Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-15
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The request was granted.
Voted to hold the next session of the
Association at Pownal. Appointed broth
er II. /. Parker 10 preach the introductory
sermon and brother |. Matteson, substi-
tute.
Appointed brother H. Fletcher to write
a Circular Letter for next year.
The Committee on Resolutions, not
having prepared report, were discharg-
ed /; and the following resolutions werein-
troduced by brother Murray, and adopted,
with two dissenting votes;
/. RssolDed. That slavery is sinful,
under all possible circumstances.
2. ResoJced, That where there are sans
there are of course sinners.
8. Resoloed That to commit an enor-
nous sin is to, be an enormous sinner.
4. ResolUed, Therefore, that inasmuch
as slaveholding involves, so far as human
discernment can go, the highest crimes
which it is possible for men to commit
against their Maker or their fellows, it
followsthatthose who commit these crimes
are among the highest criminals before
God and the universe.
5. ResOlred, That whatever is sinful ia
those who are not reckoned as christians,
is more sinful in those who make prelen-
sions to christianity and holiness-inasmuch
as the character of the sin is aggravated
in proportion TO the light enjoyed-and
these, on their own showing enjoy greater
light than any others-and furthermore,
inasmuch as these set themselves up and
are followed as examples.
6. Resolved, Therefore, that slaye.hold.
ing ministers and church members are
sinners above all other shareholders.
z. Resolved, That the Church can not
be the salt ofthe earth or the, light of the
world. while it is itself corrupted and
Idarkened with this sin.
8. Resolred, That. from all these con-
siderations and others, there rests fearful
responsibility on the church in relation to
this sin, and the strongest obligation on all
protesting christians, individually and col
lectlyely, to use efficient and unremitting
exertions for its removal.
9. Resolred, That such legitimate results
of slavery as theft, robbery, adultery, and
murder, are those fragrant violations of the
law Of God and the rights of man, which
the Bible everywhere condemns, and
which, separate from slavery, everywhere
excludes those who are guilty of them
from the pale of;he christian church.
10. ResolUed, Therefore, that consisten-
cy requires those who withhold christian
fellowship from such as commit any one OF
these sins, much more to withhold it from
such as support asystem involving them
all.
IL. Resolced, That to do this, sto insti-.
tute no new test-that the test is as old as
Christianity, and identical with its most
legitimate workings and its most COM
monty neutrality-suspicious.
IL. Resolued, That it is not the province
of the tests Of christian fellowship to under.
lake to reach the heart. otherwise han
through the conduct, according to the rule
given by our Sayior-"ye shall know
them by their fruils and that to exclude
from christian fellowship for usaa-stealing,
is judging the hear. no more than 10 ex-
clude from christian fellowship for horse.
stealing. -
l3. Resoloed. That the advocates and
abettors of slavery atthe North are at least
as culpable as the shareholders at the
South.
Ia. Resolred, That those Baptists at the
North who gave their influence and aid 10
Jonathan Davis, in his lateshameful course
in the free States against the cause ofeman-
cipation, are at least equally criminal with
Davis himself.
Is. RssolUed, That it is essential to
christian character, not only not to hold
slaves or conniye at slave-holding, but like
wise TO advocate immediate repentance and
forsaking of the damning sin.
Is, ResoiUed, That those who refuse 10
advocate the cause of the perishing, until
their cause becomes popular, or until those
are crushed or removed who have render-s
edthemselves odious BY its early advocacy,
or until some other of their selfish pro-
pensities are gratifed, are in high rebell-
ion against Jehovah, and recreant to the
best sympathies of our common nature.
III. Resolved, That The true question is,
not, shave any of the rulers believed Pr
nor, how many will unite will, as !--but
are We ton the Lords side q''-what do
his truth and his righteousness, and the re-
iaiions between him and u.s. and between
us and our fellow beings require Of us2
/ Is. ResoIoed, That when the majority
becomes corrupt, the adage, that union is
strength, ceases to. be true-that then
division becomes strength
10. ResolUed. That il is one thing to
srisnand = hrisfiar, e. llos.,af,;r,. .??.