advertised to speak, had found it Impossible to attend, Also, that Mr, Jouy B. Govan had also promised to do the same thing, but had not ap- peared ; and a call was made upon the andience to now if the gentleman was present. ‘There was no an- swer ; and so Mr, G., if there at all during the meeting, must have disappeared. Dr Tyxc followed briefly in some playful remarks, in hich he congratulated the Society upon its progress ite favorable auspices under wlilch the mecting wag held ; referring also to the fact that, for the first | time, they had an Episcopal Bishop’ present with them, ‘The cause was like the age—one of railroad progress—and he warned those who opposed it to clear the track, or they would be crushed beneath the wheels, Chancellor Watwonrst then brlefly expressing his gratification at the high character of the Society, propos- ed the following resolution, which was adopted :— Resolved, That while the simple, sublime object of the salvation of souls thould be the chief incentive to effort inall the Society's work, we would {rejoice in its incidental bearings on popular education, the observ- ance of the Sabbuth, the cause of temperance, and kindred interests, ‘The doxology was then sung, all the eongregation, as before, participating therein, ‘when the meeting ad- journed, on this and kin- | And so of every other country, with two or three amali exceptions, Another sign was, that universal licen- tiousness, predicted by all the prophets, as premo- nitory of the end. Never was there a time, since the days of Noah and Lot, when licentiouaness abounded more than it did’ in the present day. It might be asked why they mado this a dis- tinctive topic for propagandism. Why not let it, like every other doctrine, tuke care of itself? Why not on the contrary, attend to things of @ more practical nature? It was just because attention was paid to other doctrines, and this, the most important of all, neglected, that there was the more reason for their at. tention to it, A Scotch clergyman being once asked why he did not preach on the times, as all the other lergymen were doing, his reply was, that if they wore all preaching on the times, they could afford to let a poor brother preach on eternity, More than three- fourths of the clergy of the United Stutes never alluded to the Second Advent, except by way of slur ; and it was the duty, therefore, of those who believed in it to proclaim it with the greater energy. Rey. L. D. Mansririp seconded the resolution, He said a resolution did not prove anything—it only de- clared the views of those who adopted it, ‘They had taken their stand against a great many wiso afd holy and good men, Their claim was that the word of God was on their side, and the signs of the times also sus- tained them, It lad been said in proof of the spiritual reign, that the gospel was now being preached in every part of the world, ‘True it was, but this was no proof that the gospel would be efficacious. On the oon- trary, it was declared to be a sign of the immediate ap- proach of Christ, when the gospel was proclaimed to all nations. Christ himself and his apostles, with all the aid of ‘stupendous miracles, preached the gospel in Asia, and yet did not succeed in effecting universal conversion there, Another argument in favor of the universal spread of the Christian principle was that there was now a general disposition for peace in the world, and hostility to war. But how far was this as- sertion sustained by facts? If they looked at their own country, they found it quiet, after concluding one of the most’ nefarious wars that was ever waged. If they looked at Europe, they would find every nation in it making war and preparations for war upon the grandest scale, It had been asserted, before the events of the last year scattered the assertion to the winds, that such was the desire for peace in the world, that war was impossible, Even before these recent events, war cost anuually one hundred millions of dollars, It k more money to support one ship of the line in the British navy, than all the appropriations of the united boards of missions in this country for one year, An- other argument alleged was, that the improvements of the steam*hip, the railway, and the electric telo$ graph, would ‘exert a moral influence upon the world. This he denied. On the contrary, he main- tained they were calculated to corrupt.” Everybody knew that in large cities there was a greater teudene to corruption than in sinaller ones, Now the telegraph would bring cities themselvs together, and the result Second Advent Conference. SECOND DAY. Yesterday being the second day of the Second Ad- vent Conference, the sitting was resumed at 9 o'clock. The discussions during the morning were more of a private than of a public nature, and had more refer- ence to the management of the affairs of the sect, and the manner in which its principles could be best pro- pagated and advanced, than to the nature of the doc- rines themselves, or the arguments employed to sus- ain or combat these peculiar doctrines, The discus- ions were, therefore, of a desultory character, and would not interest the reader. ‘The following resolu- ion was adopted :— Whereas, we feel that we are under renewed obliga- ions to God in that he has enabled us to consider, be- ieve, and devote ourselves to the promulgation of his ruth, which has epecial bearing on the present, and, us we believe, the closing age of the world ; and where- ax, God in his great merey has constrained us, while