Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-08-19
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the Abolilionisls threw the South and The
character Of its removal nnd shall close.
say their dOings for their opinion, never
distressed us. We conccdc to them and to
all men most readily the right Of holding
what opinions they please. II was their
ao'ngS, then, 'ba, caused the difficulty
mean by their doinss, their dcuuncatory
language, their circular, in which we wcr.
charged with crimes, which we were
unconscious, and their unscriptural re-
ln'rement oil US to DO that which was be-
yond their authority 10 demand of us. az
The condition ofihe continuance OF their Wis.
iblc fellowship. Now it is cviden,. that If
all the Northern members OF Couyen,ion
were Of the same mind with Aboli,ionis,s
our conncxlon would necessarily be dissol
we'd. Whether they were or not, we were
uniformed. This was the precise difficult
~, and so stated in the Corresponding let
Ter, and resolution Of The Edgeficld Baptis,
Association, both which articles had the
honor 10 prepare. Such also was The view
entertained by the State Convention, as
expressed in her preamble and resolutions,
which had also The honor TO presen, 10
tina, Body. Now il the Body of our Bre,h-
rcn at The North disapproved Of these do
inss Of the AbollIlonlsis, and would give
us proof Of such disapproval, so lha, We
should be satisfied that they were no, Ab-
oliliuis,s, then The difficulty would be re-
moved. Our Northern brethren did af-
ford this proof amply and unequivocally
in the Preamble aud resolutions alluded TO
above. The exclusion Of Abo!iionists
from The Board by their votes in connex-
lou with the votes Of the South, added an-
other evidence, that they were no, AboIi-
tionis,S. And in this light only is The opia-
ION, which had been so generally expressed,
that Aboi.ionis;s should be excluded from
the Board. cnlillcd to any weight. For if
we could Sit with them in Convention, We
could act with them on The Board. Bur,
as membership in Convention is ocqnir-
cd by the payment OF given sum, with
out regard To christian or church fellow
ship, there could be no expression Of the
feelings Of the members Of the Body. in
reference 10 the dongs Of The Abolnionis,s
by any question Of admission 10, or exclu-
sion, from seats in Convention. Ii could
only be expressed in no, placing them on
The Board, and by explicit assurance, both
which were done. TX has been said, that
the same expurgation should have been
applied to all the Boards o: our General
Institutions. This is The fact, il remcm-
her right, in the Boards Of the Sunday
School and Publication Society, and the
American & Foreign Bible Society. II IS
admitted that the Board Of The a, Is. II.
Mission Society has not undergone this ex-
purgation. But lei it be understood that
lis organization requires oft, Immediately
after its appointment, the election OF a
committee OF seven, TO whom the whole bu-
.iness is committed for;ho year, and that
The meetings Of that Society arc annual,
so that the prevalence Of Abolition iEflu-
cnce in that Society must be small under
such circumstances, when il is known thai
The committee has not a single hbUitionist
on il. and the Board itself but Two.
With these evidences from our leading
Northern brethren, tha! they were no, Abo-
lironists, the question with the South, as i,
appeared to their Delegation. was: Can We
scmaln in The Convention with the few
Aboliionsts there, though their treatment
OF us has not been Of the kindcst SORT! Can
we. for the sake Of the noble cause in which
we are embarked, md which has received
such blessing from God. bear with Chris
,ian lorlitudc .uch unkindncss from these
good but mistaken brethren! Can we re-
main with them in Convention TO carry
%, without division. the GRAND Mis-
sloxARY ESrERrRisE. The answer was
plain. We eau.
And now is not the character of The re-
movaI Of The difficulty good one! 1t in
wolves in il no concession of principle, or
of right. 1t is not calculated to offend W
one, even the Abolitioni,ls themselves
Some few were no, pleased with il. But
these were very few, fora far rs MY knowl-
edge extended, there were not, out of 250
members Of Convention. ID Abolironisls
present. Some ufthesc were conciIia,ed,
and went home with altered views OF their
slavchodiue brethren and Of A Abolitionism
| Brother Galusla cndcared himself 10 lbc
Convention by his mild paccGcato:y con-
duet. The tone of the AbOlitionists, who
were in the Convention. has hccu, since our
meeting in Baltimore, moderated. The
manner. in which The removal of the diff
Guilty was effected. led TO such intercourse
between The Northern aud Southern mem
bcrS, AS TO endcar them TO each other in closer
bonds. The whole intercourse was de-
lishrful. '.Brotherly love" was not only
seen to continue" hut TO prevail. He,
who had left on record The encouraging
promise 'whcre TWO or three are gathered
in my name, there am J in the mindst of
them" craciousy fulfilled il on this occa-
sion. Ills presiding influence, the breath
inss Of his OF wn blessed peaceful spiri, bow
ed the heart in submission 10 his will, and
happily prepared The brethren TO submit
themselves to one another in the Lord. So
deeply impressed was the Convention.
with the fact that God was in our midst,
tha, The following resolution obtained un-
anmous approval:
"Rcsolrsd That The ferven: thanks Of
this Convention are due 10 our Heavenly
Father that throughout the deeply inter-