Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-05-01
From The Enamel
Church Organizations

We have CONSTANT Y Accomplishing evil
dence, that the slayeholding churches at
the South are preparing the way to Sc
cede from their northern brethren, and
organize for the religious protection Of
slavery, whenever they shall be satisfied
that the progress of anti-slavery princi-
Piles in the northern churches will seri-
ously impair the religious standing of
those who practice and defend slavehold-
ing. At the present time, the body of
slaveholding churches retain their reli-
gious connection with the north, avowed-
ly on the ground that the religious de-
fence of slavery can be carried on to bet
ter advantage at the north. But even
those who argue for It's present continu-
ance, take such positions as amount to a
virtual admission that they are prepared
to separate whenever it shall be made
plainly to appear that the interests of
slavery will be best consulted by such a
proceeding. 1t is thus made manifest,
that the religious and political leaders at
the South agree in regarding SLAVERY as
the grand interest, paramount to all 9TH
ers, whether temporal or spiritual. They
are willing to save their country or TO
save souls, and to promote the improve
ment of the state or Of the church, by all
measures that will not leopard the great
/ concern.
Already the Baptists are taking pre-.
cautonary measures for forming a South
ern Home Missionary Society The
Methodists of the South refuse to unite
with their brethren of other quarters il
.dedicating the fruits of their proposed
Wesleyan Centenary Celebration to the
missionary expenditures in New York,
but will appropriate the receipts TO a
Southern Book Room at Charleston Oh
the avowed ground, that it is unpopular
at the South to raise money TO be expend
ed at the north. We know of no preSen
movement towards a separation in thu
Episcopal and Lutheran churches, be
cause, probably, there is no present nee(
! felt.
But our present object IS to speak NOR,
r particularly of the attempts now making
10 induce the southern Presbyterians Il
enter at once upon the organization OF thei
slaveholding church. The Rev. Charlie
Howard, of Georgia, has published bool
on the subject, and we believe a majorit,
:. of the Charleston Presbytery favor tn
t scheme. And a religious () paper ha
: been started at Charleston for the promo
u ton of the project. The bearing an
e character of the paper may be gathere
from the following notice and extract.
From the NJ Y Christian Journal
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN SENTINEL, I
Magruder, Editor This is new Pre-:
byterian paper, established IN Charleston
South Carolina. 1t is opposed to the e,
=. cision acts of the Assembly OF 1887.
, contends for an Independent. southern Of
s. ganization. We regret to say that anon
RI the prominent reasons urged for this,
% the desire to maintain, undlSturbed, Ii
,e institutions of the south. The sehtimen
te held on this subject contrast strongly wit
$ the general Christian and gentleman
" tone of the paper. There is talent, al
d. much Christian feeling manifested in
III columns. We make an extract from
continuation of an article upon 'Southe
ne Organization by Rev G. w. Howar
10 The article is able and fully endorsed
ed the editor We commend it to he ate
tie ton Of northern anti-abolltionIsts',
to southern men are insane on ms suoJe
he of slavery, vet like other insane me
thev often reason correctly upon CIV
le- premises. -;
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