Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1802-1803, 1802-11-22

0wif|yes by the ltrongelt regulations.
from partaking Of the " accurfed thing !
and have alfo laid iome very mild and
tenderrearietions on our fociety atlarge-
But at this general conference we with.
ed, if poifible, to give a blow ar the
root to the enormous evil. For this
purpofe we maturely weighed every
regulation which could b. adopted
within our own fociety. All leemed
to be inefficient. We therefore deter
mined at lalt to route Up all our inhn.
cnce, in order to halten 10 the utmolt
Of our power, the universal extirpation
of this crying fn. To this end we paf
ed the following refolution -
THAT the annual conferences be
directed to draw up addreiIes for the
gradual emanci patton Of the fave to the
legif 3.ures OF thofe Gates, IN which no
general laws have been paded for lat
purpoic that theie addrefes, urge in
the mott refpeaful but pointed man
nsr, the necedity Of law for the grad
ual emancipation of the haves /; that
proper committees be appointed our Of
the mott respectable Of our friends for
the conduaing of the bofnsfs and
that the Preiding elders, deacons, aud
travelling preachers, do procure as ma.
ny proper fignatures as Poaible 10 the
addrefes, and give all the allifance in
their power in every refped to aid the
committees, and to further this blehed
undertaking. And that this be contin-
ued from year 20 year, ill the dellred
end be fully accomplished"
What now remains dear brethren,
but that yoa coincide with us in this
great undertaking, for the fake Of God,
his church and his holy caufe, for the
fake Of your country, and for the fake
Of the milerable and oppreded. Give
your fgnatures TO the adorehes hand
them for fInatures to all your acquain-
tances and all the frieods of liberty )
urge the jultice. The utility, the necefi-
y Of the meilure perfevere in this
bicfed work and The Lord, We are per
fuaded, will 6nalIy crown your endeav
ors with the wlhed for flccefs. 0
what glorious uountry would b ours,
If equal libetIy were every where en-
ioyed
we are not ignorant that feveral Of
the legislatures Of thef- Gates have mott
gen-rouny tipped forth n the caule Of
liberty AMI paIed laws for the eman-
CITATION of the f.'ves. Bat many of
the member Of our fociety, even in
tb9t Oates, may be highly lerviceablc 70
this great cauie by uiing their Influence
By writing o. herwife with their friends
in sfbsr dates, whether thole friends be
methodias or not.
Come thea, brethren, let us JOIN
hand AMI heart together in this impor.
taut enterprise. God Is with US, and
Will We doubt not, accompany with bis
bledings all our labors of love.
We could write to you volume on
the prelent fnbiea, but we know THAI
in general you have already weighed il;
and we have great confidence that your
utmoa afliaance will not be wanting,
and we promife to aid you with zeal
am diligence.
That our gracious God may blefs
you with all the riches Of his grace, and
that we may all meet where perfett
liberty and perfect love fhlll eternally
reign, is the ardent prayer of
Your afeaionate brethren.
Sigsrd ii bsbd5, aud BY 0rder Of tbr
gsatrai conference.
THOMAS CoKE,
FRANCIS AsBURY, Bllhops.
RIcHARD WHATCoAT,
EzEK. CooPES, lTh.C o
WIN. NJ KESDREE,
JEssE LES, }
PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 8.