The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-24
from j.. Sou,s caroiiaiaa.
Az ABOLITION MISSIONARY

AN ABOLITION MISSIONARY.
Mr.. Epi1oR - Believing, as do, tia,
the Nhole South should be appfized Of every
foreign nQsemell amoag US, 90 the subject
Of Ab9luoa, whether to excite the objects
Of rs ianaucal sympathy, or 70 plant and
foster amongst ourselves ianaIlcal views aud
unNhoosome feelings relative 10 slavery.
! eheetuiiy comply sHh The request OF ma
~ Of my ueIghbors, 10 COMMUNICATE TO
YOU, for publication, The following ctcum.
stages
II had been vaguely rumored about the
neighborhoo.i, last week, tha, msn who
protested to be a religious Missionary, was
travelling through tho State, preaching pub.
hciy, and enforcing privately, doctrines Of
an lncendiary character that be had passed
through York and Chester, aud that letters
had been received from residents Of those
Districts, warning Us that be vas making
for Fairfield, Tesrettrg that be had no, been
arrested there, and advising Us 10 repair the
error.
Accordingly, on Saturday few Of the
neIghborr were informed that he had ac.
,usliy arrived IN the uelghbothood, and was
10 preach at the Sterling Meeting House Oh
the following day. The next morning
concerted gathering took place Al said Meet.
ing House, when /; was ascertained that the
object Of our search had taken The alarm,
departed IRON the District, aud tas to preach
al Smuruoy's Meeting House, Chester DIS
'rlct, about slsteea OF twenty miles distant.
4 large aud respectable company was i'm.
meda'ely formed 10 go 10 pursuit Of him,
which arrived on the spot JUS, before tho
conclusion 0. the sermon, bot too late 10
hear Ito remarks upnn slavery whlch, Ne
we're informed, A1l lGioF,afded tho gaule
service.
Previous 10 disnssing The congregation,
however, (which was chiefly composed Of
Seceders, many Of whom afc dtsafccled on
the subject Of slavery be invited them to
remain while he read letter from the As
ISOLATED Synod Of his Church, explanatory
Of the object ri hls mission. This he an,
speedily dlssIaded from dong, upon being
informed that certain persons had arrived
Oh the ground, already hostile to him, aud
tia, The reading Of the letter would bat TO-
crease their excitement,
[ pom ihe retiring Of the ayscmblaec from
tho ulerior oi The Church, committee, sp.
pointed tor tie purpose, approached lhe Mis-.
sionary aud propounded to him certain ques.
lions relative 10 las present capacity before
the people, bis doctrines, objects, and resi-.
dence. The substance Of hs replies was,
that be was from OHIO. originally, bot had
resided iiye years IN East Tennessee thai
be was a preacher Of the Gospel, after the
seceder's persuasion that be had been spe
cially sent by ;he Associate Synod, which
met in Iiaitluorc, to bnnR back under the
authority Of tic Synod, al those Who had
allured Il, 90 account Of difference Of op,n
ION on the subject Of slavery, by convincing
them Of the sInluluess or thai Institution.
Upon this authority, The man Whose
namo IS Thomas kendalI) vas arrested and
carried back 10 the vicinity Of Sterling Meet.
mp House, and the inhabitants Of an er,en
slye nelghborhood were summoned 10 N.
eestlgale his ease on the following day
Accordingly, the meeting took place, and
tho eulPri vas examined by several gentle.
men, among whom was en- Intelligent, law.
yer; aud hts letter Of authority aud dlfue.
tons we're read ard discussed.
The determination Of the meeting wos
that Kendall asa thorough Abolitonlsi. and
that be bus been sen, among US to opera,e
upon the ianatlcsm OF the whites. for the
Of bis doctrines, and probably 10
'amper privately with their slaves. His
grounds are, that slavery is sinful, and con.
'equenily Incompatible with religion, aud
IN genuine Christian Church 8
md, as a necessary deduction, that no one.
with so heinous a crime, can at. ,
ain happiness IN the lie 10 CORE.
The conditions which he holds ont 10 /
hose who would have received within the r
aie q the Church, ~ tins wor!! and hero. c
ileF lato the Joys Of Heaven, are, TO remove b
'hl their slaves to a free State, aud there n
q them at llborly; # that is lmpract,cablc. v
, provide them with the means Of reaching
tree State, ind inslre them against inter. h
upton TO thelr progress mud If clrcum. +,
aneos forbid that course, 10 give them mo. h
Il emancipation, by calling them up, de- i
aring 10 them that it is sniul to hold fol. !,
~ beings as slaves, and that they are ns n,
ee as ar; but that, as the laws of tbe ii
late prohibit emancipation, they must re-. N
am osIens'biy as slaves, but really NJ "a
iuaIs' receiving fair hire fpr their scryi n
. provided they choose to hbor. II,
THUS makng hifelings Of those who can. m