we haye endeavored to serve him under the most trying difficulties, arising from the hostilities of those who have gone out from us, the profane scoffing, ignorance und bigotry of those who were never of us; and under | be greater bustle, deeper immersion in the things of mi painful trials from thore who are not satisfied | this world, and greater forgetfulness of God. So far with the right to hold and express their views of inci- | from this speculation being borne out by facts, crime had increased in a few years in Scetiand, 3,600 per cent, In England and America there was also agreat increase of crime, if they were to believe the newspapers, He believed, therefore, that the signs of the times were indicative of the very opposite of what had been al- leged by those who opposed the doctrine of the second advent. ‘The resolution was then passed. Rey. Mr. Rontxsox, of this city, moved the follow- dental opinions and measures, but are ever casting the most unworthy insinuations, and making false state- ments in reference to brethren who differ from them, ‘The Conference adjourned till half past two o'clock. At half past two o'clock the sittings were resumed, Professor Whiting, of Williamsburgh, in the chair, Rey, J. Liren proposed the following resolution :— “Resolved. That while the mass of professed Chris- tians regard the signs of the times as indicative of the dawn of a more ace ous state of ee in this World, | in) we can only view them as promonitory of the speedy coming and kingdom of Chzist, and the introduction of the world to come,” mises long since established by the most eminent and ‘There are two views, said the speaker, in Christen. | pious expositors of most Protestant sects, and ‘are in- dem, in reference to the things God has predicted are | ditpenrable to the unity and harmony of the word of coming on the earth, One class maintain that peace | God. We cannot, therefore, abandon them without and happiness and prosperity are coming, and that | sacrificing our own reason and conscience, and our re- they will be brought about by the Christian principle, | gard for the long line of eminent men, who haye main- and by the reform measures of the age, till the whole | tained the truth since the apostolic age. world is at last led to Christ; that this period will be | ‘No doubt the world looked uponjthose who, belisved the promised millennium. But the question was—Did | a8 he did as a contemptible set of fanatics, Jesus the Scriptures teach that doctrine? What prophet— | Christ and his apost ‘e rygarded in the same light what evangelist, ever promulgated it? That they | intheir day. So was Luther. and ao has every reformer taught the doctrine of a millennium was true but been unpopu So far from the increase of scientitic they did not teach that such a state of things would | knowledge being a sign of moral regeneration, it had be ‘attained under the present physical and moral | been given by Daniel as a sign preceding general de- condition of the world. They taught the very reverse, | fray and the coming of Christ, Look at Popery: how ‘Tho spirit of prophecy first began by making promises | it was spreading. Dr. Moriarty had told them that to the Jewish nation, and uttering threats in the event | the increase ot Catholics was to be numbered by mil- ‘Theso threats were, that their | lions, They spent more money upon a cathedral in polity should be destroyed, and themselves scattei China, than the Protestants of Ameri ad ‘lone in over the fuce of the earth. Those great Gentile em- missions forone year. The Catholics were endangeri2 that were to effect that destruction were pre. the Protestant missions in the Sandwich Islands we! d in vision to Nebuchadnezzar, under the form of | in India they were dogging the steps of our mission- an image, of which the Babylonian kingdom was the aries. This was all in accordance with the prophecy head or first, the Median and Persian the second, the | in Daniel. which raid the little horn would wage wat Grecian the third, and the Roman the fourth and last | against the saints till the Ancient of Days came. Agi ‘Then, rays the prophet Daniel, shall the God of | one year ago. the whole of this city was vooal with the g:— Resolved—That our views of prophecy respecting Christ's coming, are legitimate conclusions from pre- a Heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be de- | praise of revolutionsin Europe. ‘To-day, requ stroyed, but shall break in pieces all the uther Being sung over the death of \berty Vet this was the kingdoms, just as the stone, cut out of the | political liberty that was to herald the spiritual. But mountain without hands, smote to atoms the | it had fallen back. Thi other sign, and that image which the King of Babylon saw in his was the great battle of God Almighty that had been dream, ‘There was thus, in that prey of a few edicted in most of the prophets. ‘The signs of the verses, an outline of the history of the world, at es pointed to that consummation, and then it was least for a period of two thousand four hundred and filly years, The Jews were led captive under these e500 3 fan in England who preached this reat monarchies successively, last of all under the | doctrine with all their hearts ‘There were 25 Protes. Romans. How long this captivity was to last, may be | tint Episeopal clergymen in America, including bishops. seen from the 21st of Luke, in which Christ predicts who gave it their advocacy. It was the same doctrine that when the Jews saw the Son of Man