Proceedings on a Council of Congregational Churches Relative to the Church of the Puritans (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1861. Excerpt: ... material aid to defray the inevitable expenses of the Church. There is a groundrent upon the church of $1500 per annum, which is equivalent to a permanent debt of nearly $22,000. Meanwhile, the whole force of the slave-power, and of the great body of the American Church, is against us. Dr. Cheever may justly be regarded as the Luther of America. Will British Christians suffer him to be overborne?.... The whole force of the slavepower is concentrated upon him, and his overthrow would be disastrous to all the interests of Christianity. Now, remember that you have full authority to represent this cause, and proceed boldly, only taking care to prevent a premature denouement in this country. The more that comes spontaneously from the hearts of the British people, after the leading men are apprised of the facts, the better.... New-york, July 16th, 1859. My Dear Miss Johnstone: I fear you have been grieved and vexed at my long silence. I would have answered your last letter immediately after its reception, but an article had just appeared in the Independent, with reference to your mission, which, I feared, might seriously embarrass Mr. G. T. in the effort which he contemplates on the first of August. I therefore wrote a long letter to him, stating all the facts referred to in that article, as they occurred, and explaining to him the precise nature of the difficulties which gave rise to your mission.... I have been ever since so intensely occupied, that I could not find a moment to write.... I do not see how any one can fail to understand it, after the most cursory perusal of the documents which you at first carried with you. Mr. T. and his sonin-law seemed to comprehend it perfectly, and were willing at once to cooperate with you.... I can not forget that it was...