coming in a for which the primi fathers were brought to the cloud, with power and great glory, that then they should stake. lift up their heads, for that their redemption drew Rey. W. Himes seconded the resolution, nigh. It was not, therefore, the triumph of the gos- _f that resolution was true, the charge against them of pal, and the restoration of the Jews to their privileges, novelty was false, For three hundred years from the that was meant by the millennium of the Bible. [t Christian era, even till the Council of Nice, it was the Pi ti that Christ would come as a thief in the night, There wi He said was foretold by the Prophet Zachariah, in the ninth ‘octrine ofthe church. The ea q chapter, that Christ should come as a King to the | t The Waldenses and Albig re weld een Jews, and that he should come riding into thiele city man, Wickliff, Luther, Calvin, Melanethon, and Kaox upon an ass. He did come in his proper person to fulfil held it. The Synod of the Reformers at Augsburgli that prophecy, und rode into Jerusalem on the very — fMirmed it. . beast foretold. He went into the temple and took pos- | After a few words from the Rey. Mr Haun. the reso- ssion of itin the name of his father, From the mo- ment he eet upa title to royalty, the Jewish rulers sought his life, They rejected him as their king, “ But the stone which the builders rejected, the same became the head of the corners.”? , therefore, lost their distinet right to the blessings of that kingdom. Accord- ingly, Christ told them the kingdom should be taken from them and given toa nation bringing forth fruits worthy of it, ‘The Jews were no longer recognised @s the exclusive heirs, but were placed on the sume foot- ing as the Gentiles, and such of them as were saved, were only saved by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, Theretore, St. Paul, though a Hebrew of the Hebrews, | did net make this aground of avy special favor to him trom God, for he suid he counted all those things but loss. In the world, says Christ to his disci pl lution was carried, and the Conference adjourned. In the evening at § o'clock, the Rev, Mr, Himes deli- reture on Rev. 14,6,7. He contended that it was not the business of Ubristians to preach the gospel in these days to the ungodly, nor to attempt to convert them, but to proclaim to then: the that Christ was coming. ‘This they could understand and appreciate; but speculations in theology only distracted them. When men had time to specuinte, it was an evidence that they were not much interested about important facts, The services were concluded by pi er and a hymn, Anniversary Exhibition of the Pupils of the New York Institution for the Blind, 30 shall bave tribulation. “When Pilate asked Christ Of all t a) the Teburnaate Cains he Whether be was a king. he said it was for this pur. | week, none st the c pose he came into the world; but that such Mein. | Week mone ¢ ¥ fe oetaton Ne the Wiese crmstances had now oecurred that his kingdom PUpils of th Rin ite iliac 2 Th weuld not be of this world, but of the world to come, that new heaven and new earth, wherein dwel- loth righteournass, Since the captivity in the time of Zedckiah, there was not one man of the house of David who reigned for one hour, This was prophesied by relied Hate pter:—* Thus saith the Lord God, re- | benevolence. move the djadem and tuke off the crown; it shall be no : 0 Mee more untit he come whose right itis, and | wil giveit |, 7he stage was occupied by the offiecrs and pupils of him.) And to him of right did the In the institution, the latter presenting « singularly inter- Luke Jit chapter and Slrt verse, the esting appearance, Arrayed in their snow-white dressost “thou shalt bring forth a son at ith their hair dresse Jan alt, DiBE JUrth 6 ton 8 and Wb ioe we d in the most chaste and ele- ieimah esata tet ies teenie gant style, the female pupils looked the very imperso- ot his tether David; and he shall reign ihe nation of purity and peace, Among them there wore of Jacob forever, aud of his kingdom there shal many who richly deserve to be ¢: 4 of God, there! ‘ mp agen and end.” ‘There ean be no kingdom of God, therefore, on meanor and conduct of all was scan, pote eemcuana tarthy til Chiriet ecme, St. Paul in is ‘epistio to the the deepest and most respectful admiration, ‘Nor must < sked, “Could corruption inherit incor- : 4 ee ie oenen i 3 le ‘only. the saints who are ¥¢ Omit paying an equally merited compliment to the pul young gentlemen, who were also distinguished by the neatness, and indeed, elegance of their a) ee. which took place at four o'clock spacious build- ing was crewded to overflowing, chiefly by the fairer portion of humanity; and we have seldom witnessed a mo harming congregation of modesty, loveliness and fulien asleep in Chriet, o° those (hat shall be found ing for hiss at bis coming, thet shall inherit the | “The meritorious eharacter of this exceitent tstitd- daw NeS Aw: lected. cacy , Won and the fidelity and ability of those entrusted Cee tee any leincr ier with its management, are well known to all amonget quaiifcation fer @ ph ah e us who take an interest in those for whose benefit it tr the flesh is florh; that which is born of the epirit is | eundeu spirit.” Hence the philorophioal ne y for the new | The mam 5 of those jadi vith, If he (tho speaker) were now ineroduced to that per aieemarea ie kingdem with bis present body, he might live out hie Continued en the We cannot resist the pleasure of giving ntlemen who have ja- ighth Page.